Thoughts on BC Politics and More

  It seems inevitable that this government will continue, over and over again, to give me fodder to chastise them – although in this case I, along with nearly all British Columbians, should be incensed. This time around, the government is crowing that they will be bringing down costs to British Columbians in 2022 – the problem is, EVERYTHING they proudly patted themselves on the back for was already initiated in the current year we’re in -- 2021 .   First up is ... expanded $10-a-day childcare and reducing average fees by as much 50% by the end of 2022 for children under six. This was announced multiple times during the year – just one of which was on July 20 th , 2021 ( Expansion of $10-a-day childcare coming for families ) --- that’s nearly half a year ago! Coming on April 1 st ... Next ... was a reminder of free public transit for kids under 12. This one actually goes back to September 1 st when the following announcement was made; Transit free in B.C. for...

  Yesterday, a story in the Globe and Mail yesterday which stated ... The federal Conservatives say they will not launch a bid to resurrect a parliamentary committee that probed Canada-China relations for more than eighteen months ... Despite that, Conservative foreign-affairs critic Michael Chong made the following statement in a series of Tweets today: To be clear. The Conservative Party position on China remains unchanged. We believe the Beijing's communist leadership presents a threat to Canada's national interest and national security. We remain committed to the following:   -           decoupling critical parts of our supply chains from China. We remain committed to the recognition of the Uyghur genocide and matching this recognition with an effective ban on imports produced with forced Uyghur labour, like tomatoes and cotton. -           banning Huawei from Canada...