Provincial Politics

Jody Vance: Of course Elections BC will make voting as safe as possible. But that doesn’t make forcing a by-definition unnecessary election healthy.

The first big story of BC’s early pandemic election is that internal equity rules, like confidence and supply agreements, can be cast aside for a better offer.

Roslyn Kunin: Until we’ve looked after the challenges we already face, neither we nor our governments should be taking on new ones.

There's a real economic and reputational opportunity for the taking.

Quick thoughts as BC plunges headfirst into a snap pandemic election.

In search of stability - or because someone amended a bill - or because the pull of the polls was like a supermassive black hole - we're really doing a pandemic election.

BC's tourism and travel sectors are bearing the full brunt of pandemic economic fallout. Jock Finlayson and Ken Peacock look at the numbers - and some ideas to alleviate the pain.

Dene Moore: The Lower Mainland and Victoria get the most attention – and resources – but per capita, the overdose crisis is more lethal in rural BC.

John Horgan may want to call an early election, but can’t say the real reason why. His problem is the whole province knows what it is.

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