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IN THE LEDGE – ‘Premier’s blunders and incompetence have created a crisis’

April 18, 2018 // 1 Comment

An exchange during Question Period on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 between Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond and Environment Minister George Heyman: S. Bond: We’ve [Continue]

BEPPLE – Real solution for Westmount school is bus service from Batchelor

April 18, 2018 // 3 Comments

INDUCED DEMAND is the phenomenon where traffic gets worse, not better, when roads are improved. Build more roads, get more traffic. Make traffic more efficient, get more [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘B.C . families shouldn’t have to pay $2 a litre for gasoline’

April 17, 2018 // 2 Comments

Debate in the B.C. Legislature during Question Period on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. P. Milobar: On March 12, the Environment Minister dismissed my questions about [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – We are leaders, we should find an answer on the pipeline

April 17, 2018 // 6 Comments

Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod during emergency debate in Parliament Monday night (April 16, 2018) on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion: I AM GLAD to have the [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Liberal members from Alberta in a tizzy over Trans Mountain

April 16, 2018 // 2 Comments

Debate in the B.C. Legislature on Monday (April 16, 2018) on the Trans Mountain pipeline. T. Stone: Yesterday we learned from the Prime Minister of Canada that the Premier [Continue]

GINTA – ‘To-go’ coffee cups and other garbage: The individual changes first

April 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

TWICE A WEEK to spend an hour sipping tea and reading while my little guy is in karate class. In a coffee shop, that is. Every time I order, I have to make sure I mention [Continue]