Episode Details

British Columbia is delaying changes to the Heritage Conservation Act pending further consultations. Extortion may or may not be a crisis in Surrey. The BC Conservatives will pick their leader by May 30. Mark Carney gets praise for his Davos speech as he inks a new deal with China.

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Links

• B.C. postponing changes to heritage act to increase consultation, says minister - Richmond News
• Heritage Conservation Act changes further delayed over concerns it could halt development
• Eby says head of extortion task force needs to demonstrate urgency or step aside - BC | Globalnews.ca
• B.C. anti-extortion chief sorry for disputing blackmail ‘crisis’ after criticism from Premier - The Globe and Mail
• https://globalnews.ca/news/11572311/extortion-suspects-claim-refugee-status-cbsa/
• Trudeau’s use of Emergencies Act to clear convoy protests unjustified, appeal court rules - The Globe and Mail
• LEADERSHIP Rules 2026 | Conservative Party of British Columbia 
• Darrell Jones announces
• Mark Carney earned a rare standing ovation in Davos. Read the full text of his speech here
• 'The old order is not coming back,' Carney says in provocative speech at Davos | CBC News
• Poilievre calls Carney’s Davos speech ‘well-crafted,’ but says action must follow | CBC News
• Response From The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Official Opposition, to the Prime Minister’s Speech in Davos - Conservative Party of Canada
• Trump says he's withdrawing invitation for Carney to join his Gaza 'Board of Peace' | CBC News
• Prime Minister Carney forges new strategic partnership with the People’s Republic of China focused on energy, agri-food, and trade
• Federal government asked court to set aside Ottawa’s shutdown order for TikTok Canada