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British Columbia NDP Majority Government 2024-(no later than) 2029
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I don't Reddit. Summary ?
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Jumping the gun, pretty much...
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Sounds like Rustad will be making a trip down to the river …
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Rustad needs to go if there is any hope of getting rid of Eby's NDP.
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The NDP have a habit of self-destructing too, as the more radical members mismanage and drag the rest of them into chaos, so it's a fun watch party all round
Eby is a first-rate lawyer with extensive experience in matters dealing with human rights and civil liberties.
Yet a training in law doesn’t guarantee the ability to manage large complex organizations.
By contrast, Eby’s predecessor John Horgan had no legal background, yet he excelled at running the province.
Perhaps this is being overly critical of the premier. An NDP caucus can be a fractious group at the best of times, as Mike Harcourt and Glen Clark can attest.
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There is not much correlation between outside expertise (lawyer, doctor, ex-general, businessman, financier, etc) and either electoral politics or statecraft. And since the former is the gateway to the latter, ending up with people good at statecraft is rare. Mostly what tells is character and sound moral and ideological premises.
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I meant to post this at the time. A good article summarizing Rustad’s and the BCCP’s tribulations. I’m not that surprised that the wheels are falling off this bus.
www.readtheline.ca
Rob Shaw: Rustad is moving fast from conservative darling to ‘paranoid’ punchline
As the Conservatives implode, the rest of the B.C. political spectrum is moving in to divide up the spoils.
www.readtheline.ca
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Legal summary from Cassels Brock law firm:
Aboriginal Title Supersedes Fee Simple: Landmark Ruling in Cowichan Tribes v Canada Creates Significant Uncertainty for Private Landowners in BC
Introduction On August 7, 2025, the British Columbia Supreme Court (BCSC) released its much-anticipated decision in Cowichan Tribes v Canada (Attorney
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The Supreme Court gets the final word....
There are volumes of legal and political arguments about the concept of bail, but where it all lands at ground level is in the B.C. Prosecution Service’s policy manual for Crown counsel.
The eight-page directive on bail, refreshed three weeks ago, illustrates how entrenched the preference — more like the legal requirement — is for releasing people on bail whenever possible.
It will have to be completely rewritten if the latest federal bid to restrict bail becomes law. That will amount to a big change in mindset.
The Criminal Code is federal law, but the provincial prosecution service administers it. B.C.’s 500 prosecutors are the key players in making the case to a judge on whether an accused person should be locked up.
The main point stressed in the policy — flowing from various Supreme Court of Canada decisions — is that “every person charged with an offence has the fundamental right to bail on reasonable terms and the right not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause.”
Les Leyne: Bail reform requires major change of attitude
The B.C. Prosecution Service’s policy manual for Crown counsel on bail illustrates how entrenched the preference — even the legal requirement — is for releasing people on bail whenever possible.There are volumes of legal and political arguments about the concept of bail, but where it all lands at ground level is in the B.C. Prosecution Service’s policy manual for Crown counsel.
The eight-page directive on bail, refreshed three weeks ago, illustrates how entrenched the preference — more like the legal requirement — is for releasing people on bail whenever possible.
It will have to be completely rewritten if the latest federal bid to restrict bail becomes law. That will amount to a big change in mindset.
The Criminal Code is federal law, but the provincial prosecution service administers it. B.C.’s 500 prosecutors are the key players in making the case to a judge on whether an accused person should be locked up.
The main point stressed in the policy — flowing from various Supreme Court of Canada decisions — is that “every person charged with an offence has the fundamental right to bail on reasonable terms and the right not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause.”
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Well, they outlawed Air BnBs so....
Money is tight for most British Columbians these days. But you wouldn’t know it from the way some politicians are burning through your cash over at the B.C. legislature.
Double dipping on housing allowances, using public money to film faux-documentaries, and big pay packages for superfluous new special advisors are just a few of the most recent examples of your tax dollars getting flushed down the proverbial toilet.
MLAs from all parties quietly voted this week to let themselves rent out rooms in their taxpayer-funded Victoria condos—to each other. The move clears the way to double dip on housing allowances to the tune of almost $52,000 annually.
The policy changes, made at the Legislative Assembly Management Committee, will permit an MLA who owns a residence in Victoria and is already receiving up to $25,983 per year in an allowed “capital city living allowance” to cover their mortgage, to also rent a room in their unit to another MLA, and then draw up to $25,983 in rental allowances from that same colleague.
The double-dip scenario means the MLA would walk away with up to $51,966, depending on the rental agreement and what is determined to be “fair market rent” at the moment.
Rob Shaw: B.C. taxpayer cash fuelling condos, documentaries and cushy new jobs
While British Columbians cut back, MLAs find creative new ways to spend public moneyMoney is tight for most British Columbians these days. But you wouldn’t know it from the way some politicians are burning through your cash over at the B.C. legislature.
Double dipping on housing allowances, using public money to film faux-documentaries, and big pay packages for superfluous new special advisors are just a few of the most recent examples of your tax dollars getting flushed down the proverbial toilet.
MLAs from all parties quietly voted this week to let themselves rent out rooms in their taxpayer-funded Victoria condos—to each other. The move clears the way to double dip on housing allowances to the tune of almost $52,000 annually.
The policy changes, made at the Legislative Assembly Management Committee, will permit an MLA who owns a residence in Victoria and is already receiving up to $25,983 per year in an allowed “capital city living allowance” to cover their mortgage, to also rent a room in their unit to another MLA, and then draw up to $25,983 in rental allowances from that same colleague.
The double-dip scenario means the MLA would walk away with up to $51,966, depending on the rental agreement and what is determined to be “fair market rent” at the moment.
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Legal summary from Cassels Brock law firm:
Aboriginal Title Supersedes Fee Simple: Landmark Ruling in Cowichan Tribes v Canada Creates Significant Uncertainty for Private Landowners in BC
Introduction On August 7, 2025, the British Columbia Supreme Court (BCSC) released its much-anticipated decision in Cowichan Tribes v Canada (Attorney
So why is BC negotiating with First Nations at all?
If the 1763 Crown Proclamation is the basis of law and only Ottawa has the continuing power then only those agreements approved by Ottawa are valid. No?
BC brought the Douglas Treaty lands into Confederation.
Ottawa's suzerainty over the rest of BC was established by negotiation between the Crown in London and the US.
And the 1763 proclamation didn't deprive the local residents of their lands. It confirmed their title and established the Crown as the only legitimate negotiator.
In Alberta's case the Crown in Ottawa negotiated settlement rights with the locals and then subdivided those lands to establish separate provinces. The provincial Crown is subordinate to the federal Crown.
I think...
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I’m pretty sure the US had nothing to do with that. The present boundary on the 49th was settled by the Oregon Treaty prior to confederation. The boundary with Alaska was settled in an international tribunal after BC entering Confederation, with London siding with Washington. The Douglas Treaties were started after the Oregon Treaty and before Confederation. BC entering Confederation was more of a negotiation between London and Ottawa with maybe some input from Victoria/New Westminster.
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