Politics

Permanent residents can live, work or study anywhere in the country, and are required to pay taxes and respect all Canadian laws at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. The one thing permanent residents cannot do is cast ballots in elections.

Images of burning tires and marching soldiers flash across the screen in a video advertisement warning British Columbia voters that proportional representation provides the "perfect platform" for extremists.

British Columbia's political leaders clashed in a debate on electoral reform on Thursday, with Premier John Horgan casting proportional representation as modern and even "hip," while Opposition Leader Andrew Wilkinson insisted the system was too confusing.

There was no arguing, no points of order and no microphones cut off in what was a cordial first public meeting Monday of Vancouver’s new mayor and 10-member council.

Mayor Kennedy Stewart used his inauguration speech Monday to outline how “respect” will be at the centre of his approach to working with a 10-member council comprised of four political parties as they focus on tackling Vancouver’s affordability crisis.

British Columbia's Liberal leader says he gives himself and his party an "A for effort" in their work trying to reconnect with the electorate following a devastating loss of power last year.

If British Columbians opt for a change in how they elect governments, Victoria’s work kicks into high gear to write new legislation and examine riding boundaries before the 2021 provincial election.

Mayor Gregor Robertson and the council he was elected with in 2014 held their last public meeting as a group Tuesday in what was at times an emotionally charged farewell that left one councillor in tears and others reflecting on their time at city hall.

Premier John Horgan and Opposition Leader Andrew Wilkinson have set a date to debate the merits of electoral reform.

Among voters who cast a ballot in the 2018 Vancouver municipal election, three in four (76%) agree that the number of signatures required for a nomination should be raised to 100 from 25. More than half of Vancouver voters (55%) would also like to see the deposit that candidates pay raised to $500 in future elections.