In The Ledge

IN THE LEDGE – Will Forests Minister ‘do the right thing and step down?’

October 10, 2019 // 1 Comment

An excerpt from Question Period in the B.C. Legislature today (Oct. 10, 2019). Hon. D. Donaldson: I think we deserve a little context here, for the record. Forestry workers [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Government has done absolutely nothing about gas prices’

April 30, 2019 // 1 Comment

Excerpt from debate during Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on Monday, April 29, 2019: A. Wilkinson: In the two weeks that this Legislature has been in recess, we have [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Why are Land Title records being moved with consultation?

March 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

Debate in the Legislature on Thursday, March 28, 2019 on moving Land Titles records from Kamloops. Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Kamloops-North Thompson MLA [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Tributes to ‘respectful and fair’ NL stalwart Angelo Iacobucci

February 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

Comments by Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Langley East MLA Rich Coleman in the B.C. Legislature today, Feb. 21, 2019. T. Stone: Recently Kamloops lost a [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘There’s a problem here and we all have to fix it’

February 13, 2019 // 1 Comment

Debate in the B.C. Legislature today (Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019) between Premier John Horgan and Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver on the Speaker’s report and clerk [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Clerk, Sergeant at Arms placed on administrative leave

November 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

Solicitor General Mike Farnworth in the B.C. Legislature today, Nov. 20,. 2018: Hon. M. Farnworth: By leave, I move: That Mr. Craig James, Clerk of the Legislative [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Will Kamloops-South Thompson be rural or urban under PR?

November 19, 2018 // 2 Comments

Debate between Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Premier John Horgan during Question Period on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. T. Stone: There remain dozens of details that [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – How are we to feel safe with more oil being shipped by rail?

November 6, 2018 // 3 Comments

Debate during Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 between Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Environment Minister George Heyman, who took [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – A poetic dissertation on what’s wrong with the referendum

October 23, 2018 // 6 Comments

Debate in the Legislature Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 on the referendum on electoral change, with Opposition members questioning Premier John Horgan on a date for a televised [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Tribute to Pat Wallace for contributions to city of Kamloops

October 16, 2018 // 2 Comments

Statement by Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar today (Oct. 16, 2018) in the Legislature. NOTE: The last meeting for the current council is actually Oct. 30, not [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Kamloops seems to think we’ve done it right’ on pot

October 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Excerpt from debate during Question Period in the Legislature on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 between Solicitor General Mike Farnworth and Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar. [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Will the minister come clean on the cost of labour deals?

October 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

Debate during Question Period on Oct. 1, 2018 between MLAs Peter Milobar, Todd Stone and Transportation Minister Claire Trevena on the cost of Community Benefits Agreements [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Partisan NDP hacks dispatched to non-partisan offices’

May 31, 2018 // 3 Comments

‘The member from Kamloops is no longer talking about grilled cheese sandwiches’ Excerpt from Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on Thursday, May 31, 2018, on [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘What’s proposed on referendum is part of a rigged game’

May 30, 2018 // 2 Comments

Excerpt from debate during Question Period in the B.C. Legislature today (Wednesday, May 30, 2018) on the proposal for wording of the ballot on proportional representation. [Continue]