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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.
Who speaks for Aboriginal people?

Who speaks for Aboriginal people?

As B.C. has been discovering, the question of who speaks for who is complicated – and often misleading.
Off the Cluff: Chris Gardner on court challenges

Off the Cluff: Chris Gardner on court challenges

Rick Cluff sits down with the man taking on the NDP government on two fronts - both in the name of fairness
Five ideas to make the legislature work better

Five ideas to make the legislature work better

Just because B.C. has rejected Proportional Representation – again – that doesn’t mean we can’t improve the system we’ve got.