John Horgan

BEPPLE – Next provincial election is a lot closer than it might seem

January 15, 2020 // 3 Comments

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]

NATIONAL PULSE – Horgan a close third in latest approval ratings for premiers

December 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE December 12, 2019 – Canada’s premiers have been passing through Ottawa over the last few weeks to meet with the Prime Minister and share their [Continue]

STONE – Horgan government is ignoring the needs of B.C. communities

October 4, 2019 // 2 Comments

By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson LAST WEEK WAS THE UNION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MUNICIPALITIES (UBCM) conference in Vancouver, an annual event that gives local leaders [Continue]

FORSETH – Mental health minister is wrong about the role of support dogs

October 3, 2019 // 1 Comment

THE GOVERNMENT OF British Columbia has stated it is committed to accessibility legislation that meets the unique needs of British Columbians and will also seek to learn from [Continue]

PETERS – Province’s mental health strategy ignores seniors

June 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

MEDICAL SCIENCE HAS DONE WONDERS to keep us alive longer. As of 2011, Canadian life expectancy was 81.7 years. That means in less than a century, life expectancy increased by [Continue]

STONE – It’s time John Horgan stepped up for B.C.’s forest industry

June 17, 2019 // 6 Comments

By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson BRITISH COLUMBIA’S FORESTRY INDUSTRY is in crisis as mills close and job losses mount due to John Horgan and the NDP’s [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Ford’s approval ebbs, Horgan fifth among premiers

June 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

Scott Moe and Francois Legault maintain their place as top two most approved of provincial leaders By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE June 7, 2019 – The squad of conservative [Continue]

FORSETH – Pig-headed B.C. government refuses to quit on pipeline

May 25, 2019 // 7 Comments

“BRITISH COLUMBIA’S highest court has spoken, unanimously, and the time for obstruction of the TMX pipeline is now over. I look forward to working with B.C. and the [Continue]

STONE – The NDP’s bizarre scheme to centralize power in Victoria

May 23, 2019 // 1 Comment

By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson LAST MONTH, in reference to recent and proposed changes to B.C.’s forest policy, West Fraser CEO Ted Seraphim expressed concern [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Would you buy a used car from a politician?

May 4, 2019 // 1 Comment

I BOUGHT A USED VEHICLE a couple of weeks ago. It reminded me how little I understand about some parts of our tax system. I get the concepts of income taxes and property [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Jason Kenney’s election cements the politics of division

April 17, 2019 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS EXPECTED, Albertans elected a new government Tuesday, sending the NDP and Rachel Notley packing after just one term. In their place come [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Horgan polls third among premiers for performance

March 26, 2019 // 1 Comment

Ahead of Alberta election, Premier Notley’s personal approval at forty per cent March 26, 2019 – Springtime across the country puts the bloom back on the approval ratings [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – What, exactly, is this ‘middle class’ everyone’s talking about?

March 23, 2019 // 1 Comment

WELCOME TO THE MIDDLE CLASS. Come on in. It’s a pretty big tent, this middle class, but our government — pick one; doesn’t matter which government — is there [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Legislators could look like ‘a pack of idiots’ on spending issue

January 29, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. POLITICIANS ARE so used to acting like politicians they can’t stop doing it no matter what. In the wake of the B.C. Legislature spending [Continue]