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Canadians want more regulations around smoking, according to poll

Canadians want more regulations around smoking, according to poll

Will Canada raise the smoking age? New polling says public backs U.K.-style law
Baldrey: Let's put Vancouver's 2026 FIFA World Cup spending into context

Baldrey: Let's put Vancouver's 2026 FIFA World Cup spending into context

Columnist Keith Baldrey believes putting B.C. back into the international spotlight will generate more positives for the province.
Rob Shaw: Finance minister quick to deflect questions over troubled Surrey police transition

Rob Shaw: Finance minister quick to deflect questions over troubled Surrey police transition

Controversy swirls as B.C. government conducts detailed polling on Surrey policing
Opinion: 2026 World Cup goes from shiny object to fiscal nightmare for B.C.

Opinion: 2026 World Cup goes from shiny object to fiscal nightmare for B.C.

Soaring price tag casts doubt on benefits of hosting games
Carson Binda: B.C. should bring back an auditor general for local governments

Carson Binda: B.C. should bring back an auditor general for local governments

Taxpayer dollars drained by local government mismanagement
Who says the rich don’t pay their fair share of taxes?

Who says the rich don’t pay their fair share of taxes?

Statistics Canada data for the 2021 taxation year paints a picture in which the wealthy carry their part of the burden
Rob Shaw: Messy drug decriminalization experiment marred by shifting policies, unhelpful data

Rob Shaw: Messy drug decriminalization experiment marred by shifting policies, unhelpful data

Can B.C. prove its controversial drug program works if it keeps changing the rules and failing to track key metrics?
Comment: The missed opportunity of the Loblaw boycott

Comment: The missed opportunity of the Loblaw boycott

Many food prices have already been declining for weeks, rendering the movement somewhat misguided in achieving its purported goals.
Why economic growth sits atop Canadian policymakers' agenda

Why economic growth sits atop Canadian policymakers' agenda

Drawing on insights from their recent book, two academics shed light on why Canada’s anemic growth should be a cause for concern.
Les Leyne: World Cup overrun? Don't go there

Les Leyne: World Cup overrun? Don't go there

Original estimates on major public projects are like jottings of what a crayoned elementary-school mural might cost, before it turns into a giant diamond-encrusted tapestry of spun gold.