Reading Time: 3 minutes We should be watching the case of B.C. clerk of the legislature Craig James and sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz very carefully
Tag: BC politics
B.C.’s ride-sharing red tape hurts consumers
Reading Time: 3 minutes The government is trampling on the rights of ride-sharing businesses and their potential customers
B.C. government should get out of the insurance business
Reading Time: 3 minutes ICBC represents an asset to the provincial government, which faces deficit problems
Electoral reform in B.C. won’t enable the far right
Reading Time: 3 minutes No electoral system has a monopoly on either preventing or fostering far right parties
Electoral reform actually enhances local representation
Reading Time: 3 minutes In all three models being considered in the B.C. referendum, every MLA will be accountable to either a local riding or region
The compelling arguments against electoral reform in B.C.
Reading Time: 6 minutes Former NDP Premiers Glen Clark and Ujjal Dosanjh may be against electoral reform, but retired lawyer Ian MacLeod expresses his opposition best
Proportional representation a perfect example of loser take all
Reading Time: 4 minutes Replacing the existing system with proportional representation will result in a government of chaos
Inside ‘a tap on the back’ that ruined a 40-year policing career
Reading Time: 3 minutes B.C.’s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner is a watchdog that barks public interest but whose bite is about self-interest
Proportional representation breeds unstable governments
Reading Time: 3 minutes B.C.’s electoral reform referendum could lead to more shaky coalitions and less effective government
Fairness should be at the heart of electoral reform
Reading Time: 3 minutes Every argument in favour of our current flawed system is either easily rebutted or simply untrue