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BC Election Blog – Debate Edition

BC Election Blog – Debate Edition

The first and only in-person debate between the three main parties contesting the BC election was held last night. The 90-minute event was tightly moderated, producing a much more orderly affair in comparison to what we’ve seen in the US Presidential contest, and...
BC Election Blog – Debate Edition

BC Election Week Two – Steady As She Goes for the BC NDP

With two full weeks of the campaign now behind us, the BC NDP retains what appears to be a strong lead, with recent polls placing them between 11 and 18 points ahead of the BC Liberals. But with nearly three weeks left to go, there’s plenty of opportunity for the race...
BC Election Blog – Debate Edition

BC Election Week One

In a time like no other, expect an election campaign like no other. On the request of Premier John Horgan, BC’s Lieutenant-Governor dissolved the Legislature a week ago Monday, setting in motion a pandemic-era campaign that ends on October 24. At dissolution, Mr....
2018 BC Budget aims for balance in more than one way

2018 BC Budget aims for balance in more than one way

February 20, 2018 – Today the BC government released Budget 2018: Working for You, the first full budget tabled by the now seven-month old NDP government. Finance Minister Carole James has delivered a budget that aims to be balanced in more ways than one. The...
Analysis: 2018 BC Throne Speech

Analysis: 2018 BC Throne Speech

February 14, 2018 – Like the teaser trailer for a long-awaited film, yesterday’s British Columbia Speech from the Throne was at times stirring and light, sometimes somber and powerful, and as a whole, sweeping in its tantalizing vision. Will the actual movie...