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Opinion: B.C.'s forestry future tied to Canadian housing boom

Opinion: B.C.'s forestry future tied to Canadian housing boom

As political leaders push for more housing, province’s timber industry looks for new opportunities
Les Leyne: Eby, Rustad duel over tax cuts

Les Leyne: Eby, Rustad duel over tax cuts

Attention returned Wednesday to differences between two major tax-cut promises from the NDP and the Conservative Party of B.C.
Opinion: B.C. energy future highlights critical choices in provincial election

Opinion: B.C. energy future highlights critical choices in provincial election

Voters must choose between competing visions for sustainable energy
Gordon Campbell: Housing crisis at a tipping point with bold action needed in B.C.

Gordon Campbell: Housing crisis at a tipping point with bold action needed in B.C.

B.C. can take four bold steps to tackle unaffordable housing head-on, says former premier
Rob Shaw: Rustad's cadaverous debate performance may be enough to stall surging Conservatives

Rob Shaw: Rustad's cadaverous debate performance may be enough to stall surging Conservatives

BC Conservative leader needed a standout moment, but delivered monotone responses that failed to counter NDP attacks
Les Leyne: Three leaders now wait to see if debate was a game-changer

Les Leyne: Three leaders now wait to see if debate was a game-changer

The leaders of B.C.’s main political parties David Eby, Sonia Furstenau and John Rustad participated in a televised debate on Tuesday night.
B.C. voters want health-care overhaul but are wary of privatization, survey reveals

B.C. voters want health-care overhaul but are wary of privatization, survey reveals

Housing and poverty still top concerns, but voters remain split on health-care reform and private care expansion
Les Leyne: B.C. Conservatives and B.C. NDP not that far apart on law and order

Les Leyne: B.C. Conservatives and B.C. NDP not that far apart on law and order

NDP Leader David Eby has been pressured into taking progressively tougher positions on the issues over the past few years.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Where will the money come from?

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Where will the money come from?

Opinion: What do B.C. voters want from this election? Much-needed tax relief

Opinion: What do B.C. voters want from this election? Much-needed tax relief

Cutting fees, costs and government waste would help ease the financial burden faced by many British Columbians