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AggregateIQ, a small Victoria tech company, is being linked to the Brexit campaign in the U.K. and to the Trump campaign in the U.S.

Apart from the consequences the new speculation tax is likely to bring, the way it is being developed is disturbing — take an ideology-based concept and toss it out there to see what happens.

A poll gauging public approval for 91Ô­´´ premiers shows B.C.’s John Horgan sharing the top spot with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe at a rating of 52 per cent.

Given what happened with sewage treatment and the Blue Bridge replacement project, people have a right to be nervous about local government taking on another major capital project.

The sentencing of David Robert Hope on March 16 for sexually violating two young University of Victoria students raises a troubling issue — how repeat offenders should be treated.

Making commuters pay more for all-day parking in downtown Victoria parkades might free up more space for shoppers in the short term, but it’s more likely that most drivers will simply grit their teeth and pay the higher cost.

Glen Hansman, president of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, has served notice that teachers will be seeking higher salaries in negotiations this year, and who can blame them? B.C. teachers are among the lowest paid in the country.

The Green Party of Canada will continue to have a strong 91Ô­´´ Island flavour with the appointment of Jo-Ann Roberts as the party’s deputy leader.

While Judith Guichon has fulfilled her ceremonial duties as B.C.’s lieutenant-governor graciously and competently, she will be remembered most for how she fulfilled her constitutional duty.

U.S. President Donald Trump has admitted he fibbed about the imbalance of trade between the U.S. and Canada when talking with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.