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Campbell takes climate cred to summit
Premier Gordon Campbell might be well down the B-list of political figures as the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit gets underway.
CUPE turns up the heat on Bill 21
" CUPE members, faculty, activists and students braved the cold weather today to rally at the University of British Columbia in support of free collective bargaining.
Federal-provincial fight to air at summit
Federal-provincial fight to air at summit In response to provincesa concerns about oil sands development and emissions, the federal Environment Department says all sectors will be treated equally.
Provinces go rogue British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell addresses the crowd during a dialogue on climate leadership at the World Conference on Sport and the Environment in Vancouver earlier this year.
Majority in Ontario, B.C. think HST will be bad
OTTAWA a ' An overwhelming majority of people in Ontario and British Columbia oppose the HST, with most believing the biggest winners from the new tax will be the provincial and federal governments, according to results of the latest poll.
Canadian B.C. premier applauds approved destination status with China
Premier Gordon Campbell of Canadian British Columbia Thursday applauded Approved Destination Status with China, describing it as "a major economic and cultural step in terms of building our important relationship with China." The decision was announced in Beijing earlier Thursday in a joint communique from both governments as Canadian Prime ...
British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell says he will support any Olympic bid by Quebec City.
A spoke in wheels from the purview of benches would pre-emptively poison the well! Pass it on
In her inimitable prose style, Chantal Hebert delivers a magisterial thumping to any Liberal who would even think of opposing the implementation of a Harmonized Sales Tax for British Columbia and Ontario.
Libs to support HST bill: Ignatieff
The federal Liberals will support a Conservative bill permitting the controversial harmonization of provincial sales taxes with the GST in Ontario and British Columbia, leader Michael Ignatieff said today.
Gordon Campbell and Arnold Schwarzenegger in this file image.
Premier Gordon Campbell won international praise when he announced in 2007 that he would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 33 percent by 2020.
NCC: 'Hated Sales Tax' should die a quick death
"Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set to introduce HST legislation in the coming week." Phillip / Flickr.com The National Citizens Coalition [NCC] wants the "Hated Sales Tax" to die a quick death and have called upon the Liberal Party to defeat the framework legislation on the Harmonized Sales Tax [HST] next week.
Sihota elected president of Opposition New Democrats
British Columbia's New Democrats have elected Moe Sihota, a former cabinet minister whose 15 years in politics were marked by several controversies, as president of the provincial Opposition party.
Vancouver police back missing women public inquiry
Robert Pickton was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for murdering six of the women who vanished from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside from 1978 to 2001.
B.C. NDP building for next election
B.C. NDP Leader Carole James is meeting this weekend with party members eager to hear how she plans to defeat the provincial Liberals in 2013.
Grits remain coy over HST support
The federal Liberal party played coy Friday about whether it will help the Harper government pass controversial legislation to allow harmonization of the federal GST and provincial sales taxes in Ontario and British Columbia.
Thousands of protesters rally against the HST beside the Vancouver Convention Center in Vancouver on Sept.
HST an ongoing inequity in B.C.
Ever since the election in May, the B.C. Liberals have been dropping in the polls as fast as the water going over Niagara Falls.
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NDP drops anti-Campbell message
As the New Democratic Party heads into its first convention since the spring election, it's worth noting it has subtly but unmistakably changed one of its key "messaging" strategies.