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Les Leyne: Horgan, Wilkinson clash on voting, accuse each other of being evasive

Les Leyne: Horgan, Wilkinson clash on voting, accuse each other of being evasive

Premier John Horgan and Opposition Leader Andrew Wilkinson alternately accused each other of being afraid of change or hiding details about what it involves during a televised debate Thursday night about the referendum on B.C.’s electoral system.
New 鶹ýӳcouncil in for ‘doozy’ of a meeting

New 鶹ýӳcouncil in for ‘doozy’ of a meeting

Opioid crisis, renovictions, city-wide plan among topics to be broached by Mayor Kennedy Stewart and rookie council
Les Leyne: Hey, NDP: Check your mail

Les Leyne: Hey, NDP: Check your mail

Who’s got the most cavalier attitude toward transparency in government — the B.C. Liberals or the NDP? The previous government was the odds-on favourite as the correct answer. But the NDP is catching up. B.C.
Les Leyne: Intent aside, new MLA-recall rules look suspicious

Les Leyne: Intent aside, new MLA-recall rules look suspicious

The New Democrat government has some valid reasons for changing the rules around the petition process allowing voters to fire MLAs mid-term.
Some familiar faces surround Kennedy Stewart’s mayoralty

Some familiar faces surround Kennedy Stewart’s mayoralty

鶹ýӳmayor's office will have close ties to provincial NDP
New council may rescind majority vote for duplexes in Vancouver

New council may rescind majority vote for duplexes in Vancouver

Green Party Coun. Adriane Carr drafting motion to rescind vote of previous Vision Vancouver-led council
Jack Knox: Advice on the eve of B.C. proportional representation debate

Jack Knox: Advice on the eve of B.C. proportional representation debate

Here’s what John Horgan and Andrew Wilkinson should talk about in Thursday’s televised electoral-reform debate: the flaws in their own arguments. It’s not good enough for either simply to sell his own side like a shiny-on-the-outside used car.
Les Leyne: Proportional representation pre-debate in legislature moves no one

Les Leyne: Proportional representation pre-debate in legislature moves no one

B.C. politicians staged a pre-debate debate Monday morning that made a couple of things clear.
Wards or not, Vancouver’s electoral system needs reforming

Wards or not, Vancouver’s electoral system needs reforming

On Monday afternoon, the new mayor and council will be inaugurated and attention will be turn to how well they are going to govern over the next four years. I am optimistic.
Someone is putting up 'It's okay to be white' signs around New Westminster

Someone is putting up 'It's okay to be white' signs around New Westminster

A New Westminster resident is calling out “dangerous” signs about race that were posted on city streets this week.