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A voter walks to a polling station on election day in Vancouver on Oct. 19, 2024. No clear winner has emerged after the tight race between the Conservatives and NDP. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

October 20, 2024

B.C. election tells the tale of two British Columbias divided along ideological fault lines

Philip Resnick, University of British Columbia

The too-close-to-call B.C. election results show the deep ideological and geographical divisions in the province.

In this combination photo, B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad speaks during a campaign stop in Abbotsford, and B.C. NDP Leader David Eby speaks during a campaign stop, in Langley, B.C., both on Sept. 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

October 2, 2024

How the British Columbia election is being haunted by the ghosts of 1952

Philip Resnick, University of British Columbia

More than 70 years ago, right-wing W.A.C. Bennett became a B.C. political powerhouse after a failed Liberal-NDP coalition. There are parallels to today’s rise of the B.C. Conservatives.

Then-Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles visiting Canada in 2017. As a new monarch is crowned in Britain, is it time for Canada to have a head of state who is Canadian? THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

March 6, 2023

King Charles’s coronation: Should Canada become a republic?

Philip Resnick, University of British Columbia

As Charles is crowned King, maybe the time has come for Canada to reassess its connection with the British monarchy and become a republic.

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