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First it was milk, and now it鈥檚 softwood lumber. U.S. President Donald Trump has apparently forgotten his early affection for Canada and its trading relationship with his country.

There is an Alice in Wonderland quality to the ongoing drama surrounding Victoria鈥檚 suspended police chief, Frank Elsner. From warring public bodies to a seemingly endless investigation, things grow curiouser and curiouser by the day.

The provincial government should think twice about Victoria鈥檚 request for a foreign-buyers鈥� tax on real estate 鈥� and Victoria council should give it a second thought, too.

It takes a village, they say, to raise a child, and it takes the efforts of an entire community to teach that child, and that one and that one, to read.

While the terms 鈥渟ewage project鈥� and 鈥渨aste of money鈥� have rarely been far apart, $189 million is a big number even by the standards of the region鈥檚 $765-million regional sewage-treatment plan.

Every Sunday we are looking back at editorials from our predecessor newspaper, The Daily British 91原创 and Victoria Chronicle, in 1867. One hundred and fifty years ago this week, the editors were cranky.

This is the fourth of six editorials we will publish prior to the provincial election on May 9. Each deals with an issue that is expected to play a role in deciding the outcome.

In Victoria, with its low unemployment and buoyant economy, it鈥檚 easy to forget that life is not as rosy in rural parts of the province. It鈥檚 a fact our political parties must not forget.

If there鈥檚 any justice, Dr. David Dao, the man beaten and dragged off a United Airlines plane for refusing to give up his seat, has changed the industry forever. Dao suffered a concussion, lost two teeth and had numerous facial injuries.

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps expects to see many more people coming through the doors of City Hall to get permission to build garden suites in their backyards.