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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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Les Leyne: Conservatives rally in Nanaimo, fight among selves but back Rustad

Les Leyne: Conservatives rally in Nanaimo, fight among selves but back Rustad

Delegates at the B.C. Conservative AGM spent the day rallying against the NDP government, but also got feisty among themselves.
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Les Leyne: Throne speech on instant economic growth goes against the NDP grain

Les Leyne: Throne speech on instant economic growth goes against the NDP grain

The concept of patriotism eroded dramatically as the initial unity against COVID-19 started to fail, and as antipathy to the Trudeau government took hold. It’s back with a vengeance now.
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Les Leyne: Conservatives never seem to get along

Les Leyne: Conservatives never seem to get along

Maybe things will simmer down. But that’s what people hoped Mount St. Helen’s would do.
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Les Leyne: Horgan was the rare politician changed for the better by power

Les Leyne: Horgan was the rare politician changed for the better by power

An unfiltered heart-on-his-sleeve man, you could tell what he was thinking nearly every time he walked into a room — mostly common-sense ideas about making B.C. better, and doing the right thing
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Les Leyne: With slim majority, David Eby begins a balancing act

Les Leyne: With slim majority, David Eby begins a balancing act

“Public drug use and people struggling with mental health and severe addictions on our streets are a priority for British Columbians. I heard that loud and clear.”
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Les Leyne: Mark B.C. down as 'undecided'

Les Leyne: Mark B.C. down as 'undecided'

Barring a long-shot change in the count, the NDP will work out an arrangement with the Greens to get some shaky control of the legislature and try to carry on.
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Les Leyne: A dead-heat election for B.C. thanks to Conservative surge

Les Leyne: A dead-heat election for B.C. thanks to Conservative surge

The Conservative Party of B.C.’s stunning surge culminated in a dead-heat election that on Saturday night left them just short of the 47-seat majority.
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Les Leyne: Eby's attack-dog approach stems from lessons learned in 2013

Les Leyne: Eby's attack-dog approach stems from lessons learned in 2013

An NDP report concluded then-leader Adrian Dix lost the 2013 election to BC Liberal leader Christy Clark due in part to Dix’s determination not to go negative
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Les Leyne: Campaign sidelights that need more attention

Les Leyne: Campaign sidelights that need more attention

Here’s an assortment of ideas that haven’t gotten the attention they deserve in the B.C. provincial election.
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Les Leyne: Former Green leader now mostly on side with Conservatives

Les Leyne: Former Green leader now mostly on side with Conservatives

You have to have a lot on your mind to overlook that and throw your support behind a candidate for a party that is relatively indifferent to your life’s work.
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