Paying attention

VICTORIA - It's a different looking Liberal government today than it was four years ago - or even 24 hours ago. Gordon Campbell's ca...

VICTORIA - That big Supreme Court ruling doesn't mean the end of medicare. Unless governments decide that's what they want. The judg...

VICTORIA – It’s probably not a good sign when a new government stumbles in its first day on the job. The Liberal caucus, old hands and first...

VICTORIA - The B.C. government discovered in March that salmon from a fish farm were contaminated with malachite green, a cancer-causing fun...

VICTORIA - Watch for an early showdown between Wally Oppal and Rich Coleman over the need for effective civilian oversight of police departm...

VICTORIA - One court case, and you get a snapshot of everything that's wrong with the Liberals when it comes to environmental issues. Wa...

VICTORIA - I've watched enough crime movies to know that it's time for Ottawa politicians to start scheduling their meetings for gru...

VICTORIA - My first reaction was to dismiss the BC Teachers' Federation defamation suit against Gordon Campbell as just the latest devel...

VICTORIA - It's encouraging to hear Gordon Campbell and Carole James talk about co-operating to make the legislature work better, especi...

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VICTORIA - It's not easy picking a cabinet. In the real world, if you need a grocery clerk, or political columnist, you put an ad in the...

VICTORIA - You should care about problems at the Columbia Basin Trust, both because it's your money and because they show the need for p...

VICTORIA - The bizarre soap opera in Ottawa isn't just embarrassing, it's hurting Canadians. The Liberal government survived a non-c...

VICTORIA - Random notes from the confused day after the election. First, there's a big political opportunity waiting for the party that ...

VICTORIA - Heave a sigh of relief. You have an opposition. Left or right or in-between, you're better served by a legislature that inclu...

VICTORIA - You'll probably know the results of the election by the time you read this column. But deadlines being what they are, I'm...

VICTORIA - Gordon Campbell should send some sort of gift over to the BC Teachers' Federation. The teachers' union has handed Campbel...

VICTORIA - Elections are precious opportunities, despite all the flaws in our political process. You get to help choose the party with the b...

VICTORIA - Too bad for the Liberals that the radio debate Gordon Campbell, fear tactics and all, didn't show up for last week's tele...

VICTORIA - Some footnotes from the debate, starting with another reason Carole James' strong performance is significant.. It was assume...