Welcome to the Political Trenches: Local Government At Work
We are travelling to our final western province today, we are making our way to the Sunshine Coast and talking all things British Columbia.
To help us unpack that we are pleased to sit down and chat with the Former Mayor of Golden British Columbia.
But, before our discussion, Ian and Chris have some stories we are going to dive into.
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0:00 - Opening:
0:04 - Introduction:
0:52 - Story #1 - BC Municipalities Border Fence
5:20 - Story #2 - Moose Jaw City Council Funding Advocacy
12:33 - Story #3 - Former CMRB Mayor Visa Bill
18:50 - Interview - Christina Benty, Former Mayor of Golden, BC
38:21 - Closing Remarks
40:12 - End Credits
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Stories In Today's Show:
Council, locals unhappy after police in Delta, B.C., order new chain-link fence along stretch of U.S. border
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/delta-police-us-border-fence-1.7439078
Province must give all municipalities money for housing, council says
https://www.moosejawtoday.com/local-news/province-must-give-all-municipalities-money-for-housing-council-says-10149154
Former mayor McDougall pays back $17K in personal expenses charged to CBRM credit card
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/former-mayor-charged-personal-expenses-cbrm-credit-card-1.7437882
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