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B.C. VIEWS: Speaker Darryl Plecas splits legislature looting spree open

B.C. VIEWS: Speaker Darryl Plecas splits legislature looting spree open

Long road to accountability began with MLA disclosures
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LETTER - Seal and sea lion cull makes more sense than shutting down herring fishery

Dear editor,
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LETTER: Seniors home care, day programs expanding, Adrian Dix says

LETTER: Seniors home care, day programs expanding, Adrian Dix says

B.C. health minister responds to latest Seniors Advocate report
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LETTER - Global warming part of a fraudulent international movement worth billions

LETTER - Global warming part of a fraudulent international movement worth billions

Dear editor,
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Commen-Terry: Helping Hands to benefit flood victims

Commen-Terry: Helping Hands to benefit flood victims

Fundraising concert Feb. 7 in Courtenay for those affected by Mariner Apartment flood
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Bob Castle鈥檚 Under the Glacier cartoon for Jan. 22, 2019

Bob Castle鈥檚 Under the Glacier cartoon for Jan. 22, 2019

Bob Castle鈥檚 Under the Glacier cartoon for Jan. 22, 2019
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COLUMN: Four questions on the B.C. economy in 2019

COLUMN: Four questions on the B.C. economy in 2019

Jock Finlayson is executive vice president and chief policy officer of the Business Council of BC
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B.C. VIEWS: Fact-checking the NDP鈥檚 speculation tax on empty homes

B.C. VIEWS: Fact-checking the NDP鈥檚 speculation tax on empty homes

Negative-option billing is still legal for governments
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Bob Castle鈥檚 Unde The Glacier cartoon for Jan. 17, 2019

Bob Castle鈥檚 Unde The Glacier cartoon for Jan. 17, 2019

Bob Castle鈥檚 Unde The Glacier cartoon for Jan. 17, 2019
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Science matters: Political climate is heating up

Science matters: Political climate is heating up

In 1988, when NASA scientist James Hansen reported to Congress that evidence for human-caused global warming was near undeniable, conservative politicians including the U.K.鈥檚 Margaret Thatcher, U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Canada鈥檚 Brian Mulroney agreed that action was needed. In my home province of B.C., a right-leaning government, the B.C. Liberal Party, introduced a carbon tax in 2008.
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