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TFN among a group of seven after low-cost infrastructure financing
Seven B.C. First Nations are calling on the provincial government and political leaders to commit to providing equal access to low-cost financing for public infrastructure construction.
Newly elected MLA still not commenting
Newly elected MLA Jane Shin is still missing in action, leaving Liberals and members of the Korean community with many unanswered questions about her credentials.
Shin needs to come out of hiding
I am writing to you about Jane Shin with the B.C. NDP for Burnaby-Lougheed.
Pundits were wrong about Libs
Well, I was wrong. Along with pretty much everyone else (with the exception of a small B.C. Liberal Party campaign brain trust), I thought the election this week was going to produce a result exactly the opposite of what actually happened.
Senate scandal flips finger to Reformers
"If there was ever any doubt that Stephen Harper's Conservatives bear zero resemblance to the long-ago reformers who railed against government corruption and pork barrel politics, the expense scandal that's engulfed Senator Mike Duffy has surely put it to rest."
New Westminster's newest MLA preparing for the role
The city's new MLA is hard at work trying to get set for her new job.
Pundits were wrong about Liberals
Well, I was wrong. Along with pretty much everyone else (with the exception of a small B.C. Liberal Party campaign brain trust), I thought the election last week was going to produce a result exactly the opposite of what actually happened.
Harper owes all of us an explanation
If there was ever any doubt that Stephen Harper's Conservatives bear zero resemblance to the long-ago reformers who railed against government corruption and pork barrel politics, the expense scandal that's engulfed Senator Mike Duffy has surely put it to rest. Duffy's challenges with basic standards of ethical behaviour, not to mention the former journalist's professed difficulty understanding forms, are already well known.
The people have spoken
Well, I was wrong. Along with pretty much everyone else (with the exception of a small B.C. Liberal party campaign brain trust), I thought the election last week was going to produce a result exactly the opposite of what actually happened.
Killer's request opposed
With the provincial election over, relatives of three murdered children in Merritt hope the province will scuttle plans by their killer to move across the country.
How Clark proved me wrong
Well, I was wrong. Along with pretty much everyone else (with the exception of a small B.C. Liberal party campaign brain trust) I thought the election last week was going to produce a result exactly the opposite of what actually happened.
Bad experience for elections volunteer
I volunteered in the B.C. election in Abbotsford South district and had a very bad experience - they hired persons to do supervisory work who were not qualified or able to perform the work.
Defeat of independents will hurt B.C. residents
The defeat of independent MLAs John van Dongen and Bob Simpson will be a serious loss to our province.
Abbotsford Liberals sensed polls were off
Pollsters and pundits were among the losers on May 14 as their predictions of New Democrat victory melted away by election day, when the B.C. Liberals earned their fourth consecutive win.
This Week's Question
What really happened in the B.C. election? -- ? Your View Last week's question, results.
Green threatens NDP future
Some attribute the astounding BC Liberal election win to the success of their ads attacking the NDP. But those ads only worked because the public has a lingering unease about the NDP, the ghosts of its socialist history, and its ties to the labour unions.
An election post-mortem
We have two new BC Liberal MLAs in Chilliwack and Chilliwack-Hope, returning the Times' readership area to the Libs after 13 months with an orange NDP tint in the east.
Feathering the nest
IF there was every any doubt that Stephen Harper's Conservatives bear zero resemblance to the long ago reformers who railed against government corruption and pork barrel politics, the expense scandal that's engulfed Senator Mike Duffy has surely put it to rest.
