Ep 229: No cannons for kids
John Horgan moves ahead with a dam and unleashes the legislative floodwaters with a raft of new bills.
PolitiCoast · Ian Bushfield, Scott de Lange Boom
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Show Notes
John Horgan moves ahead with a dam and unleashes the legislative floodwaters with a raft of new bills.
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Segment 1: It’ll be a Site to See
- BC Gov News: Province provides update, next steps for Site C
- CBC Site C dam budget nearly doubles to $16B, but BC NDP forging on with megaproject
- Vaughn Palmer: Latest Site C cost estimate likely to escalate even more
- Vaughn Palmer: Election call came just after meeting that highlighted Site C problems
Segment 2: Leg is back
- Progress of Bills - 1st session, 42nd Parliament
- New measures to curb gun violence
- New fairness officer to build trust in ICBC processes
- Property tax grant program streamlined for quicker service
- Preventing renovictions, extending rent freeze to benefit tenants
- Amendments to improve oversight for real estate, financial services
- Legislation strengthens transparency, modernizes local election financing
- Minister’s statement on interim supply bill
Quick Takes