New bills, new leaders and controversial trains.

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Bill 14 – Forests Statutes Amendment BC Timber Sales to increase fibre access, strengthen long-term forest outcomes, protect jobs

Bill 15 – Environmental Assessment Amendment Amendments improve dispute resolution, transparency, process predictability

Bill 16 – Misc Statutes Amendment Modernizing enforcement, housing, justice tools

Bill 17 – Municipal Codes of Conduct Improving conduct standards for local governments

Bill 18 – Municipal Parental Leave Introducing parental leave for local elected officials

Premier Eby says changing DRIPA is ‘non-negotiable’ and will be pushed into law – Business in Vancouver

B.C. tells First Nations it wants to suspend DRIPA

Adam Olsen – Eby Sent the Wrong Signals on DRIPA Amendments | The Tyee

How did B.C.’s historic Indigenous Rights law, DRIPA, become so controversial? | The Narwhal

Annual Report – Declaration Act

https://bsky.app/profile/sobittersosweet.bsky.social/post/3mik2qbpqic2z

Report on Provincial Taxation Revenues: Speculation and Vacancy Tax

Audit Reveals Major Problems in BC’s Speculation and Vacancy Tax | The Tyee

Time to Kill the Speculation and Vacancy Tax, Say BC Conservatives | The Tyee

Peter MacKay endorsement

Independent MLA for Peace River North endorses Findlay in leadership race, could rejoin BC Conservatives – CJDC-TV

Jason Kenney endorse Elliott

Darrell Joins endorses Caroline Elliott

Yuri Fulmer and Dallas Brodie announce “Unite the Right Accord”

Rob Shaw: Questions linger over integrity of BC Conservative leadership race

Avi Lewis elected Leader of NDP

Reactions

How the NDP leadership vote broke down, ballot by ballot

Vaughn Palmer: B.C. Conservatives challenge NDP to disavow Avi Lewis on LNG

Farewell to one of Canada’s greatest social justice champions

Conservatives and the Bloc opposing Alto Rail

Polling from Abacus and AltNO