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Février 28, 2018 3:36PM

Lower Mainland residents could change the way all British Columbians elect their democratic representatives
Lydia Miljan
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Currently, next fall’s referendum requires only 50 per cent-plus one of the popular vote.

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election, electoral reform, first past the post, proportional representation, bc government, david eby, john horgan, NDP, voters, referendum
Février 27, 2018 10:56AM

Workers will ultimately pay part of B.C.’s new employer health tax
Bacchus Barua, Charles Lammam
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The province will spend nearly $22 billion on health care in 2018/19.

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health care, health care costs, MSP, government spending, NDP, john horgan, taxes, business taxes, BC taxpayers
Février 16, 2018 12:35PM

B.C. throne speech latest hint that government set to abandon fiscal prudence
Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen
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Premier John Horgan’s NDP government campaigned on balanced budgets.

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bc budget, debt and deficit, john horgan, NDP, balanced budget, bc government spending, taxes
Janvier 26, 2018 4:09PM

The NDP and Green Party should recognize the benefits of LNG development in B.C.
Kenneth P. Green, Elmira Aliakbari, Ashley Stedman
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Despite support from local politicians and First Nations groups, Andrew Weaver is digging in his heels on LNG.

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LNG, LNG industry, british columbia economy, john horgan, NDP, andrew weaver, Green Party, first nations, natural gas development
Octobre 23, 2017 5:00AM

Carbon tax advocates flip-flop on revenue neutrality
Kenneth P. Green, Elmira Aliakbari, Ashley Stedman
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B.C.’s climate change programs violate sound economic reasoning.

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revenue neutral, carbon tax, carbon pricing, john horgan, NDP, rachel notley, taxes, Justin Trudeau, wind and solar
Octobre 12, 2017 10:26AM

Economists Olewiler and Kesselman get the economics wrong on B.C.’s carbon tax
Ross McKitrick
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Like all taxes, a carbon tax imposes its own burdens and amplifies the economic costs of all other taxes in the economy.

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BC carbon tax, john horgan, NDP, taxes, carbon tax, carbon pricing
Septembre 14, 2017 2:12PM

B.C. budget delivers blow to competitiveness in the province
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Ashley Stedman
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The budget creates a new, higher top personal income tax rate of 16.8 per cent.

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carole james, john horgan, NDP, NDP government, NDP-Green, bc budget, bc economy, british columbia, income tax, tax competitiveness
Août 1, 2017 1:48PM

Temporary replacement worker bans result in more strikes, longer strikes
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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Quebec and B.C. have experienced more labour disruptions than any other province over the past nine years.

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temporary replacement workers, john horgan, philippe couillard, NDP, british columbia economy, labour
Juin 30, 2017 12:29PM

B.C.’s NDP government will likely raise taxes and increase government spending
Charles Lammam
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The NDP-Green tax changes, if fully implemented, will increase the tax burden for the average British Columbian family by $594.

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john horgan, christy clark, andrew weaver, bc NDP, NDP, debt and deficit, Green Party, deficit spending, tax increases, carbon tax, income tax, taxes, governement spending
Juin 19, 2017 3:46PM

NDP must clarify how it will pay for deal with Greens
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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Uncertainty—particularly from the potential for higher taxes—will make B.C. less attractive to business.

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bc economy, NDP, debt and deficit