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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Rob Shaw: Question period reforms aim for time limits, less heckling, real questions, real answers

Rob Shaw: Question period reforms aim for time limits, less heckling, real questions, real answers

The politicians have agreed to try it, at least for a week
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Kirk LaPointe: Trudeau’s head-scratching apology sought absolution, not accountability

Kirk LaPointe: Trudeau’s head-scratching apology sought absolution, not accountability

The prime minister didn’t let us down in our expectation of his letting us down, writes Kirk LaPointe
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Rob Shaw: Shrugs greet the new normal of provincial deficits

Rob Shaw: Shrugs greet the new normal of provincial deficits

The public doesn't care because the budget will balance itself, Rob Shaw says sarcastically
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