Thoughts on BC Politics and More

As of yesterday, 333 days had passed in the year … and with them, a few hundred commentaries have been presented on this blogsite … 17 alone this week. Let’s take a look at the ten which garnered the most readership from you, starting with … #10 A DAM OLSEN: Success comes from remaining receptive to advice and maintaining a healthy balance of confidence and humility (November 25 th ) …. the challenge is balancing the frequency that venom is used ... and the dose that is delivered in any given situation. Care must be taken. Venom is only one tool and, if it is used too liberally, people grow a resistance to it essentially rendering it ineffectual … #9 Conservative Opposition leader Andrew Scheer names new shadow cabinet ; calls on eight MP’s from BC (November 29 th ) … one day after naming former Liberal MP, Leona Alleslev (crossed over to the Conservatives September 2018) to the role of Deputy Leader, Andrew Scheer today named hi...

One day after naming former Liberal MP, Leona Alleslev ( crossed over to the Conservatives September 2018 ) to the role of Deputy Leader, Andrew Scheer today named his Shadow Cabinet. From the BC interior, and my home riding of Kamloops – Thompson – Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod has been named as the Conservative Party’s Shadow Minister for Natural Resources (Forestry and Mining).   “ I am stepping into this role as the crisis in the softwood lumber industry continues to unfold ,” MP McLeod said. “ At least 20 mills have been forced to shut down or curtail production.  As a result, more than 4,000 people across 27 communities in B.C. are at this moment, out of work.   This does not include the thousands of contractors and small businesses that have been affected indirectly .” “ The challenges facing this industry are vast and complicated. The amount of trees available for logging plummeted in the wake of the pine-beetle infestation, which is now headin...

Canada's Parliament following the 2019 federal election ... LPC - CPC - Bloc - NDP - Green What exactly does a minority government mean and how might that work to serve Canadians? The Liberals hold 157 seats, the Conservatives 121, the BLOC with 32, and the NDP 24. There is 1 independent MP and the Green Party now has 3. The reason the seat count is critical is due to the fact that it illustrates that the Liberal Government requires only the support of one major party to either pass a budget, or have legislation approved. While the Government has three parties, which they have the option of working with on a bill or budget, the same is not true for the opposition. For the opposition to defeat a Liberal Government bill, no two parties’ combined carry enough votes to effectively block the legislation. The only way the opposition could prevent a Government bill from going forward would be if all three parties agree to work together to block it. For these reasons the...