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Legislative watch dogs get “reviewed.” Is there a leash in their future?
For some reason it makes me nervous when I hear that people who sometimes make life difficult for the government are being “reviewed.” And it…
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The role of stimulus spending in the recovery
Yesterday, the Fraser Institute published a new report, which argues that the government stimulus did not drive Canadian economic growth in the last two quarters…
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Victoria’s billion dollar P3 decision
On March 24th the Victoria area’s Capital Regional District (CRD) is going to make a billion dollar decision. The province has ordered the CRD to…
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BC’s budget deficit third smallest in Canada
Media attention may still be firmly focused on athletes and tourists today, but we’re already starting to see hints about what will dominate BC’s post-Olympics…
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Loukidelis did good work for government accountability. Now it’s a legislative committee’s turn.
David Loukidelis, British Columbia’s Freedom of Information Commissioner has accepted the new role as the province’s deputy attorney general. Vaughn Palmer did a good column on the…
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AG’s office changes policy
BC’s Auditor General has made an important change in the way his office does its work that will help guarantee the independence of his office.…
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CPRN: RIP – the loss of an independent voice
There was sad news yesterday for those of us who are policy wonks and for anyone else who pays serious attention to public issues in…
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The recent secretive, haphazard spending cuts should be repealed
Almost daily we wake up to news of yet another important program or initiative whose funding has been cut by the BC government. Literacy initiatives,…
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Piecing together the puzzle: help us track BC government cuts
Since winning the May election, the provincial government has been steadily cutting public services, often without any public announcement. These cuts affect services ranging from…
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Report finds government stonewalling on FOI requests
BC’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) released a report yesterday showing secrecy in government is even a bigger problem that we thought. A…
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Government compliance with legal obligations far from good
BC’s Freedom of Information Commissioner released his annual report last Friday. These reports are a pretty good indication of how open and transparent our government…
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Obama opens doors closed in BC
One of President Barack Obama’s first acts was to reverse an order from the Bush regime that undermined Freedom of Information requests. What a contrast…
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