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Keith Baldrey: B.C. budget sheltered from economic headwinds

Keith Baldrey: B.C. budget sheltered from economic headwinds

Finance Minister Katrine Conroy’s first fiscal blueprint predicts $4.2 billion deficit, but contingencies protect it against downturn, bond rating agency says.
Jack Knox: To get blood boiling, just ask about public art

Jack Knox: To get blood boiling, just ask about public art

“Public art is a wonderful thing when done well and an embarrassment when it is not.” But who gets to decide which is which?
Letters: Waste plan doesn’t make sense from business or ecological standpoint

Letters: Waste plan doesn’t make sense from business or ecological standpoint

Removal of Burnaby parkland to allow organic waste facility fails to add up from any angle, readers say.
Letter: Lack of snow removal in Burnaby puts seniors at risk

Letter: Lack of snow removal in Burnaby puts seniors at risk

Poorly cleared sidewalks around city transit stops after snowfall put people in danger of falling, reader says
Letter: Burnaby council 'shameful' for plan to remove 'ecological reserve'

Letter: Burnaby council 'shameful' for plan to remove 'ecological reserve'

"Who is serving who here?" asks a letter writer.
Opinion: B.C. disinformation bill makes sense. Will it help?

Opinion: B.C. disinformation bill makes sense. Will it help?

As the drama over alleged Chinese interference in Canadian elections plays out in Ottawa, the B.C. government introduced its own bill this week to try and tackle the rise of election disinformation.
Opinion: In an early federal election, there is no clear frontrunner

Opinion: In an early federal election, there is no clear frontrunner

The past few days have provided more opportunities for speculation about an early federal election in Canada. Topics such as foreign interference and the type of people who some of our members of Parliament choose to meet dominated the airwaves.
Les Leyne: Premier's secret bid to get money laundering charges laid collapses

Les Leyne: Premier's secret bid to get money laundering charges laid collapses

Prosecution Service said although there was a possible path to prosecution, there was no substantial likelihood of conviction
Opinion: Are Trudeau and Poilievre overpaid? Canadians don’t really know

Opinion: Are Trudeau and Poilievre overpaid? Canadians don’t really know

In some countries, the initial public reaction to creeping inflation is to scrutinize the salary of politicians.
Rob Shaw: B.C. needed an ambitious budget with big ideas. Instead, we got an update

Rob Shaw: B.C. needed an ambitious budget with big ideas. Instead, we got an update

Is this the 12-month agenda to revitalize a New Democrat government at real risk of stagnating after six years in power?