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Open up the ledge

Open up the ledge

No matter where you land on the unfolding BC legislature spending scandal, Jody Vance writes more transparency would do the place good
Keeping up with crazy

Keeping up with crazy

Mainstreet’s Nanaimo poll may have tongues wagging, but The Mother of All Byelections ™ is still up for grabs – and the most interesting result is still very much in play
NDP Deals Embody Worst of Partisan Trade Unionism

NDP Deals Embody Worst of Partisan Trade Unionism

The NDP's move to force unionization is an affront to one of the core values of the labour movement: a worker’s freedom to choose.
Beware the Government’s Back Room Deal with Big Unions

Beware the Government’s Back Room Deal with Big Unions

Modern-day snake oil salesmen are pushing a "miracle cure" for construction, but all it does is add construction costs and strip workers of their rights.
OFF THE CLUFF: Kent Verge breaks down prop rep's landslide defeat

OFF THE CLUFF: Kent Verge breaks down prop rep's landslide defeat

Prop rep was defeated by a landslide, which has led to a lot of finger pointing and back pedaling among proportional representation supporters, including John Horgan, David Eby and Andrew Weaver.
Don't bet on the NDP winning in Kamloops any time soon

Don't bet on the NDP winning in Kamloops any time soon

David Eby's decision to kill a much-needed BC Lottery Corporation head office project in Kamloops reminds Bob Price of a similar bad NDP decision in the early 1990s.
Plecas Report outlines shocking expense abuse allegations

Plecas Report outlines shocking expense abuse allegations

Did two B.C. public servants become too entitled to their entitlements?
My long wait for news (any news!) out of Darryl Plecas' office

My long wait for news (any news!) out of Darryl Plecas' office

Politics is just bad show business. But don't let the smoke and mirrors distract you from some of the startling allegations in this case.
Off the Cluff: Maclean Kay on what's next in #BCPoli

Off the Cluff: Maclean Kay on what's next in #BCPoli

Rick Cluff sits down with our own Maclean Kay to preview the next eight crazy days in B.C. politics.
Down to the wire in Nanaimo

Down to the wire in Nanaimo

How tight is The Mother of All Byelections ™? Within the margin of error.