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Les Leyne

Les Leyne

Les Leyne covers legislature sittings. He has written an opinion column since 1995 and was a political, municipal and general assignment reporter prior to that. He grew up in Qualicum Beach and worked on the West Shore and in Duncan prior to joining the Times Colonist.

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Recent Work by Les

Les Leyne: Rhetoric escalating in election-campaign class-warfare

Les Leyne: Rhetoric escalating in election-campaign class-warfare

Much of the class-conscious name-calling centres on housing policies, since housing is ground zero for the affordability crisis
Les Leyne: Ministry stayed mute as owners scammed B.C. Housing with Victoria high-rise purchases

Les Leyne: Ministry stayed mute as owners scammed B.C. Housing with Victoria high-rise purchases

The Housing Ministry has been chasing the unqualified ‘first-time’ buyers but never said a word about the scandal publicly, though some wanted to, FOI documents show
Les Leyne: Election campaigns may sail past B.C. Ferries' lurking problem

Les Leyne: Election campaigns may sail past B.C. Ferries' lurking problem

Much of the good news stems from one event: the half-billion dollar, one-time bail-out the government granted the corporation last year.
Les Leyne: B.C. Conservatives' biggest supporter provided ammo to the NDP

Les Leyne: B.C. Conservatives' biggest supporter provided ammo to the NDP

Much of the B.C. NDP’s ammunition for attacking the B.C. Conservatives comes from BC United
Les Leyne: Rustad puts name behind rebate, but turns shy on vaccine views

Les Leyne: Rustad puts name behind rebate, but turns shy on vaccine views

B.C. Conservative leader was happy to talk to reporters about his proposed ‘Rustad Rebate,’ but dodged six questions about his anti-vax comments
Les Leyne: As election campaign launches, this party is aiming to be cheerful

Les Leyne: As election campaign launches, this party is aiming to be cheerful

B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau sees benefits in a minority government.
Les Leyne: Local leaders back carbon tax that Eby, Rustad now shun

Les Leyne: Local leaders back carbon tax that Eby, Rustad now shun

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad outlines some of his ideas at Union of B.C. Municipalties convention
Les Leyne: Eby hones attacks on B.C. Conservatives in front of municipal leaders

Les Leyne: Eby hones attacks on B.C. Conservatives in front of municipal leaders

Premier spoke at Union of B.C. Municipalities annual meeting in Vancouver
Les Leyne: Kevin Falcon folds party with last-ditch move to foil NDP

Les Leyne: Kevin Falcon folds party with last-ditch move to foil NDP

Instead of engineering a glorious makeover, Kevin Falcon oversaw the worst rebranding exercise since Twitter became “X.”
Les Leyne: What John Rustad is pitching: Tax cuts, addiction treatment, nuclear power, fire Bonnie Henry

Les Leyne: What John Rustad is pitching: Tax cuts, addiction treatment, nuclear power, fire Bonnie Henry

B.C. Conservative leader said he’s offering a “common sense” approach to governing
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