Kirk LaPointe

For @TheHubCanada, on the consequences of the Moody's ratings downgrade of the @Dave_Eby @bcndp government's fiscal state. The province keeps suggesting this is a battle between austerity and compassion. thehub.ca/2026/03/24/the…

Second half of a sports doubleheader. Hoping the ⁦@WhitecapsFC⁩ pot more goals than their hockey counterparts.

My latest #SMBReport podcast features @BarryPenner1, former environment minister and an authority on B.C. energy--particularly the demands on the system--now contributing his expertise to @Resource_Works. Our conversation was illuminating and troubling. youtube.com/watch?v=rjMRyn…

Hard to not like this. ⁦@WhitecapsFC⁩

The latest #SMBReport podcast features #BridgitteAnderson, the @BoardofTrade CEO and President. Never heard her so concerned about the state of the British Columbian economy under the @BCNDP, its impact on business, investment and our standards of living. She tells it like it is in our conversation #bcpoli: youtube.com/watch?v=efFEtF…

I've lost track of the number of times I've written about the erosion of the public's right to know by governments of all stripes. Here we go again with the @BCNDP. My latest for @BIVnews: biv.com/news/commentar…

These are tough times for the @bcndp government under @Dave_Eby on several frontiers. Is it end times? My latest for @TheHubCanada: thehub.ca/2026/03/10/is-…

As a colleague at @VancouverSun and @UBCJournalism, Frances' exceptional body of work taught me much on civic issues (even when I disagreed with it) and makes her a deserving candidate for Vancouver council. I wish her great enjoyment on the trek. vancouversun.com/opinion/column…

And ⁦@esmuellert_⁩ puts another one in. 2-0 ⁦@WhitecapsFC⁩

Goalie goes one way. ⁦@esmuellert_⁩ free-kicks the other. ⁦@WhitecapsFC⁩ ahead 1-0 of ⁦@TorontoFC⁩

The state of public finances at all levels are terrible for British Columbians. My latest for @BIVnews. Kirk LaPointe: B.C.'s four-level fiscal squeeze biv.com/news/commentar… via @BIVnews

My latest for @TheHubCanada. And thankfully, baseball is back!

Anchored by ⁦@mariehui⁩, the ⁦@WhitecapsFC⁩ quartet gets us going.

Readying ourselves for the ⁦@WhitecapsFC⁩ new season. High hopes to continue growth, higher hopes the team stays put.

My take on today’s @BCNDP budget and the disappointing way in which it treats a distressed economy. Kirk LaPointe: Bailey unveils budget that turns its back on those B.C. needs most biv.com/news/commentar… via @BIVnews

Buried on consent agenda of this Monday's @wvmayorcouncil meeting are significant changes to the Finance and Revenue Advisory Committee. Top-line: Reduced role, less independence, more central control (mayor is new chair). Ought to be discussed by council and public, not rammed through.

It's never easy accepting the regular pain that comes with a sports loss. My take for @TheHubCanada on the travails of @Canucks and @MapleLeafs might feel familiar. Enjoy. Sort of. thehub.ca/2026/02/02/lov…

What a gift #KatherineOHara was to us. And what a loss.

My latest for @BIVnews is on the idea from councillors @DanielFontaine and @KashHeed as mayoralty candidates to pledge much-need reforms at @MetroVancouver. Eminent sense for any candidate seeking common sense with that organization. biv.com/news/commentar…