Tensions in the BC Conservative caucus spills out into public view. Plus a round up of BC politics stories and the latest from Ottawa on the GST holiday and the long delayed fiscal update.
Rift in B.C. Conservative caucus deepens as MLA defies party leader | CBC NewsBC Conservative MLA accused of being a Manchurian candidate, Rustad defends free speech amongst caucusCanadian premiers urge strong response to Trump tariff threat, minister says | ReutersEby says ‘nothing’s off the table’ in responding to Trump’s tariff threatsPremier David Eby vows accountability after Small Business BC bankruptcySmall Business BC files for bankruptcyB.C. announces 9 new wind projects to power equivalent of 500,000 homes | CBC NewsWind energy in B.C. now exempt from environmental assessment | The Narwhal Trudeau’s office at odds with Finance Minister Freeland over GST holiday, $250 cheques, sources say – The Globe and MailTrudeau makes fresh bid to recruit Mark Carney amid tensions with Freeland – The Globe and MailGST holiday would cost Ottawa $2.7-billion if provinces with HST asked for compensation, PBO says – The Globe and Mail The GST/HST holiday begins Saturday | CBC News2024 Fall Economic Statement: Making it easier for homeowners to build secondary suites – Canada.caFreeland doesn’t commit to meeting her own deficit target in fall economic statement – Lacombe Express