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As cars will continue to be part of the traffic mix in downtown Victoria for the foreseeable future, the city should look seriously at building more parkades.

Some people who were entering Grade 1 when Bayside Middle School opened in 1992 have graduated from engineering school.

Crown prosecutors seem to be guided by the childhood chant: 鈥淪ticks and stones will break your bones, but names will never hurt you鈥� in deciding not to press charges against a B.C. man who operates a vicious revenge website focused on his ex-wife.

Now you see it, now you don鈥檛. That describes the $77-a-month increase in the disability allowance for thousands of British Columbians who now have to pay for monthly bus passes they once received for free or at a small cost.

If there were any doubts about Christy Clark鈥檚 strategy for remaining in office, Tuesday鈥檚 budget removed them. She will fight the 2017 election on the same ground the federal Conservatives did last November 鈥� fiscal discipline.

The leaders of large companies rarely ally themselves with the little people, but Apple CEO Tim Cook has done that in a battle with the U.S. federal government.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should stiffen his resolve to bolster the Canada Pension Plan, as promised by the federal Liberals in the 2015 election campaign.

Langford鈥檚 mayor is running out of patience with the Island Corridor Foundation, and the rest of us should share his frustration.

Saanich council has taken a strong step forward in dealing with the problem of derelict vessels. Let鈥檚 hope the other parties involved come aboard. The council unanimously passed Coun.

The last budget before the provincial government goes into full election mode is balanced, although just barely, and addresses a couple of hot-button issues without throwing a lot of money around.