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Editorial: Sooke Road proves need for regional transportation authority

Nicole Navarrete is right. The winding road between Sooke and Victoria is dangerous. In an average week, at least one crash results in injuries or death.

Editorial: NDP’s challenge is to manage surplus wisely

Perhaps the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Liberals should have read A Christmas Carol right through to the end. They did such a good job of playing Scrooge that they missed the message of the story.

Editorial: Statues can serve a dual purpose

Don’t be quick to dismiss the voices calling for the removal of statues of John A. Macdonald — some of those voices are crying out in pain, much of it the result of Macdonald’s policies.

Editorial: Stress prudence ahead of politics

Premier John Horgan fulfilled a campaign promise by announcing an end to tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges on Friday. But he also raised some big questions as he stood behind a podium with the catchy phrase “Toll-Free sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Editorial: Miscarriages of justice need closer scrutiny

Parole boards in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ set great store on offenders admitting guilt before granting them release. Within reason, the policy makes good sense.

Editorial: Amalgamation page left blank

About 20 pages into the provincial government’s 234-page report on service integration and governance in the capital region is this note: “This page was intentionally left blank.

Editorial: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ needs new vision for ferries

The question of what to do with sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Ferries is one that never goes away, and now a new government has inherited the ever-present headache.

Editorial: Contracts raise questions

The former sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Liberal government left behind some questions about the way public servants hand out contracts, and the new government should make sure it runs a tighter ship.

Editorial: ‘The teacher of us all’

Tributes to Norman Ruff from interviews and social media: Very sad to hear of the passing of #UVic professor Norman Ruff, a wonderful person whose sharp intellect enlivened #bcpoli for decades.

Editorial: UVic’s Norman Ruff believed in positive change

Politicians, pollsters, journalists, former students — on a sunny Sunday afternoon, they all took turns paying tribute to Norman Ruff in media interviews and online.