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David Sovka: Say it with flowers — 'I didn't know what else to get you'

David Sovka: Say it with flowers — 'I didn't know what else to get you'

Of course, there are times that one must resort to flowers, such as when you can’t find, or it is otherwise inappropriate, to send the eggplant emoji
Trevor Hancock: The 1974 report that changed my life

Trevor Hancock: The 1974 report that changed my life

The Lalonde Report, tabled in Parliament on May 1, 1974, was the first significant government report to suggest that health-care services were not the most important determinant of health
Les Leyne: Moulting attention hound needs some tough love

Les Leyne: Moulting attention hound needs some tough love

I regret to inform you that it’s time to drop all the celebrity camera hogging and go back to the ocean where you belong.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Their reason for pitching a tent

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Their reason for pitching a tent

Letters May 4: Do protesters know Middle East history? Emerson for Mayor of Victoria!

Letters May 4: Do protesters know Middle East history? Emerson for Mayor of Victoria!

Comment: Faculty for Palestine supports UVic encampment

Comment: Faculty for Palestine supports UVic encampment

Protesters want the university to divest from corporations supporting Israel.
Les Leyne: School police form letters aimed at city hall

Les Leyne: School police form letters aimed at city hall

E-mail to Victoria teachers asks them to write to council protesting its request the school board reconsider cancelling school police liaison program.
Editorial: Decriminalization can't work without public support

Editorial: Decriminalization can't work without public support

Apparently, the lesson to be learned is that for some form of decriminalization to succeed, it will have to be a bottom-up movement, not top-down.
Letters May 3: Celebrating the fabric of Victoria; new approach needed on drugs

Letters May 3: Celebrating the fabric of Victoria; new approach needed on drugs

Comment: The missed opportunity of the Loblaw boycott

Comment: The missed opportunity of the Loblaw boycott

Many food prices have already been declining for weeks, rendering the movement somewhat misguided in achieving its purported goals.