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Vaughn Palmer: Premier starts 2025 on a positive note about Justin Trudeau departure

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Clinging to power while finding a new leader is a favoured strategy for B.C. political parties

Vaughn Palmer: Expect Christy Clark to push that point if she runs to replace Justin Trudeau You can save this article by registering for free...

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Eliminating paperwork for doctors is key point of Colwood's city-run health clinic

Vaughn Palmer: As first physician recruited for Colwood clinic says, model will eliminate her second job You can save this article by registering...

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David Eby continues to walk back timing of his promised 'immediate' relief

Vaughn Palmer: Three months after making his major election promise, the premier can't even say yet when he might deliver on it You can save this...

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David Eby will be a better premier if he follows lessons learned from John Horgan

Vaughn Palmer: David Eby's speech at Horgan memorial homed in on why the former premier did so well in office You can save this article by...

31.12.2024 4

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B.C. court rebuffs David Eby's war on NIMBY opposition to social housing

Vaughn Palmer: The project at issue was a 12-storey, 129-unit building in Kits intended to house homeless, mentally ill and low-income residents....

28.12.2024 4

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The Adrian Dix-Glen Clark reunion: New energy minister, B.C. Hydro board chair have a long history

Vaughn Palmer: Former premier and Pattison executive Clark has been named chair of the board at B.C. Hydro, under new Energy Minister Dix. You can...

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Ex-NDP MLA Selina Robinson's memoir skewers David Eby, is dedicated to John Horgan

Vaughn Palmer: Ousted cabinet minister's book, Truth Be Told, is a persuasive indictment of Premier Eby's limitations as a leader You can save this...

21.12.2024 10

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B.C.'s public service 'freeze' comes after NDP added 1,600 jobs in six months Vaughn Palmer: The NDP job freeze has lots of exceptions. It recalls a prior NDP government that vowed to cuts thousands of jobs, and cut 14

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B.C.'s public service 'freeze' comes after NDP added 1,600 jobs in six months

Vaughn Palmer: The NDP job freeze has lots of exceptions. It recalls a prior NDP government that vowed to cuts thousands of jobs, and cut 14 You...

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There's no sign of the NDP reining in spending. If anything, the opposite

Vaughn Palmer: Case study, the Pattullo Bridge replacement. It took the NDP many months to admit it's over budget You can save this article by...

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B.C. NDP lags on economy as Conservatives race ahead

Vaughn Palmer: If every minister were as on top of his ministry as Adrian Dix, the NDP would be living up to the premier’s vow to 'hit the ground...

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