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Rob Shaw: What's in a name? Victory, BC United and leader Kevin Falcon hope

Rob Shaw: What's in a name? Victory, BC United and leader Kevin Falcon hope

New name, new leader, new candidates aim for new electoral result
Michael Geller: Time to rethink the Downtown Eastside plan

Michael Geller: Time to rethink the Downtown Eastside plan

Continuing to ban a broad social and income housing mix needs to be rethought
Kirk LaPointe: Fixing Vancouver's problems not as easy as ABC for new council

Kirk LaPointe: Fixing Vancouver's problems not as easy as ABC for new council

In the last two weeks, there were finally signals that the themes of the party's election campaign were aligning with the tactics of the council
Mario Canseco: The problems with Ontario's political polling restrictions

Mario Canseco: The problems with Ontario's political polling restrictions

The change recommends disallowing the publication of polls that reflect how political parties are faring in the two weeks leading up to a provincial vote
Sharon Gregson: Our child care successes can't stop here

Sharon Gregson: Our child care successes can't stop here

Other provinces are catching up and surpassing B.C. as leaders in affordable child care
Rob Shaw: David Eby sheds his activist skin, focuses on his new power

Rob Shaw: David Eby sheds his activist skin, focuses on his new power

Eby asserts he is no longer the activist, not at all interested in a snap vote
Rob Shaw: B.C. minimum wage rises, possibly more increases in the wings

Rob Shaw: B.C. minimum wage rises, possibly more increases in the wings

A pathway to a "living wage" may be the next step
Mario Canseco: Full-time workers are stressed and feeling the fatigue

Mario Canseco: Full-time workers are stressed and feeling the fatigue

Twenty-six per cent of full-time employees in British Columbia report they have felt depressed because of work in the past year
Arny Wise: David Eby's housing plan lacks innovation, won't bring affordability

Arny Wise: David Eby's housing plan lacks innovation, won't bring affordability

It's primarily a plan for hedge funds and investors
Stewart Muir: The bumpy road to a green future means EVs alone won't save the planet

Stewart Muir: The bumpy road to a green future means EVs alone won't save the planet

The post-fossil fuel nirvana won't arrive any time soon