34 h. ago B.C. NDP government secrecy extended to its own Sunshine Coast candidate

Vaughn Palmer: This government needs to be watched closely for its habit of burying anything that could become controversial

Politics

59 h. ago B.C. NDP finds Trump a convenient excuse for ditching its flawed programs

Vaughn Palmer: Once again, the ruling party has blamed Trump for killing a policy, while sidestepping any blame it should bear

Other

3 d. ago Vaughn Palmer: Victoria trampling on Utilities Commission's independence, again

The commission was told to approve a rate increase dictated by the very utility it is supposed to be regulating

Society

5 d. ago Take on Alaska and you will lose, Republican senator warns B.C. premier

Vaughn Palmer: Premier David Eby has already begun playing down threat that could cost B.C. billions

Other

8 d. ago B.C. Premier David Eby defends emergency legislation, but appears uncertain of its details

Vaughn Palmer: NDP didn't need to wield a legislative hammer, unless Eby is planning an early election

Other

1 week ago B.C. took a hit to get a new Columbia River treaty. Now Trump wants even more

Vaughn Palmer: B.C. is waiting to see if Trump has a specific proposal or is just listing the treaty as a negotiating tool

Events

1 week ago The B.C. NDP government is winging it on carbon tax repeal promise

Vaughn Palmer: Mark Carney promises to end the tax. B.C. plans to follow, but isn't saying how it would manage a huge budget hit

Politics

2 w. ago 'We're sending a message': David Eby sets the right tone on Donald Trump tariff threats

Vaughn Palmer: The premier's statements and his government's actions this week have been carefully measured, though tempers are fraying

Economics

2 w. ago David Eby squandered the favourable financial position he inherited from John Horgan

Vaughn Palmer: Since becoming premier in late 2022, David Eby has presided over an astonishing decline in provincial finances.

Other

2 w. ago BCUC Approves FortisBC Energy Inc. Okanagan Capacity Mitigation Project

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On March 3, 2025, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) approved FortisBC Energy Inc.’s (FortisBC) application for its Okanagan Capacity Mitigation Project. The project includes building a new liquified natural gas (LNG) storage and vaporization facility at FortisBC’s Kelowna Gate Station and transporting LNG by truck from […]

Other

2 w. ago B.C. NDP engineers George Abbott comeback on treaty commission

Vaughn Palmer: The former Liberal cabinet minister had been named to the commission in 2015. Then-premier Christy Clark suddenly vetoed him

Society

2 w. ago B.C. Conservative dissidents went after leader John Rustad — and lost

Vaughn Palmer: Despite opposition from some 'independents,' pretty much everything went Rustad's way at the party's annual convention in Nanaimo

Politics

3 w. ago Ontario's Doug Ford pulls a John Horgan and wins big. Will David Eby follow suit?

Vaughn Palmer: So far the B.C. premier has stuck to legislated election dates. But what if his deal with the Greens falls apart?

Other

3 w. ago B.C. NDP excuses on ER closures across the province wearing thin

Vaughn Palmer: Despite the NDP's 80 per cent boost to the health-care budget, the Opposition has recorded 1,407 closures in the past two years

Other

3 w. ago B.C. Conservatives say internal dissent is a virtue. It's also a distraction

Vaughn Palmer: Division within the B.C. Conservatives over residential schools post and tariff vote has NDP making political hay

Other

3 w. ago B.C. government defends withholding details of shíshálh Nation deal

Vaughn Palmer: Only the gullible would trust government protestations

Politics

4 w. ago Secrecy over B.C. land management deals destroys NDP credibility

Vaughn Palmer: The deal with shíshálh Nation was kept secret by the NDP for five months

Other