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