It’s been one of the wildest weeks in BC politics, so we’ve brought back BC Today’s Shannon Waters to help us understand what led up to and has happened since the Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms were put on administrative leave.
Plus we look at the various pieces of legislation flying through the House before the legislature rises for the holidays on Tuesday.
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Links
* Otter vs Koi in Chinatown
Segment 1: Stone-Wallying the Speaker’s Office
* National Post story on possible fraud connections behind dismissals
Latest updates
It’s getting crazier. pic.twitter.com/Wu0qy6Uzcm— Mike Smyth (@MikeSmythNews) November 23, 2018
Wally Oppal made it clear in an interview with @RadioNLNews – he was the one that nixed the Plecas presser on Thursday. Hear more after about 4:20 on NL Newsday. LISTEN: https://t.co/zrmEmfWBtX #Kamloops #bcpoli— Brett Mineer (@MineerBrett) November 24, 2018
Segment 2: Other stuff is happening in BCat 35m36s
* Ridesharing legislation tabled (release) and some critiques from Jon Woodward (thread):
Having had a chance to read B.C.'s new legislation on ride-hailing… I can't help but think how happy the taxi industry is. So here's a thread on that, with some links (that will probably be interrupted when I do a live hit for @CTVVancouver at 6pm).— Jon Woodward (@ctv_jon) November 21, 2018
* Electric vehicle announcement* $1B over 10 years to retrofit social housing*