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Jordan Bateman: How Much Wood Could a Woodpecker Peck?

Jordan Bateman: How Much Wood Could a Woodpecker Peck?

A tale of an empty hole and a bird's nest in a tree
Mario Canseco: Higher taxes to address social, climate issues remain a tough sell: poll

Mario Canseco: Higher taxes to address social, climate issues remain a tough sell: poll

British Columbians are ahead of the national average on their willingness to pay higher taxes to address floods and for transit improvements
Kirk LaPointe: Meta does to news what Ottawa thought it wouldn't

Kirk LaPointe: Meta does to news what Ottawa thought it wouldn't

The Trudeau government has misjudged the tech titans and threatened Canadian journalism
Brian Sauvé: Surrey's twisty, political police transition needs swift clarity

Brian Sauvé: Surrey's twisty, political police transition needs swift clarity

The head of the National Police Federation says Surrey should not restaff at the expense of RCMP
Rob Shaw: Trudeau cabinet shuffle raises questions about reforms sought by Eby

Rob Shaw: Trudeau cabinet shuffle raises questions about reforms sought by Eby

Many ministers moved out of portfolios of importance to the province
Kirk LaPointe: Cabinet shuffle signals an administration aware it's wearing thin on Canadians

Kirk LaPointe: Cabinet shuffle signals an administration aware it's wearing thin on Canadians

What the cabinet shuffle accomplishes in this government’s lifespan – even if it wins the next election – is of questionable Liberal benefit, writes Kirk LaPointe
Don Wright: Why did Justin Trudeau switch sides in the 'class struggle?'

Don Wright: Why did Justin Trudeau switch sides in the 'class struggle?'

There is not so much a worker shortage as a shortage of people willing to work for low wages
Renu Bakshi: Justin Trudeau needs an editor

Renu Bakshi: Justin Trudeau needs an editor

Poorly worded government forms somehow justify additional resources
Rob Shaw: A last-minute hint about RCMP contracting makes the B.C. decision on Surrey policing that much more convenient

Rob Shaw: A last-minute hint about RCMP contracting makes the B.C. decision on Surrey policing that much more convenient

Ottawa may want out of contract policing, which means the provincial decision is more practical
Kirk LaPointe: Political absence at LNG2023 augurs ill for our reputations

Kirk LaPointe: Political absence at LNG2023 augurs ill for our reputations

Federal, B.C. governments did not exactly roll out the Welcome Wagon for LNG conference delegates, writes Kirk LaPointe