Commentary

Another year, another missed target date for services like Uber and Lyft in BC.

Once again, we were denied a year-end interview with the Premier.

2019 was another crazy year in BC politics – but for Andrew Wilkinson, it may have seemed comparatively tame.

Wait - what? Maclean says something nice about Doug Ford? Like, the Premier of Ontario? Okaaaaay...

Having announced his intentions to step down, Andrew Weaver won’t be leader of the BC Greens for long – nor even a BC Green member.

Jody Vance: We recognize the benefits of first aid training, because you never know when you might need it – but for some reason, we treat mental health crises differently. That needs to stop.

The next two years will probably bring feeble increases in GDP, in line with 2019’s uninspiring performance. Job creation is likely to decelerate.

Ada Slivinski: Companies like Uber and Skip the Dishes offer flexibility and supplemental income. But if something goes wrong, the gig economy can be a lonely place.

Kris Sims: The MSP isn't gone - it's just been shifted onto businesses, who will either pay less, make cuts, or hire fewer workers.

BC’s forestry industry is in crisis for a number of reasons, says Dene Moore – but in large part because the provincial government is too focused on revenue and not enough on jobs.