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Rob Shaw: Public service balloons under BC NDP great at growing government

Rob Shaw: Public service balloons under BC NDP great at growing government

More than 10,000 hired in their six years in power
Carson Binda: The punishing Employer Health Tax doesn't belong in B.C.

Carson Binda: The punishing Employer Health Tax doesn't belong in B.C.

There are more acceptable variations for a health tax, Carson Binda argues
Rob Shaw: BC United want 'emergency debate,' NDP proposes 'statements' on attacks in Israel

Rob Shaw: BC United want 'emergency debate,' NDP proposes 'statements' on attacks in Israel

Parties condemn the Hamas attacks but are divided on how to express that when the legislature resumes next week
Bridgitte Anderson: Vancouver's other land crisis

Bridgitte Anderson: Vancouver's other land crisis

We need a new focus on our industrial land needs in the region
Kirk LaPointe: We need a regional government to address Metro Vancouver issues

Kirk LaPointe: We need a regional government to address Metro Vancouver issues

Metro Vancouver takes about $620 on average annually from households and is responsible for important services, yet lacks the accountability of an elected government, writes Kirk LaPointe
Geoff Russ: A last-minute plea to Vancouver to take a housing survey

Geoff Russ: A last-minute plea to Vancouver to take a housing survey

It's important to participate when neighbourhoods are at stake, writes Geoff Russ
Rob Shaw: Where will the 'voluntary' BC Hydro measures take us?

Rob Shaw: Where will the 'voluntary' BC Hydro measures take us?

New programs to counsel conservation might have a darker side to them
Carson Binda: Vancouver turns Polly the parrot into a cash cow

Carson Binda: Vancouver turns Polly the parrot into a cash cow

The latest example of bird-brained bureaucracy, writes Carson Binda
Rob Shaw: Eby empties his drug decriminalization initiative

Rob Shaw: Eby empties his drug decriminalization initiative

Public concerns about open drug use forces the premier to backpedal
Rob Shaw: Conservative leader Rustad's presence stands to alter B.C.'s political dynamics

Rob Shaw: Conservative leader Rustad's presence stands to alter B.C.'s political dynamics

With official recognition as a party, the BC Conservatives quickly upend the legislature