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January 4 - 11, 2007

There’s a lot to pick from in our critics’ roundup of t
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B.C. “still vulnerable” to health-care fines

By Russ Francis
The province is risking large fines from the federal government by continuing to allow private health-care brokers to operate in B.C., according to NDP health critic Adrian Dix.
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December 14 - 21, 2006

Early this year, Stephen Harper promised to support women’s human rights. Feminists say he
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Lottery honcho wins sweepstakes

By Russ Francis
B.C. Lottery Corporation president and chief executive officer Vic Poleschuk was paid $442,667.48 in the 2005-06 financial year, plus another $64,874.04 for expenses, according to the Crown corporation’s statements of salaries and expenses required under the Financial Information Act.
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Board attacks P3 requirement

By Russ Francis
Trustees reject provincial vetting of capital projects as contrary to public interest
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November 30 - December 7, 2006

We’ve got gift ideas for the holidays, whether you’re shopping for your
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MLA questions putting Lions before homeless

By Russ Francis
An Opposition MLA is questioning the B.C. Liberal government’s refusal to hold an emergency debate on homelessness shortly after halting the normal proceedings of the legislature to honour the B.C. Lions’ Grey Cup win.
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NDP say Liberals may kill coal-fired plants

By Russ Francis
Two controversial coal-fired plants announced by B.C. Hydro last July may not go ahead, according to NDP environment critic Shane Simpson.
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Change in hiring policy draws mixed reaction

By Russ Francis
A revolutionary—and quiet—change by the B.C. government to open up all jobs in the provincial public service to the general public has attracted both praise and criticism.
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Shopdropping: Experiments in the Aisle

By Robin Laurence
At the Western Front until November 25
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Baby bonus called “bizarre”

By Russ Francis
Representatives of students, college teachers, and university professors have all expressed strong reservations about the B.C. Liberals’ recently announced plan to give $1,000 to every baby born in B.C., starting next year.
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Taylor justifies Blain’s big salary

By Russ Francis
Finance Minister Carole Taylor is defending the pay of Partnerships British Columbia president and CEO Larry Blain.
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Deal doesn’t hold water

By Russ Francis
The B.C. legislature is sending the wrong message by buying 7,200 bottles of water annually while the province’s public water systems battle the trend toward drinking bottled water, according to Burnaby mayor Derek Corrigan.
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Ban on papers questioned

By Russ Francis
Two lawyers are suggesting that an order from Speaker Bill Barisoff that free weekly newspapers be removed from the grounds of the legislature may be on shaky legal grounds.
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Union leaders ignored again

By Russ Francis
Two prominent B.C. labour leaders say they were not consulted over the new Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility Agreement between British Columbia and Alberta, signed April 28 in Edmonton.
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October 12, 2006 - October 19, 2006

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Alberta–B.C. deal questioned

By Russ Francis
The opposition critic for inter­governmental affairs is questioning the impact of a wide-ranging B.C.–Alberta free-trade agreement due to take effect on April 1, 2007.
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Ex-Green doubts Carr’s exit will help party

By Russ Francis
A new leader can mean new interest, but some say there’s no obvious successor and finding quality candidates will be a challenge.
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Carr’s exit from Greens won’t turn party around

By Russ Francis
A former prominent B.C. Green is questioning a claim by party leader Adriane Carr that a leadership race after she steps down later this year will excite new interest in the party.
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Olympics leak bothers NDP

By Russ Francis
NDP members of the legislature's public-accounts committee plan to ask questions about the partial leaking of acting Auditor General Arn van Iersel's report on the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, released on September 14.
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Citizens' data lost in system

By Russ Francis
A University of B.C. professor emeritus of computer science says it is unacceptable that the B.C. government has been unable to discover what happened to 31 computer tapes containing personal information on hundreds of thousands of B.C. residents.
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New university questioned

By Russ Francis
The B.C. government is making it too easy to create universities, according to an organization representing professors, librarians, and other academic staff at B.C.'s existing universities.
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Homes developing drug habit

NDP health critic Adrian Dix said Currie has raised important questions about atypical antipsychotic drugs.
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Native leaders decry de Jong

A couple of First Nations leaders are objecting to Premier Gordon Campbell's latest choice for minister of aboriginal relations and reconciliation.
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A question of private power

MLA raises flag over former Liberal aide's company receiving BC Hydro contracts
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