Editorials Archive

View Royal Mayor David Screech reports that someone stole his login information to gain access to his Canada Revenue Agency account. He discovered his email had been changed, along with his direct deposit information.

Julie Payette finds herself in a predicament almost unheard of in the history of Governors General. Her workplace is being investigated over allegations Payette has created a toxic environment.

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps has deactivated her Twitter account after two of her tweets ignited a firestorm of animosity and worse. Voters will have a chance to express their views on Helps’ performance as mayor.

It has been clear for some time that COVID-related death rates are shockingly high in long-term care facilities.

Finance Minister Carole James gave us an update Tuesday on the province’s economy and finances. Though we had been led to expect bad news, her statement was nevertheless deeply troubling, and in more ways than one. B.C.

A recent study by the medical journal The Lancet has gained widespread attention. The authors examined the impact of social-distancing on adolescents.

The agency that controls the price of new drugs in Canada is encountering fierce opposition. Some of this was to be expected. The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) has proposed lowering the amount manufacturers are allowed to charge.

A rebuttal to this editorial from MP Randall Garrison: Homophobia has no place in our blood donations One of Greater Victoria’s four MPs, NDP member Randall Garrison, is calling for blood collection agencies to abolish their policy that gay men canno

A 13-year-old girl from Saskatoon, who was flown to Vancouver’s Children’s Hospital for surgery, ended up being sent home without the operation. The circumstances are troubling.

The general assumption among economists and financiers is that shutdown policies designed to slow the COVID-19 epidemic will devastate the global economy for years to come. The International Monetary Fund has said as much.