After an eventful week in B.C. politics, I’m ready to sit back and reflect on what’s been lost, and what has potentially been gained – or, more significantly, who has been lost – over the last months. Number one is the many excellent MLA’s and candidates across the province caught in the wake of Kevin […]
If the cost-of-living crisis is truly a concern for the B.C. government, why did the BC NDP add mandatory minimum consumer costs to reusable and paper bags when it banned single use plastic bags? In a departure from recent policy decisions, this fee, effective July 15, will impact everyone, from low-income families to the highest earners. […]
The Premier announced another increase, this time a one-year bonus payment to the B.C. Family Benefit. Not surprisingly, the timing falls right before the interregnum period and government seizes to a halt until the writ is issued and a new mandate is asserted – or a coalition is formed. Now, as the father of a young […]
As the largest city and service area region in northern B.C., the capacity and services provided at Prince George’s University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) have been a political hot potato for the governing BC NDP and, specifically, Health Minister Adrian Dix. Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care services across the country […]
