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Congratulations to Premier Gordon Campbell for becoming the fourth premier to be elected to 3 consecutive terms in British Columbia. The last premier to join the premiership 3-peat was William R. Bennett in 1983. BC has been well served during the p...

topics: carbon-tax, elected, election, emissions, environment

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Over 250,000 low income earners, many of them seniors don't pay any provincial income taxes today and others now pay between 30 and 75 per cent less than they did in 2001 under the former NDP government. Carole James and the NDP voted against these ...

topics: liberal, ndp, tax, taxes

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Forest Industry CEOs correct the record on forestry issues The three signatories to this statement wish to set the record straight on what is occurring in our industry today and what we see as critical for it to survive and thrive in the future.Firs...

topics: business, forestry, housing, housing-market, investment

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Check out Carole James's recent YouTube video. It pronounces that James is a leader who understands the average working person and that she is going to go to bat for average working people.What a hilarious video.Forget the NDP spin; what do we actual...

topics: ndp, union

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Last week the BCTF lost it's attempt for an injunction against Bill 42, the so-called gag law that will limit third-party political advertising from spending more than $150,000 in the two months proceeding a provincial election campaign and during ...

topics: attorney-general, election, political, supreme-court, unions

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In yesterday's New York Times, star columnist, Thomas L. Friedman writes about the second biggest decision Barack Obama has to make (the first is deciding on the size of the stimulus package) is to increase the federal gasoline tax or impose ...

topics: carbon-tax, economy, investment, tax, taxes

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With so much attention being given to housing to the homeless I thought we should reflect on the roots of homelessness and the real solutions to this horrific problem.First off, who are the homeless:The homeless aren't simply Canadians down on their ...

topics: crime, health-care, housing, kamloops, political

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The Vancouver Sun's recent editorial New mayor's 'fresh start' is first step of secret agenda , makes some excellent points and asks some troubling questions. The stunning speed with which Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson abandoned the high horse he...

topics: candidate, mayor, union

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Here we go again! Every year the BCTF comes out against the Foundation Skills Assessment tests given to all Grade 4 and 7 students. On Friday B.C. teachers via their union voted to refuse to give students these standardized tests, unless the B.C. Min...

topics: election, liberal, mla, ndp, political

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I was putting together my usual wish list for Christmas over the weekend; you know, world peace, an end to poverty and the Canucks winning the Stanley Cup. However, with the global economic crisis beating the stuffing out of my portfolio and my kids ...