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Some of our provincial and federal politicians might want to pay attention to a story out of Britain. One of that country鈥檚 backbench MPs has accepted several moonlighting jobs while remaining a member of Parliament.

John Shields dedicated his life to the service of others, and showed us the power of one person to do good. Shields, 78, died on Friday in Victoria. He had a rare, terminal blood disease, and chose assisted death.

We knew it was coming, but it was still a shock. The capital budget for the Capital Regional District is going up 50 per cent, largely because of the sewage project.

Wednesday鈥檚 federal budget might be one of the most problematic documents released by a Canadian government in many years. Yes, there were several helpful initiatives, among them proposals to improve job training and child care.

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The federal government has heard the pleas from Victoria and other cities, and has confirmed it will put $11.2 billion into affordable housing over 10 years. It is one of several measures in Wednesday鈥檚 budget that could make a difference in sa国际传媒

Sheriffs are flying into town to keep Victoria鈥檚 courts running, but it鈥檚 an expensive and short-term fix.

There is a simple yet important way to pay tribute to Vic Derman, the Saanich councillor who died Friday after decades of visionary community service.

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The people of the province will have to drag Premier Christy Clark and the sa国际传媒 Liberals inch by inch toward reforming our political-party financing.