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Vaughn Palmer: Kevin Falcon would scrap tunnel plans, pivot back to bridge

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Credit to Author: Massey Padgham| Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 02:45:09 +0000

VICTORIA — B.C. Liberal leader Kevin Falcon has revived the debate over the Massey Tunnel replacement, vowing to undo the NDP decision to go with an eight-lane tunnel and return to the Liberal preference for a 10-lane bridge. The reversal of direction is possible, says Falcon, because the New Democrats won’t have started construction before the […]

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Vaughn Palmer: Day of downers in B.C. includes hint of deficits, potential of COVID-19 deaths

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Credit to Author: Stephen Snelgrove| Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 02:06:41 +0000

OPINION: There is no begging yet from Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister Adrian Dix. But the mood is increasingly sombre at their daily briefings, especially because of the growing number of deaths

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Vaughn Palmer: Stumbling over words, Liberals sidestep around medical funds for dying

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Credit to Author: Stephen Snelgrove| Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 02:29:15 +0000

OPINION: ““Upon reflection, I realize my comments were not worded well. To be clear, I acknowledge and respect Fraser Health’s decision to ensure that federal law is upheld and all citizens are given access to medical assistance in dying”

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Vaughn Palmer: Horgan's 'inclusion process' in B.C. caribou rescue plan made fur fly

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Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 03:02:37 +0000

OPINION: Provincial, federal and First Nations representatives met in Vancouver on Friday to sign the 30-year partnership agreement to rescue the caribou. Horgan did not attend. Perhaps he didn’t want to be there for a ceremony confirming that his outreach to the northeast had mostly left the community sitting on the sidelines

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Daphne Bramham: It's not enough to just keep overdose victims alive

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Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:12:09 +0000

British Columbia’s overdose death numbers declined by a third last year. But that’s where the good news ends. With toxic brain injuries on the rise and gaping holes in the treatment system, the crisis is far from over as B.C. coroner emphasizes that it’s not enough to simply keep people alive.

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Daphne Bramham: After decades of promises, has Canada finally reached a tipping point?

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Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:33:57 +0000

Opinion: Protests in support of indigenous rights that have brought Canadian railways to a halt and clogged traffic are no surprise. The only surprise is that the tipping point that’s triggered a national existential crisis is a small group of hereditary chiefs refusing to allow a pipeline through their remote territory.

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