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DAY SEVEN … the week of April 21st to 27th


Confederation … Air-Shed Quality … Hunting … First Nations Health and Wellness … and Taxes – we covered all of that and so much more.  But, as always, its Day Seven, and here are the Top 10 most read stories of the week:  


#9  FELDSTED: Quebec recognized the incremental incursion of federal governments on provincial subjects and stood up for herself. We see the results of ensuing negotiations

#8  FRASER INSTITUTE:  Canada has not recently tried to simplify the tax system and has demonstrated little concerted effort at regulatory reduction or simplification

#7  FELDSTED: Central Canada has circumvented the ethics of confederation through a series of grants and supports, to Ontario and Quebec, which are not available elsewhere


#5  STEVE FORSETH:  Ultimately a new Airshed Management Plan would help to restore public confidence that local air quality is a priority

 
#3  ALAN FORSETH:  Maslow’s Theory of Needs indicates that needs lower down in the hierarchy must be satisfied before individuals can attend to needs higher up

#2  ALAN FORSETH with notes from Government of BC:  In many communities there are a percentage of youth who are not connected to services, mental health supports, education, the health care system, family justice -- the list goes on and on.

And finally, in the number one spot comes a post from BC Liberal MLA Doug Clovechok, on hinting.  A story that jumped all the way to the top in just one day.

#1  DOUG CLOVECHOK:  As my Dad would say, ‘By virtue of the fact that we are hunters, we are conservationists’.

That's all for this past week ... stay tuned, a visit each day, for new stories and commentaries regarding Thoughts on BC Politics and More. 

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