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Opinion: If you believe that line, perhaps you'd like to buy some fast ferries?

March 4, 2022 admin bc ferries, british columbia politics, columnists, John Horgan, opinión, politics, vaughn palmer

Credit to Author: Stephen Snelgrove| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 23:35:59 +0000

VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan insists that his government’s proposed amendments to ferry legislation are not a prelude to New Democrats taking back control of B.C. Ferries. “It is not intended in any way to take control of B.C. Ferries,” Horgan told reporters Thursday. “We have no interest in managing the day-to-day activities of the B.C. […]

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP not putting a rush on gas price measures

March 4, 2022 admin british columbia politics, columnists, Energy, gas prices, opinión, politics, vaughn palmer

Credit to Author: Stephen Snelgrove| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 16:56:39 +0000

Opinion: Four years after promising measures on gasoline pricing, one wonders if the government privately welcomed recent price rises

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Vaughn Palmer: Stealth takeover of B.C. Ferries presents real risks

March 2, 2022 admin bc ferries, british columbia politics, columnists, opinión, politics, vaughn palmer

Credit to Author: Stephen Snelgrove| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 01:26:25 +0000

Opinion: Legislation reverses arm’s-length relationship with government that was designed to prevent another fast ferries fiasco

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. pension fund, under pressure, says it is selling Russian investments

March 1, 2022 admin british columbia politics, columnists, opinión, politics, vaughn palmer

Credit to Author: Stephen Snelgrove| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 02:34:09 +0000

Opinion: Mark it down to a combination of pressure from politicians and from unions representing workers with money in the pension fund

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Former B.C. house clerk broke public trust, says prosecutor

March 1, 2022 admin b.c. legislature, british columbia politics, local news, news

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 01:04:57 +0000

“Our position is that the public trust was violated repeatedly and extensively by Craig James.” — Crown lawyer

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. remains in a relatively strong fiscal position

February 28, 2022 admin british columbia politics, columnists, opinión, politics, vaughn palmer

Credit to Author: Stephen Snelgrove| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 01:10:47 +0000

Opinion: “B.C. Budget 2022 — still awaiting return to balance,” was the headline on the day-after commentary from DBRS Morningstar.

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Vaughn Palmer: New ministry will mostly be presiding over continued conflict concerning land base

February 25, 2022 admin british columbia politics, columnists, opinión, politics, vaughn palmer

Credit to Author: Stephen Snelgrove| Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:07:06 +0000

Opinion: New ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship is expected to co-manage land and resources with B.C. First Nations.

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B.C. appoints Josie Osborne as minster of new land stewardship ministry

February 25, 2022 admin b.c. budget 2022, BC government, British Columbia, british columbia politics, climate crisis, environmental issues and protection, Indigenous issues, local news, news, politics

Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:00:56 +0000

The $44 million Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship will oversee environmental sustainability and reconciliation. Nathan Cullen will replace Osborne as Minister of Municipal Affairs

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Vaughn Palmer: Brazen NDP explanation for protecting cabinet pay beyond belief

February 24, 2022 admin BC NDP, british columbia politics, columnists, opinión, politics, selina robinson, vaughn palmer

Credit to Author: Stephen Snelgrove| Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 01:36:06 +0000

Opinion: Under the law, an NDP law, cabinet ministers should be collectively losing $400,000 in pay for opting to run deficits. Instead, the NDP will change the penalty law

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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. budget underscores job and revenue losses of old-growth logging deferrals

February 23, 2022 admin british columbia politics, columnists, forestry, local news, news, old growth, opinión, politics

Credit to Author: Massey Padgham| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 01:33:13 +0000

Opinion: Despite political rhetoric, NDP approach suggests it considered forestry a dying industry