Vaughn Palmer: B.C. Liberals warned years ago about ICBC 'dumpster fire', but only fanned the flames

Credit to Author: Hugh Dawson| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 03:04:33 +0000

The B.C. Liberals complained this week that ICBC can’t be trusted, remains in a financial mess, and does a poor job of serving its customers. Which is true enough, so long as one overlooks how the Liberals started it all during their time in office.

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Vaughn Palmer: Eby has no plans to privatize ICBC, and reforms do little to cut costs

Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 01:36:20 +0000

OPINION: It is sobering to see the former head of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association discouraging accident victims from consulting a lawyer before entering into settlement talks with the deep-pocketed and untrustworthy auto insurance giant

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Vaughn Palmer: Horgan calls on Cullen to resolve bitter pipeline standoff

Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 02:18:53 +0000

OPINION: Will two former NDP MPs make the difference where one did not? Premier John Horgan better hope so because time is running out on the construction schedule along with any opportunity to peacefully resolve the standoff

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Vaughn Palmer: Money-laundering inquiry is a big ask legally, plus deadline is costly

Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 01:51:59 +0000

OPINION: The New Democrats did indeed ask a lot of the inquiry. Commissioner Cullen and his team are supposed to examine money laundering in “gaming, casinos, horse racing, real estate, the professional and corporate sector, accounting and legal services, financial institutions, luxury goods, automobile sales, cryptocurrency, trade and asset recovery

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