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Four more BC Liberals announce 2013 election decisions
Following is a summary of who's leaving, who's staying and who's yet to say for the upcoming 2013 election. Read more…
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Do you think Naheed Nenshi will win the Alberta NDP leadership race? Read the results of that poll here.
Massive voter info privacy breach in Ontario
Elections Ontario says personal information about as many as 2.4 million voters in the province may have been compromised. Read more…
NDP will push back against Tory attack ads, says Mulcair
The leader of the federal New Democratic Party, Thomas Mulcair, defended a party advertisement released yesterday that attacks Prime Minister Stephen Harper's economic record. Read more…
Justin not only Trudeau connection in Liberal leadership race
Liberals yearning for the glory days of Trudeaumania as they head into a leadership contest could face a choice between Pierre Trudeau's eldest son and the mother of his only daughter. Read more…
Public ferry process aimed at finding $30 million in cuts, says minister
The British Columbia government is planning to ask the public where it would like the coastal ferry service to be cut to save money, says the minister responsible. Read more…
More ferry consultation delays fixing problems: NDP's Coons
A provincial government plan to consult the public about coastal ferry services is a delaying tactic that won't address BC Ferries' real problems, said NDP ferries critic Gary Coons. Read more…
Incumbent president defeated in BC Ferries union election
The union representing workers at BC Ferries has elected Chris Abbott to replace incumbent provincial president Richard Goode. Read more…
BC Liberals used taxpayer resources to bash opposition: NDP
The British Columbia government is using taxpayer resources for partisan BC Liberal political purposes, said NDP House Leader John Horgan. Read more…
Despite polling, Falcon rules out leading coalition
Deputy premier and finance minister Kevin Falcon said he was surprised to hear a polling company is testing public opinion on him as one of three possibilities to lead a "free enterprise coalition" in British Columbia. Read more…
Poll testing support for BC coalition under various leaders
Somebody is polling to test how much support there might be for a "Free Enterprise Coalition" in British Columbia under three different leaders. Read more…
BC makes another attempt to restrict election advertising
After losing in court, the British Columbia government is trying again to restrict third parties from advertising before elections. Read more…
NDP first, Libs second, Cons third in two BC by-elections
The New Democratic Party has won two British Columbia by-elections, with the Liberals second and the Conservatives third in both races. Read more…
Results in two BC by-elections on their way
Polls closed at 8 p.m. in the British Columbia by-elections in Chilliwack-Hope and Port Moody-Coquitlam and results are coming in. Read more…
BC Libs' 2011 donations double NDP's, 42 times Conservatives'
In 2011 the British Columbia Liberal Party received 42 times as much money in donations as the BC Conservatives, a party they are tied with in recent public opinion polls. The Liberals also took in twice as much as the New Democratic Party, who have led in those polls. Read more…
Half of BC Liberals' 2009 supporters have gone to Conservatives, NDP
If a British Columbia election were held today, 43 percent would support the New Democratic Party, with the Liberals and Conservatives tied at 23 percent, according to an Angus Reid Public Opinion poll released today. Read more…
Mustel poll gives BC NDP eight point lead over Liberals
A poll the Mustel Group released today gives the British Columbia NDP an eight percent lead over the BC Liberals with the BC Conservatives trailing. Read more…
BC Liberals lose MLA to BC Conservatives
Abbotsford South MLA John van Dongen announced today that he is quitting the BC Liberal Party and joining the BC Conservatives. Read more…
NDP chooses mercurial Mulcair as spear carrier of official Opposition
New Democrats opted Saturday for a rhetorical spear carrier over an ideological puritan by selecting mercurial Thomas Mulcair to carry the official Opposition into electoral battle against Stephen Harper's Conservatives. Read more…
Will social media determine next NDP leader?
As New Democrats vote in the first round of their leadership election on Friday, a website has already ranked the candidates by their use of social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Read more…
Two BC byelections set for April 19, 2012
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has called the byelections for Port Moody-Coquitlam and Chilliwack-Hope. Both will be held on April 19, 2012. Read more…
