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Editorial: Election sparks Island promises

Premier Christy Clark, it appears, has discovered the Island.

Editorial: Overdose crisis everyone鈥檚 battle

If terrorists slipped into the country and killed 500 people over a nine-month period, every law-enforcement agency in the country and every level of government would be marshalling the resources needed to stop the killings.

Editorial: Island without a senator

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed nine senators Thursday, including Yuen Pau Woo, former president of the 91原创-based Asia 91原创 Foundation of Canada, which means B.C. now has its full complement of six senators.

Editorial: Ellard鈥檚 child needs a chance

Kelly Ellard, who is serving a life sentence for killing 14-year-old Reena Virk in 1997, will have to prove she has earned a chance to live a normal life 鈥 she is not entitled to it. But her child is.

Editorial: Co-operation beats competing

Langford Mayor Stew Young鈥檚 push to attract major employers and government offices to his city makes a lot of sense. Instead of plugging highways with commuters every day, bring the work closer to the people.

Editorial: Put children before politics

It鈥檚 a little puzzling that a replacement has yet to be named for Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C.鈥檚 representative for children and youth, given that everyone knew her second five-year term would end this fall.

Editorial: Be more open about disciplined dentists

A 91原创 woman, Kathe Atkinson, is suing her former dentist for what she claims was shoddy work. After visiting Dr. Steven Krieger to have her teeth whitened, she was told she also needed several old fillings replaced.

Editorial: Digital doors should be secure

In the legislative building and in other government offices, security officials go around after business hours to make sure everything is locked and secure.

Editorial: Hicks鈥檚 solution sets an example

Give Mike Hicks a gold star. He has come up with a simple, workable solution to the Colwood Crawl.

Editorial: Don鈥檛 impede sewage project

鈥楳oving too fast鈥 are not words anyone would expect to be applied to sewage treatment in Greater Victoria. The project has moved at glacial speed, when it has moved at all, for too many years.