Pick your pollster, party fundraising, a legislative all-nighter, a new Governor General

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BC Politics: Still-leaderless BC Conservatives open 10-point lead over NDP amid DRIPA uncertainty

B.C. Politics: NDP Holds Narrow Lead as Housing, Health Care, and Deficit Concerns Keep Pressure on Government, Leger Poll

2026 First Quarter Interim Financial Reports Available | Elections BC

B.C. premier calls allegations that cabinet minister was target of investigation false – The Globe and Mail

Politicians were up all night debating B.C.’s Bill 9. Why does it matter so much? | CBC News

Minister’s statement about amendments to Bill 9

Supporting students in Tumbler Ridge with new secondary school

Tumbler Ridge Secondary School will be demolished and rebuilt after mass shooting, province says | CBC News

Louise Arbour to be installed Canada’s next governor general June 8 | CBC News

Canada and Europe should get ‘creative’ in forging closer ties, EU ambassador says | CBC News

‘I would be very pleased’: PM Carney invited to address European Parliament

Canada to be first non-European nation at EPC summit as Carney seeks allies

Pension funds should invest more in Canada, Senate finance committee chair says – The Globe and Mail

Eby changes his DRIPA plans again, and Carney takes charge of committees

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Eby changes his DRIPA plans again, and Carney gets his majority

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Sorry that we were late on this one, we both completely blanked for a couple days there

Elections BC slaps BC United with a fine for election disinformation over the ‘Fire John Rustad’ campaign from August 2024. The BC Conservatives slap Peter Milobar with a fine for a late deposit. And the NDP kills George Anderson’s private members bill but does take some steps toward allowing more housing. Federally, Marilyn Gladu embraces the red and the finance minister continues Canada’s oldest tradition.

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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

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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

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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

Who’s up, who’s down and who’s out of the BC Conservatives, the Strong and Free Elections Act and the Auditor General attacks the government once more

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Conservative leadership contestants drop out, CentreBC launches its own race and questions remain about Eby’s leadership and the fed NDP race comes to an end

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Harman Bhangu is out

Bruce Banman is out

Seven candidates still in B.C. Conservative leadership race after two MLAs drop out – Business in Vancouver

Karin Kirkpatrick is out

CentreBC Prepares for First AGM, Leadership Change, and Next Phase of Growth

Leader’s Statement: Create thousands of jobs and connect our communities through passenger rail

All aboard the train to Whistler or Campbell River? B.C. Green leader proposes province-wide rail network

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Provincial Support for the Village of Lytton’s Wildfire Recovery – Office of the Auditor General B.C.

BC’s Auditor General Offers Reasons for the Lack of Rebuilding in Lytton | The Tyee

Premiers’ Performance: Eby falls to a new low in B.C., while Kinew continues his comfort atop the list – Angus Reid Institute

From Collapse to Dominance « EKOS Politics

Front-Runners Emerge in the NDP Leadership Race | The Tyee

Avi Lewis stands by past activism as he’s criticized for ‘politics of subtraction’ | CBC News

NDP leadership hopeful rebuffed opponent’s offer of second-ballot support

BC wants to put limits on protests, and Carney gets another floor crosser as he stumbles his way to yet another position on Iran. Jesse Woodward from CHLY guest cohosts.

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David Eby kills time changes, the feds sign a deal with the Musqueam and Carney dithers on Iran and foreign interference

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The BC Conservative race tightens up with candidates dropping out and MLA endorsements racking up. The NDP are under fire for policy changes. The federal government might be fine with some light foreign interference. And the Conservatives get an amendment to the budget.

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