Provincial Politics

For years, ICBC has blocked competition in BC’s optional insurance market. Its latest moves try to deny drivers a choice entirely.

Surrey-White Rock MLA Tracy Redies’ decision to step down leaves a hole in the BC Liberal bench, and means at least one small pandemic vote.

Natural gas has a big role to play in getting to a lower carbon future, and allows Canada to contribute to efforts to cut GHG emissions.

Jody Vance: British Columbia has been a comparative success story. As tensions and fears rise, we should stick with the formula that works.

Ada Slivinski: ‘Keeping up with online schooling while holding down a full-time job is impossible, no matter what magazines and mom-bloggers tell you.´

At best, Premier John Horgan’s reference to ‘opportunities’ for an early election was a poor choice of words. At worst, it’s reckless.

Dene Moore: ‘There are two British Columbias, urban and rural. To ignore the divide is to increase it.’

A political strategist-eye view of some of the thinking that goes into selecting committees.

Roslyn Kunin: Canada needs two things: a more diverse global customer base, and free trade within the country.

BC's out-of-control overdose epidemic not only isn't new, it's getting worse. As Jordan Bateman notes, the NDP promised to move heaven and earth to put a stop to it - but whatever they're doing, it's not working.