Poll
Do your believe you get back what you pay in carbon tax?
A letter from Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to British Columbia Premier David Eby, asking him to help halt a federal carbon tax increase, has...
Should it be easier to become an emergency support services volunteer in B.C.?
The provincial government is making it easier to become an Emergency Support Services volunteer through streamlined training. The program provides temporary...
Does B.C. need a law to allow the government to sue social media companies for the impact of their algorithms?
The British Columbia government has introduced proposed legislation to recover health-related costs from alleged "wrongdoers," including social-media...
Given B.C. has its own carbon tax (not the federal carbon tax), should it also raise its tax to $80 per tonne from $65 per tonne April 1?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back Wednesday on growing demands from premiers to dump the planned April 1 hike to the consumer carbon levy, saying...
Should B.C. follow Alberta's lead and offer $5,000 incentives to lure out- of-province workers to B.C.?
The Alberta government has introduced legislation that would direct $10 million from this year's budget toward luring more workers to the province. The...
Do you believe the government and RCMP when they say there is no diversion of safe-supply drugs onto the street in B.C.?
There is no evidence of widespread diversion of safe-supply drugs, British Columbia's solicitor general and the RCMP said Monday, after Federal Opposition...
Do you agree that Canada should have a single-payer national pharmacare plan?
Last week Canada took another major step forward truly universal healthcare with the tabling of the (NDP- prompted) Pharmacare Act. When fully implemented this...
Has your home insurance premium increased more than in previous years this year compared with 2023?
B.C. homeowners who are weathering the storm of high mortgage payments may have to brace themselves for more financial pressure. Home insurance prices increased...
Does Ottawa need to change the Emergencies Act or just its use of it?
The federal government is open to possible changes to the Emergencies Act but says it first wants to consult widely on the law it invoked to quell "Freedom...
Do you think B.C. can reduce the poverty rate in the province by 60% over the next 10 years?
British Columbia's government says it is setting 10-year targets to substantially reduce poverty in the province, with a focus on lifting children and...
Would you read a biography of federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre?
Conservative commentator Andrew Lawton is set to release a biography of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, while political journalist Paul Wells has written...
Where would you rate Brian Mulroney in terms of Canadian prime ministers?
Members of Parliament are absent from the House of Commons as Canadians mourn the death of former prime minister Brian Mulroney. The flag atop the Peace Tower...
Do you feel Canadian pay too much wireless and broadband services?
MPs have voted unanimously to summon the chief executives of Canada's three largest telecommunications companies to testify at a federal committee as it...
Are you in favour of vaccinating children?
Canadians appear to be more hesitant about vaccinating their children according to recent polling. A recent Angus Reid poll found that 17% of parents of minors...
Is $10 million enough compensation for government apprehension of hundreds of Doukhobor children in the 1950s?
British Columbia Premier David Eby has officially apologized in the Victoria legislature to members of the Doukhobor religious community, including children who...
Is a 65-cent hike in the minimum wage in B.C. too much, too little or the right amount?
Minimum-wage workers in British Columbia will get a pay hike of 65 cents an hour to $17.40 starting June 1, a move the government says will help lift more...
Do you think the province's ban on short-term rentals will hurt tourism in B.C.?
Kelowna city council has voiced its concern over the impact the provincial government's crackdown on short-term rentals could have on tourism. The province...
Is a tax on re-selling homes in B.C. within the first two years of ownership a good idea?
New and expanded tax measures, as well as investing in the new BC Builds program are among the province's top housing priorities, according to the NDP...
When buying groceries are you loyal to one store or do you shop where the prices are lowest?
Almost two-thirds of Canadians say they have switched their primary grocery store in the past year to score better deals. A new survey by Dalhousie...
Do you think the federal government should scale back carbon pricing revenue money to business to give more to rural families in Canada?
The federal government is cutting the amount of money small- and medium-sized businesses will be given from carbon pricing revenues so it can increase the...