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EDITORIAL: Statue’s removal stokes divisions

EDITORIAL: Statue’s removal stokes divisions

Removal of John A. Macdonald statue serves as political wedge
LETTER: Statue honours Macdonald’s political legacy

LETTER: Statue honours Macdonald’s political legacy

Sir John A. Macdonald’s statue was not created to commemorate his stance on residential schools, but rather the fact that he was Canada’s first prime minister. That is an historical fact. While we now know that his thinking on the education of first nation children was wrong, that it has and continues to have negative impacts on our native population, does not change that fact.

One solution brought forward for housing tent city residents

Reader proposes inviting tent dwellers to live in supporters’ backyards
LETTER: Sir John A. Macdonald’s role in residential schools

LETTER: Sir John A. Macdonald’s role in residential schools

Canada’s first prime minister was progressive for his time
Proportional representation would prevent false majorities

Proportional representation would prevent false majorities

Gaining a majority of the popular vote is a rarity in B.C. politics
EDITORIAL: Increased communication is a double-edged sword

EDITORIAL: Increased communication is a double-edged sword

Increased opportunities to comment on stories doesn’t change to tenets of journalism
B.C. VIEWS: Private health care crackdown touches painful nerve

B.C. VIEWS: Private health care crackdown touches painful nerve

Many people are no longer prepared to suffer in silence
LETTER: Hate won’t solve homeless issue

LETTER: Hate won’t solve homeless issue

This is a response to the letter in the Aug. 3 Saanich News, Sick of hearing about homeless .
COLUMN: Has social media passed its peak?

COLUMN: Has social media passed its peak?

Saul Klein at the University of Victoria writes about erosion of trust at Facebook and Twitter
Speculation tax could send part-time Victoria resident packing

Speculation tax could send part-time Victoria resident packing

Property owner from U.S. loves our city, hates the idea of being taxed like a speculator