Politics – Nieoview

Electing Liberal MP sign of Kelowna tech industry’s strength

When I moved to Kelowna in May 2007, there was no doubt that I had just landed in the Conservative heartland. Kelowna-Lake Country’s MP at the time,… Read more “Electing Liberal MP sign of Kelowna tech industry’s strength”

In a sure sign of the current cultural moment, I have recently found myself imaging the federal election as if it’s part of some grand Star Wars… Read more “Imagine if Canadian politics was a Star Wars story”

The B.C. Liberals have themselves a little problem in the Okanagan. The District of West Kelowna is up in arms over a land deal between the province… Read more “B.C. land swap deal with Westbank First Nation stirs up political trouble in West Kelowna”

Well, Stephen Harper finally got what he wanted: a strong Conservative majority with himself firmly entrenched at its controls. No longer will the opposition parties be able… Read more “Fate of Canadian democracy in the hands of Conservative backbenchers”

Ron Cannan appears to have had an historic win in the riding of Kelowna-Lake Country. At this writing, the backbencher has close to 57 per cent of… Read more “Notes from a Conservative backbencher’s victory party”

My take on the NDP surge in the final days of the federal election is that voters frustration with the state of Canadian politics is overcoming their… Read more “Federal NDP no longer looks like bogeyman”

Like public transit in most B.C. communities outside the Lower Mainland, Kelowna’s bus service is operated by a private company contracted by BC Transit, a provincially owned… Read more “B.C.’s net-zero mandate pushes Kelowna towards transit strike”

The NDP leadership debate in Kelowna Monday night ended up being something of a love-in. The candidates were articulate and thoughtful, treated one another with respect and… Read more “NDP leadership debate in Kelowna energizes party members but offers little actual debate”

It’s kind of interesting and weird that the NDP is holding a leadership debate in Kelowna this evening with a social justice focus. This isn’t exactly NDP… Read more “Oddly enough, Kelowna to host B.C. NDP leadership debate”

Today, just because they had to, MLAs gathered in Victoria and the government delivered its throne speech. Turns out all Gordon Campbell’s government had to say was… Read more “B.C. throne speech shows government not bothering to govern”