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IN THE LEDGE – ‘When will premier keep his promise on employers health tax?’

April 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

Debate in the Legislature on Monday, April 23, 2018 between Opposition Leader Andrew Wilkinson and Finance Minister Carole James: A. Wilkinson: I’m sure the incoming [Continue]

KNOX – Looking ahead to B.C. in 2019: driven crazy by Rachel Rockets

April 22, 2018 // 2 Comments

News item: Alberta is threatening to cut the flow of oil to B.C. in retaliation for B.C.’s attempts to block the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Victoria, 2019 [Continue]

PETERS – Monty Python predicted social media in the 1970s

April 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

NETFLIX recently added a whole host of goodies for Monty Python fans, including live performances and episodes of the original BBC television shows. Of course, that [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Being first doesn’t necessarily mean we do it best

April 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

WE ARRIVED in North America, in what is now Canada, 16,000 years ago. Within a few thousand years, three quarters of the continent’s large animals were gone. By “we,” I [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Why haven’t voters been told what ballot question will be?’

April 20, 2018 // 2 Comments

Debate in Question Period on Thursday, April 19, 2018 between Liberal MLA Michael Lee (Vancouver-Langara), Liberal MLA John Martin (Chilliwack) and Attorney General David [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – ‘Who’s looking out for landlords in new cannabis laws?’

April 19, 2018 // 3 Comments

Excerpts from a speech by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod in Parliament on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in support of Bill C-330, an act to amend the Controlled Drugs [Continue]