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Taxpayers Footing Lawsuit Bill, A Step Closer to Ride-Share & How BC Feels About Electoral Reform


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The owner of a private college once run from the second storey of a Surrey, B.C., strip mall is facing new accusations she did not return thousands of dollars taken from West African students she tried to lure to Canada, a Global News investigation has uncovered.
How much of your taxpayer dollars have been spent by the BC government fighting sick patients? Since 2009, patients who’ve been languishing on waitlists have been launching legal action against the BC government, demanding timely healthcare, but it doesn’t want you to know how much it’s spent fighting these lawsuits.
Is BC a step closer to ride hailing?! Well… kind of. The BC NDP tabled legislation in parliament yesterday that expands the powers of the Passenger Transportation Board, which will examine rate structure and operating areas for ride hailing companies like Uber and Lyft. Canadian Policy Alternatives economist & public policy analyst Alex Hemingway joins the show to argue that even though BC is a step closer, the government shouldn't rush in because problems exist when it comes to app based ride sharing.
There is no clear favourite as voters in British Columbia ponder their options in the referendum on electoral reform, a new Research Co. poll has found. In the online survey of a representative sample of British Columbians, 40% say they will “definitely” or “probably” vote for the current First Past the Post system, while 40% say they will “definitely” or “probably” vote for a proportional representation system.
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