More developments today in the campaign to establish a special unit for child abuse investigations in Greater Victoria.
The ORCA Children’s Advocacy Centre Society officially released a public service announcement highlighting the need for a coordinated response to child … Continue reading
Politics
Canada Border Services stonewalls the public
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Rob Shaw
It’s not unusual to get the run-around from government agencies when you are a reporter asking uncomfortable questions.
But rarely do you get the kind of straight-arm, unabashed, complete nose-thumbing to the public that the Canada Border Services Agency is … Continue reading
Justice Minister considers public driving records
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Rob Shaw
Justice Minister Shirley Bond has once again mused about making driving records public in this province, a move that, if it happened, could potentially lift the veil of current secrecy over everything from speeding tickets to drunk-driving prohibitions.
Bond said … Continue reading
Inside the B.C. Liberal reach-out
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Rob Shaw
What are the B.C. Liberals actually saying when they phone up Conservative organizers and try to open up talks between the two parties?
Here’s an interesting account from a Times Colonist interview with Jeff Bridge, the Conservative party’s deputy campaign … Continue reading
Premier Clark’s office reaches out to B.C. Conservatives
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Rob Shaw
One of the first moves Premier Christy Clark’s office is making after losing two by-elections is to reach out to the B.C. Conservative Party.
Clark’s chief of staff Ken Boessenkool has been calling Conservative organizers Friday to explore support for … Continue reading
Teachers halt volunteering
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Lindsay Kines
B.C. teachers have voted 73 per cent in favor of withdrawing from extra-curricular activities as part of a strategy to oppose Bill 22.
A total of 21,625 teachers — or slightly more than half the province’s 41,000 teachers — voted … Continue reading
NDP scores changes to animal cruelty amendment bill
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Rob Shaw
B.C.’s Opposition NDP appears to have scored a rare victory on a government bill, by convincing Agriculture Minister Don McRae to change his animal cruelty legislation.
The bill, introduced last month, has been slammed by the B.C. SPCA because it … Continue reading
Lieutenant-governor’s budget and salary stays steady
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Rob Shaw
Last week’s federal budget meant belt-tightening for almost everyone, including the Governor General, who, the government announced, will now have to pay income tax on his $134,970 salary.
But the Queen’s representative in B.C., the lieutenant-governor, isn’t facing the … Continue reading
In praise of Blair Lekstrom’s Malahat upgrades
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Rob Shaw
Lost among the details of Thursday’s Malahat upgrades announcement was pretty much universal praise for the man who put the deal together: Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom.
To put it in perspective, Lekstrom launched a safety review of the highway and … Continue reading
Chong releases Waldner letter
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Rob Shaw
Liberal MLA Ida Chong has released the letter she wrote on behalf of VIHA CEO Howard Waldner’s son Wednesday, amid concern Waldner may have abused the authority of his office while lobbying to get his son into the University of … Continue reading
