Ep 226: Decriminalization on the hroizon

A potpourri episode of a random assortment of news from decriminalization to COVID to the Green Party and much, much more.

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Links

• BC seeks exemption to decriminalize drug possession ($)
• B.C. asks federal government for exemption to decriminalize illicit drugs
• More than 1,700 lives lost in 2020 due to toxic illicit drugs | BC Gov News
• CEO of health authority leaves organization after report into alleged misspending
• Ottawa announces $3-billion-a-year transit transfer to cities, $5.9-billion for stimulus projects
• Poilievre leaves Finance as Conservatives shuffle critic roles  
• Green Party Leader Annamie Paul to run in Toronto Centre, setting stage for rematch
• Some Greens worry internal conflict will hobble new leader Annamie Paul in the next election
• Some ineligible self-employed CERB recipients won't be forced to repay, government says
• The Daily — Labour Force Survey, January 2021
• Canada’s visa application centre in Beijing run by Chinese police
• Ontario postponing March Break to mid-April, says education minister
• Premier says B.C. has no plans to move spring break, asks out of province visitors to stay away
• NL election delayed for nearly half the province due to COVID-19
• State of COVID in Newfoundland
• Iain Rankin will be next premier of Nova Scotia

Image: 

Sheila Malcolmson, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions

, via flickr/bcgovphotos