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DAY SEVEN the week of April 14th to 20th


It’s Sunday ... and that means it’s time to take a look at the Top 10 most read stories of the week ... including one back for a second week... and that’s #3 about the BC Conservative Parties new leader Trevor Bolin.

Also this week we talked about Trudeau’s historical record setting run at creating the most debt ... losses from another delay on the Trans Mountain Pipeline ... Caribou consultation meetings being held through-out the province ... and the Trudeau governments disregard for the rule of law.

These stories and more top the list of one you read the most – but – if you missed any of them, here’s a chance to catch them now ... starting with #10:


#10  Trudeau breaks record for debt growth among prime ministers in Canadian history, says Fraser Institute


#9  FELDSTED: We cannot continue a representative contract with a gigolo government that has been bought by and caters to its primary financial supporters


#8  McLEOD: Community befits alone ... the improvement projects as part of Trans Mountain going through Kamloops.  There was going to be a whole corridor improvement project


#7  FELDSTED:  Climate change is not our greatest challenge; it is the lack of competent, ethical, honest, and open governance


#6  Jason Kenney: The NDP is finishing this campaign the way they started it: with fear and smear, U.S. style attack ads and the politics of personal destruction


#5  ERIN OTOOLE: While the SNC scandal is deeply troubling to many observers, it is not even the most serious example of the Trudeau government’s disregard for the rule of law



#4   Can we just send them out into the school yard for an old-fashioned rough and tumble brawl? 


#3  “The advantage I have is over a decade of experience in local politics, two decades in business, and a burning passion to see the other provinces become envious of BC” – Trevor Bolin, BC Conservative Party leader
http://acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-advantage-i-have-is-over-decade-of.html


#2  Caribou Consultation Meetings ... frustration is being expressed because bureaucrats and government officials have been at it for over a year - yet people attending are saying nobody has talked to them. NOBODY!


And at last we come upon the most read post of this past week ....


#1  Sorry but that trade-off of savings, for increased costs, won’t add up no matter how many years someone continues to live in an Energy Step Code Home




There’s a new look to the blog this week, but we’re still telling the important stories about BC Politics and more ... and continuing our discussion on political, economic and social issues that affect those of us in British Columbia, and Canada.

Bye for now ... and we’ll be back starting Monday with new stories we hope will make you think.

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