Humpback whales
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15 minutes east of #nanaimo, from the #bcferries, on the #SalishSea
Let's end fossil fuel development in BC!
I want green: tidal, wind, solar, geothermal. If only the #BCpremier's office would stop their 24 years of preventing #bchydro from doing it? @emilylowan
#cdnpoli #canada #mexico #fascism #antifa #elbowsup #bcpoli #vancouver #burnabybc #canlab #bcgreens #bcndp #emilylowan
#SurreyBC mayoral candidate Linda Annis and two other Metro #Vancouver city councillors are slamming #BCPremier #DavidEby for "quietly abandoning" a review related to the North Shore #WastewaterTreatment Plant Project and its billions of dollars in cost overruns.
Councillors Annis, Daniel Fontaine (New Westminster) and Kash Heed (Richmond) issued a joint press release Sept. 9 expressing "outrage" after receiving a letter Sept. 5 from Assistant Deputy Minister Tara Faganello they say indicates the provincial government won't pursue an inquiry or review and "expects the matter to resume only after litigation between Metro Vancouver and Acciona concludes—a trial that is not expected to begin for years and may never occur if an out-of-court settlement is reached."
“We’ve now seen the letter, and it confirms what we feared—Premier Eby has quietly backed away from his commitment to transparency,” Annis said. “This project is over $3 billion off the rails, and instead of taking action, the Province is washing its hands of responsibility. That’s just not acceptable.”
#BCpoli #BCNDP #PublicTransparency #PublicAccountability #PublicScrutiny #YVRPoli
#BCNDP unelected & current #BCPremier #DavidEby flips on forced treatment/involuntary care. They're leaning more to the right - taking same policy positions on addiction & mental health as the BC #Conservatives 👎People need mental wellness services to be included under Pharmacare because it hasn't been included. People can't afford to access many services that would help them a lot. There's long wait lists for the very few free to access programs. We need better funding for public health that includes mental health & addictions because they're interconnected.
[ #BritishColumbia will be opening secure facilities to provide #InvoluntaryCare under the #MentalHealth Act for those with severe #addictions who are mentally ill, the premier announced Sunday, just days ahead of the start of a provincial election campaign.
David Eby pledged the #NDP would change the law in the next legislative session to "provide clarity and ensure that people, including youth, can and should receive care when they are unable to seek it themselves."
"People with addiction challenges, brain injuries and mental-health issues need compassionate care and direct and assertive intervention to help them stabilize and rebuild a meaningful life," he said in a news release.]
#BCpoli #ForcedTreatment #BCElection2024 #ElectionsBC2024 #OctoberElection #BCVotes2024 #BCNewDeathParty #BCNDPLegacyoOfDeath #PublicHealth #BChealth
@CelloMomOnCars One of #BCNDP #BCNewDeathParty former #BCForestry top officials, left BC & works for #Drax. Our former #BCPremier #JohnHorgan lied about taking early retirement to focus on health & family but he was actually going to work for ecocide coal company. That coal company has netted multiple fines for pollution/environmental violations & current premier was groomed by Horgan.
#BlameBCNDP because they are corrupted. They're responsible for ecocide here & involved in ecocide outside of BC too.
Briefly: Payments to #BCNDP #BCPremier DavidEby’s #HealthAdvisor were #hidden under a numbered company in the annual sunshine list.
Penny Ballem, who is also chair of #VancouverCoastalHealth, billed nearly $300,000 last year, exceeding #HealthMinister #AdrianDix’s salary.
The #PublicAccounts also reveal payments to NDP-aligned #advertising agencies and high salaries to #CrownCorporation heads.
https://thebreaker.news/business/2024-ndp-public-accounts
#BCpoli #PublicHealth #BCNewDeathParty #BCNDPLegacyoOfDeath #HealthCareFailure #BCHealth
*I've never voted Conservative & never plan to.
That said, I agree with Rustad, on this specific issue. Eby needs to step up & help #BCFruitGrowers & stop ignoring the #FruitFarmers - they've been suffering without help from #BCgovernment.*
#JohnRustad has reached out to #BCPremier #DavidEby asking to join forces to find a #NonPartisan solution to the #crisis that has befallen #FruitGrowers in the #BritishColumbia following the abrupt shutdown of the #BCTreeFruit #cooperative.
In a letter sent to #VictoriaBC on Thursday, the Conservative leader called on his #BCNDP counterpart to rise above politics and work with him to ensure growers do not suffer in the short or long term.
The #BCTreeFruitsCoOp announced last month that it would be ceasing operations after nearly nine decades in business. The board of directors decided that as a result of "extremely low estimated fruit volumes and difficult marketing conditions," stakeholders would likely not receive adequate returns.
Related news on the sudden closure:
https://globalnews.ca/news/10646108/farmers-stunned-as-bc-tree-fruits-announces-surprise-closure/
#BCpoli #Fruits #BCFarmers #BCFruits #BCFruitsEconomy #BCFruitsIndustry
John Rustad has reached out to Premier David Eby asking to join forces to find a "non-partisan" solution to the crisis that has befallen fruit growers in the province following the abrupt shutdown of the BC Tree Fruit cooperative.
*Related to my post from yesterday.
#BCNDP's #HousingHub program is coming under #scrutiny after one #TaxpayerSubsidized #RentalBuilding in #Vancouver's #Kitsilano neighbourhood, touted as "affordable", is now listing units for $2,600 per month for a studio & $4,200 per month for a 2 bedroom unit.
The listed #RentalPrices are well above provincial #AffordableHousing thresholds & one #housing #researcher says it's an example of how difficult it is to build #AffordableRental buildings when market prices are so far beyond what average #renters can afford.
The leader of the #BCGreenParty called it an "infuriating" #misuse of #TaxpayerDollars.
The #BCNDPgovernment provided a $31.8 million #LowInterestLoan to Vancouver developer #JamesonDevelopmentCorp. for the 68-unit rental building through the HousingHub program, which is aimed at providing housing to middle-income renters shut out of the real estate market.
#BCPremier #DavidEby, who was the minister -responsible for housing at the time, was quoted in a December 2021 government news release announcing the project.
"Our government is investing in more affordable housing for people who work and live in Vancouver, and throughout B.C." he said.
The building at 1807 Larch St., called the L2, is set to be complete next month & is now advertising units.
According to the building's website, a 400-square foot studio apartment starts at $2,599 a month & a 840-square foot two-bedroom, two-bath unit is listed for $4,299 a month.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7288112
#YYJpoli #VanPoli #YVR #BCpoli #CDNpoli #HousingForAll #HousingCrisis #HousingFirst #EndCorporateWelfare #BChousing #Corruption #BCNDPFailures
The now-scrapped HousingHub program was launched with the promise of spurring the construction of affordable rental units — but critics say the reality is very different, as one taxpayer-subsidized building is now offering rentals for up to $4,200 a month.
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