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Opinion: Politics – and property taxes – continue to complicate Surrey's policing problem

Opinion: Politics – and property taxes – continue to complicate Surrey's policing problem

The pressure is rising on Solicitor General Mike Farnworth to grant Surrey’s return to the RCMP, as the city’s mayor tries to pin the blame for rising property taxes on the NDP government. Mayor Brenda Locke announced a 17.
Les Leyne: Eby's 100 days of action grinds to a halt at legislature

Les Leyne: Eby's 100 days of action grinds to a halt at legislature

“The government’s mismanagement of the house on all fronts has been at a level that none of us have seen for a good number of years.”
Opinion: Nearly a quarter of British Columbians would welcome vaccine passports back as COVID concerns abate

Opinion: Nearly a quarter of British Columbians would welcome vaccine passports back as COVID concerns abate

More than half are satisfied with the way the provincial government has managed the pandemic.
Rob Shaw: NDP community benefits agreements create policy conflict for Eby

Rob Shaw: NDP community benefits agreements create policy conflict for Eby

David Eby was left to solve an uncomfortable dilemma not of his own making this month.
Jack Knox: Should we change the name of British Columbia?

Jack Knox: Should we change the name of British Columbia?

The ties between B.C. and Blighty aren’t what they were.
Letter: We should know details of Trudeau government's $6K-a-night hotel bill

Letter: We should know details of Trudeau government's $6K-a-night hotel bill

Who stayed in London’s lavish Corinthia Hotel last September?
Keith Baldrey: Defection raises spectre of split centre-right vote in B.C.

Keith Baldrey: Defection raises spectre of split centre-right vote in B.C.

Provincial Conservative party could pry enough voters away from BC Liberals to tip a close election to the BC NDP.
Les Leyne: Eby and NDP are dismissive of legislature

Les Leyne: Eby and NDP are dismissive of legislature

Evidence of the attitude came in comic form on Thursday.
Jack Knox: Food builds bridges to far-away crises

Jack Knox: Food builds bridges to far-away crises

This is what expats often do when confronted with crises in their home countries, disasters that leave them feeling far, far away from where they long to be. They turn to the food they grew up with, using it as a bridge between here and there.
Opinion: Eby has an opportunity to drastically address B.C.'s mental health and addictions crisis

Opinion: Eby has an opportunity to drastically address B.C.'s mental health and addictions crisis

The most politically courageous move David Eby can make February 28 in his first budget as premier is to deliver British Columbians more Red Fish.
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