Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, signs an memorandum of understanding on pipelines with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary, Alta., on Nov. 27, 2025.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The federal government’s deal with Alberta over a pipeline to British Columbia is offside for many reasons — and will deepen divisions among Canadian provinces.
A woman lays flowers at a memorial during a vigil on a provincial day of mourning for the victims of the vehicle-ramming attack at the Filipino community’s Lapu Lapu Day festival in April in Vancouver.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Anne Levesque, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
A mental health system that respects Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms can also promote public safety.
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
The too-close-to-call B.C. election results show the deep ideological and geographical divisions in the province.
British Columbia Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau, Conservative Leader John Rustad and NDP Leader David Eby pose for a photograph before a leaders’ debate on Oct. 2, 2024.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Reversals by British Columbia’s NDP and Conservative leaders may give the impression that the parties’ positions on climate have converged. But the contrasts are stark as election day looms.
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
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.
