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DAY SEVEN ... the week of April 7th to 13th


This week the BC Conservative Party announced a new leader ... the Senate was holding community meetings on Bill C69 ... the federal Liberal government was ramming though another omnibus bill to hide things ... and we talked about independent journalism.

All that and more ... including these next ten commentaries ... the most read of the week.


#10   ADAM OLSEN”  Round-Up? Woodwynn was either organic or was on the way to becoming organic. The future of it was to achieve organic status. It runs next to ENNES, an important watershed within Saanich and Central Saanich


#9  Richard Neufeld: Some Provinces are calling Bill C-69 unconstitutional and a federal infringement on provincial jurisdiction, and others calling for its outright defeat


#8  ADAM OLSEN:  Minister after Minister stood and used the questions to attack the past 16 years of poor management from the former government


#7  TOM BIRCH: If Trudeau backs down, he shows himself to be the bully, and coward, that he is accused of being ... AND it looks more than ever like he is hiding something

 


#5  RICK PETERSON: Senate committee will hear about families being torn apart, savings drained by lack of work, towns dissolving under the pressure of lost jobs, and politics driving decisions rather than science


#4  Independent journalism?  Government rules for social media?  Banning comment from the right side of the political spectrum, and by extension interfering in the next election is going to work


#3  Is it a permission slip? Is it an obligatory tip of the hat? A minor detour? Has it changed anything? 


#2 ... Remember a TV newscaster, turned BC Liberal cheerleader, who Tweeted about the soon-to-be LNG jackpot?  “What would you do with a trillion dollars” ... it’s a “Once in a generation bonanza announced in BC!”


#1  “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


Thanks again for being part of the journey on this blog ... for posting your comments ... and for your story idea suggestions – keep them coming!

Take care .... enjoy the rest of your day ... and we’ll be back tomorrow with more to hopefully challenge you on your thoughts ... and to consider those of others.

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