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Time to privatize insurance business

Clearly, it is high time to take the basic insurance business out of Insurance Corp. of sa国际传媒 and public coffers, and into the private sector. The government and unions will have us believe that privatizing will decrease traffic safety.

Refine the bitumen close to its source

David Black's proposed oil refinery is a good one. But why Kitimat? Why not build the refinery adjacent to the raw material source? And, in addition, provide more permanent full-time jobs than are envisioned by the Northern Gateway pipeline project.

ICBC needs competition

Before the Insurance Corp. of sa国际传媒, there was a simple system of car insurance. You would shop around for the best rate, which was much lower for good drivers (good risks), and signed on.

Beacon Hill Park is being neglected

What has happened to our beautiful Beacon Hill Park? Suddenly the barricades make sense. If access is difficult, then maybe we Victorians will fail to notice that our precious gem has been severely neglected. Enough already.

Woodwynn Farms plan

Re: "A young life comes full circle," Aug. 19. What an uplifting story from Evan and Carole James. What saddened me was reading the section titled "Drug and alcohol addiction help in Greater Victoria.

ICBC board members should have been fired

Re: "ICBC told to slash costs, CEO resigns," Aug. 17. Kevin Falcon should have fired the board of the Insurance Corp. of sa国际传媒, which has seemed to be asleep at the switch during the past five years.

We shouldn't underrate sa国际传媒's capabilities

Re: "David Black proposes oil refinery in Kitimat," Aug. 18. David Black's proposal has received the expected negative comment from sa国际传媒's professional naysayers.

Pat Bay Highway is not a freeway

Re: "$3M safety upgrade for high-collision intersection," Aug. 16.

One size does not fit all

Re: "Rules geared against the marginalized," Aug. 17. Kudos to a wise young woman! Shannon Corregan looked at the "whole picture" in her editorial piece on some of our rules and regulations and was able to find the truth.

With all this excess, will things ever change?

What's a poor citizen to do? If there is anything as certain as death and taxes these days, it is this agonizingly recurring series of expos脙漏s about inflated salaries, corporate excess and lack of oversight that causes the public weal to bubble over