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Dix, don’t count your chickens
Think today's polls can predict next May's election outcome? Think again. With less than a year until a provincial election, things are looking rather grim for Premier Christy Clark. The latest Angus Reid Public Opinion poll results indicate the BC ... Read More »
Message to BC’s leaders: Negotiate, and don’t slam the door on trade
Robertson and Dix plan to block oil exports on Canada's west coast – can Clark strike a deal for BC? A bleak scenario has been painted by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson in his quest to halt the increase of oil ... Read More »
Lessons for BC in Alberta PC majority?
A big upset in Alberta's provincial election, pollsters & TV stations #fail, and hope for BC Liberals Anyone who has worked on an election campaign can tell you that a week is an eternity in politics. In the past week ... Read More »
Reading the BC by-election tea leaves
All parties, even the BC Liberals, take away positives from Thursday night's results Once the by-election results were in Thursday evening, the collective sigh of relief from the BC Liberals could be heard around the province. The predictions from the ... Read More »
Best of the Net: New Millionaires, False Creek Ferries, Christy Clark
It's been a few crazy weeks, so I haven't been able to write my Best of the Net lately. But thankfully I was able to find some time on a cold and cloudy Saturday morning to pull a post together. ... Read More »
Loyalty, timing and politics in BC
Adrian Dix was going to be Monday's political story, until he got help from the BC Conservatives NDP leader Adrian Dix had an unfortunate moment on transit a few weeks ago when he couldn't present his proof of payment while ... Read More »
Another audit for Translink, another futile round
Sigh. Premier Christy Clark has ordered an audit of TransLink to address a shortfall in funding for the transportation authority. … The premier had referenced a $30 million shortfall for the Evergreen Line, however it is believed she misspoke. “There ... Read More »
Independent police investigations: be careful what you wish for
In July the provincial government passed Bill 12 into law ushering into existence the Independent Investigations Office, the much-heralded civilian oversight agency to investigate the actions of the police. In December, the province announced the hiring of Richard Rosenthal who ... Read More »
Best of the Net: Bright lights, food cart dismay and letting off steam
It's that time of the week again to review some of the more interesting blog posts and tweets. Bright Lights at BC Place VancityBuzz posted a fine piece titled Bright Lights: The Anger Over BC Place’s Video Screens about how the ... Read More »
Parent’s Voice mock themselves with Lady Gaga protest
A new annual tradition is marked today, thanks to a skillful marketing campaign by former broadcaster and now Premier Christy Clark, as Pink Shirt Day. It is a joyful day where children and adults get to don pink garb and ... Read More »
