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Different recession, different trends

Different recession, different trends

The pandemic recession is unlike previous recessions in many ways - including the regions and industries most affected.
#BCPOLI Hotstove: Game of Throness

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Game of Throness

Comments on contraception and (gulp) EUGENICS were a bridge too far, and suddenly the BC Liberals don't have a candidate in Chilliwack-Kent.
Cutting the PST will have an impact

Cutting the PST will have an impact

Kris Sims: "For businesses struggling to stay alive, this could be what tips the scales."
What wasn't said in the debate

What wasn't said in the debate

Chris Gardner: "I was disappointed by how little attention was given to revitalizing and rebuilding the BC economy."
The case for choice

The case for choice

Kris Sims: BC drivers have been asking for more choices in auto insurance, not fewer. Why not give it to them?
No cure-all for Canada's economic woes

No cure-all for Canada's economic woes

"Canada’s economy was growing mostly because it was adding more people - but owing to weak investment and feeble productivity growth, the economy wasn’t getting much “better” in terms of making the average Canadian more prosperous."
Debate 2020: Who gets a cookie?

Debate 2020: Who gets a cookie?

BC’s three major party leaders faced off last night – what happened?
Access denied

Access denied

A brief glimpse into the frustrations felt by those using wheelchairs to get around Metro Vancouver has Jody Vance seeing red.
#BCPOLI Hotstove: Recapping the debate

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Recapping the debate

John Horgan, Andrew Wilkinson, and Sonia Furstenau squared off (in a triangle?) for a mostly respectful debate. Did anyone win or lose?
Politics has a problem with – and for – women

Politics has a problem with – and for – women

Women have been treated unfairly by politics for years. Confronting the issue is long overdue.