Municipal leaders from across British Columbia voted on Tuesday to get the Union of B.C. Municipalities to push the B.C. government to to give local government the power to put in place an empty home tax. Continue reading
West Kelowna’s mayor says education, health care and the speculation tax are top of mind at this week’s annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention. Continue reading
British Columbia’s financial books are rosier than expected after the first three months of the fiscal year. Continue reading
It has been a busy 14 months for B.C. Premier John Horgan. Now, he is looking to the next phase of the government, one where the priorities are on keeping the momentum going. Continue reading
Green Party leader Andrew Weaver is calling on the B.C. government to create a ‘made-in-B.C.’ environmental assessment of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Continue reading
Public pressure is building for the B.C. government to call a public inquiry into money laundering at casinos. Continue reading
A little over a year on the job and a majority of British Columbians think Premier John Horgan and his government are doing a bad job handling housing affordability. Continue reading
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers has a message for the B.C. government: Bring ride-hailing to the province now. Continue reading
Much of B.C. will soon be without a bus service and that’s alarming. But should the B.C. government step in and fill the looming void with a taxpayer-subsidized bus program? Continue reading
The province announced on Tuesday a committee of three academics to research and test the feasibility of a basic-income pilot in British Columbia. Continue reading
