Thoughts on BC Politics and More

  Firstly, the answer is NO to the question being asked of every politician in Canada right now. I have barely left my house in Tsartlip during the holiday season never mind the city, province or country.   Former Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips said no one was more disappointed than he is about his shocking decision to fly to the Caribbean for a little COVID-19 vacation. [ 1 ] I hope he enjoyed it while it lasted, I was home dodging rain drops and celebrating the holiday season with my family via video chats.   Facing bias, stigmas and fallacies: There is not a more poignant example of a bias we need to extinguish than the stigma of people who suffer from poor mental health and addictions. In the coming year we are going to have to get real and honest about the crisis of anxiety, fear and depression plaguing our society. It’s hard to imagine that in our world that offers anything you want for a price you can afford, that there is still so much sadness. ...

BC Liberal MLAs Mike Bernier and Ellis Ross are demanding answers -- after it was revealed NDP political staff in John Horgan’s Office Horgan’s office were involved with the content produced -- for the new gas price website of the independent British Columbia Utilities Commission’s (BCUC). “ Earlier today NDP Minister Bruce Ralston professed that the BCUC’s new gas price website is independent, so why are political staff in John Horgan’s office reviewing and approving the content? ” asked Bernier, BC Liberal Critic for Oil and Gas Development. “ The NDP also boldly claimed the website’s transparency would bring down the price of gas. If that's the case, then why hasn't the data they’re relying on — data that is currently publicly available from Kent Group and posted on other sites like GasBuddy — already had an impact? ” When asked about making the BCUC’s gas price tracking website easier to use and more transparent, Minister Ralston insisted that he couldn't due to ...

  Please note ... this exchange occurred on Tuesday August 11 th , 2020 The overall health of the Site C project has been classified as "red," facing serious cost overruns and schedule delays. Site C is proving to be a colossal waste of money, and we can't afford to just keep digging when we don't know how deep the hole will go. Today I asked the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources when this government will draw the line on the cost overruns at #SiteC, and reconsider the cost burden they're asking British Columbians to shoulder. I also asked if the Minister would clarify on the record that the cost uncertainties with Site C are largely due to geotechnical instability and not COVID-19.   [Transcript] -- SITE C POWER PROJECT A. Olsen: To nobody's surprise, we've recently found out that the Site C dam is in serious trouble. The overall health of the project has been classified as "red," meaning that it is facing serious...