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Opinion: Unionized labour critical for B.C.’s skilled trades

Opinion: Unionized labour critical for B.C.’s skilled trades

Amid election discussions, businesses are urged to invest in safety-conscious, diverse workforces to support critical infrastructure
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Rob Shaw: Eby faces tough sell enticing Green voters to NDP

Rob Shaw: Eby faces tough sell enticing Green voters to NDP

Greens likely haven't forgotten BC NDP efforts to wipe them off electoral map
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Opinion: Poor policy decisions have helped B.C.’s forestry decline

Opinion: Poor policy decisions have helped B.C.’s forestry decline

Provincial leaders must consider what can be done to improve the outlook for a foundational industry
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Opinion: A return to massive deficits will bring fiscal austerity to B.C.

Opinion: A return to massive deficits will bring fiscal austerity to B.C.

A return to chronic operating deficits is one factor behind the weakening of B.C.’s overall public finances
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Les Leyne: Former Green leader now mostly on side with Conservatives

Les Leyne: Former Green leader now mostly on side with Conservatives

You have to have a lot on your mind to overlook that and throw your support behind a candidate for a party that is relatively indifferent to your life’s work.
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Rob Shaw: Rustad stands firm after latest candidate controversy engulfs Conservatives

Rob Shaw: Rustad stands firm after latest candidate controversy engulfs Conservatives

Party leader refuses to fire candidate over hateful anti-Muslim comments
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Les Leyne: Nasty remark overshadows Rustad's ferry plans

Les Leyne: Nasty remark overshadows Rustad's ferry plans

Brent Chapman unloaded some vicious remarks about Palestinians and Muslims 10 years ago.
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Opinion: B.C.'s forestry future tied to Canadian housing boom

Opinion: B.C.'s forestry future tied to Canadian housing boom

As political leaders push for more housing, province’s timber industry looks for new opportunities
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Les Leyne: Eby, Rustad duel over tax cuts

Les Leyne: Eby, Rustad duel over tax cuts

Attention returned Wednesday to differences between two major tax-cut promises from the NDP and the Conservative Party of B.C.
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Opinion: B.C. energy future highlights critical choices in provincial election

Opinion: B.C. energy future highlights critical choices in provincial election

Voters must choose between competing visions for sustainable energy
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