This summer, a poll from the Angus Reid Institute found roughly one in five residents of British Columbia want Indigenous authorities to have final say on land use. This should set off…
The recent release of the BC Timber Sales review drew disappointment from several stakeholders. Instead of asking why forestry collapsed in the first place,…
“Compassion isn’t allowing [people] to kill themselves on the street… compassion includes some form of mandatory rehabilitation.” —Julius Bloomfield Like almost every other mayor…
Two premiers, two provinces, two “generational” opportunities for wealth and prosperity. Two entirely different visions of what that means. And too much stubbornness to…
Premier announces 100 involuntary care beds after mayors call for action “A psychiatric hospital for the severely mentally ill is a foundation in the healthcare…
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“Local governments are not designed, empowered, or resourced to handle the escalating costs of homelessness, crime, untreated mental illness, addictions and related street disorder.”…
“The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.” –Maximilien Robespierre Famous French lawyer Maximilien…
The Downtown Eastside in Vancouver is under siege, battling an undeclared fire emergency. Single room occupancy hotels in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside average a fire…
“Lofty goals paired with chaotic implementation leave everyone frustrated and no one accountable.” ––Geoff Russ For over a decade, governments in Canada have been…
“A psychiatric hospital for the severely mentally ill is a foundation. And if you don’t have that foundation, the building just collapses.” –Barbara Kane…
With fiscal mismanagement in Victoria, shifting global geopolitics and increasingly bizarre policy decisions by the B.C. government, the northeast might be the most important…
“Since the province is largely Crown land and First Nations have, collectively, claimed territory covering all of B.C., UNDRIP seems to presume the province…
It’s been nearly 17 years since British Columbia launched the first broad-based, revenue-neutral carbon tax in North America. This was an initiative I promoted…
Sean Bujtas is the mayor of Terrace, a northern city surrounded by incredible natural beauty, even as it’s burdened with among the highest homelessness…
Former cabinet minister Corky Evans on the NDP’s rural blind spot “New Democrat leadership forgot [resource development] is how we make a living.”” –Corky…
During last fall’s provincial election, Premier David Eby promised voters his government would implement mandatory care for British Columbians unable to care for themselves…
“What do cattle know that this premier doesn’t?” –Ian Paton B.C.’s cattle ranchers and guide outfitters are urging the province to reconsider exempting new…
For over a decade, British Columbians across the political spectrum strove to build up the province’s liquefied natural gas industry. Just as the first…
The B.C. legislature was seized with debate this week over the first major hospital diversion in Metro Vancouver, after Delta’s emergency room was shuttered…
