Paying attention

Bob Ritchie is a frequent e-mail correspondent and always interesting. He shared this thought. "Paul, it is a taboo for sports stars in...

Some public sector workers are going to be taking one day a week off this summer to help the government cut spending. And the change is the ...

If the Green party hadn't been so boneheaded four years ago, it might have several MLAs waiting to be sworn in today. The party's fa...

Over at my favorite blog, the Gazeteer posted last night on the impact of non-traditional media in this election. Would the gap between the...

There was some pundit sniffing at the credibility of an Angus Reid Strategies poll showing a narrower gap between the Liberals and the NDP, ...

After four weeks of official campaigning - and months of unofficial efforts - we're back where we started. As I write this, with ballots...

Sean Holman at publiceyeonline.com does a superb job of covering politics and government. And he has decided that STV is a needed change. Re...

I spent almost 10 years in the press gallery, watching B.C. politics from a front-row seat. That's largely why I'm so convinced that...

BC Ministry responsible for FOI claims they have no record of how many employees work in FOI Vancouver – - The ministry responsible for the...

The wise Norman Ruff says it takes several days to declare a winner in a leaders' debate. For starters, not that many people are actuall...

The campaign hoohaw about the price of beer should make you despair. Private liquor stores are miffed at the NDP plan to roll back price bre...

We're sliding toward a fraudulent provincial election. And both the main political parties and their candidates are playing along. Their...

It's time to start paying attention to the election campaign. The Angus Reid Strategies poll released this week raised a bunch of intere...

In one sense, the John van Dongen speeding scandal is a sideshow, a distraction from bigger issues. But it was also telling, especially in l...

Columnist Dave Obee has an interesting- and accurate - piece in the Times Colonist warning that given the wild optimism of the February fisc...

Four thoughts. 1) Why did John van Dongen wait a week before revealing his licence suspension to the premier and what does that say about hi...

Eight years in power, and the Liberals are still fumbling  the issue of residential care for seniors. The Liberal New Era campaign pledge i...

Plow through the Liberal and NDP platforms and you will find a surprising amount in common. For starters, both agree the other guys are inco...

I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't vote yes in the electoral reform referendum and try an alternative to the current system which h...

A useful Victoria Times Colonist editorial today on the NDP platform.