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Comment: The real reason for the shortage of doctors? Bureaucracy

Comment: The real reason for the shortage of doctors? Bureaucracy

There’s a culprit behind health-care shortages in B.C. Its name? Bureaucracy.
Opinion: When is a species really extinct?

Opinion: When is a species really extinct?

Species are declared extinct when there have been no verifiable sightings for 50 years. Declaring a species extinct has implications for conservation efforts and policies.
Opinion: Prince George needs to spend more money on RCMP

Opinion: Prince George needs to spend more money on RCMP

I would like to see an increase of 15 officers.
Opinion: Choices give our lives meaning

Opinion: Choices give our lives meaning

In our consumer society where so many of us live lives that our ancestors would only dream of, we are unhappy and unfulfilled.
Opinion: NIMBYism has to stop

Opinion: NIMBYism has to stop

We would all like to have our little kingdoms undisturbed by change, but change will come in some form, whether we like it or not.
Opinion: Falcon beaking off about museum upgrade

Opinion: Falcon beaking off about museum upgrade

Perhaps the timing could have been better but the rebuild is something which must be done.
Jack Knox: Little free libraries a reminder of grassroots goodness

Jack Knox: Little free libraries a reminder of grassroots goodness

Greater Victoria's little free libraries were probably started on Clare Street in 2008 by Angela Evans
Opinion: Pandemic’s retreat softening public opinion poll for politicians

Opinion: Pandemic’s retreat softening public opinion poll for politicians

Opinion: Canada faces huge physical costs from climate change, making net zero a great investment

Opinion: Canada faces huge physical costs from climate change, making net zero a great investment

Reducing greenhouse gases is expensive, but it’s a great investment compared to the damage we can expect to the Canadian economy if the climate warms 5 C by 2100.
Opinion: Abortion and inherited disease: Genetic disorders complicate the view that abortion is a choice

Opinion: Abortion and inherited disease: Genetic disorders complicate the view that abortion is a choice

For women with a family history of serious genetic disorders, abortion is a critical option: a security feature that allows them to consider having children.