Thoughts on BC Politics and More

The federal election is now in full swing. With the American trade war compounding a years-long affordability crisis, the cost of living is predictably a central issue for voters. According to a recent Ipsos poll, 23 per cent of Canadians ranked cost-of-living as their top issue. To address affordability, the two major parties have thus far offered a series of tax cuts. These proposals are economically nonsensical and regressive, undermine solidarity, and further contribute to the right-wing drift of Canadian politics ... CLICK HERE for the full story

And the some-what muted hits by the CBC, on the Conservative Party of Canada, continue unabated.   In fact, they appear to be increasing as we hit the six-month mark before October’s federal election. In a Radio Canada News story dated May 2 nd (please note English translation provided by Liberal supporter John O’Fee) stated: All political parties in Ottawa - with the exception of Andrew Scheer's Conservatives - say they are prepared to submit their election promises to the Parliamentary Budget Officer's analysis for this fall's vote. For the first time ever this year, Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux will offer parties the opportunity to calculate the costs of their election commitments . Beginning June 23, the government's "watchdog" on financial matters will suspend its regular activities to focus entirely on requests from political parties that want a neutral estimate of the costs of their promises. On Facebook Wed...