Liberals given ‘clear mandate’ on resource development: Clark
Emboldened on her first day as Premier-elect, Christy Clark deftly navigated around questions about oil tanker and pipeline safety at her first post-election press conference.
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Clark’s Liberals Win in Stunning Comeback
Stay tuned as reports come in from our on-the-ground team.
Cummins blames Conservative defeat on big money, special interests, and ghosts of NDP’s ‘dark decade’
Wielding a stern but unwavering face, Conservative leader John Cummins blamed tonight’s BC Liberals’ election win — and his party’s bewildering implosion — on British Columbians’ fears of the New Democrat “dark decade” in power.
John Cummins fails to unseat Liberals’ Polak
In Langley, BC Conservative leader John Cummins’ narrow 1,200-square foot campaign office is crammed with supporters, munching on ham sandwiches and cheese squares — a homemade feast which invokes the ex-MP’s distinct folksy campaign style.
‘Full-on battle stations,’ urges BC Liberal campaign director to faithful
In the final hours of election day, the BC Liberals have taken an increasingly strident tone in emails to party faithful as polls near their 8 p.m. close, hinting at a deepening sense of urgency particularly in Christy Clark’s riding.
‘These two parties just don’t understand’: BC Green leader Jane Sterk on democracy and fossil fuels
Where does the Green Party stand on the vote-splitting anxieties — and on the NDP’s promises to rein in oil pipelines and tankers? An interview with leader Jane Sterk.
At Kits rally, Dix calls for hearings on coal port expansion
New Democrat leader Adrian Dix tightened his criticisms of several controversial fossil fuel export proposals at a Kitsilano event on May 4, ramping up his opposition to Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion, but also calling for public hearings on a plan for a major coal terminal in Surrey.
Rejected Green candidate hopeful to file human rights complaint
In the wake of a raft of election candidates being cut loose — one New Democrat and four Conservatives so far — a rejected Green Party hopeful is filing a human rights complaint against the party only weeks before election day.
Burning Questions over Coal Port Plan
The Tyee talks to Fraser Surrey Docks’ CEO about how his project to expand exports should interest BC.
‘Treated like terrorists’ said former chief following raid
An occupation of the Burns Lake band office in northern B.C. ended dramatically on April 7 when between 30 and 50 RCMP officers stormed the building–some allegedly with firearms drawn–to evict seven protesters holed up inside, including four children, who were demanding the chief’s resignation and an Aboriginal Affairs audit of band finances.
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