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Editorial: Names reflect culture, history

Mount Douglas or Pkols? Why not both? Members of the Saanich Tribes want the well-known peak, named in the mid-19th century after Vancouver Island’s second governor, to be known as Pkols (pronounced p’cawls).

Editorial: Women in jail denied rights

Women in custody in Greater Victoria are punished before they even come to trial.

Editorial: NDP needs new strategy

In the wake of the provincial election, we ask what sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Editorial: Liberals face difficult choices

The voters have done their work — now it’s time for the province’s newly returned sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Liberal government to roll up its sleeves and get to work on the things that matter.

Editorial: After the vote, real work starts

Premier Christy Clark and the voters of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ left the pundits hanging their heads in shame on Tuesday night. Despite a stream of polls and commentaries that predicted a New Democrat victory in the provincial election, Clark and the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Editorial: Gutting census a poor decision

The federal government should plead temporary insanity and reinstate the long-form census.

Editorial: No excuses for not voting

As you ponder your vote in Tuesday’s provincial election, consider this: Many Pakistani women didn’t vote in that country’s election Saturday because they would have been harassed or even attacked because the male-dominated culture disapproves of wom

Editorial: Governments hide in silence

A group of professors at the University of Victoria has asked the federal information commissioner to investigate the muzzling of government scientists.

Editorial: Election turns into close race

The latest polls indicate Premier Christy Clark’s campaign is making some headway and Adrian Dix’s is slipping from what was once a double-digit lead, as Tuesday’s voting day draws near.

Editorial: Hydro projects need oversight

Independent power producers generate about 20 per cent of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hydro’s power needs, but the province has done a poor job of overseeing the young industry.