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Les Leyne: Premier David Eby takes on lawyers — again

Les Leyne: Premier David Eby takes on lawyers — again

The B.C. NDP government has introduced a one-page bill that bestows the right to join a union on the 350 lawyers who work for government. There’s a catch.
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Les Leyne: Two provinces, two approaches to opioid crisis

Les Leyne: Two provinces, two approaches to opioid crisis

B.C. is emphasizing harm reduction, which implicitly accepts people will use drugs. Most of Alberta’s emphasis is on recovery.
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Les Leyne: Surrey policing debacle will cost us all

Les Leyne: Surrey policing debacle will cost us all

If the NDP government’s attempt to chart a route out of this bungle by enticing the city to go with a municipal force goes as planned, provincial taxpayers will cover some ongoing costs.
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Les Leyne: The travails of 'John from Langford'

Les Leyne: The travails of 'John from Langford'

John Horgan’s private career still public, caught in political and environmental crossfire
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Les Leyne: NIMBY override is part of province's housing plan

Les Leyne: NIMBY override is part of province's housing plan

The “not in my backyard” objections to new housing in the NDP government’s latest push won’t carry nearly the weight they once did
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Les Leyne: Fixing a century-old wrong gets expensive

Les Leyne: Fixing a century-old wrong gets expensive

Federal Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says people should understand the cost of the Treaty 8 settlement with First Nations is not “a windfall … It is a bill that has gone unpaid for over 100 years by the government of Canada.”
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Les Leyne: Time for housing starts, not housing talk

Les Leyne: Time for housing starts, not housing talk

A new version of the NDP’s housing policy was ordered because the first multi-billion dollar version hasn’t made enough progress in alleviating the crisis
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Les Leyne: Election interference worries sidelined in legislation

Les Leyne: Election interference worries sidelined in legislation

Election interference worries sidelined in legislation
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Les Leyne: What's behind B.C. Ferries' crew shortage

Les Leyne: What's behind B.C. Ferries' crew shortage

Labour shortages prompt a significant increase in cancelled sailings “to a point where reliability of service has noticeable deteriorated”
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Les Leyne: For criminals, catch and release, and repeat

Les Leyne: For criminals, catch and release, and repeat

The key part in three highlighted cases is that each of the suspects was released from custody soon after arrest.
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