It was over twenty years ago that the first National Indigenous People’s Day was held. Today, we continue that tradition by recognizing and celebrating the rich cultures and contributions of First Nations, the Inuit, and the Métis Nation across British Columbia and Canada. This day has a great cultural significance for many Indigenous peoples because Read More…
On behalf of the BC Liberal caucus, I thank Leonard Krog for his service to BC and wish him the best in his run for Mayor. It’s certainly surprising that a capable and long-serving NDP MLA would run for municipal office rather than support the direction and vision of an NDP government only a Read More…
The NDP/Green party alliance that governs B.C. wants to change the system of how we elect governments in this province, but they don’t want the voters to pick an alternative to the one we use currently. Rather, they want to allow unelected, so-called “experts” of the NDP government’s own choosing (presumably with input and signoff Read More…
David Eby is not the type of guy who backs away from a political fight or cowers at the idea of confrontation. In fact, he wrote the book on such things. Literally. Back in 2010, Eby wrote a training manual for “legal observers” at the Winter Olympics held that year in Vancouver. The purpose was Read More…
Gutless. That seems to be the prevailing public sentiment concerning Vancouver-Point Grey MLA David Eby and his decision to cancel a public meeting about the NDP’s despicable “school” surtax on homes over $3 million because of “safety concerns.” It’s a well-deserved denunciation, especially since Eby’s entire career, if one can call it that, has been dedicated Read More…
Instead of listening to the concerns of his own constituents, Vancouver-Point Grey MLA David Eby cancelled his public townhall yesterday – for the second time. He’s a career activist with a long history of supporting demonstrations, protests and uprisings, yet according to him seniors, pensioners and families are “security risks.” British Columbians deserve representation and Read More…
It’s always cringe-inducing to hear Premier John Horgan plead with the federal government to do something about soaring Metro Vancouver gas prices, the highest in North America. Horgan was at it again Monday, blaming the feds for a lack of fuel-refining capacity in B.C. “Let’s make more (refined gasoline) here, creating more jobs here and Read More…
As Premier John Horgan turns to B.C.’s highest court in his battle against the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, his government is taking aim at the toxic stuff that flows through the pipe: Diluted bitumen. Bitumen is the thick, heavy crude extracted from Alberta’s oilsands that the B.C. government says poses a dire threat to the Read More…
When the New Democrats recruited four academics to vet the public consultations on electoral reform, they asked them to take a vow of silence about the government’s methods, process and findings. “You are one of four academics invited to provide advice and would be privy to confidential information, including draft materials and related commentary,” read Read More…
In an April 5 opinion piece published in this paper, SFU assistant professor Josh Gordon argued that the NDP government’s revised Speculation Tax was “essential for housing affordability” in B.C.’s main urban centres. He went on to write: “If critics of the Speculation Tax want to keep up their opposition, they must now defend the Read More…