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Why should the province waste money and resources on a program to shut down crack shacks, drug dens and other troublesome places? It鈥檚 not that big of a problem.

Adults with developmental disabilities have had a rough ride from the provincial government over the past couple of years, and they likely face more difficult times ahead.

The Greater Victoria School Board鈥檚 attempts to censure one of its members for expressing what might be an unpopular opinion doesn鈥檛 bode well for open discussion.

While others moan about the lack of funding for good causes around Greater Victoria, the Victoria Foundation continues quietly to do something about it.

Tuesday鈥檚 provincial budget shows that after four years of blood, sweat and tears, we鈥檙e still not out of the woods. There鈥檚 supposed to be a certain logic to budget cycles.

Admitting that a seniors鈥� advocate is needed is admitting that the current system is failing seniors, but given the necessity of the role, it should be an independent office, not another layer of bureaucracy within a government ministry.

Freedom of expression is a vital component of a healthy democracy; it鈥檚 also essential to science.

The sa国际传媒 Liberals have hitched their wagon to a balanced budget and they have promised us a 鈥減rudent鈥� hand on the reins. That means few goodies and cautious predictions.

It鈥檚 hard enough to tell your Nanaimo-Alberni from your Nanaimo-Cowichan, and now the federal electoral boundary commission wants to change a bunch of names on the Island.

Adrian Dix modestly insists the outcome of the May 14 provincial election is not guaranteed to go his way, and he is not taking for granted that the New Democrats will form the next government.