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John Les

Photo of typical Fraser River gravel mining bar by Andrew S. Wright

Money and influence cast long shadow over province's decisions on Fraser River, records suggest

Scientists say money and connections have too much power in B.C. politics, following the green-lighting of a controversial gravel mining project on the Fraser River expected to have serious impact on...

Ferries, frigates and PR

Christy Clark and her government have been some of the BC shipbuilding industry’s biggest problems. Now, they say they are its chief salespeople.

HST sales job: just another questionable deal in John Les' career?

John Les is the new parliamentary secretary for HST information. It’s worth an extra 15 grand a year -- a little gift from Premier Gordon Campbell to John. It comes as no surprise that Campbell...