Katie DeRosa

NEW - Premier David Eby did not rule calling an early election if the NDP cannot pass the North Coast Transmission Line bill. He slammed the Conservatives for trying to delay the bill, says BC Greens don’t support it.

“I will stake my government on it.”

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Story of B.C. Conservative MLA's daughter leads to stronger Intimate Images Protection Act The daughter of a B.C. Conservative MLA is sharing her experience years after she says someone shared intimate images of her without her permission. Amelia Van Popta and her mother, Misty, have been c...

I spoke to @MistyVanPopta and her 20-year-old daughter Amelia about the deeply personal reason behind their push to strengthen BC’s Intimate Images Protection Act. In a show of cross-partisan support, AG @NikiSharma2 agreed to those changes.

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B.C. Conservatives management committee calls on John Rustad to resign as leader | CBC News John Rustad is facing calls to resign as leader, according to a scathing letter from the B.C. Conservative Party management committee.

“…the constant and prolonged discord shows no signs of abating," the BC Conservative Party management committee writes of John Rustad. “We ask that you immediately step down as leader."

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BREAKING - The BC Conservative party’s management committee has written a letter calling on John Rustad to resign as leader, citing the “unprecedented level of turmoil that has engulfed our party.”
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B.C woman seeking IVF funding says she faces delays, uncertainty amid BCGEU strike | CBC News Fertility clinics say they're seeing delays in patients being approved for IVF funding due to the B.C. General Employees Union Strike. For patients who have rested their last hopes of conception on B....

“I feel like my family and the people who are being affected by this are being held hostage by a war between the government and the unions.”
CBC’s Emily Fagan talks to a Vancouver woman about how the stalemate between the govt and BCGEU is impacting her IVF funding.

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B.C. Conservative leader faces backlash over handling of MLA's departure | CBC News John Rustad is being criticized by some within his own party over his comments about Amelia Boultbee, the fifth MLA to quit or be kicked out of the Official Opposition.

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YouTube video by CBC British Columbia John Rustad faces renewed calls to resign, after another MLA defects

There’s growing backlash to the way John Rustad handled the most recent MLA departure. He denies he brought up @amboultbee’s mental health but refuses to apologize.

The former head of the BC Conservatives is calling on Rustad to resign.
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BC Conservative leader John Rustad responds to Amelia Boultbee’s decision to quit caucus. He accuses her of being the MLA who was leaking caucus information to the media. “She was leaking everything to everyone, and obviously those leaks can't carry on.”
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NEW - Amelia Boultbee, Conservative MLA for Penticton-Summerland, says she’s leaving the Conservative caucus.
“I have witnessed the unraveling of John Rustad.” She’s calling on Rustad to resign because the party cannot beat the NDP under his leadership.
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YouTube video by CBC British Columbia Expectant parents nervous as some Kamloops ob-gyns announce end of in-hospital service

The seven OBGYNs from Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops admit that a mass resignation is unprecedented, but they say it’s the only option given the safety issues and short-staffing they’ve witnessed, a problem happening across BC. #bcpoli

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Thousands of striking BCGEU and PEA members and their supporters rally on the legislature lawn demanding a better wage offer. The PEA lead negotiator says the government latest offer “takes us backwards” when considering inflation and cost of living increases.
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Fascinating example of the urban and rural split at the Union of BC Municipalities convention.

A resolution pushing B.C. to declare a right for renters to have pets (within guidelines) in their units was supported by Vancouver and others.

But was narrowly defeated by rural and landlord delegates.

Carney recommends 5 'nation-building projects' for approval, including LNG expansion | CBC News Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled several “nation-building” projects Thursday morning that his government identified as part of a promise to bolster Canada's economic independence amid a turbulent t...

NEW - 2 BC projects are on the list of 5 major projects being prioritized by Ottawa: LNG Canada, Red Chris copper mine. No pipeline.
The big question I have is, since these projects are already approved, does being on the list mean they get federal cash? #bcpoli

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B.C. Premier David Eby faces backlash over immigration comments Premier David Eby is facing criticism for his comments blaming Canada’s immigration system for putting pressure on shelters and food banks. As Katie DeRosa reports, some of the backlash is coming from...

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B.C. premier faces backlash — including from New Democrats — to immigration comments | CBC News B.C. Premier David Eby blamed Canada's immigration system for filling up food banks and homeless shelters. Service providers and some New Democrats say that scapegoats marginalized groups that rely on...

I talked to @Dave_Eby yesterday about backlash - including among New Democrats - to comments blaming Canada’s immigration system for filling up shelters and food banks. He didn’t backtrack, but doubled down on his concerns about the TFW program #bcpoli

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New data obtained by CBC News shows the employees meant to keep hospitals safe are themselves being injured at an alarming rate. Hospital security guards were injured 170 times last year, which amounts to an injury almost every other day. Here’s the story:
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B.C. falling behind other provinces on affordable child care, report finds | CBC News B.C. has fallen behind other provinces when it comes to affordable child care, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

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YouTube video by CBC British Columbia New report finds B.C access to affordable child care worst in the country

BC has gone from being a leader in affordable child care, to now being at the back of the pack. Five BC cities have the highest median infant child care fees and the province has stalled on its universal $10-a-day child care goals, a new report finds. Here’s the story. #bcpoli

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Prank is not a word I would use to describe two explosive devices going off outside a politician’s office.

B.C. MLA Bowinn Ma's constituency office targeted with explosive device | CBC News An email to MLAs and constituency assistants said the device detonated and caused damage to the North Vancouver office, but no one was hurt.

Here’s the story

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Here’s a statement from Bowinn Ma.

NEW - CBC has confirmed that an explosive device was thrown at Bowinn Ma’s North Vancouver constituency office early this morning. The office was empty and no one injured. Many NDP MLAs are closing their constituency offices as a precaution. RCMP investigating. #bcpoli

NEW - Interior Health CEO Susan Brown is stepping down, earlier than her planned retirement in Dec. This amid a health care staffing crisis that forced the closure of Kelowna General Hospital’s pediatric ward and warnings about dire staffing levels in the maternity ward #bcpoli

2 Independent MLAs launch new political party One MLA who was kicked out of the B.C. Conservative caucus and another who left in solidarity are forming a new political party. Katie DeRosa has more on what the party stands for and what it means f...

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New political party courts social conservatives | CBC News Independent MLAs Dallas Brodie and Tara Armstrong have formed a new political party called One B.C.

Two of B.C.'s three Independent MLAs have formed a political party that wants to lower taxes, take away teachers' right to strike, open the door for private health care and "defund the reconciliation industry.”
Here are the details. #bcpoli

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B.C. government approves new LNG pipeline with terminus near Prince Rupert | CBC News The B.C. government has approved the continued construction of a new pipeline project that could supply natural gas to a proposed floating liquefied natural gas export terminal off B.C.'s North Coast.

B.C. government approves new LNG pipeline with terminus near Prince Rupert. By @akurjata.ca
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B.C. companies grapple with 50 per cent steel and aluminum tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump’s doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminum has created economic and political tensions across the country.

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Tory interim leader calls Eby a 'radical' for not supporting another B.C. pipeline | CBC News Interim Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer called B.C.'s premier a "radical" for not throwing his support behind a new oil pipeline through the province.

Interim Opposition leader Andrew Scheer called Premier David Eby a "radical" for not throwing his support behind a new oil pipeline.

“The radical B.C. premier is saying no pipeline through his province."

Here’s the story. #bcpoli

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NEW - BC Assembly of First Nations Terry Teegee is pulling out of Premier David Eby’s Asia trade mission because of bills 14 and 15. The fallout continues.

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Side drama in the legislature over a blurred zoom background during a vote. NDP MLA Rick Glumac is voting virtually and during his vote on bill 14, had a blurred background. BC Conservatives say that qualifies as a “virtual background” and therefore vote should be DQ’d. #bcpoli