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Justin Trudeau has followed through on his election promise of inclusiveness in naming his cabinet, made up of an equal number of men and women, and including people of various ethnic groups and backgrounds.

Success comes at a price — and for the City of Victoria and parking changes, that price is $400,000. That’s the anticipated drop in parking revenues for 2015, largely because of fewer tickets.

The City of Victoria’s community-amenities contribution formula might seem like a cash grab at first glance, but it’s a fair and reasonable process. The city should not depart from it.

Television home-renovation personalities are eager and willing to fix up 24 Sussex Drive, the official residence deemed to be too drafty and rundown to be occupied by prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau and his family.

John Horgan, leader of the New Democratic Party of B.C., was musing recently about a name change for the NDP. After all, a party that has been around since 1961 is scarcely new.

The World Health Organization has announced that processed meats such as sausages, bacon and pepperoni are associated with cancer.

Almost 15 per cent of tobacco products used in B.C. are contraband, costing the provincial treasury an estimated $100 million a year in lost tax revenue. It’s a glimpse of what awaits governments in a legalized-marijuana world.

It’s good to dream big, but big dreams can turn into huge nightmares when they outstrip reality. That’s what happened to the Capital City Centre project at Colwood Corners, a $1.

The prime minister of Canada, regardless of political affiliation, should not live in a dingy fixer-upper.

How will history judge the current B.C. Liberal government? Well, future historians might find the judging difficult, given that so much of history consists of preserved records. The Christy Clark government has been notably deficient in that arena.