Oh and for sure, the Environment Canada info would be great.
Weather data and recordkeeping.
If you look at the long term weather data for Victoria (Gonzales or Airport, either will do; and the same pattern repeats in other stations elsewhere) you'll notice a few things if you look closely.
1. There's some sort of changeover in or around 2012-2013. I'm not sure if it's a data-collection method change or a recordkeeping change (or both?) but the end result is that if one wants to compare data before and after this changeover one has to do one's own digging; some parts of the system almost treat pre-2012 and post-2012 as separate data sets where in theory it should be one continuous set. Call me cynical, but as there was a strong undercurrent of climate change denial in the government of the day, making it more difficult to compare current and past data seems just too coincidental.
2. Weather data is collected hourly; and time was, missed observations were almost unheard of. A single missed observation puts an asterisk on the data for that day and - depending what it is - for that whole month; and pre-2012 it would be considered most unusual to have even one missed observation of any kind in a year (even back when those observations were done manually!). More recently, again since this changeover time, missed observations have become more frequent - more like one or two every few months; and this affects the purity of the data for those who demand such. In fairness this may be due to tighter controls, but - again - cynical me rather doubts it.
Also, as of July 9 2013 at the Airport actual observed conditions are now only captured every three hours; though the numeric data is still caught hourly.
This points to one (or both) of two possible causes: lowering of data collection standards (bad) or switching over to inferior equipment (worse). One would think that with the advent of better and more reliable automated equipment the data quality would improve rather than regress, but I guess there's still no substitute for actual people doing it.
I won't pick on the sub-stations (Hartland Rd., UVic, etc.) as their function is generally seen as supportive.
These may seem like trivial things (and to most people I'm sure they are) but to me they represent just another small piece of evidence supporting the science-suppression trend of that government. And it's fixable - the pre and post 2012/3 data could be combined. for example, were the Libs inclined to do so. I'm still waiting...