From the almost mundane to the perpetually unprecedented – we’re talking budgets, the end of an emergency declaration and war in Europe.
Links
* Greatest BC Premier Bracket voting
Budget
* BC Budget 2022
* Main budget doc: Budget and Fiscal Plan 2022/23 – 2024/25
* Highlights
* From 911 calls to child care, here are 10 things you need to know about BC’s budget
* BC budget moves in the right direction but too slowly to address pressing challenges like housing, climate, toxic drug supply and poverty : Policy Note
* British Columbia cabinet ministers in line for 10 per cent ‘pay raise’: Opposition – Victoria Times Colonist
Emergencies Act
* PM Trudeau revokes Emergencies Act | CTV News
* Federal government facing lawsuits over Emergencies Act – The Globe and Mail
* Parties clashing over makeup of Emergencies Act review committee
War! What is it good for? Territorial expansion
* Statement by the Prime Minister on Russia’s attack on Ukraine
* Pierre Poillievre
* Jason Kenney
* Singh condemns Russia attacks and urges Trudeau to sanction Putin where it hurts most « Canada’s NDP
* Canada announces new sanctions against Russia. This is what they’re targeting
* Another 3,400 Canadian troops placed on standby to deploy to Europe if necessary, Defence Minister says – The Globe and Mail
* More than 1,700 people detained in widespread Russian protests against Ukraine invasion | CBC News
* Stewart Prest for Daily Hive: How Canada should be involved in the Ukraine crisis, both short and long term