Hello again, and welcome to Day Seven … a look back over this past week,
and the stories that most caught your attention. Not surprisingly, resource and
energy matters top the list this week … but ICBC, and even a post regarding
Ezra Levant, make a visit as well. Let’s get under way with Number Ten …
#10 … BC
Premier John Horgan gives tepid ‘acceptance’ of court ruling,
while Alberta Jason Kenney states Appeal Court ruling a ‘victory for common
sense’ (February 4th)
… While
there has, as of yet, been no official media release from the BC government
regarding the Appeal Courts decision, in a story in the Vancouver Sun, they
stated that Premier John Horgan ... accepts the court ruling even though he is “not enamoured”
with the prospect of a seven-fold increase in tanker traffic in the Strait of
Juan de Fuca and Salish Sea …
(February 5th)
… on the subject of Government bills introduced to date, I
will give the Liberal government some credit for introducing legislation likely
to get passed. There have been just five Government bills introduced. Two of
these are operating bills such as appropriations and oaths of office …
#8 … AARON GUNN: This
actually undermines the very basis of confederation, that together
we are stronger than we would be apart (February 4th)
… there have been
warning signs that they could delay, or outright reject, Teck Resources $20 billion
Frontier oil sands project … this, even though the project has cleared every
regulatory hurdle, exceeded every environmental requirement, and has the
support of all 14 First Nations in the area …
#7 … PECKFORD: When
you are male and you have one leg on one side of the fence (February 7th)
… and the other on the other side of the fence ...
and things get shaky. Well you just might fall, and hurt yourself. I suppose
you can still, for commentary purposes and to make a point, describe such
things in this way notwithstanding this panic driven politically correct world
we now live in …
#6 … We are extremely proud of the broad support we have across northern BC
... this
is why the situation we find ourselves in today is so disappointing
(February 6th)
… it is disappointing that the Hereditary
Chiefs sought to have our legal permits rescinded by the provincial
government. We are grateful to the Province for their commitment to our project
and for their respect for the six years of exceptional effort expended to
achieve not only our permits but also the support of our 20 partner Indigenous
communities, local communities and the public who recognize the benefits our
project will deliver …
#5 … FELDSTED: I
have little doubt that as Alberta moves to enforce her sovereign rights as a
province, other provinces will flock to the flag (February 3rd)
… asserting constitutional provincial sovereignty will make an
arrogant federal government a natural common enemy and counter the divisiveness
that is destroying this nation and our way of life … we must make the case that
the federal government must confine itself to its constitutional
responsibilities and allow the provinces to exercise the full range of their
constitutional authorities ...
#4 … PECKFORD:
He is supposed to have violated the Elections Act for spending over $500 on
elections advertising expenses. Now
if that is not Russian style these days, I don’t know what is!
(February 3rd)
…
since when has to the two largest countries geographically changed places?
Canada becomes Russia and vis versa. We have Trudeau’s Election Commission chasing
after Ezra Levant because he wrote a book (‘The Libranos: What the Media Won’t
Tell You About Justin Trudeau’s corruption’) and publicized it on billboards
…
#3 … Even
though the government knew there was no chance of resolution with the
Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, they had to make the effort (February 5th)
… lost somewhat perhaps, with news of
the Court of Appeal Ruling on the Trans Mountain Pipeline, was news regarding
the Wiggus Table that had been held over a period of seven days. The Wiggus
table, with the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs, was related to the stalled
Coastal GasLink Project
…
#2 … BC’s NDP government plans for ICBC to deliver lower rates and better benefits - BC Liberals asks why should we trust the NDP - BC Conservatives say completion makes for an open and transparent choice for consumers (February 7th)
… the insurance
monopoly has been described as an out of control dumpster fire ... we have seen
outrageous rate increases ... some (many?) have said it was on the road to
insolvency ... they’ve had so-called ‘excess capitol’ syphoned off into
government revenues ... some have said they are tired of going in to make a claim and being treated like a
criminal ...
AND NOW … let’s take a
look at the #1 commentary of the week …
#1 … FORSETH: Rural
BC, hard hit by the critical state of BC’s forest industry, isn’t going to
develope any ‘substantial new tourism opportunities’ from this infusion
of money (February 6th)
… let me just say it seems like
governments (pick one, any one) will spend inordinate amounts of money on
‘planning’ in all manner of things, when common sense instead could be used for
a tenth the cost, and the remaining 90 per cent could instead be used in the
actual delivery of programs and services …
I hope you’ll have an opportunity to check
out any of these commentaries you may have missed this past week … and I’d also
like to encourage you to let your friends know about this blog site, and the
type of stories they’ll find here.
Speaking of stories, if you have any
suggestions for our consideration, please pass it on to us at bcpoliandmore@gmail.com
See you tomorrow ……
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