By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 22, 2024 9:09 am Updated September 22, 2024 9:13 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives are set to take their election tours to Metro Vancouver cities today as the campaign enters its second day. … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 21, 2024 8:22 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The British Columbia election campaign is set to officially start Saturday, with Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin issuing the writ for the Oct. 19 vote. The date, however, didn’t deter political leaders from getting a … Read more
Premier David Eby has confirmed B.C. will formally support Newfoundland and Labrador’s court challenge to how the federal government makes equalization payments. “We are struggling with this system that we’re paying into that goes directly to the people of Ontario, the people of Quebec,” Eby said Wednesday, at the final day of a meeting of … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 17, 2024 9:43 am Updated July 17, 2024 10:12 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s premiers are wrapping up the summer meeting of the Council of the Federation today. The premiers of the 10 provinces and three territories have been in … Read more
Premier David Eby is expanding his criticism of what he says is an unfair share of federal funding being given to Western Canada. Eby says Ottawa’s “special treatment for Quebec and Ontario” eventually gets “to be too much” and it’s “disingenuous” for federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller to suggest that B.C.’s concerns are simply about … Read more
Immigration Marc Miller says he believes B.C. Premier David Eby is “confused” on why Quebec is getting $750 million to help pay for a surge in temporary residents, namely for asylum seekers. That comes after Eby suggested federal funding was being “showered” on Quebec after an offering announced on Monday. “I think perhaps there was some … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his treatment-centric approach to tackle the opioid crisis would face significant challenges if he was prime minister. “Oh, it will definitely be a challenge,” Poilievre said in an interview with Global News’ Focus B.C. host Richard Zussman in Ottawa on Thursday when asked about staffing additional treatment facilities and finding … Read more
Federal Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks says the government remains “wholeheartedly committed” to working with British Columbia as the premier wants to scale back the province’s drug decriminalization exemption. The goal is to allow police to intervene in public illicit drug use following reports of drug use in places like hospitals and Tim … Read more
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has shot back at B.C. Premier David Eby’s comment that his plea to halt a federal carbon price increase is a “baloney factory” campaign tactic. Poilievre told The Roy Green Show on Saturday that Eby’s “constituents can’t even afford to buy baloney after eight years of him, and the NDP and … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 11, 2024 9:50 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she stopped at a recently built downtown Victoria rental apartment building Monday before meeting with British Columbia Premier David Eby, where housing was slated to top the … Read more
