Articles by Shannon Waters
Horgan blames workers for workplace Covid outbreaks
B.C.’s current Covid case surge is due primarily to social gatherings, according to Premier John Horgan, who suggested yesterday that workplace outbreaks are resulting from employees bringing the virus to work after attending social events.
Read MoreHorgan hopes to reconvene the legislature before Christmas, but Covid could get in the way
Having received Lieutenant-Governor Janet Austin’s official request to form government, Premier John Horgan is hoping to reconvene the legislature before the holidays — but much will depend on how B.C.’s pandemic situation develops in the weeks ahead.
Read MoreNDP dominated 2020 fundraising ahead of election call
Even without the snap election win, 2020 has been a very good year for the BC NDP — especially when it comes to fundraising.
Read MoreCue the cabinet speculation
The composition of B.C.’s next parliament will not be finalized until sometime next month, but that has not stopped pundits, activists and political insiders from contemplating the makeup of the next NDP cabinet.
Read MoreGreen leader fending off NDP effort to swipe her seat
Just over five weeks after becoming leader of the Green Party, Sonia Furstenau is battling for her political survival.
Read MoreHorgan apologizes for ‘inappropriate’ answer to debate question on white privilege
NDP Leader John Horgan, Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson and Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau squared off Tuesday evening for the campaign’s first and only leaders’ debate.
Read MoreNDP promises new recovery benefit as part of 2020 platform
Recovery, affordability and security are top issues in the NDP’s re-election platform, which proposes to spend $6.9 billion over the next three years — not including capital costs.
Read MoreScheduling ‘skullduggery’ on the campaign trail
There may be many hours in a day, but during the second week of the election campaign the NDP and Liberal leaders zeroed in on just one: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Read MoreInside the leaders’ campaigns
It’s an election unlike any before, but the leaders of B.C.’s three main parties have surrounded themselves with familiar faces on the campaign trail.
Read MoreLiberals promise immediate one-year suspension of PST
If elected, a BC Liberal government would immediately suspend the provincial sales tax (PST) for a year — then set it at three per cent “until the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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