Vancouver (Research Co.) – Canadians hold a gloomier view of the COVID-19 pandemic than they did two months ago, a new Research Co. poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample, 46% of Canadians think the…
Ottawa (Aaron Wudrick, Canadian Taxpayers Federation) – The Canadian Taxpayers Federation today released an analysis of soaring federal government labour costs and the need for cost savings as the government faces an unprecedented fiscal crunch and massive deficit. “The reality…
Vancouver (Laird Cronk, President and Sussanne Skidmore, Secretary-Treasurer, BC Federation of Labour) – This Labour Day is a lot different from past years. You won’t see the big parades, rallies and parties we usually have. Instead it’s small, carefully-distanced backyard…
Are we required to carry insurance papers within the car at all times? I’m helping a friend ask this as she was involved in a slight accident and the other party didn’t have the insurance papers with her.This short question…
Vancouver (Kris Sims, BC Taxpayers Federation) – The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is urging the provincial government to cancel its new taxes instead of just delaying them. “While it’s good the B.C. carbon tax hike is being delayed for a year,…
Vancouver – Premier John Horgan recently suggested an early election could be an “opportunity” for his BC NDP, though the party was quick to say that he misspoke and is not intent on calling on residents to head to the…
Fraser Valley – In an opinion piece on Facebook and endorsed by the Chilliwack Firefighters Association, Shauna Macey-Slee is the wife of a North Vancouver Firefighter and sees the similarities in staffing, funding and public safety. This comes after recent…
Fraser Valley/Vancouver -— The Fraser Institute released its latest ( and always controversial) Report Card on British Columbia’s Secondary Schools, 2020. “Parents should use this Report Card every year to see how their child’s school is doing, and if necessary,…
Burnaby – The BCGEU is calling on the provincial government to either immediately distribute the stipend promised under the B.C. COVID-19 Temporary Pandemic Pay (TPP) program or provide a firm date when workers will get the long-awaited funds.“Thousands of our…
Vancouver (Angus Reid) – Response to the coronavirus pandemic continues to be a key metric by which Canadians rate their political leaders in 2020. The issue consistently supersedes all others in terms of importance. But new data from the non-profit…