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Kirk LaPointe

British Columbia
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2026 West Vancouver Mayoralty Candidate; SMB Report Podcaster; The Hub Columnist; UBC Journalism Adjunct Professor. Husband, (grand) father. Goalie, runner.
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Why B.C.—and David Eby—are cooperating with Mark Carney on a new West Coast pipeline

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By Kirk LaPointe
| The Hub Canada
Commentary 5 July 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney greets B.C. Premier David Eby in Ottawa, Sept. 17, 2025. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press. Premier Eby abandons the battleground and takes his seat at the negotiating table B.C. Premier David Eby hasn’t had any red-letter days lately—more like those of red flags and red ink.
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off: What victory looks like for Canada

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By Kirk LaPointe
| The Hub Canada
To get in an optimal mindset for the FIFA World Cup and Canada’s co-hosting and participation, let’s put a few things out of our minds, shall we? Let’s forget about the outrageous projections of a 10-figure public subsidy. Let’s forget about the fallacious predictions of a 10-figure long-term tourism impact. Let’s forget about the ridiculous three- and four-figure ticket prices. The street closures. The security forces. The motorcades. The perimeters. The inconveniences.
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New BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay must now get control of resentment in party before she can win a (potentially snap) election

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By Kirk LaPointe
| The Hub Canada
A rumour moved through political circles last week with unusual persistence: that B.C. Premier David Eby was considering a snap election as soon as tomorrow. On its face, it sounded reckless. Eby would be running as an unpopular premier with a tired government, a party behind in the polls, public finances in structural deficit, and no election required for more than two years. Calling a vote now would look less like confidence than panic. But there was a sliver of logic to this supposed plan.
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