In a blunt and hard-hitting editorial, the Victoria Times Colonist identifies British Columbia's over-burdened Provincial Court system as "dysfunctional" and requiring an overhaul. Noting that the provincial crime rate has decreased over time and at at pace with the reduction in number of Provincial Court judges, the newspaper lays the blame for court delays at the feet of those who manage the system:

"Hiring more judges will not solve this problem. Plain and simple, the model is broken [...] There is only one way forward. Fundamental reforms, of the kind our health-care system has undergone, are needed in court administration."

Read the editorial here.