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Today is a milestone of sorts for Victoria鈥檚 suspended police chief, Frank Elsner 鈥� it has been 500 days since he apologized, in December 2015, for sending inappropriate messages to the wife of a subordinate officer.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has kept his promise to legalize recreational marijuana, so the law will finally catch up with reality. Now Canadians have a new set of questions and problems to deal with.

This is the third of six editorials we will publish prior to the provincial election on May 9. Each deals with an issue that is expected to play a role in determining the outcome.

The hopes of many Canadians that their provincial leaders would finally bring some sense to liquor laws have been dashed again.

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It鈥檚 unacceptable that British Columbians are waiting far too long for important medical procedures such as hip and knee replacements.

Ombudsperson Jay Chalke鈥檚 report into the 2012 firings in the Ministry of Health has opened a window into the way employees were treated during the scandal 鈥� and it is not a pretty sight. Take, for example, the firing of Ron Mattson.

Every Sunday, we are looking back at editorials from our predecessor newspaper, The Daily British Colonist and Victoria Chronicle, in 1867.

The provincial election will be held May 9, and, to help set the stage, we will publish weekly editorials on issues that are likely to dominate the campaign.