KNOX – ‘Kooky’ or Kryptonite? Greens split on the future
KOOKY. When former B.C. Green leader Andrew Weaver (you knew he had stepped down, right?) took a highly public swipe at his likely successor last weekend, one word stood out. [Continue]
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FORSETH – Govt has worked in best interests of ‘politicians’ for too long
WHEN NDP PREMIER John Horgan gave official recognition to the BC Green Party, he also gave them tens of thousand in additional financial resources that would not have [Continue]
KNOX – Tax tip: Sorry, you can’t claim Trudeau and Horgan as dependents
A MESSAGE from the Canada Revenue Agency/Agence de Gougement. Dear Taxpayer/Cher Victime, The deadline for most Canadians to file their 2017 tax returns is Monday, April 30. [Continue]
IN THE LEDGE – Liberal members from Alberta in a tizzy over Trans Mountain
Debate in the B.C. Legislature on Monday (April 16, 2018) on the Trans Mountain pipeline. T. Stone: Yesterday we learned from the Prime Minister of Canada that the Premier [Continue]
POLITICS – Liberal MLA berates Speaker for not allowing insults!
From comments by BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver on his website andrewweaver.ca after Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017: In what can only be [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Is Horgan the cure for what’s ailing British Columbia?
An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A NEW MALADY has swept through British Columbia — it’s called Post-Election Stress Disorder. Those afflicted with it, [Continue]
IN THE LEDGE – ‘Leader of BC Greens votes against things he campaigned on’
Excerpt from debate during Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Mr. Speaker: The member for Oak Bay–Gordon Head. [Applause.] A. Weaver: [Continue]
B.C. POLITICS – How will B.C.’s NDP pay for deal with Greens?
By CHARLES LAMMAM and HUGH MacINTYRE The Fraser Institute THE POWER-SHARING deal struck by the New Democratic Party and Green Party means British Columbians could soon see an [Continue]
KNOX – NDP-Green deal brings power to Vancouver Island after a long wait
JOHN HORGAN once spilled a beer on my sister at a Shamrocks game. Or maybe it was one of the guys he was with. We were down in the seats and they were standing along the rail [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Three seats are no mandate for the BC Green Party
Note: This column was written prior to Monday’s announcement of an agreement between the BC Green Party and the BC NDP. THREE SEATS do not a government make and while [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Greens have a long way to go before they’re a political force
An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MUCH IS being made of the Green Party’s performance in the provincial election this week. It’s being called a [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Don’t believe politicians who say, ‘I’m not a politician’
An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF A CANDIDATE for public office says, “I’m not a politician,” run the other way. Yet it’s a popular thing for [Continue]
ELECTION – Green leader in Kamloops to announce natural resources strategy
B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver was in Kamloops today (April 19, 2017) announcing a 22-point strategy to build resilience in the natural resources sector. “A [Continue]
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