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It has been an honour and a privilege for the past three and a half years to serve British Columbians, to make sure we can make life better for everyone. (1/7) #bcpoli #BCelxn2020 #BCElection2020 
I want to make sure that government works for you, each and every day. That is my passion. That is my calling. That's why I get up every morning. I'm grateful for the opportunity for me and my colleagues to continue that work on your behalf. (2/7)
COVID-19 has turned our lives upside down. None of us expected to be here. None of us expected that we would have to endure the challenges we've had over the past number of months, but we are far from out of the woods. COVID-19 will be with us for the foreseeable future. (3/7)
Let's do NDP highlights, starting with:
When NDP took power they kept a right-wing, BC Lib-appointed top bureaucrat in the Energy Ministry, conspiracy theory fan Dave Nikolesjin. Recently they replaced him with more far-right Fazil Mihlar of the Fraser Institute. #BCElection2020
When NDP took power they kept a right-wing, BC Lib-appointed top bureaucrat in the Energy Ministry, conspiracy theory fan Dave Nikolesjin. Recently they replaced him with more far-right Fazil Mihlar of the Fraser Institute. #BCElection2020
..Next up, & related: NDP give us 79% increase in fossil fuel subsidies over BC Lib levels, a significant rise in fracking (incl right near #SiteC & other dams), & signing off on a militarized raid on #Wetsuweten to protect #CoastalGasLink in a climate crisis. #bcelxn2020 #bcpoli
.."Natural gas" is fracked methane, the potent GHG. Also on NDP's gas file, the #LNGCanada project, an uneconomic house of cards in which we forego royalties but are left paying for the damage & transmission lines etc. "LNG is a Losing Bet": thetyee.ca/News/2020/10/2… #bcelxn2020
!!! New blockbuster exposé from @sarahcox_bc at @thenarwhalca. "Top BC government officials knew #SiteC dam was in serious trouble over a year ago: FOI docs." The NDP gov't knew about severe geotech instability & didn't stop work. #bcpoli #BCElection2020 thenarwhal.ca/site-c-dam-geo…
@sarahcox_bc @thenarwhalca ..Here are some key points from Sarah Cox's #SiteC exposé:
First, the 2 top bureaucrats who had the #SiteC info are Les McLaren and Lori Wanamaker, two of the many BC Lib leftovers whom Horgan kept, which was the first worrying sign he'd be sticking to BC Lib policies... 2/x
First, the 2 top bureaucrats who had the #SiteC info are Les McLaren and Lori Wanamaker, two of the many BC Lib leftovers whom Horgan kept, which was the first worrying sign he'd be sticking to BC Lib policies... 2/x
@sarahcox_bc @thenarwhalca Those two bureaucrats - and thus we have to assume cabinet also unless the NDP govt's incompetence and lack of control is at inconceivable levels - knew in May of *2019* how serious the #SiteC stability problems were. They didn't tell us until June of *2020* #bcpoli #BCelxn2020
Hi @wcel, @standearth @dogwoodbc @H20Alliance @GeorgiaStraitBC @MySea2Sky @SkeenaWild @WestKootenay @WatershedWatch_
You & Organizing For Change are hosting the Oct 15 environment & climate debate. Please ensure all 3 candidates are asked about #SiteC. #bcpoli #BCElection2020
You & Organizing For Change are hosting the Oct 15 environment & climate debate. Please ensure all 3 candidates are asked about #SiteC. #bcpoli #BCElection2020
@wcel @standearth @dogwoodbc @H20Alliance @GeorgiaStraitBC @MySea2Sky @SkeenaWild @WestKootenay @WatershedWatch_ At the prior online climate/environment debate, hosted by @Pembina, Karen Tam Wu didn't ask about #SiteC, nor were any of our many submitted Qs on #SiteC chosen, unsurprising as as Pembina has been uniformly mute on the dam. I am hoping you will do better. #bcpoli #BCElection2020
@wcel @standearth @dogwoodbc @H20Alliance @GeorgiaStraitBC @MySea2Sky @SkeenaWild @WestKootenay @WatershedWatch_ @Pembina ..We can't keep putting all BC's future energy eggs & dollars in one basket, esp when it's the outdated, GHG-emitting, ecosystem-destroying, public money-wasting, LNG-justifying #SiteC dam. Please redress Pembina's overlooking of this issue by choosing a #SiteC question. #bcpoli
The @BCGreens will:
"directly share resource revenues with local First Nations, municipalities, and regional districts"...🌲🏔️🌲
...and it's more important than you think. A THREAD
#bcpoli #BCElection2020 #clearwater #vavenby 1/?
"directly share resource revenues with local First Nations, municipalities, and regional districts"...🌲🏔️🌲
...and it's more important than you think. A THREAD
#bcpoli #BCElection2020 #clearwater #vavenby 1/?
As mentioned previously, our forest sector lost 50% of its jobs over the last ~30 years. I don't buy into the whole "erosion of the working forest" or "we need to log in protected areas" because the harvest data shows a different story - we fluctuated but stayed constant. 2/?
The big challenges ahead of us are 1) mid term timber supply and 2) job losses due to other factors (eg mechanization, tenure consolidation). This is why resource revenue sharing is so critical for rural communities! 3/?
A temporary cut to the PST is pretty strong economic policy during a pandemic where demand is likely to be very sapped. 1/4
Basically anyone planning a major purchase has incentives to bring this purchases forward to the present time because there is a real and known price to waiting.2/4
So, you get all those who are able to spend, spending - creating jobs locally because spending the money in other jurisdictions is hard to do and tax disadvantaged.3/4
Which party is most likely to fund #bced in a way that reflects the importance attributed to public schools during Covid19 updates?
#BCelxn2020 #BCElection2020 #bcelection
#BCelxn2020 #BCElection2020 #bcelection
What are the chances that @bcndp or @bcliberals make any significant changes to this travesty? #BCElection2020 #bcelection #BCelxn2020
The reason why teachers spend hundreds of dollars each year on classroom supplies. #BCelxn2020 #BCElection2020
