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Rob Shaw: Surplus spending not yet moving the needle on crises – or BC NDP’s popularity problem

Rob Shaw: Surplus spending not yet moving the needle on crises – or BC NDP’s popularity problem

How much support can $6 billion buy you? It’s a question Premier David Eby must be asking, after shovelling a good chunk of that cash out the door recently in a bonanza of feel-good announcements – yet largely failing to see any resulting
Opinion: Canadians' support of capital punishment for murder ticks up after several years of stability

Opinion: Canadians' support of capital punishment for murder ticks up after several years of stability

Over the past couple of years, discussions about the death penalty have carried on in some countries. The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union (EU) precipitated a debate on the reconsideration of capital punishment.
Rob Shaw: Even the NDP base is frustrated with NDP brass inaction on crime

Rob Shaw: Even the NDP base is frustrated with NDP brass inaction on crime

B.C. launched its repeat violent offender teams on Tuesday, in a bid to quell public unrest over crime in urban centres. It couldn’t come a moment too soon for the government. Even NDP supporters have had enough.
Les Leyne: NDP straddle LNG divide

Les Leyne: NDP straddle LNG divide

There was much emphasis on the promise that the Haisla plant will be the cleanest in the world.
Opinion: Fewer than one in five Canadians support country’s continued monarchy status

Opinion: Fewer than one in five Canadians support country’s continued monarchy status

Once a year, Research Co. and Glacier Media ask Canadians about the monarchy and the members of the Royal Family.
Undercurrent Mailbox: March 9 Edition

Undercurrent Mailbox: March 9 Edition

Cape Roger Curtis' future continues to be the hot topic of conversation in our Inbox
Rob Shaw: B.C.’s rushed surplus spending bonanza raises reform questions

Rob Shaw: B.C.’s rushed surplus spending bonanza raises reform questions

There’s an old adage buried deep within very serious political science textbooks that goes something like this: When you got mo’ money, you got mo’ problems. The B.C.
Les Leyne: 'Mind-blowing' money laundering eludes prosecution

Les Leyne: 'Mind-blowing' money laundering eludes prosecution

B.C.’s justice system has failed to bring even one person to court for money laundering.
Rob Shaw: B.C. makes two good-faith attempts to tackle issues outside of its control

Rob Shaw: B.C. makes two good-faith attempts to tackle issues outside of its control

The B.C. government made two attempts this week to tackle important societal issues largely outside of its control, and while its new bills may have fallen short of what some advocates wanted, they still seem like good-faith efforts.
Opinion: Commuting by car in Metro Vancouver has become more appealing post-pandemic

Opinion: Commuting by car in Metro Vancouver has become more appealing post-pandemic

In May 2019, Research Co. and Glacier Media developed what was meant to be an annual survey focusing on the commuting habits of Metro Vancouverites .