Thoughts on BC Politics and More

C omplaining that MLA salaries are too low, provincial Conservative Party Leader John Rustad had this to say: “If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.” Rustad was responding to another year’s freeze on MLA salaries, the third since the 2020 COVID outbreak. While he acknowledged the political realities involved, he wants a better deal ... CLICK HERE for the full story

Do BC politicians need to be paid more? I’ll give you a moment to finish yelling “NO!” at your computer screen. It’s okay. Let it out. This is a safe space. Now, let's hear a counterpoint. It comes from Opposition BC Conservative Leader John Rustad: “I’ll put it in very crude terms: You pay peanuts, you get monkeys" ... CLICK HERE for the full story

The rate of real-estate investment among provincial politicians is higher in B.C. than all but two other provinces captured in The Maple's analysis   While politicians may nitpick each others’ housing policies in Canada’s least affordable province, one thing that unites all parties in the B.C. legislature is high rates of investment in real estate. And it’s a problem that means the class interests of many British Columbians — namely renters — are going under-represented at decision-making tables, says one economist ... CLICK HERE for the full story