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Vaughn Palmer: Brad West dips his toes into B.C. politics, but not ready to dive in

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. VICTORIA — Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West fired off a...

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Vaughn Palmer: Premier losing control of daily political agenda

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. VICTORIA — Premier David Eby has lately found his daily...

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Vaughn Palmer: Businesses that toe the line have nothing to worry about

Opinion: Letter from Attorney-General Niki Sharma suggests the New Democrats see accountability legislation as leverage to get companies to pay up,...

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C.'s Haida 'milestone' not likely to be example for rest of country

Opinion: Rather than follow B.C.’s lead on the agreement, other provinces will likely wait for the text of a final deal or — better yet — a...

16.04.2024 5

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Vaughn Palmer: Final offer on Surrey policing? Yeah, right

Opinion: Right about now, many New Democrats are probably wishing they'd let Surrey revert to the RCMP You can save this article by registering for...

13.04.2024 4

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP turns its guns on Rustad's Conservatives as they outpoll United

Opinion: Setting aside the polls, the SOGI issue is not one that is likely to broaden Conservative appeal You can save this article by registering for...

12.04.2024 5

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Vaughn Palmer: Reality trumps B.C. NDP efforts to control drug-use narrative

Opinion: New Democrats run for cover in the face of overwhelming evidence of hard drug use in the hospitals You can save this article by registering...

11.04.2024 6

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. finance minister makes light of credit downgrade

Opinion: S&P bemoans free spending after David Eby took over from John Horgan You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if...

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP forced to admit its opponents got it right on kickback allegations

Opinion: The NDP says it got new information on kickback allegations. Likely that was advice on looming political damage You can save this article by...

09.04.2024 7

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Vaughn Palmer: Cailey Lynch sheds 'supporting' role, takes step into B.C. NDP politics

Opinion: For the second time this year — this time in a nominating race — the premier's wife has stepped out of the backrooms You can save this...

06.04.2024 7

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Vaughn Palmer: A modest coup and a trip-up for Rustad's B.C. Tories

Opinion: Excuses aside, if the Conservatives can't vet their candidates well, their opponents will You can save this article by registering for free...

05.04.2024 5

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Vaughn Palmer: Will B.C. learn the drug decriminalization lessons that Portland is now admitting to?

Oregon's dramatic reversal on drug decriminalization has a message for B.C., whether the New Democrats listen or not. You can save this article by...

04.04.2024 6

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Vaughn Palmer: Repeat after me B.C. NDP — frustrating, disappointing, unacceptable, outrageous

Opinion: B.C. NDP increasingly rely on rhetoric to mask their apparent inability to effect change You can save this article by registering for free...

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Vaughn Palmer: Firing contractor on B.C. sewage plant led to warning of price spiral

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. VICTORIA — An independent review of the outrageously...

29.03.2024 5

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Vaughn Palmer: Independent review needed into North Shore sewage scandal

Opinion: Metro cannot go hat in hand to Ottawa and Victoria for more money for the now-$3.8 billion project without a much clearer understanding of...

27.03.2024 6

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Vaughn Palmer: Promises-only news conferences characterize B.C. NDP election efforts

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. VICTORIA — The New Democrats made much of the release...

26.03.2024 6

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Vaughn Palmer: David Eby shifting focus to soaring B.C. Conservatives as election nears

Opinion: Eby’s main contender in the provincial election scheduled for Oct. 19 could be Conservative leader John Rustad, not B.C. United’s Kevin...

23.03.2024 5

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Vaughn Palmer: Secrecy, lack of planning reduces public acceptance of safer-supply drugs in B.C.

Opinion: Three years into B.C. safer-supply drug program, the government is just starting to tackle big problems VICTORIA — As B.C. approaches the...

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. premier goes after Poilievre on carbon tax, affordability

Opinion: It's unusual for federal politicians to go after provincial politicians and vice versa. But, for Eby, only Poilievre matches his poll numbers...

19.03.2024 3

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Vaughn Palmer: Wily Surrey mayor brings NDP to table on policing by dragging out issue into an election year

With an election months away, NDP fears the political damage an unresolved battle over police force could cause at the ballot box VICTORIA — The...

16.03.2024 4

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Vaughn Palmer: 'Minor' labour law tweak actually 'incredibly important' for B.C. NDP

Opinion: The New Democrats are rewriting the Labour Code to reverse a decision by the independent labour board and doing so in the midst of a...

15.03.2024 2

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Vaughn Palmer: Unions report on NDP failings in response to forestry crisis

Opinion: They did not spare the NDP failure to develop a strategy for a sustainable industry for the future VICTORIA — The NDP government response...

14.03.2024 1

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Vaughn Palmer: The B.C. NDP plan to plan for a plan

Opinion: Monday's big and shiny Surrey health-care announcement fades upon close study. Expect delays, cost overruns ... and more excuses VICTORIA...

13.03.2024 6

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C.'s Jewish leaders agree to work with the premier

Opinion: However, they aren't letting David Eby off the hook for his treatment of MLA Selina Robinson VICTORIA — Premier David Eby emerged from a...

12.03.2024 4

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP two-faced in reacting to Robinson resignation

Opinion: Two cabinet ministers, two experiences as Jews. It proves the need for an independent probe VICTORIA — On the day after Selina Robinson...

09.03.2024 5

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Vaughn Palmer: Eby goes from deflection to contrition as he processes shock Robinson resignation

Opinion: Expect the premier to move to defuse any fallout of antisemitism complaints, then rush to bury them VICTORIA — Premier David Eby was not...

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. must come clean on World Cup costs

Opinion: If Eby truly wanted to be open about costs, his government should not have negotiated a non-disclosure agreement with FIFA VICTORIA — Back...

06.03.2024 4

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Vaughn Palmer: Toxic, demeaning, unwelcoming. Report laments the culture of B.C.'s legislature

Opinion: The B.C. legislature needs a more inclusive, modernized, and decolonized workplace culture, a new report says VICTORIA — The B.C....

05.03.2024 4

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP in glee as United and Conservative MLAs hack at each other

Opinion: The centre-right infighting boosts NDP odds of being re-elected VICTORIA — While press gallery members were sequestered in the budget...

02.03.2024 6

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Vaughn Palmer: Expert takes on B.C. Hydro's looming financial problems

Opinion: The NDP wants more electricity to reduce use of fossil fuels. But it also wants to limit increases in your hydro bills. Something has to give...

01.03.2024 4

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Vaughn Palmer: World Cup will cost B.C. more, but minister not willing to offer figures

Opinion: Toronto has released information on it's cost overrun, but the B.C. government is in no rush to be transparent with taxpayers VICTORIA —...

29.02.2024 5

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Vaughn Palmer: Premier ducks questions on lag in B.C. child-care funding

Opinion: David Eby would rather media focus on the broader picture than asking about his broken promises VICTORIA — Premier David Eby ducked a...

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Vaughn Palmer: Agency stands pat on B.C.'s credit rating, but flags debt concerns

Opinion: The strength of the economy, the province’s fiscal record and the amounts socked away in contingency funds, persuaded Morningstar to make...

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Vaughn Palmer: NDP joins earlier governments in feeding at B.C. Hydro trough

Opinion: Money-losing Crown corporation ordered to provide rebate as NDP eyes election VICTORIA — When a dropped memo from Energy Minister Josie...

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. Budget 2024 bleeds red ink, with no cure in sight

Opinion: Finance minister says balanced budget is the NDP goal, but no hint of when that might be achieved. Not soon, for sure VICTORIA — Finance...

23.02.2024 5

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Vaughn Palmer: Eby taps FOI-fee minister to fill vacant B.C. cabinet post

VICTORIA — The day began with Premier David Eby announcing a couple of cabinet changes, brought on by his recent ouster of Selina Robinson as...

21.02.2024 7

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Vaughn Palmer: Mike De Jong Ottawa-bound? Bet on it

Opinion: For now, the longtime MLA will only say he's considering a federal run VICTORIA — As Mike de Jong prepares to leave the provincial...

17.02.2024 5

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP acts fast to end talk of drug-use site after public backlash

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby was ready with an answer when asked about this week’s blow-up at Richmond city council over establishing a...

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Vaughn Palmer: NDP face major selling job on their changes to the Land Act

Opinion poll finds little support (18 per cent) for First Nations having an outright veto over land use decisions. VICTORIA — The B.C. New Democrats...

15.02.2024 3

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP and Ontario Tories share a taste for government secrecy

B.C. NDP backs Ontario on withholding mandate letters. Yet B.C. has released them for years without a problem VICTORIA — The Supreme Court of...

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Vaughn Palmer: David Eby takes a page out of John Horgan's play book

Opinion: The B.C. premier has adopted a populist bent this week, much as his predecessor did VICTORIA — Premier David Eby indulged in a flurry of...

10.02.2024 5

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP consulted a select list on Land Act changes

Opinion: The province risked a backlash when it did not announce its intentions by news release or any other public process VICTORIA — While the...

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Vaughn Palmer: Selina Robinson decision more about politics than principles

Opinion: David Eby abandoned Robinson after one weekend because the NDP couldn’t afford the political hit in Surrey, a community whose votes and...

08.02.2024 10

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Vaughn Palmer: 'Math' didn't work for Selina Robinson to stay in cabinet

Opinion: Comments about Palestine have killed the career of an able cabinet minister, as Robinson says she won't seek reelection VICTORIA — The day...

06.02.2024 9

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Vaughn Palmer: John Rustad's big flip-flop on UNDRIP in B.C.

Opinion: The B.C. Conservative leader now wants to kill the B.C.law, citing 'botched' NDP consultations on a new land management system VICTORIA...

03.02.2024 7

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP routinely breaking access to information law, says commissioner

Opinion: Commissioner also says nothing has improved since NDP brought in an application fee, which was touted as a tool to reduce delays VICTORIA —...

02.02.2024 3

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. minister says he's 'keen' to discuss plans for Lands Act. Really?

Opinion: The government wants to be able to conclude these agreements without having to go through the legislative process every time VICTORIA —...

01.02.2024 5

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Vaughn Palmer: Changes to Land Act are huge, despite B.C. minister's claims

Nathan Cullen tried to suggest that the pending change in the provincial Land Act was no big deal. He sees it flowing naturally from the passage, back...

30.01.2024 10

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP quietly consult on sweeping changes to managing public lands

Opinion: Timeline suggests government has already decided how it will co-manage lands with Indigenous governments VICTORIA — The New Democrats have...

27.01.2024 6

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Vaughn Palmer: Departing B.C. chief coroner doubles down on call for access to 'safer' hard drugs

Opinion: New chief coroner would be wise to find more realistic ideas to toss at politicians VICTORIA — Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe reported the...

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