In the midst of all the shopping and gatherings associated with this holiday season, the meaning of Christmas is often overshadowed by carefully crafted consumerism messaging. But this year has…
Has British Columbia already protected enough land to hit its conservation targets? The Association for Mineral Exploration is attempting to convince the province the…
After months of internal unrest in the BC Conservative Party, John Rustad resigned as leader and the party appointed Surrey-White Rock MLA Trevor Halford…
“The current regulation makes it economically unviable and illogical for a farmer to invest in a facility.” —Murray Driediger One of B.C.’s most influential…
“Adding more regulatory complexity will drive investment away, kill projects, and make housing even less attainable for British Columbians.” —Independent Contractors and Businesses Association…
The landmark Cowichan Tribes court decision recognizing Aboriginal title over private property in Richmond, B.C., opened the door to removing statutory protections for fee simple land…
Facing a tense meeting with First Nations leaders this week over the Cowichan Nation title ruling, Premier David Eby sought to pivot Indigenous attention…
Last year, the provincial and federal governments recognized Haida Aboriginal title over the entire one million hectares of the Haida Gwaii archipelago, and this…
“The autocratic style of B.C.’s premier has reduced transparency and independence, and increased financial risk.” —Richard Mason B.C.’s premier confirmed this week the North…
Disastrous. Inadequate. Secretive. Those were just a few of terms Manitobans used to describe the performance of Elections Manitoba in that province’s last general…
The BC NDP government’s unfolding reconciliation agenda to resolve historic disputes over Aboriginal title and rights has deep roots. Under former premier Gordon Campbell’s…
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…
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…