Jan 27 2023 — Vancouver Sun — Premier David Eby’s recent appointment of special advisers on housing, health and Indigenous reconciliation is fuelling speculation he is building a parallel cabinet in his office. Critics say it’s a sign the premier won’t relinquish control on major files, while one political scientist says it’s part of a larger trend of prime ministers and premiers […]
Dec 7 2022 — Vancouver Sun — As David Eby prepares to announce his new cabinet Wednesday, and against a backdrop of B.C.’s strong financial picture, many are speculating the new premier will call a snap election despite repeated vows he’ll wait until the fixed October 2024 date. B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau announced Tuesday that her party has opened nominations for […]
Oct 20 2022 — Vancouver Sun — The decision means David Eby will become the 37th premier. Anjali Appadurai has officially been disqualified from the NDP leadership race, handing the win to David Eby who will be B.C.’s next premier. The B.C. NDP executive voted late Wednesday night to support the recommendation by chief electoral officer Elizabeth Cull that Appadurai’s candidacy be […]
Sep 27 2022 — Vancouver Sun — B.C. United wants your vote. Never heard of them? You’re not alone. That’s the name being floated by the B.C. Liberals as part of leader Kevin Falcon’s quest to rebrand and revitalize the party. “B.C. United is a fresh alternative that expresses the party’s long-standing commitment to unity across a broad coalition of party members, […]
Sep 20 2022 — Daphne Bramham — Vancouver Sun — Money is the lifeblood of politics, making The List of the biggest donors — not policy books — a campaign’s most treasured document. In political life, nothing is more important than The List — not the red, blue, orange or green policy books, and, maybe, not even the candidates. Money is the lifeblood of politics […]
Aug 2 2022 — Vancouver Sun — Despite the health care crisis and rising cost of living, the B.C. NDP enjoys a significant lead over the B.C. Liberals, a new poll shows, and there’s an indication the premier’s popularity is good news for his likely successor. The New Democrats have had a slight decline in popularity since the 2020 election, but still […]
Jul 14 2022 — Vaughn Palmer — Vancouver Sun — This was the week when Premier John Horgan discovered the true nature of his relationship with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The eye-opening process began with a Sunday morning telephone call to Horgan from federal Intergovernmental Relations Minister Dominic LeBlanc. LeBlanc wanted an update on the pending gathering in Victoria of the Canadian premiers. Horgan, the […]
Apr 15 2022 — Vaughn Palmer — Vancouver Sun — B.C. Liberal leader Kevin Falcon has rebuked one of his party’s veteran MLAs, Mike de Jong, for endorsing Pierre Poilievre in the federal Conservative leadership race. Falcon says de Jong “should have known better” than to depart from the provincial party’s long-standing hands-off policy toward federal political parties. The party leader spoke to the MLA […]
Nov 4 2021 — Vancouver Sun — Premier John Horgan said Thursday that the growth in his throat is cancer and he will have to undergo radiation treatment. “The surgery and biopsy that were done last week were successful and I am grateful to the amazing health-care team for all the support I’ve received,” he said, in a statement.
Sep 13 2021 — Vancouver Sun — Despite timing of release of book, and excerpts, political observers are doubtful it will have a significant effect on races in B.C. Jody Wilson-Raybould says she believes Justin Trudeau wanted her to lie about the SNC-Lavalin affair in excerpts from a book being released just days before the federal election.
Sep 13 2021 — Daphne Bramham — Vancouver Sun — Some Chinese-Canadians are warning of vote-buying by pro-Beijing forces targeting at least two Chinese candidates who don’t toe the line. Josh Vander Vies has an amazing personal story. Born without arms and legs, he is a lawyer and a Paralympian.
Aug 27 2021 — Vancouver Sun — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is looking to make gains in B.C. with the early election call, but the ballot is becoming a tighter three-way race, new polling data suggests. The Liberals show a small lead, with 27 per cent of B.C. respondents considering a vote for the party, on the question of who they would […]
Aug 22 2021 — Vancouver Sun — The campaign of Guneet Grewal, Liberal candidate for the riding of Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon in southwest B.C., received some star-power backing this week from her famous actor, singer and director husband Parmish Verma. The Punjabi entertainer, who boasts six million followers on Instagram and whose music videos have been watched hundreds of millions of times on […]
Aug 2 2021 — Vancouver Sun — In 2015, B.C. handed the federal Liberals a majority government. In 2019, it gave the party a minority. If there’s a federal election in 2021, the province could again play kingmaker. That may be an oversimplification of B.C.’s role in determining the outcome of recent federal elections, said Hamish Telford, a political-science professor at the […]
May 8 2021 — Daphne Bramham — Vancouver Sun — Every Thursday afternoon, Turnisa Matsedik-Qira stands outside the Chinese consulate protesting the treatment of her family and other Uyghur families whose relatives have simply disappeared. Last week, she’d only had a few hours sleep after her overnight nursing shift on a COVID ward before heading out to join others across Canada for this weekly protest.