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Business groups sigh with relief over Liberals'
May 15, 2013 - "There has never been a better time to be this wrong about an election." Full Article
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B.C. leaders tackle BIV's big business election
May 07, 2013 - Having set the business agenda for the B.C. election, BIV met face-to-face with Clark, Dix and Cummins to ask ... Full Article
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Business groups sigh with relief over Liberals' decisive win
May 15, 2013 -
"There has never been a better time to be this wrong about an election."
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B.C’s liquor licensing boss retiring
May 08, 2013 -
A week before election day, the province’s top liquor cop has announced her retirement.
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Gordon Wilson's endorsement of Clark follows slew of legal, financial woes
May 07, 2013 -
Former BC Liberal leader Gordon Wilson's surprise call for disaffected party members to "come home" and support Premier Christy Clark's re-...
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Adrian Dix sharpens his skillsaw
May 07, 2013 -
NDP leader says skills gap, not tax increase, is main concern of business
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Christy Clark's triple-A game plan
May 07, 2013 -
Incumbent premier vows to maintain credit rating and sell B.C.'s business-friendly benefits to the wider world
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B.C. leaders tackle BIV's big business election questions
May 07, 2013 -
Having set the business agenda for the B.C. election, BIV met face-to-face with Clark, Dix and Cummins to ask them our 10 burning questions...
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NDP fails to win over B.C. business vote
May 07, 2013 -
BIV’s exclusive Ipsos Reid poll of the provincial business community reveals overwhelming support for Liberal policies
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Greens would turn economic focus inward
May 07, 2013 -
Jane Sterk says yes to local co-operatives and social enterprises, no to pipelines and global trade
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Conservative Cummins counsels spending cuts and balanced budgets
May 07, 2013 -
Tory leader calls for greater rigour in allocating taxpayer dollars and better incentives for business
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B.C. leaders trade jabs but fail to score major blows
Apr 30, 2013 -
Premier Christy Clark continued to paint NDP leader Adrian Dix as a tax-and-spend flip-flopper, but failed to score a major blow against the...
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More questions than answers over BC Services Card: report
Apr 30, 2013 -
British Columbia's government has kept the public in the dark about the new combined health and driving licence smart card, according to a BC...
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Parties' tax-and-spend policies not adding up
Apr 30, 2013 -
Analysts doubt that plans to raise business taxes will generate enough long-term revenue to fund billion-dollar promises
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Six major Metro municipalities set to implement long-awaited inter-municipal business licence
Apr 30, 2013 -
Vancouver aiming to have the one-year pilot program up and running by the end of 2013
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Microbreweries to tap tasting room revenue stream
Apr 30, 2013 -
City council approves a motion to consider changing city regulations to match provincial rules
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NDP labour policies “out of sync” with voters’ wishes: business survey
Apr 29, 2013 -
Two-thirds of British Columbians recently surveyed don’t think policies governing labour in B.C. need to be changed, according to an...
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City of Vancouver invests $5 million in childcare
Apr 25, 2013 -
The City of Vancouver has announced it will use a $5 million surplus to create hundreds of new childcare spaces.
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BC Place on the block if NDP wins election
Apr 24, 2013 -
NDP leader Adrian Dix promised Wednesday to order a government review of BC Pavilion Corp. (PavCo), and said he may even privatize BC Place...
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$25,000 on parking meters: City financial report reveals big and little buys
Apr 23, 2013 -
It cost Vancouver taxpayers the equivalent of nearly 25,000 shiny new loonies to retrofit parking meters to accept the Royal Canadian Mint’s ...
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Parties' tax hikes will make B.C. less competitive: Business leaders
Apr 23, 2013 -
Executives, analysts say that, given competition with low-tax neighbouring regions, election plans to increase corporate taxes are economically risky
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Council poised to approve new Vancouver Art Gallery
Apr 19, 2013 -
The Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) appears poised to get council approval to build a new $300 million, 310,000-square-foot art gallery on a 1.8-acre...
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Debt elimination, tax freeze are key elements of Liberal platform
Apr 16, 2013 -
Debt elimination and a freeze on taxes are core elements in the BC Liberal Party's election platform, which Premier Christy Clark unveiled April...
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Exclusive: Telus' BC Place bill cost taxpayers $15.2m
Apr 15, 2013 -
Taxpayers footed a $15.2 million bill for equipment installed in BC Place by Telus, which was paid for services that were originally meant to be...
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Liberals turned ICBC into cash cow, inflated premiums: report
Apr 15, 2013 -
A scathing report by the B.C. branch of the Consumers’ Association of Canada (CACBC) says the Liberal government turned ICBC into a cash cow ...
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Firing of four people at AG's office “not connected to carbon report”
Apr 15, 2013 -
The Office of the Auditor General denies the firing of four people on April 11 was connected to the recent report questioning the B.C....
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NDP announces budget plans, will raise corporate taxes
Apr 11, 2013 -
If elected, the NDP will raise corporate taxes to 12% and extend the carbon tax to cover more emissions, the party announced in a press conference ...
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B.C. transfers First Nations homes to aboriginal housing organizations
Apr 11, 2013 -
The B.C. government has transferred 428 properties for First Nations people living off reserve to three aboriginal housing organizations....
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Corporate donations drift to NDP from major Liberal backers
Apr 08, 2013 -
Some of the business community's most significant BC Liberal backers have shifted their donations to the BC NDP ahead of the May provincial...
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BC Liberal budget hides a $790 million deficit: NDP
Apr 04, 2013 -
The B.C. Liberals understated spending growth in their latest budget, and a more "realistic" estimate points to a $790 million deficit this year...
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Squabble continues over cost-sharing for new RCMP digs
Mar 28, 2013 -
Discussions are ongoing between Victoria and Ottawa about cost-sharing for the newly opened RCMP regional headquarters in Surrey, which the...
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Island bands get land in incremental treaty settlements
Mar 28, 2013 -
A decade after the Snuneymuxw First Nation in Nanaimo rejected a comprehensive treaty settlement, clinging instead to its Douglas Treaty rights,...
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Election issue brews over beer taxes
Mar 27, 2013 -
How do you know an election is around the corner? When a politician promises a break on the price of beer.
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Liberal policies, infrastructure are key election business issues: Ipsos-BIV survey
Mar 26, 2013 -
Return of the PST, corporate talent retention also top of mind for B.C. business leaders
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Arts Club fights for liquor law consistency
Mar 19, 2013 -
Quirky legislation prohibits Arts Club Theatre patrons from taking alcoholic drinks to their seats at two of its three venues
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Public employees' personal email accounts aren't private: information commissioner
Mar 18, 2013 -
Work-related email sent or received by public employees from their personal email accounts is covered by Freedom of Information laws, according to ...
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Ethnic-vote investigation reveals ‘serious’ government misconduct
Mar 15, 2013 -
An investigation into a plan to boost voter support for the BC Liberals among the province’s multicultural communities has revealed...
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Pricey reno, ‘unusual’ pay reveal financial mismanagement in Victoria: AG
Mar 14, 2013 -
A $67,000 renovation to an MLA constituency office and an "unusual" compensation agreement indicate persistent financial management problems at B....
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B.C. to change Auditor General term to non-renewable eight years
Mar 12, 2013 -
Finance minister Michael de Jong yesterday introduced legislative amendments to extend the term of B.C.’s auditors general (AGs) to eight...
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City to streamline permits and licensing processes
Mar 08, 2013 -
City hall is launching a project to streamline its processes for handling applications for licences and permits.
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B.C. Liberal government assailed over its plans to use real-estate asset sales to balance the budget
Mar 05, 2013 -
Finance minister has yet to name 85% of the properties he expects to sell this year
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$324m health contract hasn’t delivered “expected benefits”: AG
Mar 01, 2013 -
The B.C. government has not achieved all it said it could by contracting out the administration of its medical services plan (MSP) and Pharmacare...
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Exclusive: Kits Coast Guard base not being sold by feds – but West Van property is
Feb 26, 2013 -
The Kitsilano Coast Guard station is not among a trio of high-value federal government properties that may be sold to local First Nations,...
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On the road to election 2013: Real estate rebounds under Liberals
Feb 26, 2013 -
The real-estate sector was slumping when the BC Liberals came to power in May 2001. Annual housing starts had fallen to about 17,000 in 2001,...
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On the road to election 2013: Energy sector booms with Liberals in power
Feb 26, 2013 -
Under the Liberal government, independent power producers prospered and the oil and gas sector entered the early stages of a boom that promises to ...
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On the road to election 2013: Liberals' tourism record a mixed bag
Feb 26, 2013 -
Tourism industry insiders believe the BC Liberals have scored huge successes and made huge mistakes in marketing the province to the world....
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On the road to election 2013: What have the Liberals done for B.C. globally?
Feb 26, 2013 -
In the second of BIV's two-part series setting the agenda for the provincial election, we examine how well the incumbent party has promoted B.C....
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Liberals’ LDB initiative a “stealthy” way to revisit privatization: NDP
Feb 26, 2013 -
Controversy swirls over potential sale of East Vancouver warehouse property
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City hall opens doors to Open Data Day
Feb 22, 2013 -
City hall is opening its doors Saturday for a community-organized event that will allow Vancouverites to meet app developers and designers and...
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Liberals elaborate on $76m child-care funding budget plan
Feb 21, 2013 -
Premier Christy Clark yesterday elaborated on her plan to invest $76 million on child care during the next three years – a proposal...
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On the road to election: What have the Liberals done for B.C. lately?
Feb 19, 2013 -
As economic uncertainty clouds B.C.'s political future, BIV sets the election's business agenda and poses 10 key economic questions
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B.C. Budget 2013: LDB expects tax shift to be bumpy
Feb 19, 2013 -
The B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch expects to deliver $2.6 billion to government over three years, but says the return to the PST may cause...
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On the road to election 2013: Manufacturing struggles in its own lost decade
Feb 19, 2013 -
If there has been one industry that has struggled in the past decade, it's the province's manufacturing sector. Faced with a rising dollar, its...
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On the road to election 2013: Technology sector has boomed under Liberals
Feb 19, 2013 -
Technology was still an emerging industry in 2001, according to Bill Tam, CEO of the BC Technology Industry Association....
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On the road to election 2013: B.C. forest industry continuing to recover
Feb 19, 2013 -
Dwight Yochim described his industry as "doing better, but still fragile." The head of the Truck Loggers Association gave the BC Liberals a...
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On the road to election 2013: Commodities and Liberal policy drive mining gains
Feb 19, 2013 -
Rising commodities prices, combined with largely mining-friendly public policy, have driven major mining industry gains in B.C. since the BC...
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On the road to election 2013: Construction boom bolsters strong job growth in B.C.
Feb 19, 2013 -
An improving private-sector investment climate and a housing boom has helped the construction sector post some of the strongest job gains of any...
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Jobs minister Pat Bell quitting politics for health reasons
Feb 18, 2013 -
B.C. jobs minister Pat Bell has announced that he is withdrawing his nomination in the upcoming provincial election and is leaving politics due to ...
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Dix took photo op at Catalyst TSX relaunch but Premier stayed away
Feb 18, 2013 -
NDP leader Adrian Dix was the only politician of any stripe to accept an invitation to celebrate Catalyst Paper’s re-entry to the Toronto...
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Liberals announce LDB warehouse move; timing questioned by NDP
Feb 15, 2013 -
The B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch's East Vancouver warehouse is on the move – but where, when and who will be involved is a mystery....
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Exclusive: Clark was all LNG, all the time on Hong Kong, China mission
Feb 13, 2013 -
Premier Christy Clark's September 10, 2012, meeting in Hong Kong with tycoon Li Ka-shing was all about liquefied natural gas – despite the...
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Coleman loosens liquor regulations
Feb 12, 2013 -
Victoria has announced a loosening of liquor regulations that addresses many of the concerns that brewers, spirit-makers, vintners and liquor-...
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Exclusive: City of Surrey furious over parody T-shirts
Feb 06, 2013 -
Surrey city hall has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a website selling hoodies and T-shirts that draw attention to the city's crime problem,...
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Breaking: Doyle tells BIV he would have stayed if not for reappointment debacle
Feb 05, 2013 -
The departing B.C. Auditor General John Doyle would have stayed in British Columbia if his appointment had been automatically renewed as......
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B.C. to lose Auditor-General to post in Victoria, Australia
Feb 05, 2013 -
In a move predicted last week, B.C.'s Auditor General John Doyle has officially accepted the position of Auditor-General in Victoria, Australia....
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The U.S. electorate's message to Canada: Diversify quickly
Feb 05, 2013 -
On November 6, 2012, the citizens of the United States decided to maintain, essentially, the status quo: they re-elected Barack Obama as president,...
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City marijuana sales stuck in a legal shadowland
Feb 05, 2013 -
Regulatory changes won’t make pot cafés legal, but city still tolerates prescription sales
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Government seeking “brand ambassadors” to hype Family Day
Feb 01, 2013 -
The marketing agency hired by the B.C. Liberal government to produce Family Day festivities on February 11 is seeking so-called "brand ambassadors....
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Two First Nations sign “incremental treaty agreements” with B.C.
Feb 01, 2013 -
The Kitsumkalum and Kitselas First Nations in B.C.'s Northwest have signed "incremental treaty agreements" (ITAs) with the B.C. government, the...
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Liberals, NDP trade jabs over value of B.C.’s new municipal auditor general
Jan 29, 2013 -
But both parties agree that fiscal accountability will be a key issue in May’s election
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Surrey mayor slams BCLC CEO for “inflammatory comments”
Jan 25, 2013 -
Surrey mayor Dianne Watts took aim at British Columbia Lottery Corporation CEO Michael Graydon for what she called "inflammatory comments"...
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B.C. government reappoints AG John Doyle after public backlash
Jan 24, 2013 -
In an abrupt aboutface, a legislative special committee tasked with appointing B.C.'s next auditor general (AG) has reappointed incumbent John...
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CFIB awards B.C. government an ‘A’ for cutting red tape
Jan 23, 2013 -
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has awarded B.C. an ‘A’ grade – the highest mark of any province –...
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Canada should prioritize Caribbean trade deal: think-tank
Jan 22, 2013 -
But local market analysts say an agreement would be “small potatoes” for B.C. exports
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Lobbyists' registrar calls for act to be beefed up
Jan 21, 2013 -
New rules to significantly increase transparency in lobbying have been proposed by B.C.'s registrar of lobbyists.
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Breaking: Auditor General to examine BC Place renovation fiasco
Jan 18, 2013 -
B.C. Auditor General John Doyle will take a closer look at the costs of the controversial BC Place Stadium renovation, it was revealed January 18....
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Dix and Cummins to speak out to save Kitsilano Coast Guard Station
Jan 18, 2013 -
BC Conservative Party leader John Cummins and BC NDP leader Adrian Dix will be speaking at an all-party event tomorrow morning to save the...
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Vancouver’s outside workers ink four-year agreement
Jan 17, 2013 -
The City of Vancouver has signed a four-year collective agreement with its 1,600 unionized outside workers, who will receive 6.75% in wage...
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Robertson sells out of his Happy Planet Juice Co.: city hall disclosures
Jan 16, 2013 -
Mayor Gregor Robertson has divested himself from the company he co-founded, city hall annual financial disclosure statements revealed yesterday....
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Probe confirms no personal info shared in health data breach
Jan 15, 2013 -
A Ministry of Health investigation into the release of personal health information for research purposes confirmed three incidents where health...
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Money alone won’t eliminate aboriginal prosperity deficit
Jan 15, 2013 -
The government can hardly be faulted for wanting to break with the old paternalistic model of massive but poorly conceived spending, passively...
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Mayor's directive to save Waldorf Hotel lacks teeth: Toderian
Jan 14, 2013 -
Mayor Gregor Robertson's directive to city manager Penny Ballem to bring a report to council tomorrow to discuss ways to protect the Waldorf Hotel ...
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Calgary poaches CEO of Vancouver Economic Development Commission
Jan 07, 2013 -
The woman whose job for the past four years has been dedicated largely to making Vancouver a more attractive place to live and work is leaving for ...
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Exclusive: BC Place renovation final costs were five times original budget
Jan 04, 2013 -
The cost to renovate BC Place Stadium ended up five times higher than the figure B.C. Pavilion Corp. (PavCo) originally estimated, it has emerged...
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BC Hydro fails to meet smart meter installation target
Jan 02, 2013 -
BC Hydro ended 2012 having failed to complete the installation of 1.87 million smart meters as required by the B.C. government, and the NDP is now ...
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Liquor bid promised $60 million in taxpayer savings
Jan 01, 2013 -
ContainerWorld documents revealed following cancelled LDB privatization initiative
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Former premier and mayor appointed to the Order of Canada
Dec 31, 2012 -
Former B.C. premier and Vancouver mayor Mike Harcourt has been appointed to the Order of Canada, Governor General David Johnston announced...
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Exclusive: Government deliberately left LDB bidders in dark over privatization cancellation
Dec 21, 2012 -
Bureaucrats were given detailed instructions not to tell shortlisted liquor distribution bidders why the privatization was suddenly halted,...
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Privacy commissioner demands more power to do her job
Dec 20, 2012 -
Canada's privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada needs more power so she can do her job as an ...
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Ottawa puts Ridley Terminals up for sale
Dec 14, 2012 -
Ottawa announced December 13 that it intends to sell the Crown corporation Ridley Terminals Inc. (RDI), which operates Prince Rupert bulk-handling ...
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Exclusive: Liberals mulled selling B.C. liquor stores
Dec 13, 2012 -
Treasury Board and Cabinet reports obtained by Business in Vancouver show the provincial government seriously considered privatizing B.C. liquor...
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Richmond approves 2.98% tax hike
Dec 12, 2012 -
Richmond residents will see their taxes hiked, following the city council's endorsement of a 2.98% tax increase to fund its 2013 operating budget....
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Exclusive: Liberal and NDP MLAs disclose assets, income sources and gifts
Dec 12, 2012 -
Premier Christy Clark has residential property in Vancouver and trust property on Galiano Island from an inheritance, according to her annual...
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NDP slams B.C. government for 'misleading' Jobs Plan ads
Dec 10, 2012 -
Some of the jobs that the B.C government claims were created as a result of its Jobs Plan were actually created before the plan was implemented,...
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Clark above average at fiscal management: Fraser Institute
Dec 06, 2012 -
Premier Christy Clark has a better-than-average fiscal policy when compared with those of Canada’s other premiers, according to the results...
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Region-wide municipal business licence zone pushed
Dec 04, 2012 -
Businesses want single-licence system expanded beyond current nine municipalities
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Exclusive: Government admits booze price hikes were a risk of privatization
Nov 30, 2012 -
Was the doomed plan to privatize liquor warehousing and distribution too risky for the B.C. government to continue?...
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