Friday, May 19, 2006

Harper winning skirmishes, but risks losing public trust

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VICTORIA - The first spin was that Stephen Harper and the Conservatives had won political victories around big issues in the last week. But ...
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

U.S. gets say on B.C. forest policy; public doesn't get say in softwood deal

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VICTORIA - The New Democrats took their best shot at digging into the softwood lumber agreement this week, pressing for an emergency debate ...
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Monday, May 15, 2006

To understand First Nations blockades, look to Ottawa

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VICTORIA - Of course First Nations are going to stage blockades and occupations of disputed land. It's the only way they can get governm...
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Thursday, May 11, 2006

Liberals move to centre and rise in polls

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VICTORIA -  It's time to start thinking about a B.C. Liberal dynasty. The Mustel poll released this week confirms the success of the Cam...
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Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Straight answers could have headed off Olympic cost concerns

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VICTORIA - I probably wouldn’t even be writing about Olympic costs if the Liberals were serious about all their “most open and accountable” ...
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Monday, May 08, 2006

Campbell strong on Kelowna Accord, but Harper not listening

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VICTORIA - Gordon Campbell gave a great speech on the need to honour the Kelowna Accord. But it doesn't look much like anyone outside th...
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Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Little to cheer for B.C. in budget

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VICTORIA - Finance Minister Carole Taylor was quick to offer enthusiastic support for the federal budget. It’s a little hard to see why. The...
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Perfect storm battering tourism; aid needed now

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VICTORIA - The NDP was asking about BC Ferries Monday, but missed the most urgent questions. BC Ferries wasn't their first choice. The ...
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Monday, May 01, 2006

New class size law a reasonable compromise

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VICTORIA - Hey, the system works. Look at the government's move to set class size limits. The Liberal government is in the process of b...
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Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Softwood deal looks a bad bargain

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VICTORIA - It sounded like big news, an end to the costly softwood dispute. The first reports said Canada and the U.S. had hammered out a fr...
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Monday, April 24, 2006

Campbell’s evasions leave children and families’ worries

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VICTORIA - I don’t understand why Premier Gordon Campbell doesn’t want to say he’s sorry the government mismanaged the children and families...
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Friday, April 21, 2006

Posturing aside, there is no Conservative child care plan

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VICTORIA - Stephen Harper is busily talking tough about the Conservatives' plan to send $1,200 per preschooler out to Canadians. The mon...
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Thursday, April 20, 2006

New children and families head has chance for change

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VICTORIA - I have not quite been able to let go of Ted Hughes' report on the children and families ministry. The government has just ann...
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Monday, April 17, 2006

Spending now, to help the wounded, is just good sense

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VICTORIA - I got a call a couple of years ago from a man who wanted to talk about his son. The boy had fetal alcohol syndrome. He couldn...
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Grow op law erodes your right to privacy

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VICTORIA - You can understand firefighters' concerns about marijuana grow ops. Almost 10 per cent of building fires in Surrey last year ...
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Monday, April 10, 2006

Ready offers a way to dodge teachers' strike

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VICTORIA - Vince Ready's decision to put off an overhaul of teachers' bargaining and push for a quick settlement under the old syst...
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Friday, April 07, 2006

Hughes confirms Liberals botched children and families

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VICTORIA - Ted Hughes report on the ministry of children and families laid the facts out pretty clearly. The Liberal government has bungled ...
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Wednesday, April 05, 2006

A quick guide to the legislature raid twists and turns

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VICTORIA - Things are getting weirder and weirder in the great legislature raid case, with a fresh wave of information and even new influenc...
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Union deals open door to a better government

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VICTORIA - Give both the government and public sector unions top marks for finding their way to speedy contract settlements. The deals don...
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Saturday, March 18, 2006

Government's computer privacy problems a warning for you

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VICTORIA - Consider the B.C. government's recent problems in protecting private information and keeping its computer networks secure a w...
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