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Opinion: Relevance of resurrecting abortion debate in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ questioned

Opinion: Relevance of resurrecting abortion debate in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ questioned

Canadian public opinion on the subject has not changed significantly for years, new poll shows.
Comment: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ residents are dying for a family health-care practitioner

Comment: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ residents are dying for a family health-care practitioner

A commentary on behalf of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Health Care Matters.
Fred Haynes: Saanich is working to ease the health-care crunch

Fred Haynes: Saanich is working to ease the health-care crunch

A commentary by the mayor of Saanich on the region's shortage of family doctors: "At the Saanich municipal level, we have not been idle."
Comment: Work together to stop sexual assault in its tracks

Comment: Work together to stop sexual assault in its tracks

A commentary by two board members of the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre.
Lawrie McFarlane: We've lost a great chance to reform drug prices

Lawrie McFarlane: We've lost a great chance to reform drug prices

In case anyone took seriously Prime ­ Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise to introduce a national pharmacare plan, this just out of Ottawa: The ­government will not proceed with drug pricing reforms promised two years ago.
Monique Keiran: The mysterious world of sleep

Monique Keiran: The mysterious world of sleep

Dreams are strange phenomena. ­Some people think they’re messages from the subconscious, but scientific understanding of ­dreaming is still developing.
Geoff Johnson: Would-be teachers deterred by house prices

Geoff Johnson: Would-be teachers deterred by house prices

As a teacher in 1972, I could afford a house in the Lower ­Mainland — or pretty much anywhere else in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ That's not the case anymore.
Charla Huber: Dental coverage plan will change lives

Charla Huber: Dental coverage plan will change lives

"I am lucky that my teeth grew straight, I never needed my wisdom teeth removed, and I got my first cavity at 27. I know that not all kids who don’t see the dentist have that privilege."
Les Leyne: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ to guard mental health rights as it studies crime

Les Leyne: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ to guard mental health rights as it studies crime

An amendment to the Mental Health Act would provide new safeguards for the rights of involuntary patients.
Comment: Inconvenient truths about municipal governance

Comment: Inconvenient truths about municipal governance

A commentary by the vice-chair of Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria, a citizens’ advocacy group for municipal taxpayers.