Description

John Horgan moves ahead with a dam and unleashes the legislative floodwaters with a raft of new bills.

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Segment 1: It’ll be a Site to See

• BC Gov News: Province provides update, next steps for Site C
• CBC Site C dam budget nearly doubles to $16B, but BC NDP forging on with megaproject
• Vaughn Palmer: Latest Site C cost estimate likely to escalate even more
• Vaughn Palmer: Election call came just after meeting that highlighted Site C problems

Segment 2: Leg is back

• Progress of Bills - 1st session, 42nd Parliament
• New measures to curb gun violence
• New fairness officer to build trust in ICBC processes
• Property tax grant program streamlined for quicker service
• Preventing renovictions, extending rent freeze to benefit tenants
• Amendments to improve oversight for real estate, financial services
• Legislation strengthens transparency, modernizes local election financing
• Minister’s statement on interim supply bill

Quick Takes

• BC Liberals Officially Launch Leadership Race
• Katy Merrifield tweets one and two
• ICBC: Court rules government efforts to limit trials in minor injury claims is unconstitutional
• Conservation officer fired for refusing to kill bear cubs sues to get his job back