Keith Baldrey
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COMMENTARY: While B.C.’s new fiscal plan looks bleak, it’s not as bad as it may first appear
In the fiscal year just ending (it ends March 31), the provincial economy exceeded all expectations and allowed Selina Robinson to push the deficit down to $483 million. → Read More
Opinion: Premier Horgan's popularity outstrips the BC NDP. But why?
B.C. Premier Horgan way more popular than his party but will he stay on to battle Kevin Falcon? → Read More
Opinion: Honking convoys in B.C. fuelled by 'crank science' and Trudeau hatred
This could be a problem for the Conservative Party of Canada → Read More
COMMENTARY: The next few weeks in B.C. are critical as Omicron cases surge
Some scientists theorize that perhaps Omicron will become a “nuisance virus” that infects a lot of people but does not inflict a lot of damage. Let’s hope so. → Read More
Opinion: Pace of registering B.C. kids for COVID-19 vaccine is 'sluggish'
Registration of B.C. kids for coronavirus vaccine falls off a cliff as parents grow hesitant, but Omicron variant is now spreading → Read More
Opinion: Amid cancer diagnosis, Premier John Horgan hits a BC NDP milestone
Horgan now BC NDP's longest-serving premier after passing Dave Barrett and Mike Harcourt → Read More
Opinion: 'Strident' anti-science crowd convincing B.C. seniors to shun COVID-19 vaccine
I came across a perplexing and concerning statistic that speaks volumes about the difficulty in stopping COVID-19. More than 147,000 people in B.C. over the age of 60 have yet to receive a single dose of the vaccine. → Read More
Opinion: Blame Delta variant of COVID-19 for skyrocketing B.C. cases
The Delta variant is now the dominant variant of COVID-19 in B.C., but so far the province has avoided the kinds of outcomes associated with that strain that are plaguing many places in the world. The B.C. → Read More
Opinion: Investigation into B.C. heat deaths needs answers because it's likely to happen again
Critical answers needed in B.C. heat dome deaths as climate change means more heat waves coming → Read More
Opinion: End of COVID-19 briefings marks major pandemic milestone
One of B.C.’s most popular television programs has finally gone off the air and that is a sign the COVID-19 pandemic may finally be in the rear-view mirror. → Read More
Opinion: This doctor's strategy helped save B.C. from a U.K. COVID-19 fate
Dr. Danuta Skowronski of the BCCDC led B.C. to extend interval for first and second coronavirus vaccine doses → Read More
Baldrey: B.C. got it right when it came to keeping schools open
B.C. schools are safe and they are open, writes Keith Baldrey. Both of those accomplishments rank as two of the province’s biggest and most important victories in this pandemic. → Read More
Opinion: Elderly should get COVID-19 vaccine before B.C. teachers
Age should definitely be the determining factor in B.C. residents receiving the coronavirus vaccine and not being a dentist or a teacher → Read More
OPINION: Horgan got his big mandate. Now what?
Premier John Horgan is unveiling a new cabinet this week as the BC NDP government tackles a tough list of challenges. → Read More
B.C. election: Money laundering inquiry delayed, leaders focus on housing
Two issues that seemed almost buried by the COVID-19 pandemic resurfaced in the B.C. election campaign on Friday. → Read More
OPINION: COVID-19 is not going away any time soon
"Brace yourself for the coming peaks and valleys of COVID-19." → Read More
OPINION: This Canadian airport was a troubling COVID-19 'gong show'
Safe airline travel is emerging as a key public health issue in the era of COVID-19 → Read More
OPINION: COVID-19 crisis could mean new form of 'guaranteed income'
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted changes in areas that seemed unheard of just months ago → Read More
OPINION: Scary Washington COVID case count means keep that border shut tight
Just south of the border with B.C., the number of people with the virus and the number of deaths associated with it are escalating → Read More
OPINION: B.C.'s 'heavy measures' for incoming travellers lead Canada
Travellers returning or arriving to B.C. now face fairly heavy measures, but measures that are sorely needed as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. → Read More