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Rob Shaw: The unintended consequences of DRIPA land at BC NDP’s doorstep

When the BC NDP government passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) into law in 2019, it went out of its way to say,...

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Rob Shaw

Opinion: B.C.’s long-awaited prompt payment reforms land amid industry downturn

Construction contractors across Canada have perennially experienced payment delays on projects, unfairly impacting their cash flow. The reasons for...

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Norm Streu & Chris Hirst

Rob Shaw: Behind the morning of manoeuvres that unravelled Rustad’s leadership

Rob Shaw: Behind the morning of manoeuvres that unravelled Rustad’s leadership

The hurricane of events that engulfed John Rustad on Wednesday and forced him out as BC Conservative leader, looked at times like chaos. But it was...

04.12.2025 2

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Rob Shaw

Opinion: New homebuilders are the boiling frogs of the housing crisis

Opinion: New homebuilders are the boiling frogs of the housing crisis

There’s no shortage of warnings and concern about the housing crisis unfolding across Canada. But for all the headlines and policy announcements—...

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Kevin Layden

Rob Shaw: Crofton mill closure shows B.C.'s forestry problems start with Victoria, not Trump

Rob Shaw: Crofton mill closure shows B.C.'s forestry problems start with Victoria, not Trump

The B.C. government’s attempts to blame U.S. President Donald Trump for everything wrong with the province’s forestry sector ran headlong into a...

03.12.2025 6

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Rob Shaw

Bryan Yu: Retail spending holds on while B.C. housing sputters

Canadian retail sales fell 0.7 per cent in September to $69.8 billion to partially reverse the one per cent gain the prior month. Levels have been...

03.12.2025 2

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Bryan Yu

Opinion: Ottawa’s spending review highlights B.C.’s lack of ambition

Earlier this year, I argued that British Columbia should take a page from the Chrétien-Martin government’s 1990s spending review to help address...

02.12.2025 4

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Jairo Yunis

Mario Canseco: Metro Vancouver voters open to major electoral reform, says survey

Mario Canseco: Metro Vancouver voters open to major electoral reform, says survey

By this time next year, British Columbians will be experiencing their first days under newly elected mayors and councils. Voter turnout has been...

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Mario Canseco