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New bills, new leaders and controversial trains. Links 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 Modernizing bylaw enforcement on the University Endowment Lands Updating zero-emission vehicle targets, expanding charging network Readying B.C. to deliver more homes for people in communities Adding new tools to help target organized crime 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 Naheed Nenshi Carla Beck David Eby Mark Carney 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 Links BC Leadership Poll: Milobar and Elliott down to the wire B.C. MLA Hon Chan charged with assault and choking, kicked out of Conservative caucus | CBC News B.C. NDP government fires back after Greens accuse AI minister of conflict over investments | CBC News Green MLA Valeriote Disclosure Heritage conservation engagement leads to updated proposals to make the act work better for everyone Montreal-area byelection to use write-in ballots due to dozens of protest candidates | CBC News Ottawa proposes amendments to Elections Act to counter long-ballot protests - The Globe and Mail Liberal government targets deepfakes, foreign interference in major election law reforms | CBC News Government Bill (House of Commons) C-25 (45-1) - First Reading - Strong and Free Elections Act International Student Program Reforms - Canada.ca Auditor-General flags weaknesses in IRCC’s anti-fraud controls for international student program - The Globe and Mail Modernizing the Pay System - Canada.ca Replacing Phoenix pay system will cost at least $4.2-billion, Auditor-General report says - The Globe and Mail Recruiting for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Canada.ca RCMP failed to recruit enough officers to meet operational needs: auditor general | CBC News

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 Links 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 Mountain Valley Express 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