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Federal Conservatives are aligning themselves more than ever with B.C. political parties opposed to taxing carbon. Speaking in Terrace yesterday (March 26), Conservative Member of Parliament Bob Zimmer repeatedly connected BC Premier David Eby with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in criticizing a scheduled increase in the carbon tax as of April 1 . . . . CLICK HERE for the full story

Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP has new challenger in northwest B.C. seat in provincial MLA Ellis Ross Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach has responded to the announcement of Ellis Ross as the Conservative candidate for the next federal election. Bachrach argues that the Skeena MLA has hitched his horse to the wrong wagon ... CLICK HERE for the full story

Are cracks starting to show in the Liberal caucus — and can more of them be prevented if the polling numbers don't improve? Philippe and I also discuss views on health care, new numbers out of Alberta and dive into the listener mailbag. What happens if Donald Trump is unable to be the nominee? And what about the Conservatives' new star recruit in British Columbia? CLICK HERE to access the podcast

Opinion: Ellis Ross is major loss to Kevin Falcon's team as MLA announces run for federal Conservatives BC United tried this week to put a happy face on the news that high-profile MLA Ellis Ross was bolting to the federal Conservatives ... CLICK HERE for the full story

A community town hall meeting featuring BC United Leader Kevin Falcon, MLA Ellis Ross, and MLA Dan Davies is taking place in Fort St. John next month. Davies says he initially wanted to bring Ross, a BC United party member and the Shadow Minister for Energy and LNG, to Fort St. John a month and a half ago for a conversation. “I want to have a Town Hall with [him] and talk about the state of affairs in British Columbia and have a conversation about it,” Davies said ... CLICK HERE for the full story

A joint call has been made by B.C. United Skeena MLA Ellis Ross and Vancouver-Langara MLA Michael Lee to the provincial government, urging them to fund a proposal by the Northern First Nations Alliance (NFNA). The proposal seeks to establish a holistic health, wellness and detox centre near Terrace.   The call for action has grown louder after a letter sent to B.C. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Jennifer Whiteside in late May remained unanswered. The letter outlined the urgent need for the centre in light of the rising illicit drug toxicity deaths in northwest BC ... ... Ross revealed that the proposal was crafted by regional First Nations leaders. “For five or six years now, the provincial government has been talking about cooperating with First Nations and helping them deal with the substance abuse issue,” Ross said.    Ross criticized the B.C. government for twice rejecting the proposal ... CLICK HERE for the full story

  In what can only be described as a series of questionable, and incendiary, comments last night, former radio personality, former BC Liberal MLA, and now again radio personally, Jas Johal post 25 Tweets slamming 6 BC Liberal leadership candidates for having concerns around a large number of problematic memberships. Just in case they ended up being taken down, I copied all of them, and present them here unedited, and in the order he posted them: Referencing a January 7 th article in Business in Vancouver Johal stated: “ What stupidity is this BC Liberals?” It amazes me when South Asians sign up as members there always seems to be a problem for BC Liberals? When Justin Trudeau signed up South Asians for his leadership run, did you hear any carping? When Jagmeet Singh signed up members in Brampton and Surrey, did New Democrats lose their minds? When Erin O’Toole signed up members in the South Asian community, even a bunch of Conservatives didn’t flip out. When the BC NDP sign ...

I have been encouraging you, and many other friends and family, to look into an individual whom I believe would make a great leader, and Premier of BC -- that individual is Ellis Ross Here's the thing though -- to be able to vote for him, you need to be a party member. As of right now (Thurs Dec 16th), there are now less than 30 hours to do that ( deadline is tomorrow, Friday Dec 17th, at 5pm ). I would respectfully ask that you consider taking a moment to become a member of what is "currently" being called the BC Liberal Party, so that you can cast a ballot for change -- fundamental change -- where all feel welcome no matter where they live in this province, and where they will have a choice in decision making. Ellis Ross knows we need more voices at the table – not BC Liberal Party insiders, but more everyday members who know their communities. As BC Liberal leader, he will renew our party by listening to grassroots members, not the same old group of party elites. E...