Commentary

Les Leyne: Conservatives rally in Nanaimo, fight among selves but back Rustad

Delegates at the B.C. Conservative AGM spent the day rallying against the NDP government, but also got feisty among themselves.

Mar 2, 2025 3:30 AM Read more >

Opinion: It’s time that we walked the talk on interprovincial trade barriers

While we focus on global trade, Canada still struggles with interprovincial barriers

Mar 1, 2025 10:00 AM Read more >

Rob Shaw: While Eby fixates on Trump, B.C. struggles with a health-care crisis

NDP faced week of distractions, deflections and damage control

Feb 28, 2025 8:00 AM Read more >

Mario Canseco: Support for death penalty endures in Canada, polling reveals

More than half of Canadians still support capital punishment for murder cases—will that ever translate into policy?

Feb 27, 2025 7:00 AM Read more >

Rob Shaw: BC Conservatives learn how not to handle a Trump controversy

Opposition party's first free vote a masterclass in losing control of a political narrative

Feb 26, 2025 8:30 AM Read more >

Bryan Yu: B.C. homebuyers gain leverage as listings rise and prices dip

Metro Vancouver home prices see sharpest monthly drop in nearly two years, pointing to shifting market dynamics

Feb 26, 2025 7:00 AM Read more >

Opinion: B.C.’s forecast looks bleak amid trade turbulence and rising debt

Trump’s tariffs may hurt, but the real damage was self-inflicted

Feb 25, 2025 2:31 PM Read more >

Rob Shaw: B.C. ships dirty American coal but NDP scoffs at leveraging it

The province’s big opportunity to push back on Trump’s tariffs is being ignored for political reasons

Feb 25, 2025 8:00 AM Read more >

Kirk LaPointe: ABC Vancouver’s secret meetings raise alarms

City’s integrity commissioner exposes hidden deliberations that sideline the public

Feb 24, 2025 1:00 PM Read more >

Rob Shaw: Delta health-care crisis reveals cracks in province's housing push

Delta Hospital’s ER shutdown is more than a staffing issue—it’s a failure of planning

Feb 24, 2025 8:00 AM Read more >