There’s a pattern developing in Victoria, but unfortunately our Premier doesn’t seem to see it. The pattern is that Premier Campbell uses aggressive legislative measures that are later found by the...
For more than a century, the women’s movement has worked to raise awareness and build solidarity for their struggle to secure equality, rights and respect for women. International Women’s Day has...
Change is good. So too is truth. Too bad this year's provincial budget didn't have much of either in it. That sentiment pretty much summarizes the reaction of many at the Victoria Conference Centre...
The good news is that BC voters have some very strongly held views when it comes to education. Simply put, they place a very high value on programs and funding that provide high quality learning...
This was supposed to be a defining moment for Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. Canada's economy has ground to a halt. By his own estimates, Mr. Flaherty predicts the Canadian economy will contract in...
The College Pension Plan has announced that it will stop subsidizing extended health benefits for retirees and will also cap inflation protection in the near future. The announcement follows a...
The new year brings more than the promise of better weather or the prospect of longer days. Within the next forty-six days, both the provincial and federal governments will be tabling budgets. The...
Events in Ottawa over the last four days confirm democracy is alive and well in Canada. Prime Minister Stephen Harper had an opportunity to make his minority government work. After the October 14th...
It didn't take BC's Auditor General John Doyle much time to point out the obvious. The first page of his 60-plus page review of BC's Industry Training Authority (ITA) summarizes in three sentences...
For the last three months, BC's Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services has been gathering input from across the province in advance of the February 2009 provincial budget. The pre...