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Rob Shaw: Sharma squires Swiss springboard to staff summer sojourns

Rob Shaw: Sharma squires Swiss springboard to staff summer sojourns

Attorney General and party of five take in Geneva UN conference, four of them then stayed for vacation
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Allie Blades: Kevin Falcon must unite the right in B.C. politics

Allie Blades: Kevin Falcon must unite the right in B.C. politics

BC United has to command conservative voters or it will lose
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Jock Finlayson and Ken Peacock: Imbalance between new homes and new residents escalating unaffordability in B.C.

Jock Finlayson and Ken Peacock: Imbalance between new homes and new residents escalating unaffordability in B.C.

Growing wedge between the number of new homes being built in B.C. and population growth fuelled by surging in-migration is playing a starring role in the larger housing market story, according to BCBC economists
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Brian Sauvé: Surrey's twisty, political police transition needs swift clarity

Brian Sauvé: Surrey's twisty, political police transition needs swift clarity

The head of the National Police Federation says Surrey should not restaff at the expense of RCMP
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Opinion: Quieting wildfires requires responsible forest management solutions

Opinion: Quieting wildfires requires responsible forest management solutions

What is happening in B.C. and Canada is a literal smoke signal that is impossible to ignore
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Rob Shaw: Trudeau cabinet shuffle raises questions about reforms sought by Eby

Rob Shaw: Trudeau cabinet shuffle raises questions about reforms sought by Eby

Many ministers moved out of portfolios of importance to the province
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Rob Shaw: Six new legislature seats create a squished, disappointing status quo

Rob Shaw: Six new legislature seats create a squished, disappointing status quo

MLAs missed the opportunity to encourage a better debating environment
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Dom Lucyk: We need to apply new thinking to keeping doctors and nurses in B.C.

Dom Lucyk: We need to apply new thinking to keeping doctors and nurses in B.C.

Compensation matters, but there are other reasons why doctors and nurses choose to stay or leave
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Rob Shaw: No sign that the NDP government is serious about a provincial police force

Rob Shaw: No sign that the NDP government is serious about a provincial police force

The only report on it is filed away and forgotten
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Kirk LaPointe: Surrey police overhaul started as a bold move and ended as a hot mess

Kirk LaPointe: Surrey police overhaul started as a bold move and ended as a hot mess

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke would be unwise to litigate following the province's decision on policing in Surrey, writes Kirk LaPointe
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