March 28, 2024

The BC Tories and money handling

The BC Conservatives say if they are elected into government this spring they will create a new budget office for fiscal accountability.  Leader John Cummins says his proposed legislative budget office would examine the provincial budget each year to determine if it is fair and accurate.  But, how would it be different than the … [Read more...]

Premier defends handling of Chief of Staff resignation

Premier Christy Clark is urging the media to respect the privacy of the person involved in the incident that lead to the resigation of Ken Boessenkool as her chief of staff.  Clark told reporters today that person has done nothing wrong.  "I certainly hope that in the course of this public dialogue that we're now having that no one who … [Read more...]

Hartley Bay band still outraged over BC Ferries handling of Queen of the North

Six years after The Queen of the North sank off the tiny B.C. community of Hartley Bay, a band councillor says BC Ferries has abandoned his village. Cameron Hill claims the sunken ship is still leaking oil into the ocean – but the corporation stopped monitoring the leak last year. "They pulled the funding to have a daily monitoring of the … [Read more...]

Solicitor General has questions about RCMP handling of Hebert case

Now that 3 year old Kienan Hebert is safe with his family in Sparwood, BC's Solicitor General admits she has questions about the RCMP's handling of the case. "There are issues to discuss, that's clear." Shirley Bond says she doesn't want to speculate on what may be discussed, but she admits the 62 hour delay in extending the Amber Alert to Alberta … [Read more...]