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Editorial: Suppressing important voices on health care

The federal government has commissioned a study of national co-ordinating agencies in health care. There are eight of these bodies, including the Foundation for Healthcare Improvement, sa国际传媒 Health Infoway and the Patient Safety Institute.

Editorial: Keeping plants healthy

The federal government is giving a needed cash infusion to a Saanich Peninsula research facility that has been doing important work for 106 years.

Editorial: Avoiding an apology

Pope Francis is famous for his compassion, so it is surprising that he has refused to apologize for the Roman Catholic Church鈥檚 role in sa国际传媒鈥檚 residential schools.

Editorial: Holding back 鈥榞reen rush鈥 of cannabis operations on farmland

Municipalities are pushing back against the 鈥済reen rush鈥 of marijuana-growing operations on farmland, and senior governments should pay attention to their concerns. In 2015, sa国际传媒

Editorial: Will tax boost transit use?

Transit in Greater Victoria got a boost from this year鈥檚 provincial budget, in the continuing quest to entice commuters out of their cars and onto buses. The question, of course, is: If sa国际传媒
Editorial: A new bridge at last

Editorial: A new bridge at last

Victoria has its new bridge. After nine years of controversy, delays and budget overruns, the new Johnson Street Bridge opened on Saturday. At last, we can enjoy the sleek new structure that makes its predecessor look like a jumble of Meccano pieces.

Editorial: Standing up to Putin

sa国际传媒 has joined more than two dozen countries in telling Russia that some crimes can鈥檛 be swept under the diplomatic carpet.

Editorial: Too many kids need dentists

Health Minister Adrian Dix has announced additional funding for dental surgeries required by vulnerable sa国际传媒 children and adults. Last year, 6,200 of these surgeries were performed; Dix expects to see that figure grow to 7,100 this year.

Editorial: Smoke bylaw is prudent

A Capital Regional District committee has backed a recommendation by Vancouver Island鈥檚 chief medical officer of health to amend its clean-air bylaw, which limits where smokers can puff on tobacco, to include marijuana and vaping.

Editorial: Facebook feels people power

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he will bring in legislation regulating social-media outlets if they don鈥檛 regulate themselves.