Dec 20, 2017
No insight from B.C. NDP as they approve Site C Dam
Salman Zafar
There are times when you think the NDP has changed. But then you get a stark reminder that it hasn't.
John Horgan
Sep 18, 2017
B.C.'s Climate Leadership Plan was cooked up in Calgary boardroom of powerful petroleum lobby
David J. Climenhaga
It turns out the B.C. Liberals' Climate Leadership Plan was drafted by industry representatives in the Calgary boardroom of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers!
Sep 2, 2017
Alberta premier's chief of staff, John Heaney, returns to family and law practice in B.C.
David J. Climenhaga
John Heaney will be replaced as chief of staff by Nathan Rotman, who has worked as issues management director of the Premier’s Office and chief of staff to Finance Minister Joe Ceci.
Aug 14, 2017
Candidate's proposal to kick B.C. out of New West Partnership is likely to delight West Coast New Democrats
David J. Climenhaga
The New West Partnership is designed to make it harder for provincial governments to enact their own, tougher policies on a range of issues. So what’s not to like about being kicked out?
Aug 3, 2017
Keep an eye out for the 'Certified Kenney Fact'
David J. Climenhaga
If we accept UCP leadership candidate Jason Kenney's arithmetic, the Saskatchewan NDP appears to have wrecked the province's economy two years before it was elected!
Jul 17, 2017
Something useful for the premiers to talk about: The right's perpetual myth making about equalization
David J. Climenhaga
The Fraser Institute has been spreading fables about equalization payments. Why don't the premiers set the facts straight at their meeting in Edmonton this week?
Jul 13, 2017
The view from different planets: Connecting wildfires and climate change proscribed only on Planet Alberta
David J. Climenhaga
Why are you allowed to state one obvious conclusion when B.C. is afire, but not when Alberta is burning?
Jul 4, 2017
John Horgan's NDP can bring leadership to Ottawa
B.C. premier-designate John Horgan has agreed to talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once the NDP government is sworn in. Can the NDP bring a substantial agenda to Ottawa?
May 30, 2017
Does Derek Fildebrandt's paean to 'Mad Max' Bernier foretell a UCP leadership campaign?
David J. Climenhaga
"For those of us who supported the man we call 'Mad Max,' Bernier's loss was a heartbreaking disappointment." – Derek Fildebrandt, Wildrose finance critic
May 29, 2017
A minority NDP government in B.C. will have national significance
Karl Nerenberg
The deal between John Horgan and Andrew Weaver does not absolutely assure that the NDP will get to form a minority government. If it does work out, the rest of the country will be watching closely.
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