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Les Leyne: A dead-heat election for B.C. thanks to Conservative surge

Les Leyne: A dead-heat election for B.C. thanks to Conservative surge

The Conservative Party of B.C.’s stunning surge culminated in a dead-heat election that on Saturday night left them just short of the 47-seat majority.
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Les Leyne: Eby's attack-dog approach stems from lessons learned in 2013

Les Leyne: Eby's attack-dog approach stems from lessons learned in 2013

An NDP report concluded then-leader Adrian Dix lost the 2013 election to BC Liberal leader Christy Clark due in part to Dix’s determination not to go negative
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Opinion: B.C. housing promises should leave voters questioning real impact

Opinion: B.C. housing promises should leave voters questioning real impact

The Rustad Rebate and the BC NDP housing plan both come with costly risks
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Opinion: Housing crisis takes centre stage in Metro Vancouver election battleground

Opinion: Housing crisis takes centre stage in Metro Vancouver election battleground

Even with a provincial election in full gear, Research Co. polling shows federal government takes most of the blame
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Rob Shaw: Chip Wilson's cartoon villain antics fuel NDP's final election sprint

Rob Shaw: Chip Wilson's cartoon villain antics fuel NDP's final election sprint

Billionaire Lululemon founder’s blunders allow BC NDP to tap class-warfare playbook
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Opinion: Can political leaders break the bottleneck in B.C.'s permitting process?

Opinion: Can political leaders break the bottleneck in B.C.'s permitting process?

Is there a party that will facilitate greater levels of investment in the province?
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Opinion: Veteran leadership charts course to B.C. for first winter Invictus Games

Opinion: Veteran leadership charts course to B.C. for first winter Invictus Games

Former Sportsnet exec aims to transform Canada’s relationship with its military through adaptive sports
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Opinion: To address affordability, policymakers must first fix B.C.’s painful payroll picture

Opinion: To address affordability, policymakers must first fix B.C.’s painful payroll picture

Stakeholders should be concerned by a decline in private sector jobs, because we can’t fix cost-of-living challenges without them
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Opinion: Which B.C. political party values open government?

Opinion: Which B.C. political party values open government?

B.C.’s freedom of information laws lag Canadian and world standards
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Les Leyne: Campaign sidelights that need more attention

Les Leyne: Campaign sidelights that need more attention

Here’s an assortment of ideas that haven’t gotten the attention they deserve in the B.C. provincial election.
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