Michael La Prairie

Simply UNBELIEVABLE

“If Premier @Dave_Eby spent more time addressing the regulatory issues impacting #bcforestry than he did complaining about the #cdnpoli govt, we would not be in the position we are now,” said @WardStamer “And instead of trying to place the blame for mill closures on Donald Trump, Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar should take a look in the mirror. Permitting delays, rising costs, and shrinking fibre access have been growing threats to BC’s forest industry, but Minister Parmar has ignored them" …uriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/06/ndp-go… @BCConservCaucus #Kamloops #NorthThompson

@JohnRustad4BC Embarrassing

Today’s decision by the BC Review Board to grant Allan Schoenborn a conditional discharge is wrong. This is the man who stabbed and smothered his three young children, Kaitlynne, Max, and Cordon, to death in their home in Merritt back in 2008. He killed his own kids. I’m sorry, but this man needs to be locked away. He should not be getting any kind of discharge, conditional or otherwise. After what he did, the public has every right to expect that he remains under the strictest supervision for the rest of his life. This is NDP justice in full display. A system that seems more worried about the progress and rights of a violent offender than about protecting the public and standing with victims’ families. The Review Board has once again shown that under this NDP government, dangerous people can gradually work their way toward more freedom, even after committing the most unthinkable crimes against children. The family of those three kids has already been through hell. They shouldn’t have to live with the knowledge that the man who murdered their children is being moved closer to release.

So much for "Look West." You can't talk about economic growth while blocking access to the very resources that make British Columbia prosperous. Mining, critical minerals, LNG, and forestry create thousands of jobs and generate the revenue that pays for our schools, hospitals, infrastructure, and public services. Yet the BCNDP has once again extended a freeze on new mineral claims, creating more uncertainty and driving investment elsewhere. Nobody is going to look west if BC keeps telling investors to look somewhere else. The world is demanding our resources. BC should be leading the way, not standing in its own way.

@SteveSaretsky Crazy

City of Burnaby boosts tenant protections further. A tenant renting an old apartment gets the right to come back when the new project is built and rent a brand new unit for the same old rent. Honestly who would develop under these conditions? Ironically it will choke new supply, ensuring rents stay higher than they should. burnaby.ca/our-city/news/…

@Dave_Eby @KahlonRav Basically what you guys have done is taking the investor out of this province and not only in Real estate

Our housing action plan is helping British Columbians — rents are down almost 13% across BC. British Columbians are saving thousands of dollars every year, and there is more to do — so we’re continuing to build homes and bring down rents.

@bobmackin Stinks excuse the pun

BREAKING: Cheryl Nelms, who followed Jerry Dobrovolny from City of Vancouver to Metro Vancouver, quits to become president of Port of Vancouver's Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion. Nelms was GM of Project Delivery -- mainly the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant. #bcpoli

@SteveSaretsky Maybe another reason was there wasn’t anything worth investing in Canada because @JusinTrudeau and @liberal_party were against industry on interested in growing civil servants

In other words, an immigration fueled housing boom kept the economy afloat the last decade.

This is why it’s so important that we stop the 900 Helmcken OPS. I had the opportunity to speak with Denise, the owner of a live-work hair salon directly across from the proposed OPS. Last week, she gave a powerful speech about how difficult it has been to live and run a business near the crime and disorder that has come from previous OPS locations. Denise spoke about how deeply her business has already been affected by these policies, and what the opening of this could mean for her future. These are the people that ABC is standing up for: hardworking Vancouverites who want a safe and affordable city to call home. We need action from the Province: We need a guarantee that this OPS will never open, and we need the full implementation of mandatory care that Premier Eby committed to nearly two years ago. #abcvancouver #publicsafety #affordability

@Dave_Eby Children

With Donald Trump once again threatening Canada’s independence today, the last thing we need is the new leader of the BC Conservatives auditioning to be a MAGA regional manager here in British Columbia.

@dylankrugerbc First I’d cut them both in half and how it goes

Canada has 105 Senators representing more than 40 million people. Metro Vancouver’s Board could soon have more than 50 directors representing just over 3 million. Last year, I moved a motion to place a reasonable cap on the size of the Metro Vancouver Board. Next month, directors will finally vote on it. It’s time to Cap the Board.

@COPEVancouver @seanorr @builtjustice Orr should have been yellowed too

ABC just voted to ignore the Integrity Commissioner and let Mayor Ken Sim completely off the hook for Misuse of Office & Harassing Conduct against Cllr @SeanOrr. On October 17th, we're going to elect @builtjustice and get to work restoring integrity at City Hall.

@Ben_oharabyrne It’s all childish

@laprairie I’ve been curious where the NDP would go with Findlay early on, we’re starting to see it unfold.

Premier Eby in Burnaby this AM to talk affordable housing. Congratulates Kerry-Lynne Findlay but says BC Conservatives will re-ignite BC housing crisis by vowing to dump NDP policies such as the spec tax and Air BnB restrictions. Battle lines already being laid out.

@sitkamedia @JarrydJaeger @KerryLynneFindl Children

Premier Eby doubles down on associating @KerryLynneFindl with Donald Trump: “The job that she’s applying for right now looks a lot more like ‘MAGA regional manager’ than premier of BC.”

Strong rumours Surrey Police Service Chief Constable Norm Lipinski has left the organization. I’m told acting Chief will be Todd Matsumoto. The NDP will wear this. More to come. #bcpoli #vanpoli

@rparmar_BC Child politics …..

Kerry-Lynne Findlay may be new to the job, but the politics she's bringing aren't new at all.  Kerry-Lynne Findlay's victory puts the pro-Trump wing of the party firmly in charge.  #bcpoli

@cosminDZS @seekeruvreason Very well spoken…cbc is simply a waist of space

BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay responds to NDP attacks in a CBC interview this morning. "We are not the extremists. They are the extremists. They're ideological extremists and they have had very radical policies that have hurt British Columbians."

@gregorrobertson What about ALL provinces

Development charges can add significant costs to new homes. That's why we're lowering them.   Today, Canada and Ontario launched the Development Charge Reduction Program – an important step to bringing these costs down. Along with our work to remove HST on new builds, we're lowering the cost of new homes in Ontario by up to $200,000.   That means more affordability and a better path to homeownership.

@Dallas_Brodie Exactly

Aside from the fact that the Supreme Court of Canada's decision not to hear this case does not change anything in B.C., and the Cowichan case is still the law in British Columbia, this case resolves nothing in the bigger scheme. Bands can still claim over private property - and while they can’t take the land away - they are still entitled to compensation for the value of the private property! Both claims must be prohibited by the Court: claims over fee simple property AND compensation for those properties. Furthermore the decision still leaves the elephant in the room - PUBLIC AND CROWN LANDS! - these claims must be prohibited as well! ALL THESE CLAIMS MUST BE STOPPED IN THEIR TRACKS. This is destroying our country.