Port Mann P3 scuttled by Victoria over lack of private finance

The B.C. Liberal government has ditched plans to build the new Port Mann bridge crossing through a so-called public-private partnership (P3) and will now finance the project directly. That's a dramatic reversal for...

Macquarie signals huge losses day after P3 mega-bridge announced

Just a day after the B.C. Liberal government announced plans to supersize the new Port Mann bridge crossing comes news that the project's private partner is facing major write-downs on its other infrastructure...

B.C. Liberal government poised to scrap Big Pharma watchdog

British Columbia's Therapeutic Initiative -- a 14-year-old government funded agency that provides independent advice on prescription drugs -- may be replaced by the B.C. Liberal government.The agency has a stellar...

B.C. Liberals look leftward

Victoria %u2014 The B.C. Liberal re-election platform released Monday makes education, jobs, children, seniors and the environment its top priorities. But there were no surprises in the platform, which was a...

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