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Sonja Baikogli Foley: Canada needs to take its cue from Germany on how to develop national childcare

Sonja Baikogli Foley: Canada needs to take its cue from Germany on how to develop national childcare

Canada's childcare policies aren't keeping step with workplace changes
Rob Shaw: Surrey growth poses a problem for the promises of the NDP government

Rob Shaw: Surrey growth poses a problem for the promises of the NDP government

Provincial plans for Surrey schools are like 'pouring a pint glass into the ocean,' trustee says
Rob Shaw: B.C. awaits Ottawa's move to keep violent offenders in jail instead of on bail

Rob Shaw: B.C. awaits Ottawa's move to keep violent offenders in jail instead of on bail

Provinces pleading with the federal government to keep potentially violent offenders off the streets as they face trials
Kevin Falcon: British Columbians deserve political change

Kevin Falcon: British Columbians deserve political change

A name change is only a very small matter in the larger context of the need for government change
Sonia Furstenau: We need a better framework for measuring the health of Canada's economy

Sonia Furstenau: We need a better framework for measuring the health of Canada's economy

We need a well-being measurement beyond what the traditional economic numbers provide
Rob Shaw: How the province's drug decriminalization program is meeting opposition in B.C. municipalities

Rob Shaw: How the province's drug decriminalization program is meeting opposition in B.C. municipalities

Kamloops and Campbell River are pushing back on permitting open drug use, and BC United leader Kevin Falcon calls the province's program 'reckless'
Rob Shaw: A tale of two MLAs, one BC United and one NDP, and how the province plays favourites

Rob Shaw: A tale of two MLAs, one BC United and one NDP, and how the province plays favourites

The money was requested by rival MLAs working together, but it flowed only to the NDP riding
Rob Shaw: Treaty settlement reveals the slow, often painful reconciliation process

Rob Shaw: Treaty settlement reveals the slow, often painful reconciliation process

The settlement announcement Saturday was also an opportunity for the NDP to score political points over its predecessors
Jordan Bateman: Inside the naming of BC United

Jordan Bateman: Inside the naming of BC United

The party rebranding is only the start, says Jordan Bateman
Rob Shaw: BC NDP whisks into Nanaimo, whizzes out after facing the heat

Rob Shaw: BC NDP whisks into Nanaimo, whizzes out after facing the heat

With nothing substantial to offer, the premier and his solicitor general received substantial public hostility