On the Ledge

Friday September 23, 2011

On the Ledge:

The politics of job creation

Gregor Craigie takes a look at the hot issue in B.C. politics every Friday

With unemployment creeping higher and world markets collapsing, Premier Christy Clark unveils a new job creation plan for B.C.. How much impact can it have on the job market?

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Friday September 16, 2011

On the Ledge:

Back on the Attack

Gregor Craigie takes a look at the hot issue in B.C. politics every Friday.

The B.C. Liberals launch an attack campaign a full year and a half before the next election, this time against the B.C. Conservative Party and leader John Cummins. We look at the politics of negative branding and why the Liberals are attacking the B.C. Conservatives.

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Friday September 9, 2011

On the Ledge:

The cost of cutting the HST

Gregor Craigie takes a look at the hot issue in B.C. politics every Friday

Finance Minister Kevin Falcon says getting rid of the Harmonized Sales Tax will cost B.C. more than $2-billion. So how will the government balance the budget in three years, as it's promised to do? 

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• September 2011
  • Fri., 23 – The politics of job creation
     
  • Fri., 16 – Back on the Attack
     
  • Fri., 9 – The cost of cutting the HST
     
  • Fri., 2 – Calling off the election
     
• August 2011
  • Fri., 26 – Axing the tax: the death of the HST
     
• July 2011
  • Fri., 15 – On the Ledge with Gregor Craigie