Keith Baldrey

• As two byelections loom in B.C., one will prove more exciting than the other

  Premier John Horgan will have six months to call a byelection once Stephanie Cadieux formally resigns and you can be sure the NDP is searching for a top-notch candidate.

  Commentary

  Apr 14
  
• While B.C.’s new fiscal plan looks bleak, it’s not as bad as it may first appear

  In the fiscal year just ending (it ends March 31), the provincial economy exceeded all expectations and allowed Selina Robinson to push the deficit down to $483 million.

  Commentary

  Mar 3
  
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• The next few weeks in B.C. are critical as Omicron cases surge

  Some scientists theorize that perhaps Omicron will become a “nuisance virus” that infects a lot of people but does not inflict a lot of damage. Let’s hope so.

  Commentary

  Dec 23, 2021
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• Analysis: Final week on the campaign trail in B.C.

  Keith Baldrey and Richard Zussman break down the impacts smaller parties could have on the election result ahead of Monday's election day.

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2021
• One of B.C.’s most popular TV shows has gone off the air and that’s a good thing

  As the pandemic began to alter society in British Columbia, the briefings increased in frequency and eventually they were held six days a week.

  Commentary

  Jul 6, 2021
• B.C. Liberal Party’s post-mortem report misses the bigger picture

  Former party leader Andrew Wilkinson comes in for heavy criticism and is portrayed as someone who comes across as 'stilted,' 'combative' and 'uncomfortable.'

  Commentary

  Jun 15, 2021
• ANALYSIS: This B.C. NDP government is tougher than the last. No-fault insurance is more proof

  This NDP government has proven itself to be far tougher than the last time the party was in power in the 1990s, Keith Baldrey writes.

  Commentary

  Feb 7, 2020
• Analysis: Horgan government faces a political tightrope if bus strike worsens

  A full-scale walkout by bus drivers would pose a tremendous challenge to the Horgan government, writes Keith Baldrey.

  Nov 6, 2019
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• COMMENTARY: Why the NDP should be worried about the electoral reform referendum results

  It may have its flaws and there are clearly areas in need of improvement, but FPTP is here to stay. British Columbians have made that point, loud and clear.

  Dec 21, 2018
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• COMMENTARY: Can the BC NDP carbon tax plan stand up under pressure?

  Can the BC NDP government’s plan to hike the province’s carbon tax to $50 a tonne by 2021 hold up in the face of a growing number of premiers opposed to the very idea of such a tax?

  Blogs

  Oct 19, 2018