British Columbia

3 Minutes

Labour

BCGEU reaches tentative deal with Horgan NDP

PV September 15, 2022

Public support high for union but fragile for government PV Vancouver Bureau After nearly two weeks of limited but highly effective strikes, the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) had reached a tentative three-year agreement...

3 Minutes

Canada

Chaotic municipal race looms in Vancouver

PV September 15, 2022

PV Vancouver Bureau Municipal elections take place on October 15 across British Columbia for city councils, school districts and in Vancouver for Park Board. In some cases, including Burnaby and Port Coquitlam, mayors were...

4 Minutes

British Columbia Canada

British Columbia – a utopia in turmoil?

DG September 2, 2022

By Kimball Cariou A series of escalating and inter-related crises in Vancouver this summer has pushed the need for serious reforms back to the top of the public agenda, just as British Columbians gear...

3 Minutes

British Columbia Canada Labour

BC public sector workers closer to strike action

DG August 1, 2022

By Kimball Cariou Just as the NDP majority in the BC Legislature starts to choose a new premier, a potential strike by 33,000 public sector workers is moving closer. Soon after John Horgan announced...