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Rob Shaw: Expect Eby to double down on priorities in throne speech Monday

Rob Shaw: Expect Eby to double down on priorities in throne speech Monday

Premier David Eby has been sprinting through his first three months in office, checking off items from his 100-day action plan with increasing frequency.
Jack Knox: In B.C., working from anywhere no longer a remote idea

Jack Knox: In B.C., working from anywhere no longer a remote idea

Working remotely, really remotely, isn’t really that new.
Jack Knox: Port Alice moves on from mill, but public still paying

Jack Knox: Port Alice moves on from mill, but public still paying

After the mill closed, the province was on the hook for the cleanup. The Environment Ministry estimates it will have spent more than $90 million on the site by the end of this fiscal year.
Rob Shaw: Eby offers civil service flexibility – will it help achieve his ambitious agenda?

Rob Shaw: Eby offers civil service flexibility – will it help achieve his ambitious agenda?

Opinion: More than four in five British Columbians are concerned about household energy costs

Opinion: More than four in five British Columbians are concerned about household energy costs

British Columbians feeling pinched in these times of high inflation
Rob Shaw: People are dying – when will B.C. fix its broken addictions treatment system?

Rob Shaw: People are dying – when will B.C. fix its broken addictions treatment system?

B.C.’s addictions treatment system is an infuriating mess that’s not working. Let's start there, and say it out loud, because it’s true. The politicians know it. Two successive governments have failed to fix it.
Opinion: More than half of British Columbians ready for a new PM, says poll

Opinion: More than half of British Columbians ready for a new PM, says poll

Growing number of British Columbians feel ready for a change in Ottawa
Jack Knox: Phone scammer a 'dream job' that takes patience

Jack Knox: Phone scammer a 'dream job' that takes patience

It’s hard enough to keep your cool when providing tech support to someone you love, so imagine trying to hold it together while robbing a stranger. Really, you’d have to be a saint.
Rob Shaw: Asia, the U.S. and Canada on BC NDP's restored trade-junket itinerary

Rob Shaw: Asia, the U.S. and Canada on BC NDP's restored trade-junket itinerary

Premier David Eby says he’ll make overseas trade missions an early priority of his premiership, restoring a presence in key markets that flagged under the John Horgan administration.
Opinion: Eby's eager-beaver spending spree might be smart politics, but it's bad economics

Opinion: Eby's eager-beaver spending spree might be smart politics, but it's bad economics

We are seeing more of the nature of our new premier. He is one-part eager beaver, one-part lone wolf. David Eby was the premier-in-waiting for many years.