bc politics
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 teachers lobby to teach Nakba in BC schools
May 7, 2024By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer In March, the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) voted in support of a motion to lobby the provincial government to include the Nakba in the BC curriculum. This was a result of the advocacy work…
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What the NDP and Green parties could have in store for BC
June 12, 2017By: Sarvin Samei On May 29, NDP leader John Horgan and Green Party leader Andrew Weaver shocked the province by announcing a joint partnership and signing an agreement in order to solidify a minority government. That’s a big slap in…
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