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Editorial: Deep deficit budget is a political gamble

Editorial: Deep deficit budget is a political gamble

The red ink reaches to the three-year horizon, with deficits of $7.8 billion next year and $6.3 billion in 2026-27.
Rob Shaw: NDP gambles on overpriced timidity in latest B.C. budget

Rob Shaw: NDP gambles on overpriced timidity in latest B.C. budget

Premier David Eby and company will need devise a much more compelling plan for the fall election
Opinion: B.C.'s energy transition hidden in plain sight

Opinion: B.C.'s energy transition hidden in plain sight

In some B.C. communities, research shows a fully electric apartment or condo building can cost nearly a third less than when built with gas heating.
Les Leyne: One-time goodies designed to smooth path to fall vote

Les Leyne: One-time goodies designed to smooth path to fall vote

Good luck to whoever is running things in 2025 when it comes time to cancel the benefits offered in the 2024 budget.
Greg Perry cartoon: The doctor shortage is getting ruff

Greg Perry cartoon: The doctor shortage is getting ruff

Les Leyne: NDP retreats on Land Act, blames 'dog whistle politics'

Les Leyne: NDP retreats on Land Act, blames 'dog whistle politics'

Despite constant government reassurances, concern and suspicion have been building around B.C. for weeks.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Waiting in the ferry lineup

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Waiting in the ferry lineup

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Rob Shaw: After throne speech, will B.C. voters accept NDP version of reality?

Rob Shaw: After throne speech, will B.C. voters accept NDP version of reality?

Crime down, health care swinging upwards, housing booming. B.C. throne speech paints a picture too rosy for some.
Les Leyne: Throne speech has people programs to help NDP stay atop polls

Les Leyne: Throne speech has people programs to help NDP stay atop polls

Premier David (I’m a people person) Eby set out the NDP government’s itinerary to get from where they are now (top of the polls) to where they want to be come voting day this fall (exactly the same spot).
Letter: ߣÄÌÉçÇøcouncil, vote no on FortisBC TUP

Letter: ߣÄÌÉçÇøcouncil, vote no on FortisBC TUP

'Councillors must reject the FortisBC workcamp to stop further destabilization for housing, healthcare and human safety.'
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