Provincial Politics

Rob Shaw: Once an election promise, the NDP find themselves in a corner on gas prices – and with Alberta promising relief, the pressure will only increase.

Rob Shaw: A new bill will allow the NDP will accomplish something it has wanted for almost 20 years – bring BC Ferries back under its full control.

Rob Shaw: BC is dropping daily COVID reporting. It should drop the public briefings, too.

Points and puns on political pressure on public pensions, Pierre Polievre's prudent prospecting, and potential problems of (re)presentation.

More $ in ministerial cheques, and just straight up more ministers.

Rob Shaw: New Municipal Affairs Minister Nathan Cullen was always going to be in cabinet – but had to work behind the scenes for a while to rebuild his reputation.

Nanaimo Mayor and former NDP MLA Leonard Krog has emerged as a prominent - and persuasive - forest industry advocate.

Dene Moore: The provincial budget did have spending of note for BC “Beyond Hope.” What it lacked was a strategic direction for the region.

Rob Shaw: It’s always the smaller spending controversies that trip politicians up – and the NDP’s justification for ending a “holdback” for ministers was ridiculously bad.

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