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Changes to privacy legislation ‘reasonable’ amid pandemic: privacy commissioner
B.C. information and privacy commissioner Michael McEvoy says the NDP government’s move to allow the disclosure of personal information amid the COVID-19 crisis should not be cause for alarm.
Read MoreEssential services, test kits and government aid: lobbying in the time of COVID-19
With the COVID-19 pandemic set to dominate the province’s attention for the foreseeable future, lobbyists and firms are seeking the government’s ear.
Read MoreNurses’ union ‘extremely concerned’ about rationing of PPE in health-care facilitie
BC Nurses’ Union president Christine Sorensen wants more transparency from the government when it comes to the province’s supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health workers.
Read MoreNDP government unveils $5-billion COVID-19 relief plan atop tax deferrals, freezes
British Columbia announced a $5-billion response to address the COVID-19 pandemic Monday, with $2.8 billion focused on people and health services and $2.2 billion focused on businesses and recovery.
Read MorePublic safety minister declares provincial state of emergency to support provincial health officer’s recommendations
The province of British Columbia is now under a state of emergency — on top of the health emergency declared earlier this week — ramping up cabinet’s powers to address the COVID-19 outbreak.
Read MoreSurrey to bear the cost of ‘ambitious’ switch from RCMP to municipal police
A redacted version of the Provincial Municipality Policing Transition Study Committee’s report was published on Tuesday, outlining the next steps for the City of Surrey to make the switch from federal to municipal policing.
Read MorePoor cannabis sales leads to drop in provincial revenues, angry municipalities
The amount the province expects in transfers from the federal excise tax on cannabis plummeted by 92 per cent in Budget 2020.
Read MoreProcess to transition Surrey from RCMP to municipal police force continues behind closed doors
The next public update on the future of Surrey’s switch from federal policing to a municipal force is expected to happen later this month.
Read MoreFuture of B.C.’s office of the innovation commissioner uncertain
The NDP government may be ditching its innovation commission office — backtracking on a promise made by Premier John Horgan in his inaugural budget.
Read MoreHow a coordinated effort from the NDP failed to establish trust with Wet’suwet’en First Nation
Last week, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Minister Scott Fraser headed to Smithers to meet with the five hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation who oppose the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline.
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