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Letters May 8: Support for school liaison officers; criticism of protests at UVic

Letters May 8: Support for school liaison officers; criticism of protests at UVic

Comment: Commentary on UVic encampment was misleading

Comment: Commentary on UVic encampment was misleading

The statements from protesters accuse UVic of being “morally tied” to events in Gaza but do not substantiate any legal complicity.
Les Leyne: B.C.'s drug decriminalization experiment fizzles out

Les Leyne: B.C.'s drug decriminalization experiment fizzles out

Taking action implies moving forward, but the B.C. government is going backward and capitulating on decriminalization
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Canada goes green

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Canada goes green

Les Leyne: Trustees say police liaison submission not appropriate

Les Leyne: Trustees say police liaison submission not appropriate

Presentation included statements about families’s problems with gangs and how they believe a school police liaison program would have helped.
Letters May 6: Finding the source of addiction; a need for tough love; that fountain

Letters May 6: Finding the source of addiction; a need for tough love; that fountain

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