THE TYEE: Gains and pain — election stakes for workers
Labour experts untangle the B.C. government’s record and opposition parties’ pledges.
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Making life better for B.C. workers: where election parties stand
We asked experts about the NDP record on work life reform, what’s needed, and how the competing platforms compare.
WEBSTER AWARD FINALIST 2019: B.C.-Indigenous pipeline clash
An armed tactical police raid and clash at an Indigenous anti-pipeline barricade revealed public, and even government, confusion about the distinction between the hereditary leaders and First Nations’ elected chiefs and councils. It’s a key nuance that requires better understanding, experts argue.
Can Portland Hotel Society’s New Boss Restore Faith?
‘There won’t be any more Disneyland trips,’ says new head of beleaguered nonprofit.
‘It’s Prompted Debate’: Enbridge CEO
The push to have Canadian oil meet Asian market demand has grown massively since Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. conceived of the Northern Gateway pipeline to the West Coast more than a decade ago. But as the company’s CEO told reporters yesterday, so has the “passion and emotion around this project.”
First Nations on Gateway: ‘When We Say No, We Mean It’
With the federal government’s approval of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline this afternoon, First Nations across the province say they’re ready for the battle of a generation.
Lower Mainland to score resource jobs: report
The bulk of the province’s new resource industry jobs will be in the Lower Mainland, not rural areas.
Opposition questions B.C. Premier Clark’s ties to firm
Premier Christy Clark’s ties to the private sector before re-entering politics are once against under the spotlight, after a leaked document said she was listed as “founding chair” of a private firm’s subsidiary that she has extensively promoted on trade missions since taking office.
Premier Clark questioned over ties to TransLink lobbying
B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s transit policies and push for a referendum are being questioned after revelations she worked directly on a contract for TransLink when she was briefly partnered in her ex-husband’s lobby firm before returning to politics.
B.C. government ‘undermining’ Agricultural Land Reserve: BC NDP
BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix has called planned changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve “very disappointing.”
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