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In BC we have a similar choice - science or non-sense. #bcpoli

NEW - A group including former federal Liberal cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal has petitioned Elections BC to register the name ‘New Liberal Party of B.C.’. Elections BC rejected the submission, and a lawyer is now involved attempting to reverse decision. #bcpoli

NEW - Research Co. poll finds B.C. NDP at 44% and B.C. Conservatives at 42% of decided voters following the collapse of B.C. United. The Greens are at 10%. #bcpoli

Housing in America is expensive where the good jobs are, and cheap where the good jobs aren't. This is why YIMBY is so important.

Local govt is still trying to micro manage everything and hold more meetings than timeliness will allow. We have a housing crisis that is getting worse. If local govts can't culturally reform then they must be reorganized from above. #bcpoli @ubcm #housingcrisis

Excellent series of posts from Frances Bula on the homelessness / encampment issue. Check them out. Twenty years of poor local govt policy will get you this problem that is getting worse. #bcpoli #housingsupply #housingcrisis #mentalhealthpolicy

Amazing number of folks still planting shrubs that are very flamable in July and August right next to their homes or failing to clear same from around their homes. I expect that insurance companies are going to crack down on owners soon. #wildfires #climatechange #insurancerisk

Adam Posen on what the US Fed should be communication: bloomberg.com/news/videos/20… #usecon #cdnecon #bcecon

"Kevin Falcon’s unite the right capitulation continues to screw over his former colleagues in new and profound ways. It’s a further reminder you want a friend in politics get a dog!" #bcpoli #polarization #cdnpoli