Mayor Gregor Robertson announces he will not be seeking reelection this year, so this means more municipal coverage in 2018.

Meanwhile, Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer is probably hoping Senator Lynn Beyak would take an early retirement from the Senate as she continues to cause problems for him, even after being ejected from caucus for posting racist emails on her website.

In our quick takes, we look at the BCNDP’s decision to increase the homeowner grant threshold, what it means the Michael Lee allegedly signed up the most members in the BC Liberal Leadership race, the new No BC Proportional Representation Society, Bill Morneau’s good news from the ethics commissioner and the first signs we may lose NAFTA this year.

Finally, we end with a brand new segment: The best of #bcpoli where we highlight some of the best Tweets on our radar from the past week. Nominate future tweets with #bestofbcpoli

This week’s inro music: Vancouver by Ligia Oancea

Best of BC music from: Canada Geography Song

Links

Segment 1: Gregor’s off to a happier planet

* Tim Stevenson to not run again

Segment 2: The Senate’s racist relative

at 17m14s

* Andrew Scheer more tolerant than Trudeau, says Scheer

* Robert Jago’s Walrus peice

* Stephen Maher’s alternate solutions for Beyak (and a good review of Canada’s racism problem)

* Independent Senate Group calls for Senate ethics probe into Beyak

* Residential school survivor says he wrote to Beyak months ago

* Beyak resign petition

Quick takes

at 27m40s

* BC government increases homeowner grant

* Gary Mason in Globe: Micheal Lee signed up most in BC Liberal race

* What do you get when you combine an NDP strategist, a former BC Liberal attorney general and a former public servant? Apparently the No BC PR Society.

* Bill Morneau cleared in some ethics reviews

* As NAFTA circles the drain, Canada launches WTO complaints

Best of BC Poli

at 45m43s

Bill Tieleman & Suzanne Anton unite against proportional representation because it might give party insiders too much power. YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP https://t.co/YzOF6eWuoS