Shannon Waters

A small fluffy tortoiseshell cat asleep on her side on top of an empty white bookshelf. She's surrounded by random furniture that has clearly just been moved in

We moved and it was chaotic and exhausting and stressful but the cats are settling in pretty well

Maeve seemed right at home last night after attempting to climb up the chimney 🤦‍♀️

Another timely explainer from Drew!

Premier celebrates first LNG Canada shipments to Asia Premier David Eby is celebrating hundreds of jobs and billions in economic growth that come with the first shipments of liquefied natural gas from LNG Canada to Asia, marking a historic milestone for ...

Not today! It was just a promo for the project being in operation
news.gov.bc.ca/32631

Why yes, the politics of energy policy IS my current work obsession ⚡

Energy is a big theme in #bcpoli this week

Yesterday, the premier and energy minister announced Call for Power 2.0

Today, they revealed $200M in provincial funding to get Cedar LNG hooked up to the provincial grid

Tomorrow, it's "a historic milestone for lower-carbon energy" at LNG Canada 👀

A U-Haul moving truck from the back with the door up. It's packed full with plants in containers. The ramp is down

Ah, the joys of renting!

Not my first time moving a garden but by far the latest in the season I've moved a garden 🫠

Official moving day is next week 😵‍💫

I've got an article out on the Narwhal today... talking about the First Nations Leaders Summit from the inside. One thing I talk about in this piece that I haven't elsewhere was how weird it was to see the disrespect from Cabinet Ministers to Musqueam MP, Wade Grant.

3 drillers freed from northern B.C. mine after 60 hours trapped underground, says company | CBC News Newmont Corp. says the three miners who have been trapped for more than 60 hours in the Red Chris mine in northern B.C. were successfully brought to the surface and are "in good health and spirits."

Good news - the three trapped miners are free. We may be hearing from them momentarily www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

an inside look at last week’s hastily organized First Nations Major Projects Summit, which was definitely not about consultation

Lovely for the company to include a contact for concerned investors to reach out to on their statement about the trapped workers

www.newmont.com/investors/ne...

For weeks now, us experts have been saying that this is fundamentally the crux of this trial : Does the legal system understand coercion? Today's conclusion is a loud and resounding no.

First time I've seen a direct line drawn between the tariff response fast-track list and Bill 15

The list came out in February
Bill 15 dropped in May and the criteria for expedited projects hasn't been released yet

Not that I would bet against the Red Chris expansion being a top candidate

Online campaign targeting Globe journalist draws condemnation as an attack on press freedom Effort to follow Alberta reporter Carrie Tait should be taken seriously by police, advocacy group says

From story on Alberta journalist intimidation:
When a Globe reporter asked Ms. Smith about the story ... she said “I’m not talking about that” and laughed as she walked away.
In an interview with CTV later in the day, she said, “I condemn it.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

John Ducker: Small drop in speed limit can make big difference It’s physics: The faster you go, the less time you have to react, the longer it takes to stop.

The math breakdowns and Van Isle/local road examples here are really effective. A good one to share with any skeptical/whiny driving peers.

If I don't get offered this for my next IUD replacement, I'm going to sue 💁‍♀️

Email signed by Marc Lee, CCPA senior economist

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Press freedom is a crucial pillar of democracy

When cops arrest journalists working in the field, that's a threat to press freedom and our democratic system

This case is an effort to protect press freedom and the work of journalists across Canada

We're asking for your support

I donated to this because it makes me furious that the RCMP is being used as a taxpayer funded security arm of the private extraction industry.

There's not much I can do about any of that, except give money to the journalists fighting for their rights to cover this story.

Psst, did you know we're suing the RCMP for violating press freedoms? It's daunting, expensive and important. If you have some spare dollars to help support the fight, please consider donating. #cdnpoli

Politics is so ridiculous sometimes

Getting dropped from minister to parliamentary secretary is, from pretty much every angle, a demotion

There may be good reasons for the demotion, beyond poor performance, but it's silly to state it is "not at all" a demotion

Farcical even #bcpoli

The vibe is still going strong though 😎

I'm disappointed and a bit baffled by the lack of discussion about drug pricing in this case

I'd love to see someone dig into the source funds that went into Brineura

I hear you. I think the NDP could easily have made the decision to get political about that case. It'd be a PR win for sure and a compassionate and humanitarian one. In the long run, I think it would have been a mistake but I understand why others think differently

I'm so sorry to hear about your family member

Not sure replacing Osborne would change much on the health file. It's been in crisis for years and is not a quick or easy fix

Eby can say he's got a deep bench to fill tough cabinet roles but I'd take that statement with a whole shaker of salt

Eby has also switched up Rick Glumac's role as minister of state

Glumas was responsible for trade, is now Minister of State for AI and New Technologies #bcpoli

And a couple of rookie MLAs are new cabinet ministers:

Nina Krieger as Solicitor General

Jessie Sunner as Minister Post Secondary Education and Future Skills
#bcpoli

Also reassigned:

Christine Boyle to Housing from Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

Spencer Chandra Herbert from Tourism to Indigenous Relations

Anne Kang from Advanced Education to Tourism #bcpoli

Here's the shuffle:

Dropped from cabinet: Garry Begg as Solicitor General

George Chow as Citizens' Services Minister

Reassigned: Diana Gibson to Citizens' Services from Jobs

Ravi Kahlon to Jobs from Housing (a role he held previously)

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"We have a very deep bench," Premier David Eby says of his caucus, which is much diminished from prior to the 2024 election

Adds he has decided to "strategically match" cabinet roles to protect jobs and strengthen the economy, 8 months after he matched a new crop of MLAs with cabinet roles #bcpoli