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Gabriel Yiu: Farewell to our dear Jack Layton

Today, Canadians suddenly realized that we did have a political leader that surpasses Obama and it’s a great pity that he died young.

Gabriel Yiu: The bankrupt promises of the B.C. Liberals' HST

Last October, former premier Gordon Campbell spent $240,000 on a half-hour TV ad to stop the erosion in his popularity, brought on by the HST.

Gabriel Yiu: B.C. NDP outperformed the B.C. Liberals on the economy

Just look at the statistics concerning the gross domestic product, exports, and migration.

Gabriel Yiu: No "reliable, independent evidence” in the Kash Heed case?

The former NDP candidate in Vancouver-Fraserview finds this conclusion "intriguing".

Gabriel Yiu: The fundamental problem and a solution for revitalizing Vancouver’s Chinatown

I do not oppose change and development. My concern is how Chinatown changes.

Gabriel Yiu: Relaxing Chinatown building height restrictions could have negative consequences

In the name of revitalization, many community association leaders have been pushing Vancouver city hall to relax Chinatown’s building height restrictions.

Gabriel Yiu: B.C. Liberals' contractual obligations hide magnitude of provincial debt

Those who hollered about the NDP government's borrowing are largely silent about the B.C. Liberals' record.

Gabriel Yiu: Why we called a news conference on the UBC hospice controversy

On a Cantonese open-line radio show discussing the UBC hospice controversy, a caller ridiculed community leaders who called a news conference responding to the issue.

Gabriel Yiu: Former lieutenant-governor David Lam's work established a model for immigrants

A journalist digs out a 15-year-old tape of a David Lam interview, and discovers that his comments are still relevant today.

Gabriel Yiu: Questions remain in wake of abrupt ending of the B.C. Rail corruption trial

If this corruption case is truly what Campbell and the B.C. Liberals say—merely the bad deeds of Basi and Virk—why not launch a public inquiry?