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Les Leyne

Les Leyne

Les Leyne covers legislature sittings. He has written an opinion column since 1995 and was a political, municipal and general assignment reporter prior to that. He grew up in Qualicum Beach and worked on the West Shore and in Duncan prior to joining the Times Colonist.

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Les Leyne: Three leaders now wait to see if debate was a game-changer

Les Leyne: Three leaders now wait to see if debate was a game-changer

The leaders of B.C.’s main political parties David Eby, Sonia Furstenau and John Rustad participated in a televised debate on Tuesday night.
Les Leyne: B.C. Conservatives and B.C. NDP not that far apart on law and order

Les Leyne: B.C. Conservatives and B.C. NDP not that far apart on law and order

NDP Leader David Eby has been pressured into taking progressively tougher positions on the issues over the past few years.
Les Leyne: Eby hones attacks on B.C. Conservatives in front of municipal leaders

Les Leyne: Eby hones attacks on B.C. Conservatives in front of municipal leaders

Premier spoke at Union of B.C. Municipalities annual meeting in Vancouver
Les Leyne: Kevin Falcon folds party with last-ditch move to foil NDP

Les Leyne: Kevin Falcon folds party with last-ditch move to foil NDP

Instead of engineering a glorious makeover, Kevin Falcon oversaw the worst rebranding exercise since Twitter became “X.”
Les Leyne: What John Rustad is pitching: Tax cuts, addiction treatment, nuclear power, fire Bonnie Henry

Les Leyne: What John Rustad is pitching: Tax cuts, addiction treatment, nuclear power, fire Bonnie Henry

B.C. Conservative leader said he’s offering a “common sense” approach to governing
Les Leyne: Could the upstart B.C. Conservatives swallow BC United whole?

Les Leyne: Could the upstart B.C. Conservatives swallow BC United whole?

Starting from nothing just 14 months ago, John Rustad now has four MLAs and a wide lead over BC United in the polls
Les Leyne: Retiring MLAs leave on high notes

Les Leyne: Retiring MLAs leave on high notes

The next legislature will look significantly different, no matter who wins.
Les Leyne: Unite-the-right idea is still on the table

Les Leyne: Unite-the-right idea is still on the table

BC United and Conservative Party of B.C. are building separate teams to fight an election at the same time they are willing to listen to people urging them to come together
Les Leyne: Tired of arguing, NDP cuts off debate on bill that reduces power of lawyers

Les Leyne: Tired of arguing, NDP cuts off debate on bill that reduces power of lawyers

The NDP have unilaterally declared debates over multiple times in the past few years.
Les Leyne: Conservatives ending legislature session with growth spurt

Les Leyne: Conservatives ending legislature session with growth spurt

Conservatives were a small club out on the fringes before BC United Leader Kevin Falcon decided one of his veteran northern MLA’s skepticism about the cause of climatechange was reason enough to escort him out the door.
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