Liberal minority government

UPDATE: 1:15 a.m. British Columbia has its first minority government in 65 years as the Liberals squeaked out a razor-thin victory over the NDP on Tuesday, with the Green party holding the balance of power for the first time in Canadian history. Christy Clark’s Liberals won 43 seats, the NDP under John Horgan got 41 […]

Campaign ends, vote begins

In the final days of British Columbia’s election campaign, Green Leader Andrew Weaver’s supporters have become a hot commodity as the New Democrats try to persuade voters they are the only real alternative to the Liberals. On the eve of the election, NDP Leader John Horgan appealed to anyone who is sitting on the fence […]

Campaign almost over

B.C.’s election campaign is in its final days and the party leaders are sticking to their platform points while out on the trail. Liberal Leader Christy Clark toured several suburban ridings across Metro Vancouver on Sunday, starting with a stop at a construction company in Surrey. “I just want to meet and talk to as […]

Clark defends tax rebates

Liberal Leader Christy Clark is defending a little-known tax rebate program meant to attract international business to British Columbia that allowed TD Bank to claim a $2.8-million refund. Her government had challenged the company’s claim for a refund in court because TD filed its paperwork a day late. The Court of Appeal ruled last month […]

Van city’s building bureaucracy

Regulation in Vancouver is keeping people from building new homes, which is helping to fuel sky-high housing prices in the city. That’s the conclusion of a report released this week by the Fraser Institute. The think tank’s report, New Homes and Red Tape in British Columbia: Residential Land-Use Regulation in the Lower Mainland, puts Vancouver […]

NDP vow to fight pipeline

The British Columbia New Democrat platform promises to use “every tool in the toolbox” to stop Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion from going ahead. But what are those tools? NDP Leader John Horgan isn’t saying. “I’m going to be discussing those with the prime minister the day after the election,” he said on a […]

Union boss denies jabs

The international president of the United Steelworkers Union says claims by British Columbia Liberal Leader Christy Clark that he supports U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood are untrue. Leo Gerard says his members know he’s been fighting for them on both sides of the border. Gerard says he questions if Clark really wants to protect B.C. […]

Vancouver home sales plummet

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the number of home sales slid last month by nearly 26 per cent year-over-year, while prices continued to climb. Residential property sales in Metro Vancouver totalled 3,553 last month, a 25.7 per cent decline compared to a year ago. Sales of detached homes fell 38.8 per cent […]

Carbon tax on coal: Clark

British Columbia Liberal Leader Christy Clark is threatening to impose a carbon tax on thermal coal coming from the United States. Clark told reporters while campaigning today in Merritt that she wants to make it uncompetitive to ship the coal through the province’s ports. She says if the federal government won’t act, the Liberals would […]

Jobs, climate top issues

Both the Liberals and the New Democrats are starting the last full week of the British Columbia election campaign with a push for votes in Metro Vancouver. NDP Leader John Horgan is promising to restore the province’s reputation as a climate action leader, focusing on reducing emissions that cause climate change. Environmentalist Tzeporah Berman, who […]