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Fish farm phaseout draws criticism from premier and industry
Premier John Horgan had some harsh words regarding Ottawa’s approach to phasing out open-net pen fish farms in the Discovery Islands by summer 2022.
Read MorePublic health CEO out following investigation into allegations of misspending and retaliatory firings
CEO Benoit Morin abruptly “left” the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) yesterday, shortly after a report into allegations of misspending and retaliatory executive firings was made public.
Read MoreOutgoing lawmakers qualify for nearly $1M since election day
Later this month, severance payments for the 26 MLAs no longer in the legislature following the 2020 election are set to run out.
Read MoreNDP logged big bucks in profitable fourth quarter
B.C.’s main political parties saw their fundraising numbers soar in the final quarter of 2020, according to fresh interim financial reports released by Elections BC.
Read MoreBasic income panned by expert panel
Basic income is not the most “just policy option” to address poverty in B.C., and launching a pilot project to explore the option would “not be useful.”
Read MoreLong-term care report drops
Health Minister Adrian Dix apologized yesterday for the delay in releasing the report his ministry commissioned last spring on its Covid response in long-term care.
Read MoreBill 22 won’t be back this spring
The NDP government says it will not be reintroducing legislation this spring to authorize involuntarily “stabilization care” for youth immediately after an overdose.
Read MoreMore transparency and ‘a lot of work’: B.C.’s new lobbying law
In spring 2020, when businesses around the world were working to adapt to “the new normal,” lobbyists in B.C. were learning how to comply with new reporting requirements implemented under the province’s Lobbyists Transparency Act.
Read MoreNo ‘one size fits all’ approach to implementing Declaration Act
How will B.C.’s Declaration Act — over a year old and not yet fully implemented — affect the NDP government’s approach to legislation in the coming years?
Read MoreElection tally results in per-vote subsidy allocations for fringe parties
The 2020 election made for a great start to the new year for the Conservative Party of B.C., which is now eligible for B.C.’s annual allowance, the province’s taxpayer-funded subsidy divvied out to political parties.
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