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Editorial: No gambling on ferries

We applaud the provincial government鈥檚 decision to scrap the plan to install slot machines on ferries, but running the numbers for the concept was the right thing to do. You can鈥檛 get ahead without being open to new ideas. If sa国际传媒

Editorial: Busy people add to quality of life

We are privileged to live in a stunningly beautiful place, and on a weekend such as the one just past, it would have been tempting to do nothing more than sit back and enjoy the gobsmacking scenery and splendid sunshine.

Editorial: School boards should merge services

The Greater Victoria school board is short $5 million, according to chairwoman Edith Loring-Kuhanga. While the budget has been balanced for the coming year, the extra money is required to offer a full range of classroom services.

Editorial: Tents a temporary solution

Allowing tent cities in municipal parks is a temporary, makeshift solution to the problem of homelessness; it should not become permanent. A Victoria city council committee has recommended a plan to help people camping in parks.

Editorial: Information not for political gain

At no other time in history could information flow more freely, yet governments are increasingly prone to controlling the flow of information.

Editorial: Bomber sting seems excessive

It is no surprise that a jury found John Nuttall and Amanda Korody guilty of attempting to explode a bomb at the sa国际传媒 legislature on sa国际传媒 Day 2013.

Editorial: Surgery issues need solutions

The sa国际传媒 government is trying to shorten surgical waiting lists, and one strategy could use private facilities to manage the backlog.

Editorial: Ottawa should lead the healing

Ceremonies in Ottawa today wrap up five years of work by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, but it鈥檚 not the end of the process, just the beginning.

Editorial: Find new tack on MD shortage

The sa国际传媒 government pledged five years ago that every British Columbian would have access to a family doctor by 2015. Since then, the number of people in the province without a family doctor has grown.

Editorial: Welcome news for the harbour

In the days of steamship travel, passengers arriving in Victoria disembarked at the CPR Steamship Terminal Building, which stood out elegantly in contrast to the industrial buildings and docks that surrounded the Inner Harbour.