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RT @GeoffRuss3: The NDP are down in Metro Vancouver. They could once rely on workers across the province, but no longer. Will the NDP regret putting all their eggs in one basket? My latest for @BeatNorthern

BC NDP policies have prioritized the urban vote and alienated blue-collar workers in rural areas, a strategy its leader David Eby may regret, writes @GeoffRuss3 for @BeatNorthern

RT @tomfletcherbc: At this rate, it’s unclear how many more of Eby’s "big swings" the province can take. My latest for @BeatNorthern, link in comments.

NDP leader David Eby’s repeated justification for calling an election two years early is to stabilize his majority so he can “take big swings” to manage the province’s struggling economy, but how many more of those big swings can BC take, writes @tomfletcherbc for @BeatNorthern

RT @FranYanor: Despite municipal & provincial candidates reporting fear among voters about the surety of their property titles, it hasn't gotten much debate this election. @LDoerkson said a @Conservative_BC govt will guarrantee private property rights and pass a law to protect them. 4 days before @Dave_Eby called the election, I asked him what his govt would do to protect landowners & if he would take @alexaloo's suggestion & negotiate with Cowichan Tribes to remove private property from its land claim. Eby sidestepped the ques, saying his govt would appeal Cowichan (the date has since been set for Nov 2027). And below @BradWestPoCo, arguably BC's most popular mayor, weighed in (at the @BeatNorthern/ @PublicLandBC September panel again) on his govt's approach to the land claim in his municipality.

RT @FranYanor: "Where is the leadership?" asks Tom Isaac, former BC chief treaty negotiator & one of Canada's top Aboriginal law litigators, on the @bcndp govt's handling of the reconciliation file. (From the September @BeatNorthern -@PublicLandBC panel i moderated in Vancouver)

There is a lot of confusion about treaties and for good reason—the treaty process has gone off the rails, writes Aboriginal law expert Geoff Moyse for @BeatNorthern.

RT @BeatNorthern: Digging through reams of court transcripts, legal submissions & judgments, investigative journalist @FranYanor discovers the ruthless legal strategy accepted by two judges, virtually unopposed by both senior governments, that ultimately stripped landowners of property title protections.

RT @BeatNorthern: The @bcndp government has committed to hand over 400 parcels of Crown land and develop "Land Returns" legislation with First Nations, according to confidential documents obtained by @RobShaw_BC for @BeatNorthern

RT @RobShaw_BC: Docs labeled “confidential” just 2 weeks before snap elxn show @bcndp has committed to hand over 400 parcels of Crown land to First Nations, and craft a law to limit compensation to forest companies for loss of logging rights. My latest @BeatNorthern

RT @FranYanor: Confidential documents obtained by @RobShaw_BC for @BeatNorthern reveal that 2 mons before the election, the @bcndp cabinet agreed to co-develop legislation with First Nations that commits to vast "land returns" & changing rules of compensation for forestry tenure holders.

RT @FranYanor: INVESTIGATION: An in-depth dive into 12 years of Cowichan Tribes court proceedings reveals the uncompromisng litigation strategy & weak government defence that led to the court decision that strips protections from fee simple property titles. My latest for @BeatNorthern

RT @FranYanor: .@BeatNorthern investigation last year revealed ppl w severe mental health & addictions issues housed alongside long-term care residents, with violence, drug use & more. Doerkson committed to ensuring security & no drug use in these facilities.

RT @FranYanor: Another piece we did revealed widespread violence and silencing of nurses in long-term care and hospitals.

RT @RobShaw_BC: Small business relief a critical section of BC party promises in the ongoing election. My latest in @BeatNorthern:

RT @RobShaw_BC: NEW - @LDoerkson announces new tax cut worth $1,000. Says would raise basic provincial income tax exemption to $32,000. Says someone working minimum wage full time would pay no provincial taxes. Announcement in a grocery store, poking fun at @bcndp failed $1k grocery rebate.

RT @RobShaw_BC: .@Dave_Eby says if re-elected he will freeze ICBC rates for another 3 years. That would mean 10 years of auto insurance rates at 0% increase.

.@bcndp leaning into @LDoerkson's plan to alter ICBC's no-fault insurance system with its signage today.