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BC Green Party proposes free public transit system as provincial election approaches
October 15, 2024By: Mason Mattu, SFU Student On September 5, the BC Green Party proposed a new transit policy to make BC operate on a fare-free public transit system. “Fast, frequent, and free public transit will shift how people move, reduce household costs, and enable a giant leap forward on meeting our climate goals,” said Sonia Furstenau, leader of the BC Green Party. The Greens have also called for “hourly services on key regional routes, a doubling of city buses within four years, and a tripling within eight years. “We will expand routes, improve hours, get more buses on the road, and…
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The carbon tax is the least of our economic problems
July 2, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer As the effects of climate change grow increasingly dangerous each year, the Canadian government introduced a federal carbon tax in 2018 to decrease emissions, with BC being the first to introduce this policy in 2008.…
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Warmer winters aren’t what we want
January 23, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer This past fall semester, no classes or exams were interrupted by flurries of snow. Educationally speaking, this is a good thing, but when we look further into what this may mean for the future climate,…
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BC Budget 2018: what you need to know
March 5, 2018BC Budget 2018 was released on February 20, outlining the provincial government’s initiatives and financial commitments for the next year. The budget is the NDP’s first full financial plan since assuming power in government last July. The announcement prompted responses…
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