Economy, Law & Politics

The party’s platform would see capital spending increase by $7 billion over the next three years

If the NDP wins the May 9 provincial election, party leader John Horgan promises a 15% ferry fare roll back on small routes and said fares would be frozen on major routes. As well, he promised to reinstate the full seniors’ weekday discount.

As expected, the Bank of Canada announced April 12 it is once again maintaining its overnight rate target at the historic low of 0.5%, where it has sat since mid-2015.

Government has played limited role in job creation while low dollar drives exports, says Business Council of BC’s Jock Finlayson

NDP Leader John Horgan says he doesn't want big union donations

More than half of British Columbians, including three quarters of millennials, are interested in socially responsible investing (SRI), which takes into account concerns for human rights and the environment, but fewer than one in five have ever invest

The British Columbia election campaign officially launches in Victoria Tuesday (April 11), but the parties got a head start a day earlier with the NDP promising to freeze electricity rates and Liberals rolling out their “first ever” Vancouver Island

Concerns rising over the use of shell companies and bare trusts to access real estate markets in Vancouver and other jurisdictions

Q&A | Michael Lee, BC Liberal Party candidate, Vancouver-Langara

Q&A | Morgane Oger, New Democratic Party candidate, Vancouver-False Creek