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Carson Binda: Seriously, something needs to be done about gas taxes

Carson Binda: Seriously, something needs to be done about gas taxes

Trying to tax away a global problem isn't working
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Kirk LaPointe: B.C. business leaders remember Phil Lind as the common-sense pillar of Rogers empire

Kirk LaPointe: B.C. business leaders remember Phil Lind as the common-sense pillar of Rogers empire

Media executive who passed recently helped navigate the communications giant through advances in cable, Internet and sports broadcasting
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Rob Shaw: BC Ferries tries a future focus to turn the corner on problems

Rob Shaw: BC Ferries tries a future focus to turn the corner on problems

It wants to solve today's and tomorrow's problems with government's help
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Rob Shaw: The Canadian firefighting bucket our military doesn't use

Rob Shaw: The Canadian firefighting bucket our military doesn't use

Delta company urges federal government to do what others do
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Carson Binda: Take a moment to recognize our provincial and federal debt

Carson Binda: Take a moment to recognize our provincial and federal debt

Every British Columbian now owes $48,560 towards government debt
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Sharon Gregson: Too many roadblocks remain for the child care system

Sharon Gregson: Too many roadblocks remain for the child care system

Despite broad agreement on the goal, progress on the $10aDay child care program is slow
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Kirk LaPointe: The BC NDP’s ‘Slow Ferries’ problem requires a solution, fast

Kirk LaPointe: The BC NDP’s ‘Slow Ferries’ problem requires a solution, fast

Like all of our larger problems, writes Kirk LaPointe, systemic ferry follies are neither quickly created nor imminently solvable
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Bob Thompson: The resilient economy's three stages of inflation

Bob Thompson: The resilient economy's three stages of inflation

Inflation lingers and widens its impact
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Rob Shaw: Eby government thinks we've had enough interest rate increases

Rob Shaw: Eby government thinks we've had enough interest rate increases

The B.C. government is urging the Bank of Canada to hold off increasing interest rates in the wake of a surprise jump in inflation.
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Mario Canseco: Higher taxes to address social, climate issues remain a tough sell: poll

Mario Canseco: Higher taxes to address social, climate issues remain a tough sell: poll

British Columbians are ahead of the national average on their willingness to pay higher taxes to address floods and for transit improvements
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