Philippe J. Fournier: A flurry of polls over the past week put the B.C. NDP odds of winning at 98 per cent, with 59 seats and possibly the highest vote share in its history
John Horgan is Canada’s sole NDP premier, thanks to a power-sharing agreement with the Greens. More than two years in, Canada’s last NDP government seems stable.
Bill Morneau is promising indemnification from John Horgan-related costs to any party who will take on the Trans Mountain project
Opinion: The Kinder Morgan pipeline battle doesn’t represent a failure of democracy, federalism, or the rule of law—it’s the system doing what it’s meant to do
Terry Glavin on a B.C. budget that suggests the NDP is finally giving the province’s distorted real estate racket some long overdue attention
Opinion: With a precarious grip on power, the B.C. NDP puts forth a progressive yet surprisingly palatable budget
With B.C. and Alberta feuding over the Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, the new federal NDP leader faces a party unity challenge
John Horgan’s government faced a no-win situation yet, politically, it chose unwisely. Let us count the ways.
Remember how B.C.’s carbon tax was supposed to be ‘revenue neutral?’ With the NDP in power, and the Greens pulling strings, those days are over.
Christy Clark has been her party’s best player, leading it to an improbable win four years ago. But when it came time to talk to the Greens, the Liberals left her on the bench.
From proportional representation to provincial day care, John Horgan and Andrew Weaver want to close the book on the Clark era. Is the province ready?
A whirlwind of wheeling, dealing and cruel politicking puts an end to the Liberals’ 16-year run. They have no one to blame but themselves.