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Rob Shaw: Is B.C. ready to lead the way on firefighter safety?

Rob Shaw: Is B.C. ready to lead the way on firefighter safety?

Green MLA Adam Olsen says B.C. firefighters deserve gear free of harmful chemicals
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Rob Shaw: Eby's house-flipping tax likely to fizzle

Rob Shaw: Eby's house-flipping tax likely to fizzle

B.C.'s new housing flipping tax might not add up to much more than an election gimmick
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Opinion: B.C. budget plans for debt instead of restraint

Opinion: B.C. budget plans for debt instead of restraint

The vast majority of B.C.’s projected debt accumulation will occur post-pandemic
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Opinion: B.C. budget supports reshaping of provincial economy

Opinion: B.C. budget supports reshaping of provincial economy

More action is needed to position the province as an energy, economic and climate leader
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Rob Shaw: B.C.'s troubled $10 child care rollout leaves millions in federal cash underutilized

Rob Shaw: B.C.'s troubled $10 child care rollout leaves millions in federal cash underutilized

BC NDP’s promise of $10-a-day child care far from ‘universal’
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Les Leyne: Will B.C.’s World Cup costs go up? Of course they will

Les Leyne: Will B.C.’s World Cup costs go up? Of course they will

Having an entire continent host the World Cup doesn’t stop the cost creep. It just spreads it around so that more taxpayers can take part.
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Opinion: B.C. should scrap per-vote funding for political parties

Opinion: B.C. should scrap per-vote funding for political parties

Per-vote subsidy generates millions for political parties each year
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B.C. residents back Eby's housing policies, but confidence on affordability wanes

B.C. residents back Eby's housing policies, but confidence on affordability wanes

British Columbians aren't sure housing programs will meaningfully improve housing affordability in the province
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Baldrey: A look at the B.C. NDP's fiscal plan. Will it win or lose votes?

Baldrey: A look at the B.C. NDP's fiscal plan. Will it win or lose votes?

"Elections are about choices," says columnist Keith Baldrey, who believes the NDP government is going all-in on handing out perks.
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David Williams: Fiscal discipline missing from latest B.C. budget

David Williams: Fiscal discipline missing from latest B.C. budget

The budget accelerates an already-unhelpful pace of spending and borrowing that is stimulative at a time of inflation
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