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Editorial: Losing daycare spaces

The provincial government has ambitious plans to create more childcare spaces, but some daycares in Greater Victoria have closed their doors.

Editorial: Don’t toke and drive

The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Automobile Association is using humour to educate drivers about the dangers of driving stoned. We can all have a good laugh, but we have to pay attention to the message.

Editorial: ICBC premium change won’t fix the problems

Over the past five years, ICBC’s premiums for basic car insurance have risen nearly 30 per cent. The company isn’t saying what it has in mind for the period ahead.

Editorial: A new statutory holiday

The federal government plans to declare a national statutory holiday to remind Canadians of the legacy of Indian residential schools. While its commitment to reconciliation is welcome, the government has to convince Canadians a holiday would help.

Editorial: Put more patients on doctors’ board

The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ College of Physicians and Surgeons is the disciplinary body for doctors in our province. Its principal duty is to protect patient safety by monitoring the performance of physicians.

Editorial: How decisions are made

Sir John A. Macdonald will no longer stand outside Victoria’s city hall. As his statue disappears out of public view, we should be concerned about how it happened.

Editorial: Red-light runners

Intersections in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ are now being covered 24 hours a day with red-light cameras, but it’s a long way from Big Brother. Only two of the cameras are in Greater Victoria.

Editorial: Stick with sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s values

Saudi Arabian students studying in Victoria could be heading home early because of their country’s strange overreaction to a Canadian government tweet. Although sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ might feel some pain from the dispute, it should stick by its principles.
Editorial: Too many seniors going to hospital

Editorial: Too many seniors going to hospital

A chilling study about the deaths of seniors who are living in care homes deserves careful study. If its numbers are correct, health authorities have to find the cause. sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Editorial: Medical wait list can be wider, more efficient

Wait times to see a medical specialist have long been a serious concern in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ There are instances of patients waiting more than a year for hip or knee operations. Some patients with mental-health problems have trouble finding a psychiatrist.