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Les Leyne

Les Leyne

Les Leyne covers legislature sittings. He has written an opinion column since 1995 and was a political, municipal and general assignment reporter prior to that. He grew up in Qualicum Beach and worked on the West Shore and in Duncan prior to joining the Times Colonist.

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Recent Work by Les

Les Leyne: Cancelling U.S. contracts is a tightrope act

Les Leyne: Cancelling U.S. contracts is a tightrope act

Cutting off that relationship is not as viable as some would like.
Les Leyne: Hospital horror stories show attacks on health-care workers getting worse

Les Leyne: Hospital horror stories show attacks on health-care workers getting worse

BC Conservative MLAs spent the entire question period citing specific examples and demanding a response from government to a problem that is escalating all over
Les Leyne: B.C. wants more federal help to cope with U.S. duties

Les Leyne: B.C. wants more federal help to cope with U.S. duties

B.C. officials made it clear they think Ottawa is coming up short.
Les Leyne: Trump's incoherence makes responding to tariff wall tricky

Les Leyne: Trump's incoherence makes responding to tariff wall tricky

Trump’s announcement was so incoherent that much of the rest of the world had to scramble to grasp even the basic details
Les Leyne: Overnight argument puts carbon tax to bed

Les Leyne: Overnight argument puts carbon tax to bed

Taxpayers woke up to a bright new day featuring a dramatic drop in gas prices — for a while.
Les Leyne: Eby government abandons made-in-B.C. climate policy

Les Leyne: Eby government abandons made-in-B.C. climate policy

He’s moved from helping save the planet to saving his own skin.
Les Leyne: B.C. Premier David Eby grabs maximum power for tariff war

Les Leyne: B.C. Premier David Eby grabs maximum power for tariff war

When Bill 7 passes, Premier David Eby will be the most powerful premier in B.C.’s history for the two years the emergency measures are in effect.
Les Leyne: Columbia River could be the western front of Trump's attack on Canada

Les Leyne: Columbia River could be the western front of Trump's attack on Canada

International treaties are always complicated. Signing one in the midst of an all-out economic war verges on impossible.
Les Leyne: Latest episode confirms B.C. Conservatives' penchant for internal warfare

Les Leyne: Latest episode confirms B.C. Conservatives' penchant for internal warfare

Party members have a history of starting vicious internal arguments any time there’s more than one of them in a room
Les Leyne: B.C. Conservatives are united — in their determination to blow their chance

Les Leyne: B.C. Conservatives are united — in their determination to blow their chance

Leader John Rustad says he sees ‘differences’ as a strength. By that weird measure, BC Conservatives were so strong this week, they looked ready to explode.
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