Thoughts on BC Politics and More

This summer could mark the final season for the Canadian Forces Snowbirds in their current form, as the Department of National Defence prepares to unveil a plan critics warn could ground the aerobatic team for years. Defence Minister David McGuinty is expected to announce changes Tuesday to the future of the Snowbirds, the iconic aerobatic squadron based in Moose Jaw, Sask. Critics fear the retirement of the CT-114 Tutor jets after the 2026 flying season — combined with what is typically a lengthy procurement process — could sideline the team for years, interrupting a tradition of more than five decades of aerial performance ... CLICK HERE for the full story

“March holiday what” you ask? Isn’t it, um, Easter weekend? How to explain this post? Perhaps the holiday rolled around and a communications officer noticed that VAC had not issued greetings for other holy days, such as Purim or Ramadan, earlier in the month. Now Easter loomed and an acknowledgement was due. So to avoid offending anyone, VAC decided to lump all celebrations into one non-existent “March holiday season” and issue it on Good Friday. Problem solved! Not quite. Instead, many people got hopping mad . “What is a March holiday season?” asked X user  Sue Kelland-Dyer . “I think the holiday is Easter. I am not even Christian and I recognize it is Easter,” posted X user,  Vance Yung . As of Sunday morning, the VAC tweet had nearly 2 million views, over 4K comments and over 900 shares . . . . CLICK HERE for the full story

Conservative MP Dan Albas Last week the House of Commons adjourned for what will likely be the last sitting of the 42nd Parliament prior to the October election. As a result of the adjournment, many government and private member bill's will also ultimately fail, because they did not make it through the House or the Senate prior to this adjournment. For sake of interest, here is a summary of some of the government bill's that will not be moving forward. Bill C-27 “An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985”, Bill C-28 “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (victim surcharge)”, Bill C-34 “An Act to amend the Public Service Labour Relations Act and other Acts”, Bill C-38 “An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking in persons)”. Bill C-87 “An Act respecting the reduction of poverty”. also not receiving royal assent was Bill C-42 “An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Memb...