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Editorial: Build ferries for best price

It鈥檚 a symptom of the Island鈥檚 tempestuous relationship with sa国际传媒 Ferries that almost the first question about the three planned new ships is: Will they be built in sa国际传媒? Street-corner crowds are not buzzing about how many cars the vessels will hold.

Editorial: NDP needs a full redesign

Well, that didn鈥檛 take long. It appears the knives are out for Adrian Dix, leader of the sa国际传媒 New Democratic Party. After his party鈥檚 shocking defeat in the provincial election two months ago, Dix gave no indication of quitting.

Editorial: Pot vote could spur change

Polls indicate that the majority of sa国际传媒 residents favour reforming laws governing the use of marijuana, but public polls haven鈥檛 exactly been the epitome of accuracy lately.

Editorial: Erasing debt a tough challenge

The province finished the past fiscal year with a $1.146-billion deficit 鈥 or a $1.749-billion surplus. It depends on who is calculating the numbers. The first figure is the one from the government鈥檚 own books.

Editorial: The right to peace and quiet

You can pick your friends, but you can鈥檛 always pick your neighbours 鈥 especially the ones who make life on the block a waking nightmare. sa国际传媒

Editorial: Go slowly on harbour airport

Victoria city councillors are treading warily after the federal government raised the possibility of turning the Inner Harbour aerodrome over to the city or another local group.

Editorial: Welcoming a new prince

Cannon boomed, bells pealed and people cheered when the newest British prince was born on Monday. As Britons waited for a glimpse of the son of Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, the celebrations spread around the world.

Editorial: Nutrition tests were unethical

The abuses in sa国际传媒鈥檚 Indian residential schools have been a stain on the country鈥檚 history, but the experiments carried out on unwitting children in the schools and on adults outside are staggering in their callousness.

Editorial: Saving seniors from poverty

The sa国际传媒 Pension Plan been called 鈥渢he major success story of Canadian social policy in the 20th century.鈥 It has also been labelled 鈥渁 disaster waiting to happen.鈥 The first of those descriptions has certainly proved accurate.

Editorial: Measles pops up again

By the time you know you have measles, you have probably spread it to other people. Last week鈥檚 outbreak in Whistler and Pemberton is a reminder that the disease is still around, and if you鈥檙e not protected, you could catch it. On July 12, the sa国际传媒