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Rob Shaw: After throne speech, will B.C. voters accept NDP version of reality?

Rob Shaw: After throne speech, will B.C. voters accept NDP version of reality?

Crime down, health care swinging upwards, housing booming. B.C. throne speech paints a picture too rosy for some.
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Les Leyne: Throne speech has people programs to help NDP stay atop polls

Les Leyne: Throne speech has people programs to help NDP stay atop polls

Premier David (I’m a people person) Eby set out the NDP government’s itinerary to get from where they are now (top of the polls) to where they want to be come voting day this fall (exactly the same spot).
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Letter: Squamish council, vote no on FortisBC TUP

Letter: Squamish council, vote no on FortisBC TUP

'Councillors must reject the FortisBC workcamp to stop further destabilization for housing, healthcare and human safety.'
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Letter: Gentle reminder—leave judgment at the door, Squamish

Letter: Gentle reminder—leave judgment at the door, Squamish

Why society's stigma around addiction and mental health must end.
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Editorial: Dementia & us, Squamish

Editorial: Dementia & us, Squamish

Facing dementia together: How early diagnosis and community support make a difference in Squamish.
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Baldrey: What this longtime MLA's departure could mean B.C.'s political future

Baldrey: What this longtime MLA's departure could mean B.C.'s political future

Mike de Jong helped build the free enterprise coalition after his historic byelection win in 1994. Will his retirement play a role in breaking it up?
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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Climate change and ski hills

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Climate change and ski hills

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Comment: Government wants housing? Then get out of the way

Comment: Government wants housing? Then get out of the way

After two generations of unworkable government housing policy choices, it’s no wonder the private sector isn’t building rentals
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Rob Shaw: B.C. election fever heats up as parties brace for rushed legislative session

Rob Shaw: B.C. election fever heats up as parties brace for rushed legislative session

Throne speech, budget and election all on the horizon for B.C. politicians this week
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Comment: Budget should get rid of B.C.'s arcane — and costly — labour policy

Comment: Budget should get rid of B.C.'s arcane — and costly — labour policy

The province should be making public investments go further, by providing better value on big-ticket items like infrastructure.
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