Thoughts on BC Politics and More

The following is from BC's Conservatives ... At the start of this provincial election campaign, one of the questions being asked by British Columbians is ... “ Why vote Conservative ?”   It’s important to know that the platform of Conservatives in British Columbia is very unique from other parties that use blue, or call themselves conservative. Speaking from Ft. St. John where he makes his home, Conservative leader Trevor Bolin made his party’s position clear with regards to the carbon tax, which was initially imposed on the province by the BC Liberals, and which has continued under the watch of Premier Horgan’s NDP government.   “ We are not and have never been in support of the Carbon Tax, and question how much of what BC residents are forced to pay has actually been used for the purposes government stated it would be. Furthermore, science shows the carbon tax has done nothing to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG’s) in British Columbia, and we deserve better ”. ...

  Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops - Thompson - Cariboo, says that the Conservative Party will not be supporting the Speech from the Throne delivered yesterday in Ottawa.   “ The speech merely reiterated all the unfulfilled promises that have been made by this government since 2015. There was no fiscal target, nothing to create national unity and no real plan forward through the pandemic ,” said McLeod.   “ When Parliament was prorogued six weeks ago for this government to come back with a new agenda, we expected to see a plan to help millions of Canadians who are struggling. Instead this was a mere delay tactic to hide from their ethical scandals ,” stated McLeod.   “ There was nothing new to help Canadians worried about their health, their jobs and how they are going to pay their bills through the winter .”   The Prime Minister had the opportunity to present Canadians with a clear path forward as the pandemic is facing a second...

  The first casualty of a snap election is democracy ...   Let’s make sure that as many British Columbians vote as possible. Accessibility, and connecting with people, is a challenge.   If you are not comfortable with voting in person you can request a mail-in ballot here - https://eregister.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/ovr/   You will need to provide your name, date of birth, address, and one of the following identification numbers: * your B.C. driver’s licence number, * your B.C. Identification Card number, * the last six digits of your Social Insurance Number, or * the last six digits of your Personal Health Number.   If you are not registered to vote you only have until this Saturday if you want to register by phone or online. You can register to vote in person but it will make the process longer.   Visit https://elections.bc.ca for all the important information.   Contact my campaign at info@adamolsen.ca   My w...

 Stewart Muir, Executive Director of Resource Works Back in May, when the federal government published its guidance on which sectors would be deemed “critical infrastructure” -- during the COVID-19 pandemic -- energy and utilities topped its list of 10 vital functions .   This acknowledgment made perfect sense. Without refineries, pipelines, terminals, road and rail transport, control rooms and centres, drilling, extraction, onshore and offshore production, processing, gas stations, truck stops and chemical manufacturing – to name just some of the activities singled out as essential – life as we live it today would simply not be possible.   It wouldn’t have just been Canadians’ daily lives that would be disrupted; energy and utilities are how Canada makes a living. Oil and natural gas exports make up one-fifth of the value of Canada’s exports, letting us acquire things we prefer not to do without and would have difficulty making ourselves. And since 162 billion ...