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#116 - BC housing price drop, BC United/Conservative merger speculation
#116 - BC housing price drop, BC United/Conservative merger speculation

The BC government unveils new economic modelling that shows a potential price drop for housing due to its new laws, but is that realistic? And anothe…

2 years, 5 months ago

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#115 -  NDP housing laws, legislative session, BC United fundraising
#115 - NDP housing laws, legislative session, BC United fundraising

Premier David Eby passes his major housing reforms into law - what does this mean for his government? The legislative session ends, and we look at ho…

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#114 - Climate politics, speculation tax, homeless bill, Katrina Chen
#114 - Climate politics, speculation tax, homeless bill, Katrina Chen

A major week in BC climate politics as the opposition BC United and Conservative parties table their climate plans, and the NDP seeks to backstop the…

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#113 - Labour rules for gig economy, anti-racism hotline, NDP convention, Surrey policing
#113 - Labour rules for gig economy, anti-racism hotline, NDP convention, Surrey policing

The NDP government brings in long-awaited rules for drivers at Uber, Skip the Dishes and other gig economy roles - do they hit the mark? A new anti-r…

2 years, 6 months ago

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#112 - Even more new housing legislation, BC Green deputy leader resigns, BC Conservatives call for Dr. Henry to be fired
#112 - Even more new housing legislation, BC Green deputy leader resigns, BC Conservatives call for Dr. Henry to be fired

Premier David Eby's government continues its rapid pace of housing legislation, with a new bill to allow condo tours around transit hubs. The BC Gree…

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#111 - Housing sector reforms, provincial safe supply to reduce overdose deaths and changes to the carbon tax.
#111 - Housing sector reforms, provincial safe supply to reduce overdose deaths and changes to the carbon tax.

Premier David Eby tables huge reforms to the housing sector, BC's chief coroner wants to expand the provincial safe supply to reduce overdose deaths,…

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#110 - Ottawa stuns BC on carbon tax changes, BC debates short-term rental changes and Halloween ghost stories
#110 - Ottawa stuns BC on carbon tax changes, BC debates short-term rental changes and Halloween ghost stories

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has left BC in a bind over changes to the carbon tax. The BC NDP debates (and then dismisses) Opposition amendments to …

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#109 - BC targets short-term rentals, police act changes, Lytton, one-year mark to next election
#109 - BC targets short-term rentals, police act changes, Lytton, one-year mark to next election

Oct 20, 2023 - Does BC's new legislation to crack down on short-term rentals hit the mark, and how has the NDP government handled the issue? Does a n…

2 years, 7 months ago

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#108 - Surrey police, BC Conservatives, decriminalization
#108 - Surrey police, BC Conservatives, decriminalization

The City of Surrey is taking the provincial government to court to try and stop its ordered transition to a municipal police force, continuing a long…

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#107 - Masking/vaccines, housing targets, legislature lookahead, deficits
#107 - Masking/vaccines, housing targets, legislature lookahead, deficits

BC moves back to mandatory masks, the province unveils new housing targets for municipalities, and we look ahead to the fall session of the legislatu…

2 years, 7 months ago

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