Articles by Ian Bailey

Sep 27 2019 — Ian Bailey — Globe and Mail — Former prime minister Jean Chrétien dismissed questions about revelations that Justin Trudeau has worn blackface by saying it’s “over,” and defended the Liberal Leader’s decision to purchase a pipeline as a practical necessity as he rallied party volunteers during a Vancouver-region campaign swing. The blackface issue came up after Mr. Chrétien, who led the country […]

Jul 15 2019 — Ian Bailey — Globe and Mail — The B.C. Speaker has launched a second investigation into the conduct of the legislature’s Sergeant-at-Arms, even though he was cleared by an earlier probe into allegations of questionable overseas travel, inappropriate expense claims and benefits. Late last year, Gary Lenz and former legislature clerk Craig James were accused by Speaker Darryl Plecas of misspending of […]

May 31 2019 — Ian Bailey — Globe and Mail — Most members of the Liberal electoral district association in Jody Wilson-Raybould’s Vancouver-Granville riding have quit in light of the former cabinet minister’s decision to run for re-election this fall as an independent. Claire Marshall, the outgoing chair of the riding association, confirmed the exits Thursday, saying that nine of 15 members of the board – […]

Apr 26 2019 — Ian Bailey — Globe and Mail — Under pressure over sky-high gasoline prices, B.C.’s Premier said he will ask his top civil servant to find solutions for consumers concerned about the cost at the pump. John Horgan said Thursday he wants his deputy minister to “look at the range of options” available to B.C. that could bring prices down. He didn’t elaborate […]

Mar 15 2019 — Ian Bailey — Globe and Mail — Jody Wilson-Raybould says the past few weeks have been “incredibly hard” for her and her family, but she says she remains committed to the federal Liberal Party and a higher standard of government. The former attorney-general spoke Thursday to a crowded party event in her Vancouver-Granville riding, declaring that she had enjoyed being in cabinet […]

Mar 9 2019 — Ian Bailey — Globe and Mail — Walter Wells voted Liberal in 2015 and doesn’t think he’ll do that again this year. But he says he will be volunteering to work on Jody Wilson-Raybould’s expected re-election campaign. Mr. Wells, a 57-year-old residential realtor, actually lives just outside of Vancouver Granville, Ms. Wilson-Raybould’s riding. But he said he has been inspired by the […]

Jan 21 2019 — Ian Bailey — Globe and Mail — The federal Liberals have named a former B.C. legislature member to replace their candidate in the Burnaby South by-election where federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is trying to secure a seat in Parliament. Richard Lee, who represented Burnaby North as a provincial Liberal for 16 years until being defeated in 2017, said Sunday he was […]

Jan 17 2019 — Ian Bailey — Globe and Mail — A former Liberal candidate in the Burnaby-South by-election says she may run as an independent after being denounced for a second time by the party. “I will consider this as an option. It will all depend on my volunteers. My key supporters and people in the community,” Karen Wang told reporters during a chaotic news […]

Dec 26 2018 — Ian Bailey — Globe and Mail — Voters in British Columbia have given a decisive rebuff to electoral reform, but while the idea seems dead in that province, the prospect for new voting systems in Canada has not completely disappeared. Quebec Premier François Legault campaigned on electoral reform before taking office last year. Electoral reform is also on the table in Prince […]

Nov 5 2018 — Ian Bailey — Globe and Mail — The BC Liberals spent the weekend soul-searching as they reflected on their past campaign mistakes and tried to figure out new opportunities to connect with voters, with the hopes of regaining power in the tight provincial legislature. The debriefing and strategy were part of the B.C. Liberal Party’s annual convention. In a keynote address on […]

Sep 10 2018 — Ian Bailey — Globe and Mail — Federal NDP MPs are beset by languishing poll numbers, poor finances and the growing pains of new leadership as they arrive in British Columbia this week for a three-day strategy session ahead of the return of Parliament this fall. The MPs are meeting in one of the two provinces the NDP governs − the other […]

Aug 21 2018 — Ian Bailey — Globe and Mail — B.C. Premier John Horgan will address the federal Liberal cabinet during a retreat in Nanaimo, and his talking points will include NAFTA negotiations and ocean protection. But the Premier’s office won’t say whether Mr. Horgan plans to take his province’s case against the Trans Mountain pipeline directly to ministers.

Aug 4 2018 — Ian Bailey — Globe and Mail — Earlier this year, British Columbia’s NDP government made a little-noticed change to the Workers Compensation Act that expanded mental-health services for first responders. In particular, these workers no longer need to point to a specific incident to submit a claim for a mental-health condition related to their work. “What’s changed is you no longer have […]

Feb 5 2018 — Ian Bailey — Globe and Mail — The new leader of the BC Liberals, a party with almost half the seats in the provincial legislature, says the NDP government has needlessly plunged the province into a trade war with Alberta by opposing the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

Dec 13 2017 — Ian Bailey — Globe and Mail — Even as Gordie Hogg prepares to go to Ottawa as South Surrey-White Rock’s new Liberal MP, he is warning his party against drawing assumptions from his milestone by-election win about its prospects of holding or bolstering its B.C. ranks in the next federal election in 2019.