Is anyone going to run for BC NDP leader, and by extension Premier or is David Eby on track for a coronation. And the premiers undertake the time honoured Canadian tradition of asking Ottawa for more money. Stewart Prest returns to fill in for Ian.

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* Nathan Cullen, Melanie Mark and Bowinn Ma announce they aren’t running* Patrick Brown endorses Jean Charest to lead Conservative Party – The Globe and Mail* Green Party spokesperson criticizes potential candidate ahead of leadership race | The Star* Premiers gather in Victoria to present united demand for more health-care cash | CBC News* Premiers close 2-day summit, call on feds to stop negotiating health funding through the media | CBC News* Council of the Federation Health communique [PDF]* Council of the Federations Other items communique [PDF]* Rob Shaw’s Tweet highlighting Small Modular Reactors* Clarification from BC’s Energy Ministry* Mandatory random COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated air travellers resuming next week | CBC News* Bank of Canada hikes rate to 2.5%. Here’s what it means for you | CBC News* Jagmeet Singh’s response* Pierre Poilievre’s response* Ottawa announces it will require telecoms to provide backup for each other during outages following Rogers system failure* Guilbeault’s cross-country climate train tour derailed by lack of service