Paying attention

VICTORIA - The Surrey byelection called -finally - by the premier is going to give you a heck of a sneak preview of next May's election....

VICTORIA - The probe of Tasers in B.C. has already paid off with an interim report that recommends tougher controls on the use of the high-t...

VICTORIA - The lesson from the latest poll is that British Columbians wish there was a "none-of-the-above" box on the election bal...

VICTORIA - So ICBC's board forces out their CEO and launches a national search for a replacement. They hire a search firm - figure more...

VICTORIA - Stan Hagen looks like a good choice for the tough children and families job. The veteran minister from the Comox Valley wasn...

VICTORIA - Set the conspiracy theories aside. Christy Clark says she quit because she found it just too hard to balance politics and the c...

VICTORIA - I try to be positive, but Paul Martin's health summit strikes me as a dumb exercise. Not that the people are stupid. B.C....

VICTORIA - Yes, that is a real $1.2-billion surplus the Liberals are suddenly projecting for this year. And it makes both the job of govern...

VICTORIA - It's hard to see the people who run the Da Kine pot shop as criminal masterminds. The little store on Vancouver's Commer...

VICTORIA - The latest information on the raids on the legislature doesn't make the Campbell government look great, but it's far fro...

VICTORIA - The Liberals used to think gambling was terrible. Gordon Campbell said gambling creates addicts and hurts families, back when th...

VICTORIA - Who would have thought that the Campbell government could face a big threat from what most observers would dismiss as fringe par...

VICTORIA - Are these guys kidding, the premiers and Paul Martin, as they stumble towards what's supposed to be some sort of break-throug...

VICTORIA - A BC Energy Heritage Fund makes such good sense I can't believe the government hasn't already set one up. The principle ...

VICTORIA - The overdue byelection in Surrey Panorama Ridge is going to offer a great chance to judge how the Liberals will fare in next year...

VICTORIA - I've got nothing against Randy Bachman, and I'd be keen to see him and Neil Young in a benefit concert up in Duncan next ...

VICTORIA - B.C. hasn't even tapped into its newest energy resource, and already the province is in a war of words with the U.S. The gov...

VICTORIA - Random notes from the front: Another way to waste your money, keeping women safe sensibly, why NDP candidates could be Gordon Cam...

VICTORIA - There's probably lots of good reasons to fret about a machine that lets you inhale your gin instead of drinking it. But I ca...

VICTORIA - That whooshing sound you hear is Liberals heaving a sigh of relief about the latest Mustel Group poll. Gordon Campbell and compa...