Editorials Archive

David Eby, the minister responsible for the Insurance Corp. of B.C., has hinted he may consider some form of no-fault insurance if attempts to the rebuild the corporation’s finances are overturned.

British Columbia’s health minister, Adrian Dix, says he’s proud of the increased spending that has taken place under his leadership. Dix should be careful with a boast of that kind. First off, the lift this year was just 3.4 per cent.

There should be no surprise that Elizabeth May has announced that she is stepping down as the leader of the federal Green Party; she has given many hints in the past couple of years that it might be time to turn the leadership over to someone else.

The B.C. government has tabled a bill enshrining in law the rights of Indigenous Peoples. By doing so, the province is implementing a UN resolution to the same effect.

After Monday’s election, in which the Liberals won the most seats, but not enough to form a majority government, each of the party leaders confronts a future filled with uncertainty.

The election campaign that wrapped up Monday night was unique in the modern era. As we write this, the outcome is still not clear, although a Liberal minority government seems assured.

By late Monday evening we should know who will be running the country for the next four years. As it stands, virtually all of the polling points to a minority government as the most likely outcome.

A teacher in B.C. has been banned from the classroom for life. The province’s Commissioner for Teacher Regulation made the ruling after an investigation revealed the individual had exchanged inappropriate text messages with a 17-year-old student.

The decision by a small group of protesters to close the Johnson Street Bridge during the afternoon rush hour on Monday was an assault on our civic way of life.

Finance Minister Carole James has taken the unusual step of asking ministries to cut spending in mid-year. Her explanation is that with the economy slowing down, the surplus she predicted back in March is now in danger.