Politics

Premier John Horgan is trying to place the legislative assembly expense scandal squarely at the feet of the B.C. Liberals, dating back to 2011 when the then-Liberal government unilaterally appointed Craig James as clerk of the house.

As the spending scandal unfolds at B.C.’s Legislature, the province’s independent auditor general says she’s been left in the dark and provided little information.

Craig James, the suspended clerk of the legislative assembly, allegedly intervened and shut down an investigation into travel and meal expense violations by former Speaker Linda Reid on the basis that “we will all wear it” if it came to light.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh revealed on Monday the first part of his “bold” plan to build 500,000 affordable homes across Canada over the next 10 years.

Mayor Kennedy Stewart has announced he will offer residents a chance next month to talk to him one-on-one in his office for 15 minutes at a time to discuss what’s on their minds.

The Liberal Party of Canada has rejected Karen Wang’s request to rescind her resignation as a candidate and run once more for the party.

The Liberal candidate running against NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in the Burnaby byelection has bowed out of the race after singling out Singh’s ethnicity in an online post.

Former NDP MP Svend Robinson appears ready to jump back into politics after a 15-year absence from Parliament.

Indigenous people voiced their anger and frustration with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday at a chaotic town hall in Kamloops, B.C., loudly interrupting him to condemn the arrests of protesters at a pipeline blockade.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh finally has a date with voters after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called three byelections, including one for Burnaby South.