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Les Leyne: Throne speech has people programs to help NDP stay atop polls

Les Leyne: Throne speech has people programs to help NDP stay atop polls

Premier David (I’m a people person) Eby set out the NDP government’s itinerary to get from where they are now (top of the polls) to where they want to be come voting day this fall (exactly the same spot).
Baldrey: What this longtime MLA's departure could mean B.C.'s political future

Baldrey: What this longtime MLA's departure could mean B.C.'s political future

Mike de Jong helped build the free enterprise coalition after his historic byelection win in 1994. Will his retirement play a role in breaking it up?
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Climate change and ski hills

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Climate change and ski hills

Comment: Government wants housing? Then get out of the way

Comment: Government wants housing? Then get out of the way

After two generations of unworkable government housing policy choices, it’s no wonder the private sector isn’t building rentals
Rob Shaw: B.C. election fever heats up as parties brace for rushed legislative session

Rob Shaw: B.C. election fever heats up as parties brace for rushed legislative session

Throne speech, budget and election all on the horizon for B.C. politicians this week
Comment: Budget should get rid of B.C.'s arcane — and costly — labour policy

Comment: Budget should get rid of B.C.'s arcane — and costly — labour policy

The province should be making public investments go further, by providing better value on big-ticket items like infrastructure.
Trevor Hancock: Reaching goal of Zero Hunger includes improving affordability of healthy food

Trevor Hancock: Reaching goal of Zero Hunger includes improving affordability of healthy food

Besides ending hunger, Zero Hunger includes improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture
Monique Keiran: Damaging moth with Tina Turner hairdo unwelcome in B.C.

Monique Keiran: Damaging moth with Tina Turner hairdo unwelcome in B.C.

The B.C. Ministry of Forests is planning to spray more than 650 hectares with a biological insecticide called Foray 48B to eradicate spongy moths
Geoff Johnson: Studying the humanities helps foster skills that are increasingly needed

Geoff Johnson: Studying the humanities helps foster skills that are increasingly needed

The employment market of the near future will demand fewer hard skills, since technical tasks can be automated, and more people who can put information into a human context.
Comment: Dentists need to ensure their businesses are viable

Comment: Dentists need to ensure their businesses are viable

A government dental benefit plan that doesn’t pay 100 per cent of a dentist’s fees makes it difficult to run a profitable practice.