sa国际传媒

Failing to keep a campaign promise can get a politician in trouble. But so can keeping a promise. On the hustings, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau pledged to reverse sa国际传媒 Post鈥檚 move away from door-to-door delivery.

After the sa国际传媒 government has finished imposing campaign spending limits for municipal elections, it should turn its attention to tightening campaign financing in the provincial arena, most notably in restricting political donations.

Could it possibly be that the search for a new wastewater treatment system is finally nearing its end? Eight years have passed since the provincial government directed the Capital Regional District to abandon ocean discharge and find a new approach.

A sweeping review is needed to dispel the culture of deception and secrecy that permeates the sa国际传媒 government. It should start at the top and it apparently has.

Yet another court ruling has upheld the right of people to pitch tents overnight in public parks, but it鈥檚 a victory for no one. Municipalities must still wrestle with the knotty problem of tent cities, and the homeless are still homeless.

Is Vancouver Island, represented in Parliament by six New Democrats and one Green, frozen out of government? Will we who live on the far edge of sa国际传媒 be ignored, spat upon, passed over or otherwise mistreated by the Liberal administration? Did we v

If Stephen Harper wants to know what his nemesis looks like, he has only to look in the mirror. He was absolutely correct in his concession speech when he took responsibility for his government鈥檚 defeat.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May will continue her lonely struggle in the House of Commons after being elected in Saanich-Gulf Islands on Monday.

Canadians wanted change and they got it. Now it鈥檚 up to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to make sure that change is for the better. The Harper Conservatives tried to capitalize on Trudeau鈥檚 relative youth and lack of experience.

The longest election campaign in modern Canadian history is coming to an end. The parties and candidates have done their work, and now it鈥檚 our turn. Our work takes only a few minutes, but it鈥檚 the most important part of the whole process.