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Opinion: What if Alberta really did vote to separate?

Opinion: What if Alberta really did vote to separate?

An independent Alberta would be a landlocked, oil-exporting nation. It would have to enter into long and painful negotiations with Canada and the U.S. over every aspect of its new status.
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Rob Shaw: PHSA CEO still advising health minister despite full-time, $350K appointment

Rob Shaw: PHSA CEO still advising health minister despite full-time, $350K appointment

BC NDP says PHSA job needs Penny Ballem's full attention. So why is she still advising the minister?
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Rob Shaw: Carney sidesteps B.C. as Alberta, feds push for new West Coast pipeline

Rob Shaw: Carney sidesteps B.C. as Alberta, feds push for new West Coast pipeline

A new pipeline deal is forming and British Columbia is barely in the room
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Rob Shaw: Safe-supply leak shows just how broken B.C.’s whistleblower law is

Rob Shaw: Safe-supply leak shows just how broken B.C.’s whistleblower law is

A disclosure that forced a major policy reversal wouldn’t qualify for protection
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Opinion: B.C. climate action has reduced emissions, with economic success

Opinion: B.C. climate action has reduced emissions, with economic success

CleanBC put the province on the map. But unfinished policies and new pressures demand sharper focus and a smarter path forward.
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP forces through Bill 15, burning bridges along the way

Rob Shaw: BC NDP forces through Bill 15, burning bridges along the way

After gutting relationships with First Nations and municipalities, the party is left celebrating a costly win that may haunt it for years
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Mario Canseco: Support for private health care growing fastest among young Canadians

Mario Canseco: Support for private health care growing fastest among young Canadians

Research Co. polling reveals half of adults under 35 say the system would work better if privately run, a warning sign for governments hoping to preserve the public model
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Kirk LaPointe: B.C. is drowning in debt and no one’s throwing a rope

Kirk LaPointe: B.C. is drowning in debt and no one’s throwing a rope

Behind the G7 growth talk is a story of household strain, lender complacency, and economic fragility
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Rob Shaw: NDP digs into BC Liberal playbook for 'phantom savings' budget

Rob Shaw: NDP digs into BC Liberal playbook for 'phantom savings' budget

Finance Minister Brenda Bailey borrows from 2009-era accounting tactics to patch holes in a $10.9B deficit
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Les Leyne: Eby's mining vision is confounding

Les Leyne: Eby's mining vision is confounding

Premier David Eby joined the vision quest this week, announcing a new drive to seize the “generational opportunity to build lasting prosperity” by way of multiple mines in the northwest.
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