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Premier Eby rejects further discussion on proportional representation
January 26, 2026By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer In BC, the debate around adopting a different electoral system has been ongoing for two decades. To this end, the New Democratic Party (NDP) set up a legislative committee in April 2025 to examine the province’s transition from the first-past-the-post system to proportional representation. The committee was one of the many concessions that the NDP agreed to as part of their confidence and supply agreement with the BC Greens following the 2024 election results. Eby’s party achieved a narrow majority in the legislature in that election. However, in December 2025, the Vancouver Sun reported that…
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BC NDP’s misleading policy regarding the protection of old-growth forests
March 13, 2021Written by: Harvin Bhathal, Features Editor One of the most significant ecological challenges in BC has been the conservation of old-growth forests — BC’s ancient forests. Their conservation is synonymous with protecting biodiversity, and the cultural practices and ways of…
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Vancouver’s overdose crisis amidst COVID-19
March 6, 2021Written by: Nancy La, SFU Student As vaccinations become available for Vancouver, the grim battle against COVID-19 begins to look more hopeful. The days of self-isolation now have a clearer finish line, and normalcy is coming closer and closer. Yet…
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A lack of inter-provincial travel restrictions in BC is exhausting
March 3, 2021by Marisa Rizzo, SFU Student Since the initial COVID-19 shutdown, the federal government has encouraged us not to engage in non-essential travel outside of Canada, and to limit travel between provinces. However, in BC, recent reports from Whistler show that…
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