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Merle Alexander: DRIPA, mining and a glimmer of fools gold in British Columbia

Merle Alexander: DRIPA, mining and a glimmer of fools gold in British Columbia

Is B.C. on the brink of a moment for meaningful, transformative change, or are we as a society merely in pursuit of fool’s gold?
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Carson Binda: Time for MLAs and ministers to join the real-world economy

Carson Binda: Time for MLAs and ministers to join the real-world economy

The perks for our politicians need to be cut
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Rob Shaw: If the Police Act won't let the province decide Surrey's police force, fix the act

Rob Shaw: If the Police Act won't let the province decide Surrey's police force, fix the act

It's time to fix the toothless legislation to avoid another Surrey debacle
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Carson Binda: No one believes Kevin Falcon about his carbon tax

Carson Binda: No one believes Kevin Falcon about his carbon tax

BC United leader Kevin Falcon ought to be arguing to get rid of the carbon tax
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Rob Shaw: Will the BC NDP lay down the law in Surrey?

Rob Shaw: Will the BC NDP lay down the law in Surrey?

Solicitor General Mike Farnworth can determine Surrey's police force, but not without political risk
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Kirk LaPointe: We need more than high interest rates to correct our imbalanced economy

Kirk LaPointe: We need more than high interest rates to correct our imbalanced economy

If it took overly long to get on with the rate escalation, writes Kirk LaPointe, it is also going to take overly long to see those rates decline
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Rob Shaw: In Abbotsford, the homeless encampment will come down, but is it too late?

Rob Shaw: In Abbotsford, the homeless encampment will come down, but is it too late?

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon recognizes it's only one step on a long road
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David Williams: How long can our governments ignore our declining living standards?

David Williams: How long can our governments ignore our declining living standards?

Incomes are slipping and stagnating, our politicians need to face the facts
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Rob Shaw: Province's battle with inflation, higher interest rates, is far from over

Rob Shaw: Province's battle with inflation, higher interest rates, is far from over

David Eby finds himself under more pressure to provide support in inflationary, higher-interest-rate times
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Stewart Muir: Rescuing British Columbia's Greens from their gaslighting gaffe

Stewart Muir: Rescuing British Columbia's Greens from their gaslighting gaffe

Greens ought to be celebrating the project, Stewart Muir argues.
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