VICTORY: Conservatives pull off stunning win in B.C. election
The B.C. Conservatives defeated David Ebyâs NDP in a stunning election victory on Saturday, with the party projected to form a supermajority government under leader Lorne Doerkson.
The result marks a dramatic turnaround for the Conservatives, who rallied behind interim leadership after a turbulent period of internal divisions and a snap election call. Keep reading.
BREAKING: David Eby resigns as leader after losing snap election
B.C. NDP leader David Eby has announced he will step down after his partyâs decisive defeat in the provincial election.
Eby said it was time for new leadership, having called the opportunistic snap election himself just days after the Conservatives were thrown into turmoil by a leadership change. Keep reading.
Liberals vote down bid to recover $34M in âgreen slush fundâ
Liberal MPs have blocked a motion to recover $34 million in taxpayer funding awarded to ineligible green technology projects, despite an earlier unanimous committee recommendation to reclaim the money.
The public accounts committee rejected the motion 5â4 without debate, with Industry Minister MĂŠlanie Joly saying recovering the funds would be unlikely and would be a waste of more. Keep reading.
CARPAY: Chief Justice Wagner should recuse himself from Emergencies Act appeal
John Carpay, president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, argues that Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner should recuse himself from Ottawaâs appeal over the use of the Emergencies Act against the 2022 Freedom Convoy.
Carpay points to Wagnerâs past public criticism of the protests and negative characterization of those peacefully protesting, arguing that Wagnerâs participation could undermine public confidence in the courtâs impartiality. Keep reading.
BC has had many conservative governments, under many labels including the previous BC Liberal party, many of whom are now back under the Conservative wrapper.