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The last NDP government blew up in spectacular fashion, tossed out in 2001 for a long list of sins. Two were critical. The public decided the New Democrats were both untrustworthy and incompetent. (Rightly, I would add.)It's early days, but the Libe...

topics: election, liberal, liberals, ndp, new-democrats

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Sunday morning, on Public Eye Radio, Simon Fraser University public policy analyst Doug McArthur joins us to discuss why he thinks the provincial New Democrats aren't up to the task of acting as a public check on government's broad and general drift...

topics: new-democrats, politics

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The provincial New Democrats are better known the Liberals for blaming their woes on the media. But, in a letter published today in The Vancouver Sun, former Non-Partisan Association president and self-described Campbell supporter Howie Young complai...

topics: election, liberals, new-democrats, premier, tax

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In 2005, provincial New Democrats delegates voted to reduce the number of labour delegates at party conventions. But now, four years later, some New Democrats are agitating for the party to improve its relationship with union members and working peo...

topics: election, environment, liberal, ndp, new-democrats

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Contributions from Indo-Canadian-owned firms accounted for almost 30 percent of the corporate donations made to the provincial New Democrats in the first five months of 2009. An exclusive review of the party's Elections British Columbia filings by Pu...

topics: new-democrats, surrey

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In 2001, the Liberals promised to be the most open and accountable government in Canada. So it's a pity they didn't keep that promise. Because, if they had, their government might not be in the mess it is today. Let me explain.Last week, Fina...

topics: economy, election, liberals, new-democrats, premier

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My first budget lockup was in March 1998, when the NDP government forecast a $95-million deficit. Why didn't you cut a little more and deliver a balanced budget, then finance minister Joy MacPhail was asked? Because you wouldn't believe us, she rep...

topics: business, election, federal-government, liberals, ndp

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Earlier this month, Public Eye reported the provincial government could introduce legislation allowing authorities to detain at-risk youths against their will. But the Liberals gave no indication they might pass such a law during the election campaig...

topics: candidate, election, liberals, new-democrats, provincial-government

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If the Campbell administration didn't introduce the harmonized sales tax, it would be turning aside $1.6 billion in transition funding from the federal government. This, at a time when the province's books are in the red. So what would the tax-opposi...

topics: campbell-administration, election, federal-government, new-democrats, oil-and-gas

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Today, Mustel Research Group Ltd. released a poll showing the provincial New Democrats at 46 percent support, giving them an eight percentage point lead over the Liberals. But what about the Conservatives? After all, earlier this month, Angus Reid St...

topics: liberals, new-democrats, premier