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Rob Shaw: Summer squeeze forces Eby to reconsider short-term rental restrictions

Rob Shaw: Summer squeeze forces Eby to reconsider short-term rental restrictions

With pricey hotels and fewer vacation listings, the premier hints change could come to Airbnb rules
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Opinion: Province's CleanBC challenges go well beyond the carbon tax

Opinion: Province's CleanBC challenges go well beyond the carbon tax

Scrapping the carbon tax marks a sharp reversal with big economic consequences and even bigger political contradictions
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Rob Shaw: Gutted org chart signals deeper B.C. health ministry upheaval

Rob Shaw: Gutted org chart signals deeper B.C. health ministry upheaval

With senior officials abruptly gone and grief counsellors brought in, the province insists it’s 'right-sizing' amid spiralling debt
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Rob Shaw: Rustad wants a pay bump for MLAs. Does he have a point?

Rob Shaw: Rustad wants a pay bump for MLAs. Does he have a point?

Politicians face a third pay freeze, even as staffers see major increases. Are we asking public servants to do too much for too little?
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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Stripping all U.S. content from the B.C. government

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Stripping all U.S. content from the B.C. government

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Les Leyne: Minister says U.S. customers 'fearful' of protesting duties

Les Leyne: Minister says U.S. customers 'fearful' of protesting duties

U.S. organizations and businesses that will have to deal with increased lumber prices when higher duties hit seem reluctant to speak up, fearing retribution from the Trump administration
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Rob Shaw: New CentreBC party may offer soft landing to the politically homeless

Rob Shaw: New CentreBC party may offer soft landing to the politically homeless

Former MLA Karin Kirkpatrick hopes to catch the fallout from Conservative infighting and NDP overspending
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Les Leyne: Cancelling U.S. contracts is a tightrope act

Les Leyne: Cancelling U.S. contracts is a tightrope act

Cutting off that relationship is not as viable as some would like.
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Rob Shaw: TransLink’s future may ride on a vehicle levy for Metro Vancouver

Rob Shaw: TransLink’s future may ride on a vehicle levy for Metro Vancouver

The province is crafting a new transit funding tool for 2027. With other ideas ruled out, Lower Mainland drivers could soon foot the bill.
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Opinion: B.C. can’t afford another year of avocado toast economics

Opinion: B.C. can’t afford another year of avocado toast economics

With ballooning deficits and stalled industry, it’s time to get real about what government can and can’t afford
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