BC NDP share of popular vote declining since 1979 By Dermod Travis The great thing about political punditry is the ability to be right and wrong at the same time and get away with it, which is why the pundits who were no better at predicting the outcome of the BC election shouldn’t be expected [...]
BC gasoline taxes among highest in North America By Jordan Bateman As Canadians, we have become conditioned to paying higher prices than our American neighbours for pretty much everything. Milk, cheese, clothes, electronics, books, airfares, sporting goods, cars, liquor: we know we’re being gouged, but we don’t know what to do about it. “Tax [...]
Expect energy, labour issues to dominate Christy Clark agenda The dust is beginning to settle after Tuesday’s stunning election victory for Christy Clark and the BC Liberals. Premier Clark still has to find a seat for herself, of course — and rumours are strong that she’ll choose to compete for one outside the Vancouver area. [...]
Christy Clark started campaign 22 points behind Adrian Dix and NDP The strangest scene of a strange election campaign was the final one: Liberal Leader Christy Clark taking the stage Tuesday night to declare a solid majority victory. Clark’s come-from-behind win astounded many pundits and pollsters, who had the Liberal leader down by 22 points at [...]
NDP pledge to hike taxes could affect investment, leading to fewer BC jobs BC jobs and investment could be heading for a rough ride over the next few years with a new NDP government, according to figures compiled by a leading Canadian economist. Jack Mintz, head of the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, [...]
Latest poll BC Election 2013 reports 9 point gap in favour of NDP Today’s the last day of advanced polling for BC Election 2013. Tuesday’s election day. Christy Clark’s hell-bent-for-leather campaign to keep her BC Liberals in government has not quite made it. For a while, early last week, it looked as though she’d really made [...]
BC Conservatives says their proposal will lower prices, increase choice The BC Conservatives made the announcement Tuesday. Leader John Cummins says a BC Conservative government would give British Columbians more choice to buy beer and wine and “take the special interests out of liquor sales.” “We believe in getting BC back to basics, and that means [...]
BC mining executives take pie in the face for kids’ health The BC mining community’s fundraising campaign, Mining for Miracles, raised over $1 million in its 2013 Teck Celebrity Pie Throw event on May 2 to support the Institutional Pediatric BioBank at BC Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Child and Family Research Institute. Featuring Canada’s first ever [...]
BC economic growth set to outpace Canada by 2014 BC economic growth is rising steadily this year to 1.7 per cent and may even reach 2.5 per cent next year, according to a new report. “Among the headwinds are a slowing domestic housing market and softer Asian export demand, though a resurgent U.S. housing market [...]
BC NDP leader Adrian Dix in Richmond Tuesday, supports strong riding campaigns Even though all three Richmond ridings are projected to go Liberal, the races are closer than expected, which is why BC NDP leader Adrian Dix was in town Tuesday to help with the campaigning. Dix says the nasty attacks against Richmond Centre candidate Frank [...]
Langley candidate Mary Polak accuses Hauptman of leaking campaign strategy to NDP The B.C. provincial election became even weirder Tuesday as the campaign manager for Liberal incumbent Mary Polak resigned over “hateful attitudes” by party members toward gays, followed by allegations from the candidate that he leaked campaign strategy to the NDP. Todd Hauptman resigned Tuesday [...]
Site C dam projected to cost $7.9 billion By Erik Andersen Dear Ms. Clark, Mr. Dix, Ms. Sterk and Mr. Cummins, I am writing to all of you political party leaders in the midst of the B.C. provincial campaign, as a senior economist who is very concerned that the proposed construction of Site C dam [...]
Platforms for BC Election 2013 offer little to those under 40 By Paul Kershaw and Lynell Anderson BC Election 2013 – British Columbians want their politicians to work for all generations and not inflame intergenerational tension. Problem is, that’s just what the B.C. Liberal and NDP platforms are doing this election. Take, for example, the [...]
BC Conservatives leader John Cummins making headway, but not ahead of Liberal Mary Polak Being a party leader — and being in the debate — does help. But perhaps not enough to get BC Conservatives leader John Cummins a seat in the legislature. John Cummins, a 17-year veteran of federal politics who represented parts of Richmond [...]
Oak Bay – Gordon Head riding held by Liberal Ida Chong in play during BC Election 2013 The big news in BC Election 2013 as the week ends, ten days before election day, is how the BC Liberals have closed the gap on the BC NDP. Ipsos-Reid says they’re 10 points behind the NDP. Others [...]
Sharkwater director Rob Stewart launches latest film ‘Revolution’
‘Revolution’ documentary is anticipated follow-up to Rob Stewart’s ‘Sharkwater’ Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart was in Calgary yesterday promoting a follow-up film to his award-winning documentary Sharkwater. Stewart spoke to The Beacon News about his latest film Revolution. Stewart’s mission is simple, if a little ambitious – save humanity. The Canadian conservationist has expanded the scope of his [...]
The Arts must innovate to survive in today’s world
Giving value to the arts and culture By Shawna Stirrett Traditional arts groups such as orchestras, ballets, operas and theatres that neglect to think about how they fit into the broader social context and respond accordingly will fail. This might not happen today or the next day, but the writing is on the wall. While [...]
Historic Barkerville exhibit to tour British Columbia and China
Barkerville exhibit captures Chinese experience during Cariboo Gold Rush An exhibit depicting the lives of Chinese immigrants during the Cariboo Gold Rush will travel to China next year thanks to a $20,000 grant from the B.C. government. The Barkerville exhibit is put together from archives kept in the historic gold rush town, which capture the [...]