NEW - Premier David Eby did not rule calling an early election if the NDP cannot pass the North Coast Transmission Line bill. He slammed the Conservatives for trying to delay the bill, says BC Greens don’t support it.
“I will stake my government on it.”
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I spoke to @MistyVanPopta and her 20-year-old daughter Amelia about the deeply personal reason behind their push to strengthen BC’s Intimate Images Protection Act. In a show of cross-partisan support, AG @NikiSharma2 agreed to those changes.
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“…the constant and prolonged discord shows no signs of abating," the BC Conservative Party management committee writes of John Rustad. “We ask that you immediately step down as leader."
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BREAKING - The BC Conservative party’s management committee has written a letter calling on John Rustad to resign as leader, citing the “unprecedented level of turmoil that has engulfed our party.”
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“I feel like my family and the people who are being affected by this are being held hostage by a war between the government and the unions.”
CBC’s Emily Fagan talks to a Vancouver woman about how the stalemate between the govt and BCGEU is impacting her IVF funding.
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There’s growing backlash to the way John Rustad handled the most recent MLA departure. He denies he brought up @amboultbee’s mental health but refuses to apologize.
The former head of the BC Conservatives is calling on Rustad to resign.
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BC Conservative leader John Rustad responds to Amelia Boultbee’s decision to quit caucus. He accuses her of being the MLA who was leaking caucus information to the media. “She was leaking everything to everyone, and obviously those leaks can't carry on.”
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NEW - Amelia Boultbee, Conservative MLA for Penticton-Summerland, says she’s leaving the Conservative caucus.
“I have witnessed the unraveling of John Rustad.” She’s calling on Rustad to resign because the party cannot beat the NDP under his leadership.
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The seven OBGYNs from Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops admit that a mass resignation is unprecedented, but they say it’s the only option given the safety issues and short-staffing they’ve witnessed, a problem happening across BC. #bcpoli
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Thousands of striking BCGEU and PEA members and their supporters rally on the legislature lawn demanding a better wage offer. The PEA lead negotiator says the government latest offer “takes us backwards” when considering inflation and cost of living increases.
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Fascinating example of the urban and rural split at the Union of BC Municipalities convention.
A resolution pushing B.C. to declare a right for renters to have pets (within guidelines) in their units was supported by Vancouver and others.
But was narrowly defeated by rural and landlord delegates.
NEW - 2 BC projects are on the list of 5 major projects being prioritized by Ottawa: LNG Canada, Red Chris copper mine. No pipeline.
The big question I have is, since these projects are already approved, does being on the list mean they get federal cash? #bcpoli
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I talked to @Dave_Eby yesterday about backlash - including among New Democrats - to comments blaming Canada’s immigration system for filling up shelters and food banks. He didn’t backtrack, but doubled down on his concerns about the TFW program #bcpoli
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New data obtained by CBC News shows the employees meant to keep hospitals safe are themselves being injured at an alarming rate. Hospital security guards were injured 170 times last year, which amounts to an injury almost every other day. Here’s the story:
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BC has gone from being a leader in affordable child care, to now being at the back of the pack. Five BC cities have the highest median infant child care fees and the province has stalled on its universal $10-a-day child care goals, a new report finds. Here’s the story. #bcpoli
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Prank is not a word I would use to describe two explosive devices going off outside a politician’s office.
Here’s a statement from Bowinn Ma.
NEW - CBC has confirmed that an explosive device was thrown at Bowinn Ma’s North Vancouver constituency office early this morning. The office was empty and no one injured. Many NDP MLAs are closing their constituency offices as a precaution. RCMP investigating. #bcpoli
NEW - Interior Health CEO Susan Brown is stepping down, earlier than her planned retirement in Dec. This amid a health care staffing crisis that forced the closure of Kelowna General Hospital’s pediatric ward and warnings about dire staffing levels in the maternity ward #bcpoli
Two of B.C.'s three Independent MLAs have formed a political party that wants to lower taxes, take away teachers' right to strike, open the door for private health care and "defund the reconciliation industry.”
Here are the details. #bcpoli
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B.C. government approves new LNG pipeline with terminus near Prince Rupert. By @akurjata.ca
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Interim Opposition leader Andrew Scheer called Premier David Eby a "radical" for not throwing his support behind a new oil pipeline.
“The radical B.C. premier is saying no pipeline through his province."
Here’s the story. #bcpoli
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NEW - BC Assembly of First Nations Terry Teegee is pulling out of Premier David Eby’s Asia trade mission because of bills 14 and 15. The fallout continues.
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Side drama in the legislature over a blurred zoom background during a vote. NDP MLA Rick Glumac is voting virtually and during his vote on bill 14, had a blurred background. BC Conservatives say that qualifies as a “virtual background” and therefore vote should be DQ’d. #bcpoli
