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Those who sit on the bench of the Supreme Court of Canada must be independent, competent and of the highest integrity, and people should have confidence that the judges possess those qualities.

Fresh fruit and vegetables straight from the farmer鈥檚 field are among the pleasures of rural life, and the City of Victoria is considering a plan to bring farm stands into town.

With most of Victoria鈥檚 tent city dismantled, the question becomes, what next? Many of the campers have moved into accommodation offered by the province. Others have not. Some occupants have made it clear they don鈥檛 want to leave.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone says the provincial government is 鈥済oing to do everything that we possibly can to apply 鈥� downward pressure鈥� on basic car-insurance rates, which will soon see an increase of between four and seven per cent.

When an aide to the provincial transport minister deleted politically compromising emails, then lied to the privacy commissioner about his actions, serious consequences followed.

The loosened rules on agritourism events will be good news for some farmers, but farm owners should ensure those events don鈥檛 hinder the well-being of neighbours and the quality of life of neighbourhoods.

If the inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women results in another massive report gathering dust on government shelves, it will have been a pointless exercise. Its focus should be on solutions.

The Malahat is getting safer, one piece at a time. But sooner or later, the province will have to wrestle with the huge problem of what to do with the highway where it passes through Goldstream Provincial Park.

The Green Party鈥檚 well-nurtured reputation for taking the political high road took a hit last week when it admitted to some election trickery in Victoria that was worthy of more established parties.

Sometimes it鈥檚 not what you do that鈥檚 most important, but how you do it. That applies to the way Community Living B.C. dealt with developmentally disabled teenager Katrina Lavery and her mother, Margaret.