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Rob Shaw: B.C. has 11 days left to spend all of its unprecedented surplus. It likely can't

Rob Shaw: B.C. has 11 days left to spend all of its unprecedented surplus. It likely can't

The B.C. government has embarked on an unprecedented spending spree over the past four months, shovelling billions of dollars of an unexpectedly large budget surplus out the door to community groups, transit organizations and municipalities.
Rob Shaw: For Premier David Eby, doling out cash isn't rewarding

Rob Shaw: For Premier David Eby, doling out cash isn't rewarding

In using his nearly $6 billion budget surplus, Eby expected more of a political payoff
Rob Shaw: Surplus spending not yet moving the needle on crises – or BC NDP’s popularity problem

Rob Shaw: Surplus spending not yet moving the needle on crises – or BC NDP’s popularity problem

How much support can $6 billion buy you? It’s a question Premier David Eby must be asking, after shovelling a good chunk of that cash out the door recently in a bonanza of feel-good announcements – yet largely failing to see any resulting
Editorial: Go green on Saint Patrick's Day

Editorial: Go green on Saint Patrick's Day

If not, beware of the pinch...
Cartoon: Saint Patrick's Day

Cartoon: Saint Patrick's Day

Is there ever a bad time for chocolate?
Opinion: Canadians' support of capital punishment for murder ticks up after several years of stability

Opinion: Canadians' support of capital punishment for murder ticks up after several years of stability

Over the past couple of years, discussions about the death penalty have carried on in some countries. The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union (EU) precipitated a debate on the reconsideration of capital punishment.
Kicking the Clutter: Without persistence, there is no progress

Kicking the Clutter: Without persistence, there is no progress

“Venturing into unknown territory was frightening and liberating at the same time.” ~ Ranka Burzan
Rob Shaw: Even the NDP base is frustrated with NDP brass inaction on crime

Rob Shaw: Even the NDP base is frustrated with NDP brass inaction on crime

B.C. launched its repeat violent offender teams on Tuesday, in a bid to quell public unrest over crime in urban centres. It couldn’t come a moment too soon for the government. Even NDP supporters have had enough.
Les Leyne: NDP straddle LNG divide

Les Leyne: NDP straddle LNG divide

There was much emphasis on the promise that the Haisla plant will be the cleanest in the world.
Opinion: Fewer than one in five Canadians support country’s continued monarchy status

Opinion: Fewer than one in five Canadians support country’s continued monarchy status

Once a year, Research Co. and Glacier Media ask Canadians about the monarchy and the members of the Royal Family.