Thoughts on BC Politics and More

It’s been almost a year since the BC NDP government moved to snuff out a growing political brush fire sparked by the latest and largest step in its bid to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People across the province. Changes to the province’s little-known Land Act were abruptly withdrawn by the government in February 2024 after a series of opposition town hall meetings brought out big crowds demanding answers on the implications. Premier David Eby’s promise of more consultation before moving ahead with what it termed shared decision-making on Crown land meant that if it was successful in the election, the NDP would move ahead. The brush fire didn’t go out. It kept growing, first consuming the long-standing opposition party that had rebranded from BC Liberals to BC United, then pushing the upstart BC Conservatives to an almost complete sweep of the province’s vast Interior and a near-majority in the October vote ... CLICK HERE for the full story