KNOX – Even with all the smoke it’s clear an election is looming
IT’S SMOKY OUT THERE. Need-headlights-at-4-p.m. smoky. Not as bad as newsrooms in 1982, mind you, but still as gloomy as a travel agent. We can see one thing clearly, [Continue]
John Horgan
ROTHENBURGER – John Horgan’s election temptation is in the numbers
THURSDAY CAME AND WENT and Premier John Horgan didn’t call an election. That was the day he unveiled his “Stronger B.C.” economic recovery plan, which was supposedly [Continue]
PETERS – Horgan must explain how election isn’t a cynical power grab
B.C. POLITICS IS HIGHLY STRANGE AND UNUSUAL and never has that been more apparent than right now. We have an official opposition in a minority situation who is begging the [Continue]
EDITORIAL – If Horgan calls a snap election, he doesn’t deserve to win
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SPECULATION IS RAMPANT that Premier John Horgan will announce a provincial election tomorrow. It might just be the media feeding off each [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – NDP’s massive lead could make early B.C. vote irresistible
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE September 4, 2020 – Premier John Horgan recently suggested an early election could be an “opportunity” for his BC NDP, though the party was [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – Horgan tops premiers in latest approval ratings
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 31, 2020 – Response to the coronavirus pandemic continues to be a key metric by which Canadians rate their political leaders in 2020. The [Continue]
BARNETT – Horgan can still stop the baby moose hunt before it starts
BY DONNA BARNETT MLA, Cariboo-Chilcotin THERE IS A GROWING MOVEMENT against Premier Horgan’s plan to cull moose cows and their calves all in the name of saving endangered [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Stay calm and kind with unwanted visitors from the south
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOTHING RAISES THE HACKLES of the average British Columbian like an out-of-province licence plate. First it was the Albertans, who made [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Drug addiction requires bold action, not fuzzy language
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EVERYBODY HAS IDEAS about what to do about drug abuse. The Addiction Matters Kamloops group, for example, wants to remove the stigma around [Continue]
PETERS – Horgan’s verbal diarrhea on the overdose crisis a serious misstep
A DELEGATION TO KAMLOOPS COUNCIL this week emphasized the importance of minding our language when talking about addiction and substance use disorder. Two days later, it [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Maybe working from home should be permanent for Legislature
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE B.C. LEGISLATURE went back to work Monday, albeit in somewhat truncated form, with some members being present in Victoria and others [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER: Who’s going to tell RCMP what to do about the blockades?
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE SCALE HAS TIPPED irrevocably towards enforcement over dialogue in the Coastal GasLink protests. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says talk [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Will budget be as uninspiring as the Throne Speech?
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET’S HOPE THE B.C. budget Finance Minister Carole James unveils Tuesday has more substance than last week’s Throne Speech. [Continue]
BEPPLE – Next provincial election is a lot closer than it might seem
THE NEXT B.C. PROVINCIAL general election is Oct. 16, 2021. That is just over one year and nine months away. That may seem a long ways away, but campaigning is well [Continue]
