Carbon tax election grief
Trade war delayed, BC United’s corpse and liberal leadership policies
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Show Notes
Canada and BC respond to the tariff threat, which gets delayed another month. Pharmacies under investigation. BC United refuses to die. Liberal leadership candidates pitch policies, Conservatives consider communication changes and fundraising numbers.
Links
- Premier announces immediate response, vows to defend B.C. against Trump tariffs
- B.C. fast-tracking 18 resource projects to reduce reliance on United States | CBC News
- Looming U.S. tariffs layer a threat on top of B.C.'s economic malaise | Vancouver Sun (maybe?)
- New legislation will accelerate B.C. renewable energy projects
- Minister's statement on Richmond supportive housing
- Special investigation finds some 60 pharmacies accused in kickback scheme, say B.C. Health Ministry documents - The Globe and Mail
- B.C. investigating ‘significant’ diversion prescribed opioids | Globalnews.ca
- Donations flowed to BC United long after it suspended election campaign
- Former BC United MLA calls for Kevin Falcon to resign - North Shore News
- Gould calls out 'very, very high' Liberal leadership fee ahead of fundraising deadline | CBC News
Liberal Leadership policies
Carney
Freeland
- Smaller cabinet & PMO
- Tackling foreign interference (seulement en francais)
- Defence spending
- Jobs & growth
Gould
Dhalla
- Life sentences for possession of schedule one drugs
- End the carbon tax
- Cut taxes & red tape, increase efficiency and create jobs
Baylis
- invest in universities, business incubators and accelerators
- Liberal Leadership Hopeful Frank Baylis Shares Policy Ideas – February 6, 2025 | Headline Politics | CPAC.ca
- Frank Baylis on X: "Today, I stood before Canadians to share a bold plan to reform our government and reinvigorate our democracy. Our system is stuck—gridlocked by party control, career politicians, and inefficiency. It doesn’t have to be this way. My plan is to modernize government, ensuring our https://t.co/ND4ZWN8GVB" / X
Poilievre's pivot: Conservatives conducting internal surveys to adapt message | CBC News
Conservative fundraising for 2024 nearly doubles Liberal, NDP total