Eby’s “Fully Costed” Binder Still Needs the Household Ledger
A campaign page total is not enough. Voters should compare the BC NDP’s fully-costed claim with the jobs, debt and hydro-rate receipts.
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Last reviewed: October 14, 2026 — Current status: reviewed October 14: the last 21 days of Daily Record posts and homepage/sidebar-linked features were checked; no duplicate post was created, and top-level source pages now carry October 14 baselines.
Update — October 16, 2026 evening story
Added a Follow the Money / NDP Watch article after the BC NDP called its platform fully costed while jobs, debt and hydro-rate records raised a sharper household-ledger test.
Update — October 16, 2026 midday story 2
Added a DRIPA / Forestry article after CityNews reported the NDP says about 200 land-transfer parcels could affect forestry operations, while COFI said industry still lacks the locations and tenure-impact details.
Update — October 16, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Healthcare / NDP Watch article after the BC NDP promised a second Courtenay–Comox UPCC while the current local UPCC remains appointment-only and 323,000 people remain on B.C.’s Health Connect Registry.
Update — October 16, 2026 morning story
Added a DRIPA / Land Claims article after the Supreme Court of Canada granted B.C.’s Nuchatlaht appeal, putting Aboriginal-title, public-land and DRIPA transparency questions back on a court schedule.
Update — October 15, 2026 evening story
Added a DRIPA / Land Claims article after confidential land-transfer and forest-compensation reporting raised election-period disclosure questions about parcel lists, tenure impacts, compensation rules and NDA terms.
Update — October 15, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Healthcare / NDP Watch article after the Eagle Ridge Hospital MRI promise exposed a Tri-Cities diagnostic-capacity gap and B.C.’s broader wait-time ledger.
Update — October 16, 2026 midday story
Added a Healthcare / Public Safety article after Global News reported the BC NDP promised up to $90 million for involuntary-care beds at the Okanagan Correctional Centre in Oliver, without a public bed count, staffing model, operating budget or first-patient date.
Update — October 15, 2026 midday story
Added a Healthcare / NDP Watch article after Surrey hospital campaign promises collided with the Cloverdale hospital cost-and-timeline ledger and unresolved Surrey Memorial tower planning questions.
Update — October 15, 2026 morning story
Added a Public Safety / NDP Watch article after Global News reported a high-profile Nanaimo prolific-offender case and the BC NDP promised to double repeat-offending program capacity.
Update — October 14, 2026
- Weekly audit reviewed the last 21 days of Daily Record entries plus homepage/sidebar-linked features and avoided creating a duplicate post. Top-level source pages now carry October 14 context for September LFS/jobs, DRIPA/Cowichan, Bill 9/FOI, BCNU arbitration, primary-care registry, Coroners data and Dallas Brodie/OneBC watch items. Statistics Canada September LFS · Research Co.
Update — October 14, 2026 evening story
Added a Follow the Money / NDP Watch article after the BC NDP released campaign costing that still showed a deficit of about $12 billion by 2028-29, relying on high-income tax increases and targeted-growth assumptions.
Update — October 14, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Healthcare / NDP Watch article after Nanaimo’s hospital district offered to fund cath-lab planning and construction costs while the promised NRGH cardiac catheterization lab remained short of authorized provincial construction funding.
Update — October 14, 2026 midday story
Added a Follow the Money / NDP Watch article after a December 2025 Premier’s Office memo surfaced with an $8.5-billion Fraser River Tunnel expectation while Budget 2026 carried a $4.3-billion Highway 99 tunnel-program line.
Update — October 14, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Healthcare / NDP Watch article after the BC NDP promised a province-wide women’s health strategy while B.C. law already required a perinatal and postnatal mental-health strategy by May 29, 2026.
Update — October 14, 2026 morning story
Added a Public Safety / NDP Watch article after the BC NDP promised 50 more Crown prosecutors, a dedicated extortion and gang-violence unit, expanded repeat-offender capacity and a retail-theft task force.
Update — October 13, 2026 evening story
Added an Economy / NDP Watch article after Greater Vancouver Board of Trade survey numbers put B.C.’s wrong-track economy, deficit risk and business-flight concern beside David Eby’s new build-it-here pitch.
Eby’s Forestry Land-Transfer Defence Still Leaves a 200-Parcel Black Box
CityNews reports the NDP says about 200 land-transfer parcels could affect forestry operations. Voters still need the map, tenure impact, compensation rule and fiscal ledger.
Read the record →Eby’s Okanagan Mandatory-Care Promise Needs Beds, Staff and Dates
The BC NDP has named the Okanagan Correctional Centre for involuntary-care beds. Voters still need the bed count, staffing plan, legal test, budget and opening date.
Read the record →Eby’s Second Courtenay UPCC Promise Needs a Doctor-Attachment Receipt
The BC NDP is promising another Courtenay–Comox UPCC while the current local clinic is appointment-only and the primary-care registry still has 323,000 people waiting.
Read the record →The Supreme Court Put Eby’s Aboriginal-Title File Back on the Clock
B.C.’s Nuchatlaht appeal now has Supreme Court deadlines. Voters deserve the government’s plain-language title, DRIPA and public-land roadmap.
Read the record →Eby’s Hidden Land-Transfer File Belongs in the Open
Confidential land-transfer and forest-compensation reporting raises a simple election test: show voters the parcel list, tenure impacts, compensation rules and NDA terms.
Read the record →Eagle Ridge MRI Promise Is the Diagnostic-Wait Receipt
David Eby’s first-ever Eagle Ridge MRI promise is not just a pledge. It is a receipt for diagnostic capacity Tri-Cities patients still do not have.
Read the record →Surrey’s Hospital Promise Needs a Delivery Ledger
Surrey is being handed new hospital promises while the Cloverdale hospital cost and timeline ledger already shows why voters should demand dates, beds and business plans.
Read the record →Nanaimo’s Prolific-Offender Release Is Eby’s Repeat-Offender Receipt
A high-profile Nanaimo repeat-offender case puts David Eby’s new promise to double repeat-offending programs under a local, measurable public-safety test.
Read the record →Eby’s Forestry Fund Is Not a Fibre Plan
David Eby’s new $120-million forestry promise names fibre and permitting, but the public still needs the delivery plan, metrics and minister-by-minister ledger.
Read the record →A Fully Costed $12B Deficit Is Still a $12B Deficit
The BC NDP released platform costing that still points to a deficit of about $12 billion by 2028-29, backed by tax hikes and targeted-growth assumptions.
Read the record →Nanaimo Offered the Money. Eby Still Left Heart Patients Waiting.
Nanaimo’s hospital district offered to front planning and construction money for a cardiac catheterization lab. The project is still stuck before funded construction.
Read the record →The Massey Tunnel Receipt Eby’s Budget Didn’t Show
A December 2025 Premier’s Office memo says B.C. already anticipated an $8.5-billion Massey tunnel budget before Budget 2026 carried a $4.3-billion Highway 99 line.
Read the record →Eby’s Women’s Health Promise Has a Legal Deadline Problem
David Eby is campaigning on a new women’s health strategy after B.C. law already required a perinatal and postnatal mental-health strategy. Voters deserve the delivery ledger.
Read the record →Eby’s Gang Promise Is a Public-Safety Receipt, Not a Victory Lap
David Eby is promising more prosecutors, an extortion unit and new task forces. Voters should treat the pledge as a public-safety ledger, not a victory lap.
Read the record →The Room Told Eby B.C. Is Going the Wrong Way
At the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, stark business-confidence numbers met another NDP promise fund and shipyard pitch.
Read the record →Update — October 13, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Housing / Public Safety article after the BC NDP announced Downtown Eastside day-centre funding while acknowledging that shelter at night can still leave people with nowhere to go during the day.
Eby’s DTES Day-Centre Promise Is an Admission: the 24-Hour System Still Isn’t There
The BC NDP’s new Downtown Eastside day-centre promise admits a basic gap: people may have a bed at night and nowhere to go by day.
Read the record →Update — October 13, 2026 midday story
Added a Follow the Money / Infrastructure article after the BC NDP promised $20 million for Kelowna International Airport while B.C.’s own fiscal update forecasts a $13.8-billion deficit for 2026-27.
Eby’s Kelowna Airport Cheque Needs a Debt-and-Delivery Ledger
David Eby’s $20-million Kelowna airport promise lands beside a $13.8-billion deficit forecast. Voters deserve the business case, matching-funds table and debt ledger.
Read the record →Update — October 13, 2026 morning story
Added a Healthcare / Rural ERs article after Island Health’s own notices showed Port Hardy Hospital’s emergency department closed on two consecutive mornings because of limited care-provider availability.
Port Hardy’s Two-Morning ER Closure Is the Rural Health Receipt
Island Health’s own notices show Port Hardy Hospital’s emergency department closed on two consecutive mornings because of limited care-provider availability.
Read the record →Update — October 12, 2026 evening story
Added an Affordability / NDP Watch article after David Eby confirmed his family benefited from a scarce $10-a-day YMCA childcare space while B.C. parents still face waitlists and high fees.
The Premier Got the $10-a-Day Daycare Spot. Your Family Got the Waitlist.
David Eby confirmed his family benefited from a scarce $10-a-day YMCA childcare spot while B.C. paused expansion and parents still face high fees and waitlists.
Read the record →Update — October 12, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Fiscal Management / NDP Watch article after B.C.’s official fiscal update and Budget 2026 debt tables put the province’s deficit and interest-cost path in campaign focus.
Eby’s Debt Trap Is Now a Services Problem
B.C.’s own budget and quarterly update show a debt, deficit and interest-cost path that will compete with health care, schools, housing and public safety.
Read the record →Update — October 12, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Resource Economy / NDP Watch article after current reporting from the West Kootenays put the NDP’s 45-million-cubic-metre forestry target beside old-growth trust concerns.
Eby’s 45-Million-Cubic-Metre Forestry Promise Is Splitting NDP Country
David Eby’s forestry reset now has a hard receipt: a 45-million-cubic-metre harvest target colliding with old-growth promises and West Kootenay NDP voters.
Read the record →Update — October 12, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Seniors / Healthcare article after the BC NDP’s Louis Brier commitment raised the larger question of B.C.’s long-term-care bed shortage, waitlists and hospital ALC pressure.
Eby Can Prioritize One Care Home. Seniors Still Need the Bed Ledger.
The BC NDP’s Louis Brier promise may respect culturally appropriate care. It still does not answer the province-wide ledger on beds, waitlists, staffing and hospital hallway pressure.
Read the record →Update — October 12, 2026 morning story 1
Added an NDP Watch article after CBABC’s election questionnaire put court capacity, justice data, sheriff staffing and judicial complements into the public-safety debate.
Court Capacity Is the Public-Safety File Eby Can’t Fix With Slogans
CBABC’s election questionnaire shows why police and bail slogans are incomplete without a public ledger for court vacancies, delays, sheriffs and justice data.
Read the record →Update — October 11, 2026 evening story
Added an NDP Watch article after evening coverage of David Eby’s 12% locals-first ferry reservation pilot and the same-day BC Ferries Charter counter-proposal.
Eby Can Ration Ferry Spots. Where Is the Reliability Ledger?
The NDP’s 12% locals-first ferry set-aside may help some residents book a sailing. It does not answer the reliability, capacity, fleet and fare ledger coastal communities need.
Read the record →Update — October 11, 2026 midday story
Added a Resource Economy / NDP Watch article after The Tyee reported projected nitrogen dioxide exceedances tied to the recently approved Tilbury Phase 2 LNG expansion.
Tilbury’s Air-Quality Receipt: Show the Enforcement Ledger
The NDP approved Tilbury Phase 2 with jobs and conditions attached. New reporting on projected nitrogen dioxide exceedances makes public enforcement the test.
Read the record →Update — October 11, 2026 morning story 2
Added an NDP Watch article on the back-to-back October 17 local elections and October 24 provincial election, and the democratic scrutiny problem created by David Eby’s snap-election timing.
Eby Made B.C. Vote Twice in Eight Days. Voters Pay the Confusion Tax.
Local elections on October 17. A provincial election on October 24. The confusion is not an accident; it is the cost of the snap-election calendar Eby chose.
Read the record →Update — October 11, 2026 morning story
Added an NDP Watch article on David Eby’s AI data-centre water pledge and the unanswered public ledger for power allocation, water use, cooling methods, local benefits and drought safeguards.
Eby’s AI Water Promise Is a Receipt for Missing Guardrails
David Eby is now promising AI data-centre water standards and public reporting after B.C. already opened a capped competition for scarce electricity. Voters deserve the full ledger.
Read the record →Update — October 10, 2026 evening story
Added an NDP Watch article on David Eby’s locals-first ferry reservation pilot and the underlying capacity, fare and fleet questions facing ferry-dependent coastal communities.
Eby’s Ferry Pilot Is Rationing, Not a Capacity Fix
David Eby’s locals-first ferry pilot reserves 12% of booking space for residents on two routes. That may help some travellers, but it is rationing scarce space — not a capacity, fare or fleet fix.
Read the record →Update — October 10, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Healthcare article on Colwood’s municipal clinic model after the city said a community of about 23,000 had zero family physicians offering care locally.
Colwood Had Zero Family Doctors. City Hall Had to Build the Clinic.
Colwood says a city of about 23,000 had zero family doctors offering care in the community, so city hall built a municipal clinic model to attach residents.
Read the record →Update — October 10, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Housing article on Colwood meeting provincial housing targets while warning that unfunded or uncoordinated growth cannot keep landing on local infrastructure and existing residents.
Colwood Hit the Housing Target. Then It Warned Victoria About the Bill
Colwood says it is meeting B.C.’s housing targets, then warns the province that unfunded growth cannot keep landing on city infrastructure and existing residents.
Read the record →Update — October 10, 2026 morning story 2
Added an NDP Watch article on B.C.’s Auditor General in-progress audits of provincial policing standards, Fraser Health physician contract monitoring and the paused Active Transportation Infrastructure Grant.
The Audits Eby Doesn’t Want in the Campaign
The Auditor General’s in-progress queue puts hard delivery questions beside Eby’s campaign promises on policing standards, physician contracts and paused grant spending.
Read the record →Update — October 10, 2026 morning story 1
Added a Healthcare article on David Eby’s promise to fast-track international medical graduates, add 20 clinics and expand training seats while 323,000 people remain registered with the Health Connect Registry.
Eby’s New Doctor Promise Starts With 323,000 People Still Waiting
David Eby is promising fast-tracked international medical graduates, 20 more clinics and 1,000 training seats. The current ledger still shows 323,000 people on B.C.’s primary-care registry.
Read the record →Update — October 9, 2026 evening story
Added an NDP Watch / Polling article on Liaison’s October 9 tracker showing the BC Conservatives at 43%, the BC NDP at 37%, falling Eby approval and a 54% wrong-direction finding.
Eby Pulled the Snap-Election Lever. The New Tracker Shows a Trapdoor.
Liaison’s October 9 B.C. Political Tracker puts the BC Conservatives ahead 43% to 37%, with Eby’s approval falling and 54% saying the province is headed in the wrong direction.
Read the record →Update — October 9, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Seniors / Affordability article on the Property Tax Deferment Program’s shift to prime-plus-two compound interest for 2026-and-later deferrals and the seniors-care timing questions in Budget 2026.
Eby’s Seniors Squeeze: Stay in Your Home — at Compound Interest
B.C.’s property-tax deferment lifeline now shifts new deferrals to prime-plus-two compound interest while seniors-care projects face slower timelines.
Read the record →Update — October 9, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Jobs / Economy article on Statistics Canada’s September labour-force report showing B.C. lost 20,000 jobs while Alberta added 23,000, and the tax-and-deficit questions that creates for David Eby.
Eby’s Jobs Ledger: B.C. Lost 20,000 Jobs While Alberta Added 23,000
Statistics Canada’s September labour-force report shows B.C. lost 20,000 jobs while Alberta added 23,000. That is the jobs ledger David Eby has to answer.
Read the record →Update — October 9, 2026 morning story 2
Added an Economy / Small Business article on CFIB’s B.C. Election 2026 platform, small-business confidence in Victoria, the temporary PST-expansion pause and the gap between structural cost relief and campaign loan programs.
Small Businesses Don’t Need Another Eby Loan — They Want the Cost Machine Turned Off
CFIB’s B.C. election platform says small businesses face an entrepreneurial drought, rising costs, red tape and deep distrust in Victoria. Eby is offering loans; owners want the cost machine switched off.
Read the record →Update — October 9, 2026 morning story 1
Added an Economy / Food Security article on B.C.’s paused ALR food-processing reform, the federal Food-Link Fund and the timeline questions David Eby should answer after calling the early election.
Eby Froze a Food-Security Fix While Ottawa Put Money on the Table
B.C. was consulting on ALR food-processing reform when David Eby called an early election. Ottawa has now opened a $1-billion Food-Link Fund. Voters deserve a restart date.
Read the record →Update — October 8, 2026 evening story
Added an NDP Watch / Accountability article on David Eby’s ICBC basic-rate freeze promise, BCUC timing, Crown-corporation reserves and unresolved Enhanced Care/no-fault accountability questions.
Eby’s ICBC Coupon Can’t Hide the No-Fault Ledger
David Eby is promising an ICBC basic-rate freeze. Voters deserve the full Crown-corporation ledger: BCUC timing, reserves, and no-fault accountability.
Read the record →Update — October 8, 2026 midday story 2
Added an NDP Watch / Accountability article on David Eby’s $15-million Filipino Cultural Centre pledge and the unresolved ICBC/no-fault accountability questions raised after the Lapu-Lapu tragedy.
Respect Is More Than a Cheque: Eby’s $15M Pledge Meets the ICBC Accountability File
David Eby is pledging $15 million for a Filipino Cultural Centre. The respectful question is whether the same campaign will answer the unresolved ICBC and Lapu-Lapu accountability file.
Read the record →Update — October 8, 2026 midday story 1
Added an NDP Watch / Elections article on Angus Reid’s open-ended leader-impressions survey, where voters named far more negatives than positives about David Eby, led by broken promises and weak leadership.
The Eby Trust Audit: Voters Are Writing Broken Promises in Their Own Words
Angus Reid’s open-ended BC election survey finds voters can name far more negatives than positives about David Eby, led by broken promises and weak leadership.
Read the record →Update — October 8, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Healthcare / Nurses article contrasting BCNU’s call for emergency-room staffing-ratio implementation with David Eby’s campaign promise of new MRI machines, CT scanners, waitlists and referral-tracking tools.
Nurses Say ER Closures Need Staffing Ratios. Eby Is Selling Scanners.
BCNU says emergency-room staffing ratios are next and can help prevent temporary ER closures. David Eby is campaigning on machines, apps and waitlists.
Read the record →Update — October 8, 2026 morning story 1
Added an NDP Watch / Elections article after Canadian Press reported the BC NDP campaign had moved from Trump and tariff framing toward affordability, while Eby acknowledged not everyone shares his Trump anxiety.
Eby Sold a Trump Firebreak. Now He Is Campaigning Against His Own Record.
David Eby called a snap election around Trump and tariffs. Two weeks later, Canadian Press reports the NDP campaign has moved to affordability, health care and family costs.
Read the record →Update — October 7, 2026 evening story
Added an Economy / Money article on David Eby’s $500-million small-business loan-fund promise, B.C.’s $13.8-billion deficit forecast, August full-time job losses, and the competing Conservative economic pitch.
Eby’s $500M Lifeline Collides With B.C.’s Red-Ink Ledger
David Eby is promising a $500-million small-business loan fund while B.C.’s own fiscal and labour-market records show a $13.8-billion deficit and soft full-time job numbers.
Read the record →Update — October 7, 2026 midday story 1
Added an Economy / Money article on the October 7 red-tape campaign exchange, B.C.’s First Quarterly Report, the $13.8-billion deficit forecast, weak 2026 GDP growth, softer employment and lower housing starts.
Eby’s Red-Tape Spin Just Hit His Own Q1 Receipts
The NDP says B.C.’s economy is resilient. Its own first-quarter report shows a $13.8-billion deficit, weak growth, job losses and a housing slowdown.
Read the record →Update — October 7, 2026
- Weekly audit reviewed The Daily Record’s recent posts from the last 21 days plus homepage/sidebar-linked features. No duplicate post was created; top-level source pages now carry October 7 context for final candidate filings, DRIPA initiative timing, Cowichan/Richmond, Bill 9/FOI, BCNU, jobs and fiscal baselines. Elections BC final candidates · DRIPA page · NDP failures page
Update — October 7, 2026 second midday story
Added a Public Safety / Accountability article on the October 6 DOJ criminal complaint announcement, the FBI complaint details reported by Canadian Press/Global, and the renewed call for a public inquiry into Tumbler Ridge.
Why Are Tumbler Ridge Answers Coming From Seattle Court Files?
The FBI complaint in Washington has added serious alleged details to the Tumbler Ridge file. British Columbians should not have to rely on U.S. court records for the accountability timeline.
Read the record →Update — October 7, 2026 second morning story
Added a DRIPA / Accountability article after The Narwhal’s October 7 explainer put B.C.’s Indigenous Rights law squarely into the election campaign, with repeal, amendment and legal-certainty questions now before voters.
The DRIPA Ballot Test Eby Keeps Ducking
The Narwhal’s October 7 DRIPA explainer confirms the issue is now on the 2026 ballot. Eby still owes voters a plain-language answer on what he will change and why.
Read the record →Update — October 7, 2026 morning story
Added an NDP Watch / Elections article on Elections BC’s final candidate record showing 92 BC NDP candidates in 93 ridings, with no BC NDP candidate listed in Peace River North.
Eby Called the Election. The NDP Still Missed a Ballot.
Elections BC’s final candidate record shows the BC NDP at 92 candidates in 93 ridings, with no NDP candidate in Peace River North after a paperwork failure.
Read the record →Update — October 6, 2026 evening story
Added an NDP Watch / Elections article after Mainstreet Research’s October 6 snapshot put the BC Conservatives ahead among decided and leaning voters and showed 59.3 per cent disapproval of David Eby’s snap election call.
Mainstreet’s Snap-Election Misfire Poll Puts Eby on the Defensive
Mainstreet Research’s October 6 BC election snapshot shows the Conservatives ahead and nearly six in ten voters disapproving of David Eby’s snap election call.
Read the record →Update — October 6, 2026 second midday story
Added a Public Safety article on B.C.’s decriminalization pilot timeline: 2023 launch, 2024 public-space rollback, 2026 expiry and the campaign fight over street disorder, policing and treatment access.
The Decriminalization Pilot Ended. Eby Still Owes the Safety Ledger.
B.C.’s decriminalization pilot launched in 2023, was narrowed after public-space concerns in 2024, and expired in 2026. Now voters are being asked to judge the public-safety record.
Read the record →Update — October 6, 2026 midday story
Added a Healthcare article on David Eby’s new MRI, CT and regional surgical-waitlist promise after the BC NDP’s own release acknowledged some surgery waits still run from 10 to 50-plus weeks.
Eby’s Wait-Time Fix Starts With His Own 50-Week Admission
David Eby is promising new MRI and CT machines and regional surgical waitlists after the NDP’s own release admitted some surgery waits still run from 10 to 50-plus weeks.
Read the record →Update — October 5, 2026 second midday story
Added a Public Safety article on Amanda Burrows, the Vancouver-Strathcona BC NDP candidate, and her public record arguing for money to move away from policing into prevention and care.
Update — October 5, 2026 evening story
Added a Healthcare article on David Eby’s high-income tax plan, the $190,405 starting bracket, and the campaign fight over doctor recruitment.
Eby Calls It a Millionaire Tax. The Doctor Fight Starts at $190,405.
David Eby says his new high-income tax will help fund health care. The fine print starts at $190,405, and even the NDP is now answering doctor-recruitment blowback.
Read the record →Eby’s Vancouver-Strathcona Pick Puts Police-Budget Cuts on the Ballot
Amanda Burrows is now the BC NDP candidate in Vancouver-Strathcona after arguing city money should move away from policing toward prevention and care.
Read the record →Update — October 5, 2026 midday story
Added a Healthcare article comparing David Eby’s new seniors-care promise with the Hansard record on seven long-term-care projects paused for Budget 2026 cost reassessment.
Eby’s Seniors-Care Promise Starts With the Projects His Government Paused
David Eby is promising to move seven long-term-care projects ahead after the government record says Budget 2026 forced a pause and reassessment.
Read the record →Update — October 4, 2026 second midday story
Added a Public Safety article comparing Vancouver and Surrey high-risk-offender police warnings with David Eby’s safe-communities campaign claims and provincial repeat-offender programming.
Police Warnings Keep Puncturing Eby’s Safe-Communities Pitch
Vancouver and Surrey police warnings about high-risk offenders show why David Eby’s safe-communities pitch needs a public-safety ledger, not another slogan.
Read the record →Update — October 4, 2026 midday story
Added an Affordability article comparing David Eby’s 2024 $1,000 household-relief promise with Budget 2026 tax changes, paused tax-bracket indexation, the New Spaces Fund pause and the Health Connect Registry queue.
Eby’s Relief Cheque Has Turned Into a Tax Ledger
Two years after David Eby sold $1,000 household relief, the official record shows a tax-rate hike, frozen brackets, paused child-care expansion and a primary-care queue.
Read the record →Update — October 4, 2026 second morning story
Added a Transparency article after OIPC launched a consultation and interim framework for large-volume FOI time extensions following Bill 9.
The Next FOI Fight Is a Large-Volume Stopwatch
After Bill 9, B.C.’s FOI referee is consulting on large-volume requests and an interim time-extension framework. Voters should watch the safeguards.
Read the record →Update — October 4, 2026 morning story
Added an NDP Watch article after Elections BC’s candidate file listed OneBC on 33 ballots, including Dallas Brodie in Vancouver-Quilchena, while Conservatives were listed in all 93 ridings.
Final Ballot Receipts Show OneBC Split Risk
Elections BC’s candidate file lists OneBC on 33 ballots, including Dallas Brodie in Vancouver-Quilchena. The anti-NDP vote-split risk now has official receipts.
Read the record →Update — October 3, 2026 evening story
Added a DRIPA / Accountability article after Northern Beat’s October 3 election analysis highlighted the missing DRIPA answer inside David Eby’s snap-election rationale.
Eby’s Missing DRIPA Answer Is Now an Election Issue
A snap election does not make the DRIPA file disappear. It makes the unanswered legal question part of the ballot test.
Read the record →Update — October 3, 2026 second midday story
Added an NDP Watch article after the nomination deadline candidate trackers showed the BC NDP still short of a full 93-riding slate.
Eby Picked the Snap-Election Clock. His Slate Still Came Up Short.
The premier forced the timetable. At the nomination deadline, the scoreboard still showed his party short of a full riding-by-riding ballot team.
Read the record →Update — October 3, 2026 midday story
Added a Health Policy article after BC Supreme Court stayed the DULF co-founders’ convictions and put the NDP’s safe-supply funding and oversight record back in front of voters.
The DULF Ruling Puts Eby’s Safe-Supply Ledger Back on the Ballot
The court ruling is federal law. The accountability question is provincial oversight: what did the NDP fund, what did it know, and why did it retreat only after backlash?
Read the record →Update — October 3, 2026 second morning story
Added a Housing / Affordability article after BCREA, HAVAN and CMHC put Eby’s proposed unsold-condo tax beside the risk of weaker future ownership supply.
Eby Says He Is Taxing Empty Condos. Housing Groups Say He Is Taxing Tomorrow’s Supply
Another housing tax is not a housing plan unless Eby can prove it will create more homes instead of making the next project harder to finance.
Read the record →Update — October 3, 2026 morning story
Added a Public Safety article after Global BC reported five people were charged in a B.C. extortion-related case tied by police to alleged demands, arsons and shootings in Langley and Surrey.
Five Extortion Arrests Are Not a Victory Lap
Five new extortion-related arrests are not proof the crisis is solved. They are proof voters need the public-safety ledger: threats, response times, charges, victim protection and whether violence is actually falling.
Read the record →Update — October 2, 2026 evening story
Added an Affordability / Accountability article after the BC NDP promised a grocery Price Guard while the earlier $1,000 grocery-relief promise remains part of the public credibility record.
Eby’s Grocery Price Guard Still Has a Missing Receipt
A new grocery promise does not erase the old one. Before voters accept another affordability pitch, Eby should show the statute, the savings math and the enforcement plan.
Read the record →Update — October 2, 2026 second midday story
Added a Forestry / Jobs article after Unifor said a province-Domtar agreement in principle could position Howe Sound Pulp and Paper to re-open, pending Local 1119 ratification.
Howe Sound Reprieve Is Not a Forestry Plan
The Howe Sound restart is welcome news for workers, but it also exposes the missing forestry ledger David Eby still owes B.C. mill towns.
Read the record →Update — October 2, 2026 midday story
Added an Affordability / Taxes article after a reported ICBC-renewal vehicle levy put TransLink’s 2027 funding question back in front of voters.
Eby’s Secret Vehicle-Levy File Belongs in Front of Voters
A reported $100-to-$150 vehicle levy tied to ICBC renewals is exactly the kind of TransLink funding option voters deserve to see before election day.
Read the record →Update — October 1, 2026 evening story
Added an NDP Watch / Elections article after Ipsos reported the BC Conservatives at 42% and the BC NDP at 40%, with half of British Columbians disapproving of an election now.
Update — October 2, 2026 second morning story
Added an NDP Watch / Resources article after LNG Canada and the BC Construction Association outlined the Phase 2 final investment decision, construction jobs, compressor-station work and Indigenous equity opportunity tied to Kitimat.
LNG Canada Phase 2 Is the Jobs Ledger Eby Can’t Wave Away
Kitimat just produced the kind of jobs ledger B.C. needs more of: construction work, compressor-station activity and Indigenous equity. Eby should explain how the next project gets to yes faster.
Read the record →Update — October 2, 2026 morning story
Added a Healthcare / Accountability article after Doctors of BC released election priorities on specialist waits, family-doctor access, emergency care and rural health care, and BCNU released workplace psychological-safety findings from more than 1,300 self-check charts.
Doctors and Nurses Just Handed Eby the Health-Care Ledger
Doctors of BC and BCNU are warning voters about the same pressure points David Eby says he is fixing: specialist waits, family-doctor gaps, ER strain, rural access and unsafe workplaces.
Read the record →Eby’s Snap-Election Gamble Just Hit a Polling Wall
Ipsos now has the BC Conservatives at 42% and the BC NDP at 40%, with half of British Columbians disapproving of an election now.
Read the record →Update — September 29, 2026 second midday story
Added an NDP Watch / Elections article after The Tyee followed up on voter-confusion, venue and staffing concerns created by the provincial campaign overlapping B.C.’s October 17 local elections.
Update — October 1, 2026 second midday story
Added a DRIPA / Resources article after the Prime Minister’s Office said Pacific Link was listed as a national-interest project and that the Government of British Columbia was consulted.
Pacific Link Puts Eby’s Pipeline Double-Talk on the Ballot
Ottawa says B.C. was consulted before Pacific Link was listed as a national-interest project. Voters deserve Eby’s position, conditions and consultation record before ballots are cast.
Read the record →Update — October 1, 2026 midday story
Added an Affordability / Taxes article after Canadian Press and Daily Hive reported David Eby’s promise to suspend 10 cents per litre of provincial fuel tax and create a BCUC pump-price guard.
Eby’s Gas-Tax Panic Button Comes With a Missing Ledger
Eby is promising a 10-cent fuel-tax holiday and BCUC price guard. Voters deserve the cost, pass-through and transit-funding ledger before election day.
Read the record →Eby Was Warned. Now Two Election Machines Are Colliding.
Local officials warned Eby about voter confusion, staffing strain and drowned-out municipal races. He called the snap election anyway.
Read the record →Update — September 29, 2026 midday story
Added a Follow the Money / Municipal Finance article after The Tyee reported Mackenzie’s request for B.C. to classify data centres as light industry, with UBCM endorsing NR23 Data Centre Concerns.
Eby’s AI Data-Centre Boom Has a Coffee-Shop Tax Problem
Mackenzie wants B.C. to stop taxing industrial-scale AI data centres like ordinary business property. The province owes rural towns a data-centre tax ledger.
Read the record →Update — September 29, 2026 second morning story
Added an NDP Watch / Candidate Chaos article after local reporting said Amelia Boultbee will not seek re-election in Penticton-Summerland, less than three months after Eby’s caucus promoted her floor-crossing to the BC NDP.
Three Months After Eby’s Floor-Crossing Victory Lap, Boultbee Is Out
A July floor-crossing sold as momentum has become a snap-election vacancy problem in Penticton-Summerland.
Read the record →Update — September 29, 2026 morning story
Added an NDP Watch / Accountability article after Global News and CTV Vancouver Island reported that the election call interrupted the all-party review of ICBC’s Enhanced Care / no-fault insurance model, with the Legislative Assembly confirming committees cease to exist after dissolution.
Eby’s Snap Election Put the ICBC No-Fault Review in Limbo
The election call dissolved the legislature and left ICBC’s no-fault insurance review hanging. Injured British Columbians deserve a restart date and public report.
Read the record →Update — September 28, 2026 evening story
Added an NDP Watch / Resources accountability article after Canadian Press/Connect FM reported Eby’s Prince Rupert promise to double critical-mineral exports and expand the port, with BCPoliTracker logging the NDP’s more-than-60-per-cent faster approvals claim.
Eby’s Critical-Minerals Stopwatch Needs Receipts
Eby is promising doubled critical-mineral exports, a bigger Prince Rupert port and faster approvals. Voters should demand the project-by-project ledger.
Read the record →Update — September 28, 2026 second midday story
Added a Healthcare / Waitlists accountability article after SecondStreet.org released FOI-based figures on B.C. surgery, diagnostic-scan and specialist waits, with Doctors of BC election priorities underscoring continuing access gaps.
96,238 Waiting for Surgery Is Not a Health-Care Victory Lap
FOI-based waitlist numbers put the NDP’s health-care progress narrative beside a harder scoreboard: surgery, scan and specialist waits still measured in the hundreds of thousands.
Read the record →Update — September 28, 2026 midday story
Added a Healthcare / Rural Access accountability article after CFJC reported Merritt’s mayor challenging Eby’s health-worker recruitment promise and local outlets reported weekend emergency-room closures in Merritt, Hudson’s Hope and Tumbler Ridge.
Eby’s 800-Recruit Pitch Meets Another Weekend of Locked ER Doors
Eby is selling health-worker recruitment numbers. Merritt, Hudson’s Hope and Tumbler Ridge just showed why rural B.C. needs a staffed-shift ledger, not another applause line.
Read the record →Update — September 27, 2026 evening story
Added an NDP Watch / Elections accountability article after Canadian Press reported that workers hired for local elections are rescinding municipal contracts to work in the provincial election.
Eby Was Warned. Now His Snap Election Is Pulling Workers From Local Votes.
The local-election collision is no longer theoretical. Municipal leaders warned Eby. Now election workers are being pulled away from city halls.
Read the record →Update — September 27, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Healthcare accountability article comparing Eby’s U.S. health-worker recruitment claim with current rural locum job-board evidence.
Eby Says 800 U.S. Health Workers Accepted Jobs. The Job Boards Still Show the Hole.
David Eby is campaigning on U.S. health recruitment numbers. Rural locum postings still show the staffing gap voters can measure.
Read the record →Update — September 27, 2026 midday story
Added an NDP Watch / Elections accountability article after Elections BC confirmed the October 3 nomination deadline and BCPoliTracker showed the BC NDP still short of a full 93-riding candidate slate.
Eby Pulled the Election Lever Before His Own Candidate Slate Was Full
Elections BC set the October 3 nomination deadline. BCPoliTracker showed the BC NDP still short of a full 93-riding candidate slate after Eby called the snap election.
Read the record →Update — September 27, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Housing / By The Numbers accountability article after CMHC’s Fall 2026 Housing Supply Report said Vancouver is still 5,000 to 7,000 homes per year short of the pace needed to restore pre-pandemic affordability by 2036.
CMHC Says Vancouver Is Still Thousands of Homes Short Every Year
After years of NDP housing announcements, CMHC says Vancouver is still 5,000 to 7,000 homes a year short of the pace needed to restore pre-pandemic affordability by 2036.
Read the record →Update — September 27, 2026 morning story 1
Added an NDP Watch / Elections accountability article after Elections BC confirmed the Abbotsford-Mission by-election was cancelled and ballots already cast in that by-election will not be counted.
Eby’s Snap Election Turned Abbotsford-Mission’s By-election Into a Dead Ballot Box
Elections BC says the Abbotsford-Mission by-election was cancelled after the general election was called — and ballots already cast in that by-election will not be counted.
Read the record →Update — September 26, 2026 evening story
Added an NDP Watch / Elections accountability article after Angus Reid’s first-week backlash numbers, Global’s poll coverage, and Vaughn Palmer’s campaign-opening column kept the snap-election timing question alive.
Eby Wanted a Mandate. The First-Week Receipts Say Voters Heard Opportunism.
David Eby called B.C.’s early election on September 22. By the first weekend, Angus Reid showed a backlash, Global reported the numbers, and Vaughn Palmer was calling the opening days a disaster.
Read the record →Update — September 26, 2026 midday story 2
Added a DRIPA / Transparency accountability article after BCAFN’s election statement defended DRIPA while saying the BC NDP has failed to show transparent and substantive implementation progress.
Even DRIPA’s Defenders Say Eby Failed the Transparency Test
BCAFN defended DRIPA and First Nations human rights, but its election statement also named the NDP’s failure to show transparent, substantive progress.
Read the record →Update — September 26, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Healthcare / Staffing accountability article after Island Health’s urgent-shift board listed emergency department, inpatient care and general internal medicine coverage needs at Vancouver Island sites.
Island Health’s Weekend Help-Wanted Board Is the Health-Care Receipt
Island Health’s own urgent-shift board listed emergency, inpatient and internal-medicine coverage gaps on Vancouver Island during the campaign weekend.
Read the record →Update — September 26, 2026 morning story 2
Added an Affordability / Jobs accountability article after Global News reported hundreds of dump-truck drivers joined a Lower Mainland convoy over record-high diesel prices, while official fuel-tax references show the local tax stack inside pump prices.
When Diesel Hits $2.84, Every Grocery Run Becomes an Eby Cost Test
A Lower Mainland dump-truck convoy over diesel prices turns a global fuel shock into a local affordability test for David Eby’s campaign.
Read the record →Update — September 26, 2026 morning story 1
Added a Healthcare / Rural Access accountability article after CJDC reported weekend Tumbler Ridge emergency-room interruptions during a community rally for restored around-the-clock coverage, while Merritt’s mayor challenged Eby’s recruitment promise against repeated Interior ER closures.
Eby Promises More Health Workers. Rural B.C. Still Finds Locked ER Doors.
Tumbler Ridge faced weekend emergency-room interruptions as residents rallied for 24/7 coverage, while Merritt’s mayor challenged Eby’s health recruitment pitch against repeated Interior ER closures.
Read the record →Update — September 25, 2026 evening
Added a Housing / Affordability accountability article after Canadian Press reported David Eby’s promise to tax completed unsold condos and raise speculation and vacancy tax rates.
Eby’s Unsold-Condo Tax Is Housing Whiplash
David Eby promised a new tax on completed unsold condos, months after a federal-provincial plan to buy vacant units. Voters should ask why another intervention will fix the pile-up.
Read the record →Update — September 25, 2026 midday story 2
Added an NDP Watch / Accountability article using BC Ballot and Hansard records to check David Eby’s votes on FOI, supply spending and DRIPA-related files before the campaign reset.
Fresh Mandate? Start With Eby’s Voting Receipts
David Eby is asking voters for a fresh mandate. BC Ballot’s roll-call record shows how he voted on FOI, supply spending and DRIPA-related files before the campaign reset.
Read the record →Update — September 25, 2026 midday story 1
Added an NDP Watch / Jobs accountability article after David Eby promised new “Built in B.C. and Canada” procurement rules, measured against BC Ferries procurement records and Bill M 233.
Eby’s “Built in B.C.” Promise Comes With Receipts
David Eby is promising Built in B.C. procurement rules. Voters should measure that campaign pledge against BC Ferries, Bill M 233 and the government’s own enforcement details.
Read the record →Update — September 25, 2026 morning story 2
Added an NDP Watch / Election Timing article after Canadian Press reported OneBC missed the legislature party-status timing before the writ, while Elections BC’s October 3 nomination deadline is now running.
Eby’s Snap Election Caught OneBC Mid-Build
Canadian Press reports OneBC missed official party-status timing before B.C.’s October 24 election, even as its leader claims a surge of candidate interest.
Read the record →Update — September 25, 2026 morning story 1
Added a Healthcare / Nurses accountability article after David Eby opened the campaign with another recruitment push while BCNU campaigns continued to warn about violence, injury claims and retention conditions inside B.C. health-care workplaces.
Eby Is Recruiting Nurses. BCNU Says They Still Aren’t Safe at Work.
David Eby opened the campaign with another health-care recruitment push. BCNU says violence against nurses is still intensifying inside understaffed workplaces.
Read the record →Update — September 24, 2026 evening
Added an NDP Watch / Accountability article after APTN reported that the CRCC postponed its report on B.C.’s RCMP protest-policing unit until after the October 24 provincial election.
Eby’s Snap Election Just Put an RCMP Watchdog Report Behind the Ballot Box
APTN reports a federal RCMP watchdog report on B.C.’s protest-policing unit has been postponed until after David Eby’s October 24 election.
Read the record →Update — September 24, 2026 midday story 2
Added an NDP Watch / Elections accountability article using the Legislature’s fixed-election-date explainer, Hansard records, Elections BC writs, and Angus Reid’s same-day voter-timing numbers.
Eby’s Fixed-Date Problem Has Receipts
B.C.’s own Legislature says fixed election dates are meant to stop partisan timing games. David Eby called an October 24, 2026 election anyway.
Read the record →Update — September 24, 2026 midday story 1
Added an NDP Watch / Elections accountability article after Angus Reid reported an eight-point BC Conservative lead and majority voter backlash to David Eby’s snap election timing.
Eby Asked for a Mandate. Voters See a Power Grab.
Angus Reid’s first poll after David Eby’s snap election call puts the BC Conservatives ahead 43–35 and finds most British Columbians say the vote is too soon.
Read the record →Update — September 24, 2026 morning story 2
Added a DRIPA / Property Rights accountability article after BCBC warned that the Cowichan decision is now a valuation, mortgageability, tax-base and investment-confidence issue, not only a court file.
Property Certainty Is Now an Economic Issue, Not Just a Court File
BCBC says the Cowichan decision has moved property-title uncertainty into valuations, mortgageability, municipal tax bases and investment confidence.
Read the record →Update — September 24, 2026 morning story 1
Added a DRIPA / Elections accountability article after Elections BC approved in principle the DRIPA repeal initiative, set a September 28 official-opponent application deadline, and scheduled petition issuance for October 26.
Eby’s DRIPA Problem Is Now on the Ballot Calendar
Elections BC has put dates on the DRIPA repeal initiative: opponents must apply by September 28 and the petition is scheduled to be issued October 26.
Read the record →Update — September 23, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Healthcare / NDP Watch accountability article after David Eby opened the campaign with a U.S. clinician recruitment push while B.C.’s own September numbers still showed 323,000 people waiting on the Health Connect Registry.
Update — September 23, 2026 evening
Added an NDP Watch / Elections accountability article after Brenda Bailey became the fourth minister from David Eby’s former cabinet to say she will not seek re-election in the October 24 provincial vote.
Eby Asked for a Mandate. Four Cabinet Chairs Are Already Empty.
Brenda Bailey’s exit makes four Eby cabinet ministers not seeking re-election while the NDP asks voters for a new October 24 mandate.
Read the record →Eby’s Day-One Health Promise Meets a 323,000-Person Waitlist
David Eby opened the campaign with another U.S. health-care recruitment push. B.C.’s own numbers still show 323,000 people waiting on the primary-care registry.
Read the record →Update — September 23, 2026 midday story 1
Added an NDP Watch / Economy accountability article after Bloomberg, carried by EnergyConnects, framed David Eby’s snap-election pitch against U.S. tariffs while also listing B.C.-controlled risks in forestry, resource policy, consultation and deficits.
Eby Wants a Trump Election. B.C.’s Own Ledger Is on the Ballot.
David Eby opened the campaign by pointing at Trump. Bloomberg’s Sept. 23 file shows voters also have to judge B.C.-made forestry, resource, consultation and fiscal risks.
Read the record →Update — September 23, 2026 audit
Weekly audit confirms the blog index is current through the September 22 election-call and cabinet-exit ledgers. Elections BC now lists writ day as September 22 and Final Voting Day as October 24, 2026, so the Daily Record is in active campaign accountability mode. Elections BC election hub
Update — September 22, 2026 evening
Added an NDP Watch / Elections accountability article after Health Minister Ravi Kahlon became the third Eby cabinet minister to say he will not seek re-election during the October 24 snap-election campaign.
Eby Asked for a New Mandate. His Health Minister Headed for the Exit.
Ravi Kahlon will not seek re-election, making him the third Eby cabinet minister to step aside as B.C. enters an October 24 snap election.
Read the record →Update — September 22, 2026 midday story 2
Added an NDP Watch / Elections accountability article after David Eby called an October 24 provincial election despite local-government warnings about overlapping municipal campaigns.
Eby Called the Snap Election Anyway. Local Ballots Now Pay the Price.
David Eby called a snap provincial election for October 24, one week after municipal voting. Local leaders warned him not to overlap campaigns. He did it anyway.
Read the record →Update — September 22, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Resource Economy / NDP Watch accountability article after B.C. issued an environmental assessment certificate for FortisBC’s Tilbury Phase 2 LNG expansion and cited jobs, GDP and legally binding conditions.
Tilbury LNG Shows the NDP’s Climate Brand Has a Receipt
B.C. approved FortisBC’s Tilbury Phase 2 LNG expansion with jobs, GDP and conditions attached. That makes the NDP’s climate-and-resource message a ledger, not a slogan.
Read the record →Update — September 22, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Healthcare / Capital Projects accountability article after B.C. announced a renewed Burnaby Hospital plan while acknowledging the redevelopment timeline was adjusted because updated detailed-design estimates showed the project was significantly over budget.
Burnaby Hospital’s “Renewed Plan” Is Really a Cost-Overrun Confession
B.C. says Burnaby Hospital is moving forward with a renewed plan. Its own release also says the redevelopment timeline was adjusted after updated estimates showed it was significantly over budget.
Read the record →Update — September 22, 2026 morning story 1
Added a Healthcare / Seniors Care accountability article after B.C. announced the Lantzville long-term-care home is now a $350-million project expected in 2029, compared with the 2023 announcement of a $286-million project expected to conclude in 2027.
Fewer Beds, Higher Cost, Later Opening: The Lantzville Seniors-Care Ledger
B.C. needs the Lantzville long-term-care beds. But the public ledger now shows fewer beds than the 2023 announcement, a higher cost, and a later completion date.
Read the record →Update — September 21, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Public Safety / Accountability article after B.C. filed a California lawsuit against OpenAI over the Tumbler Ridge shooting while major provincial safety records and timelines still require public daylight.
Update — September 21, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Forestry / Jobs accountability article after a Kamloops-area warning said Interior mills could face closure within months while B.C. offered tariff-response grants but still faced fibre-access and permitting questions.
Update — September 21, 2026 evening
Added an NDP Watch / Election Timing accountability article after Monday evening reporting showed BC Conservative MLAs moving back into caucus, unity talks under way, and an NDP meeting-link mistake raising fresh questions about snap-election preparation.
Eby’s Snap-Election Gamble Is Already Colliding With Reality
As David Eby weighed a snap election, reports showed BC Conservatives reuniting, unity talks under way, and an NDP meeting-link mistake raising fresh accountability questions.
Read the record →Eby Found $90M. Kamloops Mills Still Need Fibre and Permits.
B.C. announced $90 million in tariff supports while a Kamloops-area forestry warning says Interior mills could face closure within months without fibre and permitting action.
Read the record →B.C. Sues OpenAI. Now Release B.C.’s Own Tumbler Ridge File.
B.C. has filed a California lawsuit against OpenAI over the Tumbler Ridge shooting. The province should also release its own safety timeline and records.
Read the record →Update — September 21, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Healthcare / Rural Access accountability article after recent health-authority notices showed temporary emergency-department interruptions in Clearwater and Merritt plus a Ridge Meadows maternity diversion while B.C. promoted health-care milestone numbers.
Health-Care Milestones Do Not Open Locked ER Doors
B.C. is celebrating primary-care milestones while recent health-authority notices show rural ER interruptions and a Ridge Meadows maternity diversion.
Read the record →Update — September 21, 2026 morning story 1
Added a Public Safety / Justice accountability article after Surrey Police Service listed 141 reported extortions, 21 related shots-fired incidents, 2 arsons and 75 victims in 2026 year-to-date as of September 14.
Surrey’s Extortion Ledger: 141 Reports, 21 Shots Fired, and Families Still Waiting for Safety
Surrey Police report 141 extortions, 21 related shots-fired incidents and 75 victims so far in 2026. B.C. needs measurable justice results.
Read the record →Update — September 20, 2026 evening
Added a Healthcare accountability article after B.C. committed $20 million to Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon’s Willow House months after public warnings that the 75-suite family accommodation project was at risk without provincial support.
Willow House Gets the Money — After Families Were Left Waiting
B.C. is putting $20 million into Willow House after months in which the Ronald McDonald House expansion was at risk without provincial support.
Read the record →Update — September 20, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Follow the Money / Jobs accountability article after UBCM delegates backed a Fraser Valley resolution warning that industrial land pressure threatens jobs, supply chains, food security and long-term economic resilience.
UBCM Warns Victoria: You Cannot Reshore Jobs Onto Vanishing Industrial Land
Municipalities backed a Fraser Valley resolution warning that industrial land pressure threatens jobs, trade corridors, food security and long-term economic resilience.
Read the record →Update — September 20, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Follow the Money / Major Projects accountability article after B.C. stopped releasing the annual Major Projects Inventory, a public ledger of selected major projects by status and estimated capital cost.
Eby Says B.C. Is Building. Then Why Kill the Project Ledger?
B.C. stopped releasing the Major Projects Inventory, removing a public baseline for what is proposed, underway, stalled, cancelled or complete.
Read the record →Update — September 20, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Healthcare accountability article after B.C. announced a rare-disease diagnosis-to-potential-therapy pathway tied to Gurmoh Gill’s case, raising questions about timelines, criteria, appeal rights, clinical oversight and access for families without media attention.
Gurmoh’s Case Shows Why Rare-Disease Families Need a Pathway Before a Plea
B.C. announced a diagnosis-to-potential-therapy pathway after one child’s case exposed the gap. Relief for one family should become a transparent standard for all.
Read the record →Update — September 20, 2026 morning story 1
Added a Public Safety / Justice accountability article after Surrey Police Service issued two separate high-risk-offender public-interest disclosures in two days, raising questions about provincial placement standards, electronic monitoring capacity, victim notification and local consultation.
Two High-Risk Offender Warnings in Two Days Is Not a Safety Plan
Surrey residents received back-to-back high-risk-offender warnings. Public notice matters, but notice is not the same thing as a provincial safety plan.
Read the record →Update — September 16, 2026
- Weekly audit checked the current top-level watch items against the latest public sources. No September 16 blog post exists locally; the index remains current through September 14 entries and now points readers back to refreshed source pages for the First Quarterly Report and UBCM/DRIPA developments. BC First Quarterly Report · UBCM DRIPA plenary
Update — September 9, 2026
- Weekly audit reviewed the last 21 days of Daily Record entries plus homepage/sidebar-linked features and avoided creating a duplicate post. Top-level source pages now carry September 9 context for August LFS/jobs, DRIPA/Cowichan, Bill 9/FOI, BCNU, Mission ER interruptions, Coroners data and Dallas Brodie/OneBC watch items. Job Bank BC labour snapshot · Dallas Brodie MLA site
Update — September 2, 2026
- Weekly audit reviewed the last 21 days of Daily Record entries and avoided creating a duplicate post. Top-level pages now carry the current September watch items; September 1 article links remain the newest published entries on this index.
Update — September 1, 2026 evening
Added a Follow the Money accountability article after senior B.C. finance and energy officials said four human-caused administrative errors drove a $1.46-billion natural-gas royalty overstatement.
Update — September 2, 2026 midday story 1
Added a DRIPA / Public Lands accountability article after a PLUS-commissioned Abacus Data survey reported that 86% of B.C. adults surveyed want public approval before major public-land governance changes take effect.
Update — September 2, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Healthcare / Public Safety accountability article after Kelowna council asked Health Canada to deny the 2027 renewal for the downtown supervised-consumption site, citing years of safety concerns and unresolved requests to the province and Interior Health.
Update — September 2, 2026 evening
Added a Follow the Money / Education accountability article after new reporting counted a roughly $300-million annual post-secondary shortfall, 180-plus program cuts, 1,300-plus affected faculty and staff, and unreleased government-commissioned reports.
Update — September 3, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Housing / Public Safety accountability article after the province said Nanaimo’s 250 Bryden Street project, formerly 250 Terminal Avenue, will operate as recovery-oriented, substance-free housing.
Update — September 3, 2026 midday story 2
Added an NDP Watch / Accountability article after David Eby declined to give a yes-or-no answer on a possible fall snap election while the Legislature calendar shows October sitting days and an Abbotsford-Mission by-election is underway.
Update — September 3, 2026 evening
Added a Follow the Money / Resource Economy accountability article after B.C. said construction is underway on the North Coast Transmission Line while final First Nations co-ownership agreements, customer-dependent expansions and the full public cost ledger remain unresolved.
Update — September 4, 2026 morning story 1
Added a Public Safety / Accountability article after the BC Coroners Service rescheduled the inquest into Patricia Ann Wilson’s 2016 death in White Rock RCMP custody for September 15, 2026.
Update — September 4, 2026 morning story 2
Added an NDP Watch / Downtown Eastside accountability article after B.C. extended Larry Campbell’s DTES adviser contract another six months while still offering no public scorecard of outcomes, costs and timelines.
Update — September 4, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Follow the Money / Jobs accountability article after August labour-force numbers showed B.C. employment down overall, unemployment holding at 5.6%, and an official snapshot showing full-time employment down 5,800.
Update — September 4, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Housing / Public Safety accountability article after Fraser Valley Today reported a Chilliwack father’s account that his daughter was rushed to hospital after suspected drug-smoke exposure near the Phoenix Pathways site.
Update — September 4, 2026 evening
Added a Follow the Money / Forestry accountability article after B.C. reduced the allowable annual cut for Omineca Tree Farm Licence 30 to 340,000 cubic metres and released a 62-page technical rationale without a public economic-impact ledger.
Update — September 7, 2026 evening
Added a Public Safety / Housing accountability article after CityNews reported that homes in Sechelt’s evacuated Seawatch neighbourhood were on fire while crews could not safely extinguish the blaze directly because of hazardous ground conditions.
Update — September 8, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Follow the Money / Wildfire accountability article after forestry contractors urged B.C. to scale up thinning and controlled burns while Peachland officials pressed the province for more mitigation and funding.
Update — September 8, 2026 evening
Added a Follow the Money / Jobs accountability article after David Eby unveiled a new anti-Trump border sign while acknowledging jobs will be lost and businesses will close.
Update — September 9, 2026 evening
Added a Follow the Money / Forestry accountability article after a cross-sector forestry coalition told Premier David Eby the industry is at a breaking point and asked for a Premier-led crisis action group.
Update — September 10, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Follow the Money / Resource Revenue accountability article after The Tyee reported B.C. no longer releases company-level oil-and-gas royalty payment amounts through FOI the way it previously did, following the province’s roughly $1.5-billion natural-gas royalty budget miss.
Update — September 10, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Healthcare / Rural ERs accountability article after Interior Health said South Similkameen Health Centre emergency services would be unavailable on Wednesday, September 9, even though the Keremeos centre was already reduced to Monday, Wednesday and Friday emergency-service hours.
Update — September 10, 2026 evening
Added an NDP Watch / Rule of Law accountability article after Law Society of BC members backed a transparency motion seeking delayed disclosure of government-regulator correspondence concerning the Legal Professions Act.
Update — September 11, 2026 morning story 1
Added a Housing / By The Numbers accountability article after CMHC’s September 10 Housing Supply Report said Vancouver’s affordability supply gap remained unchanged and condominium apartment starts fell another 40% in the first half of 2026.
Update — September 11, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Health Care / Seniors Care accountability article after HEU said B.C.’s long-term-care and assisted-living transition is moving forward, while government records show a two-year timeline and HEU says important gaps remain.
Update — September 11, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Follow the Money / World Cup accountability article after B.C. touted BC Business House attendance and survey results without providing a public ledger of signed deals, investment dollars, jobs, ticket users or suite cost.
Update — September 11, 2026 midday story 2
Added an Emergency Management / Wildfire Recovery accountability article after RDOS said B.C. is not providing backdated ESS support for Bald Range evacuees while access restrictions, road limits and a Do Not Consume water order remain part of the recovery picture.
Update — September 11, 2026 evening
Added a Follow the Money / Resource Revenue accountability article after eleven organizations urged B.C.’s Auditor General to investigate the gas-royalty process before cabinet locks in a new long-term framework.
Update — September 12, 2026 morning story 1
Added a Public Safety / Firearms accountability article after Surrey Police said one man faces 22 approved charges tied to four alleged Surrey shootings, while the province continues to promote its safer-communities plan.
Update — September 12, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Housing / Affordability accountability article after B.C. highlighted falling asking rents while Rentals.ca and Urbanation showed North Vancouver still above $3,000 and Vancouver up month over month.
Update — September 12, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Housing / Transparency accountability article after BC Housing’s homelessness data pages and CHEK Media’s current coverage raised a public timeline question about annual data, prevention promises and delayed visibility.
Update — September 12, 2026 midday story 2
Added an NDP Watch / Ferries accountability article as BC Ferries’ PT7 filing window arrives this month, with Island rallies pressing Ottawa and provincial records confirming Victoria sets service levels and its own service contribution.
Update — September 12, 2026 evening
Added a Public Safety / Organized Crime accountability article after CFSEU-BC said its Fort St. John deployment seized seven firearms, suspected illicit drugs and cash following a summer escalation of violence.
Update — September 13, 2026 morning story 1
Added a Healthcare / Rural ERs accountability article after Interior Health said Lillooet emergency services were unavailable for 25 hours from September 11 to 12, while CFJC Today reported this was the fifth Lillooet ER closure of 2026.
Update — September 13, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Healthcare / Seniors accountability article after Postmedia and The Tyee reported that Elizabeth Davis, 78, was discharged from hospital into the shelter system, raising discharge-planning questions for vulnerable seniors.
Update — September 13, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Follow the Money / Public Safety accountability article after B.C. and ICBC said all 140 intersection safety cameras are being replaced, with ICBC identifying a $67-million road-safety investment over the contract life.
Update — September 13, 2026 midday story 2
Added an Education / Growth accountability article after Surrey Schools said the district remains one of B.C.’s largest and fastest-growing, while its five-year capital plan seeks $5.49 billion for student-space needs.
Update — September 13, 2026 evening
Added a Healthcare / Rural ERs accountability article after Interior Health said Clearwater emergency services at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital would be unavailable for 25 hours from September 13 to 14, with patients directed to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.
Update — September 14, 2026 morning story 1
Added a DRIPA / Transparency accountability article after CBC reported that UBCM opens in Vancouver with a three-hour DRIPA plenary and a prioritized resolution challenging the province’s increased use of broad non-disclosure agreements.
Update — September 14, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Follow the Money / Ferries accountability article after Postmedia reported that a new QEDinc report estimates a domestic four-ferry build could have generated $1.5 billion in Canadian economic activity, more than 10,000 job-years and $413 million in additional government revenue.
Update — September 14, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Follow the Money / Red Tape accountability article after WorkSafeBC opened consultations on proposed new Part 4.1 psychological-health, harassment and violence rules, while ICBA warned the design and management of work could become a vague new compliance burden for small builders.
Update — September 14, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Justice / Public Safety accountability article after Prince George’s UBCM EB10 resolution asked B.C. for additional and sustained Crown Counsel funding, staffing and operational resources, citing delays, adjournments, prosecutor burnout risk and justice-access concerns.
Update — September 16, 2026 morning story 1
Added an NDP Watch / Election Timing accountability article after Canadian Press reported David Eby told Elections BC and the NDP caucus to be election-ready, while Ipsos showed BC Conservative support down and anti-NDP votes scattering across smaller parties.
Update — September 16, 2026 morning story 2
Added a DRIPA / Local Government accountability article after Black Press reported Attorney General Niki Sharma was hopeful about DRIPA changes but would not commit to fall amendments at UBCM.
Update — September 16, 2026 evening
Added a Housing / By The Numbers accountability article after CMHC’s August starts table showed B.C.’s housing-starts trend slipping again, while the province’s own quarterly report said year-to-date starts were down 9.3% to July.
Update — September 16, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Follow the Money / Deficit accountability article after B.C.’s first quarterly report showed revenue $789 million above budget while the 2026-27 deficit forecast still rose to $13.8 billion and real GDP growth was revised down to 0.9%.
Update — September 16, 2026 midday story 2
Added an NDP Watch / Local Government accountability article after UBCM records and current reporting put provincial NDAs, the Community Housing Fund closure and FireSmart funding uncertainty into formal local-government resolutions.
Update — September 16, 2026 evening story 2
Added a Follow the Money / Forestry accountability article after B.C. named the Campbell River area as the first candidate for its three-zone Working Forest Landscape Model, while current reporting said no date has been given for specific plans.
Update — September 19, 2026 evening
Added a Healthcare / Drug Policy accountability article after a CMAJ population-level study found B.C.’s decriminalization pilot changed police-recorded possession incidents but did not show a detectable comparative improvement in drug-toxicity deaths or drug-related hospitalizations.
B.C.’s Decriminalization Pilot Changed Police Stats. The Health Outcomes Didn’t Move.
A new CMAJ study says B.C.’s drug-policy experiment moved police-recorded possession incidents, not the measured health outcomes government promised to improve.
Read the record →Update — September 19, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Forestry / Jobs accountability article after B.C. announced $90 million in tariff-response supports while forestry organizations pressed for provincial action on fibre, permitting, costs and crisis-level accountability.
Eby’s $90M Tariff Package Can’t Patch B.C.’s Forestry Bottlenecks
B.C. is offering $90 million in tariff supports. Forestry leaders are asking for the provincial fixes grants cannot replace.
Read the record →Update — September 19, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Justice / Public Safety accountability article after B.C. announced a new internal accountability mechanism for intimate-partner violence and sexual-violence reform because no government entity had clear authority to co-ordinate long-term work.
B.C.’s IPV Reform Admission: No One Was Actually in Charge
B.C. is promising a new accountability mechanism because government and coroner records say no entity had clear authority to co-ordinate long-term reform.
Read the record →Update — September 19, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Healthcare / Surrey accountability article after B.C. announced more than $33 million for Surrey Memorial Hospital while confirming the province’s busiest emergency department still needs a replacement CT scanner, a second scanner and a new satellite emergency-care centre.
Surrey Memorial Gets Another Announcement Because B.C.’s Busiest ER Still Needs CT Capacity
B.C. is putting more than $33 million into Surrey emergency care and diagnostics. The details show how far capacity still has to catch up.
Read the record →Update — September 19, 2026 morning story 1
Added a Healthcare / Primary Care accountability article after the Province said one million people have been connected to a family doctor or nurse practitioner since 2018 while the same release said 323,000 people remained on the Health Connect Registry and 20% of B.C. residents still lacked a primary-care provider.
Eby’s Primary-Care Victory Lap Leaves 323,000 People Still on the Registry
B.C. celebrates one million primary-care connections. Its own release still shows a six-figure registry and one in five without attachment.
Read the record →Update — September 18, 2026 morning story 1
Added a Healthcare / Rural ERs accountability article after CFJC Today and Castanet reported Nicola Valley Hospital emergency services would be unavailable from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., sending Merritt-area emergency patients to Kamloops one day after B.C. promoted health-workforce recruitment numbers.
Eby’s Staffing Victory Lap Meets Merritt’s Locked ER Door
B.C. is counting recruited doctors and nurses. Merritt residents are counting the hours without local emergency care.
Read the record →Update — September 18, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Public Safety / Small Business accountability article after Global BC reported a downtown Vancouver florist’s account that open drug use and street disorder are pushing customers away, as municipal leaders press for community-safety standards at UBCM.
A Flower Shop Shouldn’t Be the Front Line of B.C.’s Street Disorder Crisis
A Vancouver florist says open drug use and disorder are driving customers away. Compassion without standards is failing everyone.
Read the record →Update — September 18, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Follow the Money / Small Business accountability article after B.C. paused its October 1 PST expansion to professional services, despite Budget 2026 having booked hundreds of millions in taxpayer impacts from the measure.
Eby Paused the PST Expansion. The Budget Hole Didn’t Pause.
B.C. delayed a tax increase days before it was supposed to hit professional services. The relief is real. So is the fiscal question.
Read the record →Update — September 18, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Public Safety / Local Government accountability article after B.C. mayors used UBCM to press five concrete provincial actions on encampments, detox, treatment, harm-reduction siting and justice-system staffing.
Mayors Hand Eby a Public-Safety Contract. B.C. Needs More Than Talk.
B.C. mayors used UBCM to press five concrete provincial actions on encampments, detox, treatment and justice staffing. The gaps are now in writing.
Read the record →Update — September 18, 2026 evening
Added a Follow the Money / Forestry accountability article after UBCM endorsed Nanaimo’s call for a raw-log export ban, putting fibre supply, mill jobs and resource-community tax base back on Eby’s desk.
UBCM Just Backed a Raw-Log Export Ban. Eby Needs a Jobs Ledger.
Local governments endorsed Nanaimo’s call to ban raw-log exports. If B.C. says it wants forestry jobs, it should show how much fibre, work and tax base is still leaving.
Read the record →Update — September 17, 2026 evening
Added an NDP Watch / Local Government accountability article after UBCM warned provincial leaders not to overlap a snap provincial campaign with local elections in 188 communities.
UBCM’s Message to Eby: Don’t Trample Local Elections
Municipal leaders are warning that a snap provincial campaign would collide with local democracy in 188 B.C. communities.
Read the record →Update — September 17, 2026 midday story 1
Added an Education / Public Safety accountability article after the Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association reported 6,187 violent-incident reports across 292 school days and current reporting said the Education Ministry pointed to increased district funding.
Record Funding, Record Violence: Victoria Classrooms Expose the NDP Outcomes Problem
Greater Victoria teachers report 6,187 violent incidents over 292 school days. If B.C. says school funding is rising, families deserve safety results too.
Read the record →Update — September 17, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Health Care accountability article after B.C. Supreme Court found the Minister’s return-of-service obligations for international medical graduates require statutory authority and Charter-conscious review.
B.C. Court Puts the Doctor Pipeline Bottleneck in Writing
A B.C. Supreme Court ruling on international medical graduates exposes another health-system bottleneck while communities wait for doctors.
Read the record →Update — September 17, 2026 morning story 1
Added a Housing / Local Government accountability article after Business in Vancouver reported that municipal representatives at UBCM backed a resolution urging B.C. to restore Community Housing Fund support and realign provincial housing targets with available funding.
Eby’s Housing Targets Hit the Wall: Cities Want the Fund Back
Municipal leaders are pressing B.C. to restore Community Housing Fund support and realign housing targets with available funding. That is a warning on Eby’s signature housing file.
Read the record →Campbell River Gets the First Working-Forest Test — But Not the Timeline
B.C. has named the Campbell River area as the first test for its three-zone forestry model. Forestry towns deserve a public timetable and decision ledger.
Read the record →At UBCM, Cities Are Putting Secrecy and Funding Cuts in Writing
UBCM resolutions and records put three problems on Eby’s desk: broader NDA use, stranded housing projects and unstable FireSmart funding.
Read the record →B.C. Took In More Revenue. The Deficit Still Got Worse.
B.C.’s first-quarter report shows revenue up $789 million from budget, but expenses rose faster and the deficit forecast still climbed to $13.8 billion.
Read the record →CMHC’s August Starts Show B.C.’s Housing Dashboard Still Pointing Down
CMHC’s August starts table and B.C.’s own quarterly report show housing delivery indicators sliding while the NDP keeps promising results.
Read the record →Sharma Says DRIPA Progress Is Coming. The Date Is Still Missing.
At UBCM, Attorney General Niki Sharma said she is hopeful about DRIPA changes but would not commit to the fall amendments Eby pushed off from spring.
Read the record →Eby’s Election-Ready Signal Meets a Split Opposition Map
Eby says B.C. should be election-ready as Ipsos shows the Conservatives down and anti-NDP support scattering across smaller parties.
Read the record →B.C.’s Justice Pipeline Is Backed Up — and Cities Are Pointing at Crown Counsel
Prince George’s UBCM resolution asks Victoria for sustained Crown Counsel resources after warnings about delays, adjournments and justice-access pressure.
Read the record →WorkSafeBC’s Part 4.1 Plan Puts Builders Under a New Paperwork Microscope
WorkSafeBC is consulting on proposed psychological-health and harassment rules while builders warn “design and management of work” could become a vague new compliance burden.
Read the record →The China Ferry Bill Is Bigger Than the Sticker Price
A new report estimates a domestic four-ferry build could have generated $1.5 billion in Canadian economic activity, more than 10,000 job-years and $413 million in government revenue.
Read the record →Municipal Leaders Put DRIPA and NDAs on Eby’s Accountability Stage
UBCM opens in Vancouver with DRIPA uncertainty and broad provincial NDAs on the agenda. Eby should answer in public, not behind another locked door.
Read the record →Clearwater’s ER Went Dark for 25 Hours. A Highway Detour Is Not Health Care.
Interior Health sent Clearwater emergency patients to Kamloops during a 25-hour Dr. Helmcken interruption. Rural B.C. deserves a service ledger, not another detour.
Read the record →Surrey’s School Crunch Needs Seats, Not a Provincewide Victory Lap
B.C. is celebrating new and improved schools across the province, but Surrey’s $5.49-billion capital request shows families need the local capacity ledger.
Read the record →$67M for New ICBC Cameras Needs a Safety Ledger, Not a Slogan
ICBC says B.C. is replacing all 140 intersection safety cameras under a $67-million road-safety investment. The public deserves the contract, revenue and crash-reduction ledger.
Read the record →A 78-Year-Old Was Sent From Hospital to a DTES Shelter. Discharge Is Not a Housing Plan.
Postmedia and The Tyee reported that Elizabeth Davis, 78, was discharged from hospital into the shelter system. B.C. needs safeguards before vulnerable seniors are routed through shelters.
Read the record →Lillooet’s ER Closed for 25 Hours. The 24/7 Promise Failed Again.
Interior Health’s own page lists 24/7 emergency service at Lillooet. This weekend’s 25-hour interruption, CFJC says, was the fifth Lillooet ER closure of 2026.
Read the record →Fort St. John Needed an Anti-Gang Cleanup After Shootings Near Schools
CFSEU-BC says a two-week Fort St. John deployment seized seven firearms, suspected illicit drugs and cash. Victoria should show what prevents the next northern gang surge.
Read the record →B.C. Ferries’ 2028 Fare Cliff Is Back — and PT7 Is Due This Month
B.C. Ferries’ next performance term is due to the commissioner this month. Before 2028, Eby’s government should show the fare assumptions and subsidy plan.
Read the record →Eby Promised Homelessness Data Would Prevent Crisis. Now the Data Trail Needs Daylight
BC Housing’s new homelessness data release raises a basic accountability question: if annual data was supposed to help prevent homelessness, why is the public still piecing together the timeline?
Read the record →Boyle Takes a Rent Victory Lap — But North Vancouver Is Still Canada’s Most Expensive Rental Market
B.C. points to falling asking rents, but North Vancouver still sits above $3,000 and Vancouver rents rose month over month. Lower than peak is not affordable.
Read the record →Twenty-Two Firearm Charges, Four Surrey Shootings: Eby’s Safety Promises Meet the Docket
Surrey Police say one man now faces 22 Criminal Code charges tied to four alleged shootings. The province should answer with measurable public-safety results, not slogans.
Read the record →Eby Should Not Stamp a Gas-Royalty Deal Before the Auditor General Looks
Eleven organizations are urging B.C.’s Auditor General to investigate the gas-royalty process before cabinet locks in a new long-term framework. Eby should pause the stamp.
Read the record →Bald Range Evacuees Hit a Support Cutoff While Victoria Announces Preparedness Grants
RDOS says B.C. is not providing backdated ESS support for Bald Range evacuees, even as access, road and water problems continue and Victoria touts preparedness grants.
Read the record →Eby’s World Cup Victory Lap Still Doesn’t Show the Receipts
B.C. says its World Cup business program drew 2,300 visitors and positive survey results. Taxpayers still need the ledger: deals, dollars, jobs, ticket users and suite cost.
Read the record →Seniors-Care Workers Get a Two-Year Transition — and HEU Says Gaps Remain
HEU says B.C.’s seniors-care transition is an important win, but the government timeline runs to 2028 and still leaves some workers outside the fix.
Read the record →CMHC’s New Warning: Vancouver Ownership Supply Is Sliding Backward
CMHC says Vancouver condo starts fell another 40% in early 2026, leaving the ownership pipeline weaker while the affordability supply gap remains unchanged.
Read the record →B.C. Lawyers Just Voted to Open the Bill 21 Paper Trail
Law Society members backed a transparency motion seeking delayed disclosure of government-regulator correspondence around B.C.’s Legal Professions Act overhaul.
Read the record →Keremeos Was Promised Three ER Days. This Week, One Vanished.
South Similkameen Health Centre was already down to three emergency-service days a week. Interior Health then closed one of those scheduled days too.
Read the record →After the Gas-Royalty Blowout, B.C. Made the Receipts Harder to See
B.C. missed natural-gas royalty revenue by roughly $1.5 billion. Now company-level royalty payments are harder for the public to see.
Read the record →Forestry’s Breaking Point Is Now on Eby’s Desk
A cross-sector forestry coalition says B.C.’s industry is at a breaking point and wants Premier David Eby’s office to lead a crisis action group. Workers deserve deadlines, not drift.
Read the record →Update — September 9, 2026 morning story 2
Added an NDP Watch / By-election accountability article after Elections BC confirmed five candidates for the Abbotsford-Mission by-election, with final voting day set for September 26.
Eby Called the Vote. Abbotsford-Mission Gets the Accountability Test.
Five candidates are confirmed for Abbotsford-Mission. The by-election is now a direct accountability test for David Eby’s NDP record before 2028.
Read the record →Update — September 9, 2026 morning story 1
Added a DRIPA / Local Government accountability article after UBCM scheduled an extended convention plenary on the complexities of DRIPA implementation and the need for clearer engagement and information-sharing.
If DRIPA Is Clear, Why Does UBCM Need a Three-Hour Plenary?
UBCM has set aside an extended convention plenary on the complexities of DRIPA implementation. That is a clarity test for David Eby’s government.
Read the record →A Border Sign Won’t Save a Paycheque
David Eby unveiled a new anti-Trump border sign while acknowledging jobs will be lost and businesses will close. British Columbians need a worker-and-business plan, not sign politics.
Read the record →If Wildfire Prevention Is the Plan, Publish the Scale Ledger
Contractors and Peachland officials are asking B.C. to do more before the next fire. Victoria should show hectares treated, projects delayed and suppression-versus-prevention spending.
Read the record →When Firefighters Cannot Reach Seawatch, B.C. Needs an Accountability Ledger
Seawatch has been closed since 2019. Now empty homes are burning in terrain firefighters cannot safely enter, and B.C. needs a public ledger.
Read the record →Update — September 7, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Justice / Civil Liberties accountability article after Niki Sharma defended B.C.’s support for federal work on residential-school denialism while the precise legal boundary for a new speech offence remained undefined.
If the NDP Wants a New Speech Crime, It Must Define the Line
Residential-school abuse and survivor testimony deserve respect. Criminal law still demands a clear boundary before government asks for new power.
Read the record →Update — September 7, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Healthcare / Rural ERs accountability article after Energeticcity reported Fort Nelson General Hospital’s emergency department was scheduled to close twice from September 4 to September 7 because of staffing challenges.
Fort Nelson’s ER Closed Twice in Three Days. That Is Not a Rural Health Plan.
Two Fort Nelson emergency-room closure windows over one long weekend totalled 52 hours. Rural B.C. deserves a staffing ledger, not another temporary-interruption notice.
Read the record →Update — September 6, 2026 evening
Added a Follow the Money / Public Safety accountability article after CityNews reported BIABC survey concerns about crime, employee safety and the province’s October 1 PST expansion to private security services.
Eby’s Safety Tax: Businesses Pay for Disorder, Then Pay PST on Security
B.C. businesses say crime and street disorder are hurting workers and customers. On October 1, Victoria adds PST to many security services they use to protect themselves.
Read the record →Update — September 6, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Follow the Money / Resource Jobs accountability article after Victoria council voted to ask Mayor Marianne Alto to send Ottawa a submission opposing the proposed West Coast Oil Pipeline and its national-interest designation.
Victoria Says No to the West Coast Pipeline. Eby Should Say Where B.C. Stands.
Victoria council is lobbying Ottawa against the proposed West Coast Oil Pipeline while B.C. still lacks a clear provincial ledger on jobs, revenues, risks and conditions.
Read the record →Update — September 6, 2026 midday story 1
Added a Public Safety / Toxic Drugs accountability article after Health Minister Ravi Kahlon promised a reset on B.C. overdose-prevention-site consultation following the 900 Helmcken Street backlash.
Kahlon Hits Reset on Helmcken. The NDP Should Publish the Overdose-Site Ledger.
Health Minister Ravi Kahlon now says B.C. needs a reset on overdose-prevention sites after the 900 Helmcken backlash. British Columbians deserve the consultation, safety and outcomes ledger.
Read the record →Update — September 6, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Public Safety / Toxic Drugs accountability article after Global News reported that only one person has been publicly charged so far in connection with the Falkland superlab case, following the RCMP’s 2024 seizure of fentanyl, methamphetamine, precursor chemicals, firearms and cash.
Canada’s Largest Fentanyl Superlab, One Public Case. B.C. Needs the Organized-Crime Ledger.
Global News reports only one person has been publicly charged so far after RCMP dismantled what it called Canada’s largest fentanyl and methamphetamine superlab.
Read the record →Update — September 6, 2026 morning story 1
Added a Healthcare / Maternity accountability article after Fraser Health said Ridge Meadows Hospital would be under another maternity diversion from September 6 to September 8 because of OB-GYN coverage gaps.
Ridge Meadows Parents Diverted Again. A Long Weekend Is Not a Maternity Plan.
Fraser Health says Ridge Meadows Hospital is under a maternity diversion from September 6 to 8 because of OB-GYN coverage gaps. Families deserve a real stabilization plan.
Read the record →Update — September 5, 2026 morning story 1
Added a Healthcare / Rural ERs accountability article after CFJC Today reported that Lillooet Hospital’s emergency department would be unavailable for 13 hours on September 5, with emergency patients directed toward Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.
Update — September 5, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Mental Health / Public Safety accountability article after B.C. said construction had begun on Surrey’s 60-bed complex-care facility while setting spring 2028 as the anticipated opening date.
Lillooet Loses Its ER Again. A Two-Hour Detour Is Not Rural Health Care.
CFJC Today reports Lillooet Hospital’s emergency department is unavailable for 13 hours on September 5 — the fourth such closure it has counted in 2026.
Read the record →Surrey Gets 60 Complex-Care Beds — In Spring 2028
B.C. says construction has begun on Surrey’s 60-bed mental-health and substance-use facility. Its own announcement says the beds arrive by spring 2028.
Read the record →B.C. Cut TFL 30. Now Show Northern Communities the Impact Ledger.
B.C. reduced Omineca TFL 30’s annual harvest by 17.6%. The province owes northern communities the job, contractor, mill-supply and revenue ledger behind the cut.
Read the record →Chilliwack Backyard Scare Demands BC Housing Answers
A Chilliwack father says his daughter was rushed to hospital after suspected drug-smoke exposure near Phoenix Pathways. BC Housing owes neighbours a clear safety ledger.
Read the record →Eby Calls It Resilience. B.C. Workers See 26,000 Full-Time Jobs Gone.
B.C.’s August labour numbers show fewer jobs overall, unemployment holding at 5.6%, and full-time employment down in the official provincial snapshot while Victoria sells the result as resilience.
Read the record →Another Six Months, Still No Public Scorecard for the Downtown Eastside
B.C. says the DTES file is at a critical juncture and Larry Campbell’s adviser contract needs another six months. Then show the public the outcomes, costs and timeline.
Read the record →Ten Years Later, B.C. Still Owes Answers in Patricia Wilson’s Death in Custody
A 2016 death in White Rock RCMP custody, an eight-year IIO report, a postponed 2025 inquest, and now a 2026 hearing. This is what delayed accountability looks like.
Read the record →Before Eby Declares Victory, Publish the North Coast Power Ledger
Construction is underway on the North Coast Transmission Line. The public still needs the cost, ratepayer, customer and First Nations agreement ledger behind the promise.
Read the record →If Eby Has Nothing to Hide, Rule Out the Snap Election
A fall sitting is on the Legislature calendar and an Abbotsford-Mission by-election is underway, but Eby still would not give a yes-or-no answer on an early campaign.
Read the record →Nanaimo Pushed Back. Now 250 Terminal Is Going Recovery-Oriented.
After Nanaimo officials and neighbours pushed for a dry model, the province now says the 50-unit 250 Bryden/Terminal project will be recovery-oriented and substance-free.
Read the record →B.C. Campuses Are Cutting Programs While Victoria Keeps the Reports Locked Up
B.C. institutions face a reported $300-million annual shortfall, 180-plus program cuts and 1,300-plus affected staff while key taxpayer-funded reports remain unreleased.
Read the record →Kelowna Asks Ottawa to Close Downtown Drug Site After Province Fails to Act
Kelowna council is asking Health Canada to deny the 2027 renewal for a downtown supervised-consumption site after years of city complaints about public-safety impacts.
Read the record →Poll: Voters Want a Say Before Public-Land Governance Changes
A PLUS-commissioned Abacus Data survey says 86% of B.C. adults surveyed want public approval before major changes to public-land governance authority take effect.
Read the record →Four “Human Errors” and a $1.46B Gas-Royalty Hole: Release the Working Papers
B.C. officials now say four administrative mistakes overstated natural-gas royalty revenue by $1.46 billion over five years. The public deserves the working papers.
Read the record →Update — September 1, 2026 midday story 2
Added an NDP Watch / Crown Land accountability article after Okanagan Forest Task Force concerns over illegal Crown-land camps, dumped waste, wildfire risk and unanswered letters to the province.
Okanagan Volunteers Sent Eby the Crown-Land Warning. Why Are They Still Waiting?
Okanagan backcountry volunteers say Crown-land camps are creating wildfire, dumping and safety risks while letters to the province go unanswered.
Read the record →Update — September 1, 2026 midday story 1
Added an NDP Watch / Ferries accountability article after the Build Them Here coalition of 17 unions demanded that future BC Ferries vessels be built in B.C., while BC Ferries records show the current four-vessel order went to China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyard Co. Ltd.
Eby Said Build Ferries Here. His Labour Allies Want the Receipt.
A new Build Them Here union coalition is demanding a B.C. ferry-building plan after BC Ferries awarded four major vessels to a Chinese shipyard.
Read the record →Update — September 1, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Wildfire / Emergency Management accountability article after the B.C. government said the provincial state of emergency ended August 27 while wildfire risk remained elevated and no emergency orders had been issued under the declaration.
Emergency Powers for Nothing? B.C. Ends Wildfire Emergency While Risk Remains
B.C. ended its wildfire state of emergency while saying emergency powers were not used and wildfire risk remained elevated in many parts of the province.
Read the record →Update — September 1, 2026 morning story 1
Added an NDP Watch / Politics accountability article after CityNews reported Áʼa:líya Warbus left the BC Conservative caucus, while Elections BC confirms the Abbotsford-Mission by-election calendar and The Tyee reports OneBC’s pledge not to run a candidate there.
Seven MLAs Gone, OneBC Steps Aside: Eby Gets Cover While the Anti-NDP Vote Splinters
CityNews reports Áʼa:líya Warbus is the seventh MLA to leave the BC Conservative caucus since Kerry-Lynne Findlay became leader, while OneBC signals it will not split the Abbotsford-Mission by-election vote.
Read the record →Update — August 30, 2026 evening
Added a Healthcare / Rural ERs accountability article after Castanet and Interior Health reported Nicola Valley Hospital’s emergency department will be unavailable from Monday morning to Tuesday morning, with Merritt patients directed toward Kamloops.
Merritt’s ER Is Closing for 25 Hours Again — Rural Health Care Shouldn’t Run on Detours
Interior Health says Nicola Valley Hospital’s emergency department will be unavailable from Monday morning to Tuesday morning, sending Merritt patients toward Kamloops again.
Read the record →Update — August 30, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Healthcare / Public Safety accountability article after BC Coroners Service preliminary data showed 138 suspected unregulated-drug toxicity deaths in June 2026, with northern local reporting underscoring high regional death rates.
B.C.’s Toxic-Drug Toll Rose Again in June. Where Is the Exit Plan?
BC Coroners Service data show 138 suspected unregulated-drug toxicity deaths in June 2026. The NDP owes British Columbians measurable results, not another month of grim data.
Read the record →Update — August 30, 2026 midday story 1
Added an NDP Watch / Ferries accountability article after CBC reported Queen of Surrey propeller-shaft trouble disrupted the Horseshoe Bay–Langdale route and BC Ferries’ own records warned aging vessels bring more unpredictable breakdowns.
Another Weekend, Another Ferry Breakdown: BC Ferries’ Aging-Fleet Bill Comes Due Again
After the Queen of Surrey needed tug assistance and Sunshine Coast sailings were cancelled, BC Ferries’ own warnings about aging vessels read less like background and more like a bill coming due.
Read the record →Update — August 30, 2026 morning story 2
Added a Workers / Safety accountability article after CBC, Canadian HR Reporter and WorkSafeBC records showed B.C. still relies on heat-stress guidance rather than one clear enforceable temperature threshold.
Update — August 30, 2026 morning
Added a Healthcare / Rural ERs accountability article after Fraser Health listed repeated overnight Mission Memorial Hospital emergency department interruptions because of physician staffing challenges, with dates continuing into mid-September.
Update — August 29, 2026 midday story 2
Added a Follow the Money / Small Business accountability article after Global BC reported Glowbal Group owner Emad Yacoub is opening his next restaurant in Toronto while criticizing Vancouver and provincial red tape.
Update — August 29, 2026 evening
Added a Healthcare / Rural ERs accountability article after CJDC reported Tumbler Ridge residents were without local emergency department services for a third consecutive day, with the latest closure expected to run from Friday afternoon until Monday morning because of staffing shortages.
B.C. Workers Want a Clear Heat-Safety Line. Under the NDP, They Still Get Guesswork.
Workers and unions say B.C.’s heat-stress rules leave too much room for interpretation while WorkSafeBC still avoids one clear enforceable threshold.
Read the record →Mission’s ER Is Closed Overnight Again — And Fraser Health’s Own Schedule Shows It Keeps Happening
Fraser Health’s own Mission Memorial schedule lists repeated overnight emergency department interruptions through mid-September because of physician staffing challenges.
Read the record →Tumbler Ridge Loses Its ER for the Weekend
CJDC reports Tumbler Ridge residents were left without local emergency department services through the weekend because of staffing shortages.
Read the record →When Investment Chooses Toronto, B.C. Should Read The Red-Tape Receipt
Global BC reports Glowbal Group owner Emad Yacoub is opening his next restaurant in Toronto while criticizing Vancouver and B.C. red tape. Victoria should show the receipt.
Read the record →Update — August 29, 2026 midday
Added an NDP Watch / public-safety accountability article after Global News reported Ladysmith is again asking the province for emergency watershed action after human-caused fires and repeated damage to access controls.
Ladysmith Asked Victoria To Protect Its Water. The Answer Still Hasn’t Come.
After human-caused fires and repeated gate damage near a drinking-water watershed, Ladysmith says it still lacks a provincial answer to its June emergency request.
Read the record →Update — August 29, 2026 morning
Added a Follow the Money / Resource Royalties accountability article after Business in Vancouver reporting carried by Castanet said B.C. acknowledged a nearly $1.5-billion natural-gas royalty forecasting error, with a September correction expected.
Eby Government Admits $1.5B Gas-Royalty Budget Error — Show The Spreadsheet
After a BIV investigation carried by Castanet, B.C. acknowledged a nearly $1.5-billion natural-gas royalty forecasting error while already projecting deep deficits.
Read the record →Update — August 29, 2026 morning story 2
Added a DRIPA accountability article after Elections BC approved in principle an initiative petition to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, setting an October 26, 2026 to January 26, 2027 signature calendar.
DRIPA Repeal Petition Gets Green Light — Eby’s Legal Chaos Now Has A Clock
Elections BC has approved in principle a DRIPA repeal initiative petition, forcing a province-wide accountability clock on a law the NDP still has not explained clearly enough.
Read the record →Update — August 26, 2026
- Reviewed recent posts from the last 21 days plus older homepage/sidebar features for stale event framing. August 25 housing-pipeline and World Cup accountability articles remained the newest checked articles at that review point; no duplicate audit article was created.
- At that audit, top-level source pages were refreshed for Bill 9/FOI enacted-law status, the July LFS jobs baseline, June Coroners data, Research Co. polling, Cowichan/DRIPA, BCNU and Dallas Brodie/OneBC watch items. Research Co. August BC politics poll · Statistics Canada July LFS · BC Coroners / BC Gov
Where Is B.C.’s World Cup Dividend?
Statistics Canada and Global News report a modest international visitor bump from the FIFA World Cup, after B.C. promoted a $1 billion GDP case and major public costs.
Read the record →Update — August 25, 2026 midday
Added a Housing / Affordability accountability article after BC Housing’s July 2026 New Homes Registry Report showed B.C. new-home registrations fell 43.5% from July 2025, including a 56.6% drop in purpose-built rental registrations.
Eby’s Housing Machine Is Running Backward
BC Housing’s latest registry report says B.C. new-home registrations fell 43.5% from July 2025, with purpose-built rental registrations down 56.6%.
Read the record →Update — August 24, 2026 evening
Added a Healthcare / Public Safety accountability article after Global News, Daily Hive and Canadian Press reported B.C. cancelled the planned 900 Helmcken overdose-prevention site following months of backlash from Vancouver residents, businesses and city hall.
After Months of Backlash, the NDP Finally Cancels 900 Helmcken
B.C. has cancelled the planned overdose-prevention site at 900 Helmcken Street after months of backlash from Vancouver residents, businesses and city hall.
Read the record →Update — August 24, 2026 midday
Added a Follow the Money / Economy accountability article after Canadian Press reported B.C. business groups called for lower business costs, fewer internal trade barriers and stronger trade-enabling infrastructure as tariffs bite.
B.C. Businesses Are Warning on Tariffs. Eby Should Stop Adding Costs at Home.
Canadian Press reports B.C. business groups want lower provincial burdens and fewer internal barriers as U.S. tariffs hit jobs, investment and growth.
Read the record →Update — August 24, 2026 midday
Added a Healthcare / Rural ERs accountability article after Castanet reported 100 Mile District General Hospital’s emergency department reached its 38th temporary closure of 2026, weeks after Global News documented wildfire-season diversion concerns.
The 100 Mile House ER Closure Count Is Still Climbing
Castanet reports 100 Mile District General Hospital’s emergency department has reached its 38th temporary closure of 2026, after earlier warnings about wildfire-season hospital diversions.
Read the record →Update — August 23, 2026 evening
Added an NDP Watch accountability article after Western Standard reported an activist-led recall effort targeting NDP MLA Bowinn Ma, while Elections BC’s recall rules set a more-than-40% signature threshold for successful petitions.
Bowinn Ma Recall Push Puts Eby’s Parent-Policy Fight on the Doorstep
A recall effort aimed at NDP MLA Bowinn Ma turns parent-policy anger in North Vancouver-Lonsdale into a hard accountability test under B.C.’s recall rules.
Read the record →Update — August 22, 2026 evening
Added a DRIPA accountability article after Canadian Press reported that Yukon First Nations Wildfire said trained, certified crews were ready to help B.C. fires but had not been called while international crews were brought in.
Update — August 23, 2026 morning
Added a Public Safety accountability article after CJDC reported Dawson Creek RCMP say a repeat violent offender was arrested after officers allegedly found a loaded handgun during an August 17 traffic stop.
Update — August 23, 2026 midday
Added a Healthcare accountability article after Research Co. polling showed B.C. respondents still rank doctor and nurse shortages and long wait times as the province’s leading health-care problems.
Eby Can Count Hires. Patients Are Still Counting Waits.
Research Co. polling shows B.C. respondents still name doctor and nurse shortages and long waits as the biggest health-care problems, despite B.C.’s recruitment and primary-care claims.
Read the record →Loaded Handgun Arrest Shows B.C.’s Repeat-Offender File Still Isn’t Fixed
CJDC reports Dawson Creek RCMP say a repeat violent offender was arrested after officers allegedly found a loaded handgun during an August 17 traffic stop.
Read the record →Update — August 23, 2026 morning
Added a Healthcare accountability article after CJDC reported Hudson’s Hope Health Centre’s emergency department was temporarily closed again while Northern Health says the community is served by one part-time physician.
Hudson’s Hope Lost Its ER Again. One Part-Time Doctor Is Not a Rural Health Plan.
CJDC reports Hudson’s Hope Health Centre’s emergency department was temporarily closed again while Northern Health says the community is served by one part-time physician.
Read the record →Certified First Nations Fire Crews Were Waiting. Why Was B.C. Looking Overseas?
Canadian Press reports Yukon First Nations Wildfire says trained, certified crews were ready to help B.C. fires but had not been called while international crews arrived.
Read the record →Update — August 22, 2026 midday
Added an NDP Watch accountability article after Castanet/BIV reported that Wineglass Cattle Co. filed a civil claim alleging B.C. land-management approvals helped trigger the 2024 Chilcotin landslide flood. The allegations have not been tested in court.
When Land Decisions Wash Downstream, B.C. Should Show the File
A Wineglass Ranch lawsuit alleges B.C. approvals helped set the stage for the 2024 Chilcotin landslide flood. The allegations are untested, but the cumulative-effects question belongs in public view.
Read the record →Update — August 22, 2026 midday
Added an NDP Watch accountability article after Canadian Press reported that a Deaf Summerland evacuee encountered missed alerts, no interpreter at registration, in-person aid barriers and wildfire briefings without ASL interpretation.
B.C.’s Emergency Inclusion Promise Hit a Wall at the Evacuation Desk
A Deaf Summerland evacuee’s account exposes the gap between B.C.’s disability-inclusive emergency promises and what people met during the Bald Range wildfire evacuation.
Read the record →Update — August 22, 2026 morning
Added an NDP Watch accountability article after B.C. extended the state of provincial emergency to Aug. 29 while officials said no emergency orders had been issued since the Aug. 8 declaration.
Emergency Powers Should Come With Emergency Transparency
B.C. extended its wildfire state of emergency to Aug. 29 while saying no emergency orders had been issued. That makes a public emergency ledger essential.
Read the record →Update — August 22, 2026 morning
Added an NDP Watch accountability article after Canada suspended U.S. trade talks, new 50% tariffs took effect, and David Eby backed a dollar-for-dollar response while B.C. workers await a provincial ledger.
Eby Backs The Tariff Fight. Where Is B.C.’s Worker Plan?
Retaliation may be necessary. But if B.C. is joining a dollar-for-dollar trade fight, workers deserve the sector-by-sector plan and the cost ledger.
Read the record →Update — August 21, 2026 evening
Added an NDP Watch accountability article after Canadian Press reporting said Ottawa asked provinces to restore U.S. alcohol access during Canada-U.S. tariff talks, after Premier David Eby’s “not a chance in hell” pledge.
Eby’s Booze Vow Hits The Tariff Table
The tough line got the headline. Now British Columbians deserve a plain answer on whether B.C. is still blocking U.S. alcohol or folding it into Ottawa’s tariff bargain.
Read the record →Update — August 21, 2026 morning
Added a Housing / Affordability accountability article after CBC reported Vancouver housing starts fell 42% from last July, with CMHC and market experts warning about stalled project economics.
Update — August 21, 2026 midday
Added a Follow the Money accountability article after Rob Shaw reported senior B.C. executives and political staff received performance-based raises amid the province’s record deficit and spending restraint.
Update — August 21, 2026 midday
Added a Public Safety / Health Care accountability article after Daily Hive reported Premier David Eby questioned Vancouver’s public-safety plebiscite while saying B.C. already supports secure care capacity in the city.
If Eby Already Agrees, Where Are Vancouver’s Care Beds?
Daily Hive reports Eby questioned Vancouver’s public-safety plebiscite while saying the province already supports secure care capacity in the city.
Read the record →B.C. Gave Performance Raises While Running Record Red Ink
Rob Shaw reports senior B.C. executives and political staff received performance-based raises during a year of record red ink and spending restraint.
Read the record →Vancouver Housing Starts Plunge 42% After Years Of Eby Promises
CBC reports Vancouver housing starts are down 42% from last July. Announcements are not homes; concrete in the ground is the test.
Read the record →Update — August 21, 2026 morning
Added a Public Safety / Wildlife accountability article after the Vancouver Sun reported B.C.’s Bear Smart program is not processing new applications or audits, with CBC/Canadian Press reporting another Metro Vancouver bear attack in Anmore.
B.C.’s Bear Smart Program Is Stalled While Families And Bears Pay
A prevention program cannot protect people or bears if Victoria leaves applications, audits and staffing tangled in red tape.
Read the record →Update — August 20, 2026 evening
Added a Forestry / Jobs accountability article after CBC reported Domtar will indefinitely idle Howe Sound Pulp and Paper and Bayview Fibre, affecting approximately 400 employees.
Howe Sound’s 400 Jobs Are Another Warning The NDP’s Forest Plan Is Failing
Domtar’s Howe Sound shutdown notice puts about 400 jobs in the blast radius while Victoria reaches again for supports and a working group.
Read the record →Update — August 20, 2026 midday
Added a DRIPA / Forestry accountability article after The Tyee reported B.C. is considering three forest-use zones and UBCIC said its member First Nations had no advance notice.
Eby’s Forest-Zoning Plan Starts Behind A Closed Door
A government that says it respects consultation should not let a major forest-land plan surface first through an internal email.
Read the record →Update — August 20, 2026 midday
Added a Resource Economy / Spending accountability article after The Tyee reported Site C’s fish-passage workaround now includes a $47.2-million facility and truck transport for bull trout and other fish around the dam.
Site C’s $47M Fish Shuttle Is The Bill After The Dam
Site C did not just change the Peace River. It left ratepayers funding an elaborate truck-around workaround for fish that used to migrate past the dam site.
Read the record →Update — August 20, 2026 morning
Added a Food Security / Land Use accountability article after CBC reported farmer concerns over B.C.’s proposed ALR food-processing changes and the province confirmed a 5% B.C.-product threshold for certain lower-quality ALR lands.
Eby’s ALR Processing Plan Opens Farmland With A 5% B.C. Product Test
If farmland is scarce, why should access to certain ALR land for food processing turn on a 5% B.C.-product threshold?
Read the record →Update — August 20, 2026 morning
Added an Affordability / NDP Watch article after CBC reported that B.C. cities are the priciest in a new CCPA national child-care fee study, with median infant fees ranging from $28 a day in Kelowna to $52 a day in Richmond.
B.C. Parents Still Paying $52 A Day While Others Hit $10 Child Care
The $10-a-day promise meets B.C.’s market-fee maze: median infant fees of $28 to $52 a day in surveyed B.C. cities.
Read the record →Update — August 19, 2026 evening
Added a Housing / Spending accountability article after Global News reported the province’s approximately $55-million Howard Johnson/Luugat SRO purchase and neighbouring site are now assessed at roughly $27.5 million.
BC Housing’s $55M Granville Bet Now Looks Like a Taxpayer Write-Down
Global News reports BC Housing paid about $55 million for the Howard Johnson/Luugat SRO and neighbouring site, now assessed at roughly $27.5 million.
Read the record →Update — August 19, 2026 midday
Added a DRIPA / Property Rights article after Research Co. reported that 61% of British Columbians think Aboriginal title negotiations should be paused until the Cowichan Tribes case is settled.
Sixty-One Percent Say Pause Title Talks. Why Won’t Eby?
A new Research Co. poll says 61% of British Columbians want Aboriginal title negotiations paused until the Cowichan case is settled. Eby should answer the process question plainly.
Read the record →Update — August 19, 2026 midday
Added an NDP Watch / Resource Economy article after The Tyee reported cabinet divisions around LNG and B.C. government records documented the Tilbury marine jetty certificate and the Canada-B.C. Cooperative Prosperity Agreement.
Eby’s LNG Two-Step: Cabinet Approves, Ministers Object
The Tilbury LNG fight exposes a basic accountability problem for David Eby: cabinet wants the credit for energy jobs while some ministers distance themselves from the decision.
Read the record →Update — August 19, 2026 morning
Added a Healthcare article after CTV News reported a 16-year-old B.C. scoliosis patient waited roughly two and a half years, received an October surgery date, and then had the procedure pushed into 2027.
B.C. Teen’s Spine Surgery Delay Shows The Wait-List Crisis Is Not Abstract
CTV reports a 16-year-old B.C. scoliosis patient waited roughly two and a half years, received an October surgery date, then was pushed into 2027.
Read the record →Update — August 19, 2026 morning
Added a Transparency / NDP Watch article after Global News reported B.C. is ending public access to its government directory, while the official directory page now says public access to employee and organizational directory information requires a B.C. government credential.
Eby’s Locked Directory Tests Whether Security Means Secrecy
B.C. says cybersecurity and privacy require closing the government directory to the public. Fine — then show British Columbians the replacement accountability system.
Read the record →Update — August 19, 2026
- Reviewed the blog index and recent August articles through the August 18 polling, SRO and wolf-cull stories.
- At that audit, top-level source pages were refreshed for Bill 9/FOI enacted-law status, the July LFS jobs baseline, Research Co. polling, Cowichan/DRIPA, BCNU and toxic-drug baselines. Research Co. August BC politics poll · Statistics Canada July LFS
Update — August 18, 2026 evening
Added a Polling / Accountability story after Research Co. reported the BC NDP ahead among decided voters while housing, jobs and health care remained British Columbians’ top issue concerns.
Eby’s Poll Lead Comes With a Warning Label
Research Co. puts the BC NDP at 44% among decided voters, but the same poll shows housing, jobs and health care still dominating British Columbians’ issue list.
Read the record →Update — August 18, 2026 second midday story
Added an NDP Watch / Environment story after The Tyee reported B.C. spent $1.55 million in 2026 to shoot 301 wolves for caribou recovery while the province considers whether to extend the program.
The NDP’s Wolf Cull Has a Price Tag. Where Is the Exit Plan?
The Tyee reports B.C. spent $1.55 million in 2026 to shoot 301 wolves for caribou recovery. Before any five-year extension, Victoria owes the public a cost table, habitat plan and exit test.
Read the record →Update — August 18, 2026 midday
Added a Housing / Downtown Eastside story after The Tyee reported nine SRO hotels are in foreclosure, receivership or foreclosure processes, representing 483 low-income rooms, while the province says it is monitoring the situation.
Eby’s SRO Plan Is Watching 483 Rooms Slip Away
The Tyee reports nine Downtown Eastside SRO hotels are in foreclosure, receivership or foreclosure processes, putting 483 low-income rooms at risk while B.C. says it is monitoring the situation.
Read the record →Update — August 17, 2026 evening
Added an NDP Watch / Public Safety story after CBC reported the IIO found required prisoner-care safeguards were not followed before an Indigenous man died in Smithers RCMP custody.
Smithers Cell Death Shows B.C.’s Safeguards Failed Where They Mattered Most
CBC reports the IIO found required prisoner-care safeguards were not followed before an Indigenous man died in Smithers RCMP custody. Safeguards on paper are not safeguards in a cell.
Read the record →Update — August 17, 2026 second midday story
Added an NDP Watch / Disaster Prevention story after the Vancouver Sun reported Canada is moving slowly on wildfire and flood risk reduction, while B.C.’s flood strategy faces no new funding because of the province’s tight fiscal position.
Eby’s Deficit Leaves B.C. Planning for Disasters, Not Preventing Them
Canada’s adaptation progress report says risk-reduction work must accelerate, while the Vancouver Sun reports B.C.’s flood strategy was told there would be no new funding because of the province’s tight fiscal position.
Read the record →Update — August 17, 2026 midday
Added a Follow the Money / Small Business story after Business in Vancouver flagged red-tape risk in the premiers’ alcohol deal and Wine Growers BC warned implementation could still bring fees, markups, registration, reporting and remittance rules.
Eby Can Toast Free Trade — Or Turn It Into Another Liquor-Board Toll Booth
A new interprovincial alcohol agreement could help B.C. wineries — or bury them in fees, markups, registration and remittance rules. Victoria should choose real direct-to-consumer access.
Read the record →Update — August 17, 2026 second morning story
Added a Healthcare / Rural ERs story after Global News and local reports described Merritt Mayor Michael Goetz asking Ottawa to step in over recurring Nicola Valley Hospital emergency-room closures.
Merritt Mayor Asks Ottawa To Step In As NDP Fails To Keep Rural ERs Open
Merritt’s mayor is asking Ottawa to intervene after recurring Nicola Valley Hospital emergency-room closures. During wildfire season, rural B.C. cannot treat emergency care like optional coverage.
Read the record →Update — August 17, 2026 morning
Added an Affordability / Debt story after Global News reported B.C. insolvencies reached a 16-year high and official federal OSB data showed B.C. total BIA insolvencies rose 17.2% year over year in June 2026.
B.C. Insolvencies Jump 17% While Eby Still Talks About Affordability
Official federal insolvency statistics show B.C. BIA insolvencies rose 17.2% year over year in June 2026, with consumer filings up 17.4%. Global News says B.C. has reached a 16-year high.
Read the record →Update — August 16, 2026 evening
Added an NDP Watch / Wildfire accountability story after CBC reported experts are calling for FireSmart principles to become mandatory in high-risk areas while UBCM records show the FireSmart grant stream shifted because funding was running short.
B.C. Knows How to FireSmart Homes. Why Is the Prevention Program Running on Leftovers?
CBC reports experts want FireSmart principles mandatory in high-risk areas, while UBCM says B.C.’s FireSmart funding intake was changed because money was running short.
Read the record →Update — August 16, 2026 midday
Added an Affordability / Taxes story after CBC reported an all-party finance committee that includes three NDP MLAs recommended repealing B.C.’s PST expansion.
Update — August 16, 2026 midday second story
Added an NDP Watch / Infrastructure story after the B.C. Conservative Caucus alleged a two-year Highway 5 heavy-haul restriction while provincial CVSE materials confirm the extraordinary-load thresholds at issue.
Highway 5 Heavy-Haul Bottleneck Shows B.C.’s Infrastructure Plan Has a Weight Limit
The B.C. Conservative Caucus says Highway 5 heavy-haul restrictions will last two years. Official CVSE rules show why the permit bottleneck matters.
Read the record →Even NDP MLAs Heard the PST Warning. Bailey Still Won’t Pull the Plug
An all-party finance committee that includes three NDP MLAs recommended repealing B.C.’s PST expansion. Brenda Bailey says the government is not backing down.
Read the record →Update — August 16, 2026 second morning
Added a Jobs / Emergency Management story after Vancouver Sun reported roughly two dozen Summerland-area wineries were closed during peak tourism season following the Bald Range wildfire evacuation.
Summerland Wineries Took the Hit. Victoria Owes Them a Recovery Plan
After the Bald Range wildfire evacuation hit Summerland wineries during peak season, B.C. needs a clear recovery plan for tourism, farm access, workers and repairs.
Read the record →Update — August 16, 2026 morning
Added an NDP Watch / Forestry accountability story after B.C. opened public feedback on the Williams Lake timber supply review, covering a nearly five-million-hectare Cariboo land base and a nearly three-million-cubic-metre allowable annual cut.
Williams Lake Timber Review Puts Rural Jobs on the Clock
B.C.’s Williams Lake timber supply review covers nearly five million hectares, a nearly three-million-cubic-metre AAC and input from 28 Nations. Rural communities deserve the jobs math before the decision.
Read the record →Update — August 15, 2026 evening
Added a Health / Emergency Management story after B.C. announced free N95 masks for wildfire smoke through a limited, supply-dependent list of pickup locations.
Eby’s Smoke Mask Rollout Looks Like a Patchwork Health Plan
B.C. says wildfire smoke can cause short- and long-term health harm, but its free N95 mask rollout relies on limited pickup sites, weekday desks and local clean-air spaces.
Read the record →Update — August 15, 2026 second morning
Added a Public Safety / Accountability story after CBC reported downtown Nanaimo businesses say vandalism continues despite increased police enforcement, while B.C. identifies Nanaimo as a chronic-property-offending pilot community.
Nanaimo’s Vandalism Problem Is Testing the NDP’s Repeat-Offender Pilot
CBC reports some downtown Nanaimo businesses say vandalism continues despite increased police enforcement. That matters because B.C. has identified Nanaimo as a pilot community in its chronic-property-offending initiative.
Read the record →Update — August 15, 2026 morning
Added an NDP Watch / Transit accountability story after Unifor locals in Metro Vancouver and Victoria served strike notices and planned a low-disruption uniform ban for Monday, August 17.
Transit Workers Are Warning B.C. Before Riders Pay the Price
Unifor transit workers in Metro Vancouver and Victoria have served strike notices and plan a Monday uniform ban. Service is expected to continue, but B.C.’s transit labour warning light is flashing.
Read the record →Update — August 14, 2026 evening
Added a Housing / Affordability accountability story after Research Co. found fewer than half of British Columbians believe provincial actions will make housing more affordable.
British Columbians Still Don’t Believe Eby’s Housing Fix Is Working
Research Co. finds only 46% of British Columbians believe provincial housing actions will make homes more affordable, while majorities see the condo-conversion plan as a bailout risk.
Read the record →Update — August 14, 2026 second midday
Added a Transparency / Public Safety accountability story after Global News reported newly released Tumbler Ridge court documents still leave major redactions around firearms, records and agency decisions.
Tumbler Ridge Redactions Leave B.C. With Its Own Accountability Test
Newly released Tumbler Ridge court documents answer some questions but leave major redactions around firearms, records and agency decisions. B.C. should demand transparency at home too.
Read the record →Update — August 14, 2026 midday
Added an NDP Watch accountability story after David Eby reshuffled Finance, Health and Jobs while all three files remain under pressure.
Eby’s Cabinet Shuffle Moves the Same Problems to New Desks
David Eby calls the shuffle continuity. British Columbians should ask whether moving Finance, Health and Jobs around the same cabinet table will change results.
Read the record →Update — August 14, 2026 second morning
Added a DRIPA / Land Claims accountability story after Postmedia reported B.C.’s denial of a Conservative claim about a Portugal-sized Tahltan land handover. The piece separates allegations from official denials and asks for a public land-and-title ledger.
Eby’s Tahltan Denial Shows B.C. Needs a Land-and-Title Ledger
The NDP denies negotiating a handover of all public land in Tahltan territory. That denial should be backed by a plain ledger of what is being negotiated, what is not, and who signs off.
Read the record →Update — August 14, 2026 morning
Added a Follow the Money / Infrastructure accountability story after Postmedia reported $4 billion of B.C.’s 2025-26 capital plan went unspent, including named hospital, Surrey rapid transit and Highway 1 projects.
Hospitals, Surrey Transit and Highway 1 Are Stuck in B.C.’s $4B Delivery Gap
B.C.’s Public Accounts show $11 billion in capital investment, while Postmedia reports $4 billion of the 2025-26 capital plan went unspent across hospitals, transit, highways and schools.
Read the record →Update — August 13, 2026 evening
Added a Housing Spending accountability story after Global News reported the Luugat Hotel cost $101,000 in July while one resident remained after the province’s June closure deadline.
BC Housing’s Luugat Math: $101,000 in July for One Remaining SRO Tenant
Global News reports B.C.’s Luugat Hotel cost $101,000 in July while one resident remained after the province’s June closure deadline passed.
Read the record →Update — August 13, 2026 midday
Added a Healthcare accountability story after CBC reported Northern Health is cutting Fort St. James emergency-department hours until at least October because of a physician shortage, leaving overnight access closed and weekend coverage uncertain.
Fort St. James Has a New Hospital, But Its ER Still Can’t Stay Open
Northern Health says Fort St. James emergency care is losing overnight coverage until at least October because there are not enough physicians to safely sustain 24/7 service.
Read the record →Update — August 13, 2026 midday
Added a DRIPA / Land Claims accountability story after CHEK reported Te’mexw treaty parcels include Hatley Castle/Royal Roads lands, Victoria parking lots and two provincial parks, while B.C.’s engagement page says treaty lands will sit outside local government zoning.
Te’mexw Treaty Map Puts Public Access and Local Zoning Questions on the Table
The Te’mexw treaty package names landmark public sites and says treaty lands will sit outside local zoning. The public deserves clear legal answers before final approvals.
Read the record →Update — August 12, 2026 evening
Added a wildfire accountability story after David Eby promised a Bald Range emergency-response review and CBC reported the fire had forced more than 12,000 evacuations since Friday while exposing Highway 97 route fragility.
Eby’s Bald Range Wildfire Review Must Not Be a Blank Clipboard
After the Bald Range wildfire forced mass evacuations and exposed Highway 97 fragility, Eby’s promised review needs public terms, dates, routes and decision records.
Read the record →Update — August 12, 2026 midday
Added an affordability and tax accountability story after the B.C. Conservative Caucus listed a new item urging Victoria to pull the plug on the NDP PST hike.
The PST Climbdown Test: Pull the Plug Before Families Pay More
A fresh opposition push against the NDP PST hike puts one question back in front of Victoria: if affordability is the crisis, why keep defending a broader tax squeeze?
Read the record →Update — August 12, 2026 midday
Added a Forestry accountability story after the B.C. Conservative Caucus listed a Quesnel River Pulp curtailment item saying operations are curtailed until at least November and 90 jobs are at risk.
Quesnel Pulp Curtailment Puts 90 Forestry Paycheques Back on the Line
A fresh Quesnel pulp curtailment warning should force Victoria to show measurable forestry results, not another round of managed-decline talking points.
Read the record →Update — August 11, 2026 evening
Added a Health Data / Privacy accountability story after B.C.’s Lobbyists Registry showed Palantir identified public-health-system opportunities tied to patient care, health-system resources and potential provincial procurement.
Palantir’s B.C. Health-System Lobbying Shows Why Patient-Data Guardrails Must Be Public
B.C.’s Lobbyists Registry shows Palantir identified opportunities tied to patient care, health-system resources and potential provincial contracts. The public deserves the guardrails.
Read the record →Update — August 11, 2026 midday
Added a Follow the Money accountability story after the independent auditor gave B.C.’s 2025-26 Public Accounts a qualified opinion and estimated incomplete contractual-obligation disclosure at $7.068 billion.
Update — August 11, 2026 midday
Added a DRIPA / Land Claims accountability story after B.C.’s 2025-26 Public Accounts listed 135,425.3 hectares of provincial Crown land commitments in treaty tables while saying implementation and third-party compensation costs are not determinable at this time.
B.C.’s Treaty Ledger Lists 135,425 Hectares — and Future Costs Marked TBD
B.C.’s 2025-26 Public Accounts list 135,425.3 hectares of provincial Crown land commitments in treaty tables while saying implementation and third-party compensation costs are not determinable.
Read the record →B.C.’s Auditor Found a $7.1B Hole in the Contract Ledger
B.C.’s 2025-26 Public Accounts carry a qualified audit opinion after the auditor said required contractual-obligation disclosures were incomplete by an estimated $7.068 billion.
Read the record →Update — August 11, 2026 second morning
Added a Wildfires / Crown Land accountability story after B.C. temporarily prohibited recreational off-road vehicle use on Crown land throughout the Kamloops and Southeast fire centres and in parts of the Cariboo and Coastal fire centres.
B.C.’s Off-Road Vehicle Ban Came After the Wildfire Emergency Was Already Here
B.C. temporarily banned recreational off-road vehicles on Crown land in major fire centres on August 10, citing hot, dry weather and wildfire-prevention risk.
Read the record →Update — August 11, 2026 morning
Added a Wildfires / Emergency Support accountability story after B.C. said Bald Range wildfire evacuees pushed the BC Evacuee Helpline to record calls, forcing ServiceBC to increase staff capacity twenty-fold while the province block-booked more than 1,000 hotel rooms and set up nearly 1,000 group-lodging beds.
B.C.’s Evacuee Helpline Should Not Need a Twenty-Fold Rescue Mid-Emergency
B.C. says the Bald Range wildfire pushed the evacuee helpline to record calls, forcing ServiceBC to increase staff capacity twenty-fold and block-book more than 1,000 hotel rooms.
Read the record →
Last reviewed: August 11, 2026 — Current status: reviewed August 11, 2026 second morning: B.C.’s August 10 off-road vehicle prohibition bulletin was checked for affected fire centres, covered vehicle types, exemptions and penalty language; the earlier evacuee-support story remains listed below.
Update — August 10, 2026 evening
Added a Public Safety accountability story after the BC Coroners Service announced an August 18 inquest into Julian Jones’s 2021 death following events involving the Tofino RCMP detachment.
Julian Jones Inquest Shows Public Answers Should Not Take Five Years
B.C. has scheduled a mandatory coroner’s inquest into Julian Jones’s 2021 death after events involving Tofino RCMP. Public confidence should not depend on a five-year wait.
Read the record →Update — August 10, 2026 second midday
Added a Follow the Money accountability story after Vancouver Sun reported First Nations now own 12 B.C. casinos, about one-third of the province’s casinos and gambling centres, with BCLC 2024-25 figures showing large public-revenue and operator-commission stakes.
B.C.’s Casino Shift Needs a Public Ledger, Not Quiet Policy Drift
Vancouver Sun reports First Nations now own 12 B.C. casinos, about one-third of the province’s casinos and gambling centres. BCLC and the province owe a clearer public ledger.
Read the record →Update — August 10, 2026 midday
Added a Follow the Money accountability story after B.C.’s 2025-26 Public Accounts showed a $7.7-billion deficit, a $2.6-billion tobacco-settlement revenue item, overall spending only $344 million below budget and an $18.4-billion increase in taxpayer-supported debt.
The NDP’s $7.7B Deficit Shrunk on a One-Time Tobacco Windfall, Not Spending Discipline
B.C.’s 2025-26 Public Accounts show a $7.7-billion deficit, with the improvement from budget driven largely by higher revenue including a $2.6-billion tobacco settlement.
Read the record →Update — August 10, 2026 second morning
Added a Housing accountability story after CBC reported Prince George is demolishing the former Knights Inn Motel, a 44-unit temporary supportive-housing site used by B.C. Housing since October 2021, with reported provincial lease and demolition contributions.
Prince George’s Demolished Motel Shows the NDP Housing Model Needs a Ledger
CBC reported Prince George is demolishing the former Knights Inn Motel after B.C. Housing used it as a 44-unit temporary supportive-housing site and contributed lease and demolition funds.
Read the record →Update — August 10, 2026 morning
Added a Wildfires / Emergency Support accountability story after Global News reported that federal shelter assistance was approved while some Bald Range wildfire evacuees at the Penticton reception centre described sleeping in vehicles and roughly 14-hour ESS registration waits.
Federal Shelter Help Should Not Be the Backup Plan for B.C. Evacuees Sleeping in Cars
Global News reported federal shelter assistance was approved while some Bald Range wildfire evacuees described 14-hour ESS registration waits and sleeping in vehicles.
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Last reviewed: August 10, 2026 — Current status: reviewed August 10, 2026 morning: Global News reporting on federal shelter assistance, evacuee ESS waits and vehicle sleeping was checked against the Premier’s August 8 emergency statement and EmergencyInfoBC evacuation guidance.
Update — August 9, 2026 evening
Added a Health Care accountability story after CBC reported Kelowna General Hospital emergency physician Dr. Jeffrey Eppler described severe exhaustion, overcrowding, staffing shortages, patients waiting eight to 12 hours and heart-attack patients being treated in chairs.
Kelowna ER Doctor’s Warning Cuts Through B.C.’s Health-Care Spin
CBC reported a Kelowna ER doctor described patients in shock and heart-attack patients being treated in chairs, while calling for accountability, transparency and governments that listen.
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Last reviewed: August 9, 2026 — Current status: reviewed August 9, 2026 evening: CBC’s Kelowna ER physician interview and related national emergency-physician survey coverage were checked for the emergency-care accountability story.
Update — August 9, 2026 second midday
Added a Jobs / Economy accountability story after BCIT listed its Mining and Mineral Resource Engineering degree path as suspended for the September 2026 intake, while Budget 2026 promotes critical minerals, permitting capacity and demand for skilled workers.
B.C. Can’t Build a Critical-Minerals Economy on a Suspended Training Path
Budget 2026 talks up critical-minerals jobs and training, but BCIT says its mining engineering continuation path is suspended for the September 2026 intake.
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Last reviewed: August 9, 2026 — Current status: reviewed August 9, 2026 second midday: BCIT mining program pages, B.C. Budget 2026 and the Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals tenure-pause record were checked for the training-pipeline story, alongside the earlier housing, Summerland seniors-care and Salmon River files.
Update — August 9, 2026 midday
Added a Housing accountability story after The Tyee reported, using Metro Vancouver material, that Budget 2026 changes affected at least 25 non-profit and Indigenous housing projects representing more than 3,500 planned affordable homes, while the province continues using municipal housing targets.
Eby’s Housing Targets Don’t Build Homes When the Non-Profit Pipeline Is Cut
Budget 2026 slowed the non-profit and Indigenous housing pipeline while Victoria kept pressuring municipalities to hit housing targets. Targets do not build homes when the funding foundation is pulled away.
Read the record →Update — August 9, 2026 second morning
Added a Health Care / Wildfires accountability story after Global News reported that Summerland seniors-care relocations included 48 Dr. Andrew Pavilion residents and 190 Summerland Seniors Village residents, with a Highway 97 closure turning a normally short trip toward Kelowna into a four- or five-hour emergency route.
Summerland’s Seniors-Care Evacuation Shows the Health System Needs a Fire Plan, Not Luck
Global News reported hundreds of Summerland care residents were relocated as wildfire evacuation and a Highway 97 closure turned a short trip toward Kelowna into an hours-long emergency route.
Read the record →Update — August 9, 2026 morning
Added a Rural B.C. / Water accountability story after the Province rescinded the Salmon River temporary fish-protection order, citing farmers, ranchers and elevated wildfire risk while saying streamflows remain low and Chinook protection continues to matter.
The Salmon River Reversal Shows Rural B.C. Got Crisis Planning After the Crisis
B.C. rescinded a Salmon River fish-protection order days after imposing it, citing farmers, ranchers and wildfire risk. Rural B.C. needs rules that work before the emergency week.
Read the record →Update — August 8, 2026 morning
Added a Housing accountability story after CBC reported July Rentals.ca/Urbanation data showing B.C. asking rents fell year over year while the province remained one of Canada’s most expensive rental markets, including high average asking rents for one-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments.
Update — August 8, 2026 second morning
Added a Public Safety / Wildfires accountability story after Global News and CBC reported Summerland’s evacuation order tied to the fast-growing Bald Range wildfire. The framing avoids cause speculation and asks for a clearer provincial emergency-escalation threshold when local orders multiply and fire behaviour changes quickly.
Update — August 6, 2026 evening
Added a Public Safety / Mental Health accountability story after CBC reporting and a B.C. Coroners Service verdict showed jury recommendations on wellness checks, officer mental-health training, Indigenous supports and housing-navigation barriers following the death of Haida elder Jimmie Johannesson.
Update — August 6, 2026 morning
Added a Public Safety / NDP Watch accountability story after Global News reported on a classified CBSA tactical guide describing the Bishnoi gang’s growing operational presence in Canada. The framing labels allegations clearly, avoids racialized blame, and asks for B.C.-level metrics on extortion complaints, arrests, charges, bail outcomes, victim support and community resources.
Update — August 6, 2026 second morning
Added a Housing accountability story using CBC/Canadian Press reporting on Greater Vancouver Realtors July data: sales were 18.6% below the 10-year seasonal average while the composite benchmark price remained above $1 million.
Update — August 6, 2026 midday
Added a Follow the Money accountability story using B.C. Legislature Hansard and Budget 2026 records showing Bill 2 raises the major-capital-project reporting threshold from $50 million to $125 million while the province carries large deficits, a $37.7-billion taxpayer-supported capital plan and rising taxpayer-supported debt.
Update — August 5, 2026
- Reviewed recent posts from the last 21 days plus older homepage/sidebar features through the August 4 Bradley Creek wildfire-emergency accountability story. No duplicate post was created.
- Recent-event framing remains current: BCNU job action ended July 25, Cowichan/Montrose remains appeal-watch language, Bill 9/FOI remains an accountability watch, and June LFS / May Coroners remain the latest checked jobs and toxic-drug baselines. BCNU · Black Press · Bill 9 text/status · BC June LFS statement · BC Coroners / BC Gov
Update — July 29, 2026
- Reviewed all July 8–28 posts plus older featured/sidebar links for stale event framing. No duplicate post was created.
- BCNU-related historical picket-line posts now point readers toward the July 25 follow-up: members accepted mediators’ recommendations, province-wide job action ended, and compensation arbitration remains ahead.
- Cowichan/Montrose, Bill 9/FOI, DRIPA/treaty-overlap, jobs, public-safety and health-care stats remain active watch items with cautious wording retained.
Update — July 22, 2026
- Reviewed all July 1–18 posts plus older homepage/sidebar features for stale event framing. No duplicate post was created.
- Landing-page updates now reflect the July 21 Dallas Brodie recall failure, the July 21 Montrose appeal notice in the Cowichan file, and BCNU’s mediated-talks status with picket lines down.
Update — July 15, 2026
- Reviewed recent posts from the last 21 days. Added current-status follow-up to BCNU picket-line coverage after mediation paused picket lines, and confirmed the July 14 Northwood pulp-mill closure story is live and current.
Update — July 13, 2026 morning
Published a public-safety accountability story on Operation Hard Ball, the viral West Vancouver / France card, Surrey extortion statistics and the B.C. transparency questions the province still needs to answer.
Update — July 10, 2026 morning
Published a fresh healthcare labour follow-up on BCNU’s July 9 escalation: bargaining impasse, new Surrey picket lines, scheduled Vancouver Island picket lines, more than 2,300 alleged intimidation reports and the employer-side denial.
Update — July 8, 2026
- Reviewed all posts from the last 21 days plus homepage/sidebar features. No duplicate post was created.
- Updated the July 5 VGH nurses post and index excerpts from future-tense “will picket” language to post-July-7 wording, while keeping the essential-services caveat in place.
- Added a follow-up note to the June 30 Alberta pipeline deadline post so readers are pointed to the July 3 article after the July 2 announcement occurred.
Update — July 6, 2026 second morning
Published a distinct Follow the Money / Ferries accountability story on BC Ferries’ June 16 temporary 5% fuel surcharge, the Summit Class major-vessel timeline beginning in 2029, and the unanswered public ledger on China-built ships, B.C. jobs and ferry affordability.
Update — July 4, 2026 evening
Published a Healthcare accountability story after fresh reports of emergency-room closures affecting Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt and Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater, with rural patients directed to larger hospitals during the interruptions.
Update — July 5, 2026 second morning
Published a distinct NDP Watch / FOI accountability story after B.C.’s Information and Privacy Commissioner called for mandatory public-body FOI metrics reporting, warning that B.C. still has gaps in measuring whether the transparency system is working.
Update — July 4, 2026 second morning
Published a distinct DRIPA / Land Claims accountability story after Ottawa’s Canada-B.C. prosperity agreement committed to determining mechanisms to participate in and contribute to the Tahltan Foundation Agreement talks by December 1, 2026.
Update — July 4, 2026 morning
Published an NDP Watch / Democracy accountability story after Amelia Boultbee, elected in Penticton-Summerland as a Conservative by 317 votes, joined David Eby’s BC NDP caucus without a by-election.
Update — July 1, 2026 second morning
Published a distinct Follow the Money / Resources story on KSM, critical minerals and B.C.’s certainty problem after the court-ordered consultation process and northwest tenure pause.
Update — July 3, 2026
Published an evening follow-up on the Alberta-to-Delta pipeline file after Alberta named its proposed route and partners, and the federal-B.C. framework showed B.C. moving from opposition to compensation and liability negotiations.
Update — July 1, 2026
- Reviewed all recent posts from the last 21 days. No duplicate post was created; June 29–30 stories remain current as pre-July-2 watch items for BCNU strike notice and Alberta’s pipeline announcement.
- Top-level issue links refreshed through the Declaration Act annual report, Cowichan/Montrose dismissal, BCNU strike notice and current primary-care dashboard updates on the relevant landing pages.
Update — June 30, 2026 second midday
Published a Housing / Follow the Money accountability story after Global News reported an ethics-committee probe request over the federal-B.C. vacant-condo plan, citing Global News, the PMO, CityNews/Canadian Press and the B.C. Conservative criticism.
Update — July 5, 2026
Published a morning health-care labour accountability story after BCNU announced nurses would escalate job action with a July 7 picket line at Vancouver General Hospital while maintaining essential services, citing BCNU and CityNews/Canadian Press reporting.
Update — June 30, 2026 midday
Published a Follow the Money / Energy accountability story after Alberta put a July 2 announcement and Major Projects Office timeline behind its proposed one-million-barrel-per-day West Coast pipeline, citing Global News, CityNews, Alberta’s project page, the PMO agreement and Eby’s May 15 response.
Update — June 29, 2026 evening
Published a health-care labour accountability story after BCNU announced 72-hour strike notice, citing BCNU, CityNews, Global News, Canadian Press/iNFOnews and HSA reporting on the strike timeline, vote numbers, staffing concerns and essential-services context.
Update — June 28, 2026 evening
Published an evening Follow the Money / Energy story on B.C.’s AI data-centre backlash, including CityNews protest reporting, TELUS/federal AI infrastructure announcements and BC Hydro’s 2026 call-for-demand criteria for AI/data-centre loads.
Update — June 28, 2026
Published two morning accountability stories: David Eby’s China trade/LNG mission and a separate health-care labour story after B.C. nurses voted 67% to reject the tentative agreement with health employers.
Update — June 26, 2026
Published an evening DRIPA/public-access accountability story on the Joffre Lakes closure challenge, including Global News reporting, BC Parks pass/visitor-cap rules and the constitutional-law warning over public park closures.
Update — June 25, 2026
Published an evening housing-accountability story on the Eby/Carney vacant-condo conversion plan, including the reported roughly $1.4B to $1.45B potential spending framework, the proposed public-cash/financing structure and the unresolved affordability/risk details.
Update — June 24, 2026
Reviewed every recent post from the last 21 days plus older homepage/sidebar features. Updated visible blog-index and nursing-post wording so the BCNU file now reflects the June 19 rejection of the tentative agreement, not an active June 15–19 ratification vote. KSM, Bill 9, Cowichan/Montrose, Dallas Brodie recall and Tumbler Ridge watch items remain open with no unsupported new outcome claimed.
Update — June 18, 2026
Published two midday accountability stories: the post-secondary funding-crisis story, and a separate FOI-backed health-care unpaid-bills story after reviewing SecondStreet, CityNews Vancouver and Global News reporting.
Update — June 17, 2026
Published the Angus Reid issue-by-issue NDP report card story, the Fraser River Tunnel / George Massey procurement reset story, and a distinct BC Hydro Site E/Homathko mega-dam review story. Also kept the nurses rejected-agreement, KSM consultation ruling, Bill 9 and Tumbler Ridge watch items current.
Update — June 10, 2026
Reviewed recent posts and older featured/sidebar links for stale current-event framing. Top-level source-page updates now reflect Bill 9 status review, the May 2026 Labour Force Survey, K’ómoks provincial Royal Assent, Cowichan/Montrose’s still-unresolved status, PHARA/Cattlemen litigation, BCNU’s June 19 rejection of the tentative agreement and Dallas Brodie/OneBC recall/event timing.
Update — July 1, 2026
Published a morning DRIPA/land-claims accountability story after Montrose Properties lost its bid to reopen the Cowichan title case. The piece keeps the legal framing cautious: appeals remain live, but B.C. voters still need transparent notice where private land may be affected.
Update — June 30, 2026
Published an evening follow-up on the Massey Tunnel replacement after Delta Mayor George Harvie demanded open public answers about safety concerns raised around the terminated contractor path.
Update — July 5, 2026 evening
Published an evening Follow the Money / Energy story on the Delta and Roberts Bank risk questions inside the new West Coast pipeline bargain, including CityNews reporting and federal Canada-B.C./Canada-Alberta source records.
Update — July 6, 2026 morning
Published a public-safety accountability story on B.C.’s new chronic property-offender hubs, including the official $16-million program announcement, Global News reporting and Crown-capacity concerns.
Update — July 8, 2026 morning
Published a healthcare labour follow-up on BCNU’s 1,400 alleged employer-intimidation reports, the July 7 VGH picket line and the July 9 expansion to Surrey Memorial and Jim Pattison Outpatient.
Update — July 8, 2026 second morning
Published a distinct DRIPA/land-use accountability story on the province’s July 6 conservation-planning announcement for Qat’muk, Skagit Headwaters and Raush Valley, including the three-year pause on new Qat’muk mineral-tenure applications.
Update — July 10, 2026 second morning
Published a distinct healthcare/public-safety accountability story on the BC Coroners Service May 2026 toxic-drug death update: 109 suspected unregulated-drug deaths, roughly 3.5 per day, even in the lowest monthly total since February 2020.
Update — July 14, 2026 evening
Published a forestry accountability story after Canfor announced the permanent closure of Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George, directly impacting about 300 employees and removing about 300,000 tonnes of annual NBSK pulp production.
Update — July 17, 2026 evening
Published an evening Follow the Money / Transparency story after Surrey said municipalities representing roughly one-third of Metro Vancouver now support its call for an inquiry into regional governance, accountability and public-spending oversight.
Update — July 18, 2026 midday
Published a Healthcare / Rural B.C. accountability story after CJDC reported Hudson’s Hope Health Centre’s emergency department is closed until Aug. 4 because of staffing shortages, with residents directed to 911 during the closure.
Update — July 18, 2026 second midday
Published a DRIPA / Critical Minerals accountability story after B.C. and Simpcw signed a consent-based decision-making agreement for the proposed Yellowhead Copper project, with both Simpcw consent and a provincial environmental assessment certificate required before the project can proceed.
Update — July 23, 2026 evening
Published an NDP Watch / Pipelines follow-up after Angus Reid reported David Eby’s approval at 27% and approval among past BC NDP voters falling from 78% to 53% following the Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline announcement.
Update — July 24, 2026 morning
Published an NDP Watch / Public Safety update after the Province said as many as 865 people involved in repeat violent, property and public-disorder offences will be monitored provincewide, including 365 in the Lower Mainland.
Update — July 24, 2026 second morning
Published a Healthcare / Nurses accountability story after BCNU said workplace violence remains common for nurses and alleged government and health employers have yet to meaningfully act on prevention measures presented months ago.
Update — July 25, 2026 morning
Published a Healthcare / Nurses follow-up after BCNU said the Nurses’ Bargaining Association accepted mediators’ recommendations and ended province-wide job action, while compensation issues are expected to proceed to binding arbitration this fall.
Update — July 25, 2026 second morning
Published a DRIPA / Crown Land accountability story after B.C.’s Sea to Sky land-use consultation closed July 20, with proposed Land Act objectives tied to 33 Síiyamiin cultural/historical sites and six special cultural management areas covering more than 20,000 hectares.
Update — July 28, 2026 midday
Published a Healthcare / Mental Health accountability story after Canadian Press reported partial B.C. psychiatric ER-to-bed wait data, including a just-over-nine-day Interior Health wait, while the Province’s new Prince George and Surrey involuntary-care beds are scheduled for 2027 and 2028.
Update — July 28, 2026 second midday
Published an NDP Watch / Local Democracy accountability story after Vancouver asked Premier David Eby and Housing and Municipal Affairs Minister Christine Boyle to amend the Vancouver Charter following California caller and public-hearing queue concerns.
Update — July 31, 2026 evening
Published a Healthcare / Charter Rights accountability story after the B.C. Supreme Court found B.C.’s involuntary mental-health treatment-consent regime unconstitutional and gave the Legislature six months to draft Charter-compliant legislation.
Update — August 1, 2026 morning
Added a DRIPA / Property Rights accountability story after Montrose filed an appeal challenging the refusal to reopen the Cowichan title case, with careful wording that the title decision remains subject to appeals and Cowichan representatives say they are not seeking to invalidate existing private ownership.
Update — August 1, 2026 second morning
Added a Jobs / Public Safety accountability story after reports of London Drugs job cuts and recent Vancouver closures raised fresh questions about B.C. retail confidence, street-level safety and the real economy under David Eby.
Update — August 1, 2026 midday
Added a Housing / Public Safety accountability story after Global News video and Richmond council minutes showed a growing highway encampment, fire-risk concerns, and provincial transportation-land responsibility.
Update — August 1, 2026 second midday
Added a DRIPA / Public Access accountability story after B.C. government road records showed the Incomappleux FSR gated at kilometre zero, unsafe, and moving toward deactivation while the conservancy has no road access, trails or facilities.
Update — August 1, 2026 evening
Added a Public Safety accountability story after Global BC video and emergency records showed Big Bar Complex residents questioning wildfire air response while evacuation orders and alerts were active.
Update — August 3, 2026 morning
Added a Public Safety / NDP Watch accountability story after Downtown Victoria Business Association records showed safety, public disorder and open drug use still weighing on downtown visits and business confidence.
Update — August 3, 2026 evening
Added a Public Safety / Wildfires accountability story after CBC, CityNews Vancouver and EmergencyInfoBC records showed major evacuation pressure, outside wildfire crews arriving, and Forests Minister Ravi Parmar saying B.C. did not need provincial emergency powers at this point.
Update — August 4, 2026 evening
Added a Public Safety / Wildfires accountability story after Castanet reported an estimated 230 homes destroyed on Okanagan Indian Band land, more than 1,400 evacuees registered for support, and continuing hazards around water, power and roads.
Update — August 5, 2026 morning
Added a Healthcare accountability story after Interior Health alerts, CFJC reporting and Legislature estimates showed repeated rural emergency-room interruptions in Merritt, Clearwater and 100 Mile House despite provincial claims that closure-hour trends are improving.
Update — August 5, 2026 second morning
Added a Public Safety / NDP Watch accountability story after CityNews reported Premier David Eby would push Ottawa for U.S.-style anti-racketeering laws, tied to extortion and organized-crime concerns. The framing labels allegations clearly and asks for metrics, guardrails and results.
Update — August 5, 2026 midday
Added a Follow the Money / Energy accountability story after B.C. announced BC Hydro would acquire the 275-MW Island Generation natural-gas facility in Campbell River because additional electricity capacity is needed sooner than previously expected.
Update — August 5, 2026 evening
Added a Forestry / Land Use accountability story after CBC reported Walbran Valley protest sentences tied to a 2025 injunction, showing the province’s old-growth and forestry conflicts are still being routed through courts instead of durable certainty.
Update — August 7, 2026 morning
Added a Public Safety / Wildfires accountability story after Global News reported that a 90-year-old Desert Cove man with dementia needed a stranger’s help to evacuate during wildfire pressure, then was reportedly told no accommodation was available at the reception centre. The framing praises the helper and asks for a provincial vulnerable-person evacuation protocol and overflow accommodation plan.
Update — August 7, 2026 second morning
Added a Public Safety / Northern B.C. accountability story after CBC reported Fort St. John RCMP are investigating a second drive-by shooting in recent weeks, with bullet holes found in a trailer, two neighbouring homes and a vehicle near downtown. The framing labels police claims carefully and asks for a northern public-safety scorecard.
Update — August 7, 2026 midday
Added an NDP Watch / Forestry accountability story after Global News and Business Examiner reported Interfor is shifting corporate functions from Burnaby to Georgia. The framing distinguishes company and market factors from provincial responsibility, and asks for measurable forestry competitiveness targets instead of spending-announcement spin.
Update — August 7, 2026 second midday
Added a Public Services / Accessibility accountability story after Global News reported a 71-year-old long-time HandyDART passenger was left without rides for two months before B.C.’s transportation minister directed staff to fix the problem. The framing asks for a clear escalation standard when accessible-transit users are stranded by technical or contractor limits.
Update — August 7, 2026 evening
Added a Healthcare / Wildfire Risk accountability story after Global News reported 100 Mile District General Hospital’s emergency department closed for a 13-hour stretch on August 7 and was expected to close again Sunday, with patients directed 95 kilometres to Williams Lake while wildfire smoke and road risks affected the region.
Update — August 8, 2026 midday
Added a Jobs / Economy accountability story after Castanet reported Metro Kelowna’s unemployment rate reached 9.3%, the highest among Canadian metro regions for a third straight month, despite local job gains.
Kelowna’s 9.3% Jobless Rate Exposes the Weak Spot in B.C.’s Jobs Spin
Metro Kelowna had Canada’s highest unemployment rate for a third straight month. B.C.’s provincewide jobs line does not answer the regional reality facing the Interior.
Read the record →Update — August 8, 2026 second midday
Added a Public Safety accountability story after Surrey Now-Leader, Castanet/Canadian Press and Surrey Police Service records showed a suspected targeted Whalley shooting, a same-week Robertson Drive Park shots-fired investigation, firearm-related charges from an August 2 arrest and a July 28 City Centre shooting file. The framing avoids speculation and asks for measurable safety results.
Update — August 8, 2026 evening
Added a Public Safety / Wildfires accountability story after CBC and EmergencyInfoBC records showed B.C. moving to province-wide wildfire emergency powers following the Summerland evacuation order and tens of thousands of residents displaced or on alert. The framing asks for a dated explanation of the emergency threshold and what powers will be used first.
Eby’s Wildfire Emergency Threshold Finally Appeared After Thousands Were Out
B.C. declared province-wide wildfire emergency powers after Summerland was ordered out and tens of thousands were displaced or on alert. The province owes a dated threshold explanation.
Read the record →Surrey’s Latest Shooting Shows Why Safety Promises Need a Scoreboard
A suspected targeted Whalley shooting and same-week Surrey Police firearm files show why B.C. needs measurable public-safety results, not another announcement cycle.
Read the record →B.C. Rents Fell. So Why Is This Still One of Canada’s Worst Rental Markets?
July asking rents fell in B.C., but Rentals.ca/Urbanation data reported by CBC still left the province near the top of Canada’s rental-affordability crisis.
Read the record →Summerland Fled in Hours. What Is B.C.’s Wildfire Escalation Threshold?
The Bald Range wildfire forced an evacuation order affecting about 12,000 Summerland residents after explosive Friday growth. B.C. needs a clearer emergency-escalation threshold.
Read the record →100 Mile House ER Closed While Wildfires Made the Detour More Dangerous
Global News reported 100 Mile House faced its 36th ER closure of 2026 while patients needing emergency care were directed 95 kilometres to Williams Lake through wildfire smoke and road-risk conditions.
Read the record →HandyDART Case Shows B.C. Accessibility Can’t Depend on Media Pressure
Global News reported a 71-year-old HandyDART user was left without rides for two months before B.C.’s transportation minister directed staff to fix the problem.
Read the record →Interfor’s Georgia Shift Shows B.C. Forestry Is Losing More Than Mills
Interfor’s shift of corporate functions from Burnaby to Georgia is a warning sign for B.C. forestry: the province is losing command-centre confidence, not just mill capacity.
Read the record →Second Fort St. John Drive-By Shows B.C.’s Safety Crisis Is Not Just a Lower Mainland Problem
CBC reports Fort St. John RCMP are investigating a second drive-by shooting in recent weeks after bullets hit homes, a trailer and a vehicle near downtown.
Read the record →90-Year-Old With Dementia Left Behind in Wildfire Evacuation Shows B.C.’s ESS Gap
Global News reported that a 90-year-old Desert Cove man with dementia needed a stranger’s help to evacuate, then was reportedly told no accommodation was available at reception.
Read the record →Wellness-Check Inquest Hands Eby a Checklist. Will He Act?
A coroner’s inquest into the death of Haida elder Jimmie Johannesson produced concrete wellness-check, mental-health training and Indigenous housing-support recommendations. B.C. needs deadlines, not another shelf report.
Read the record →$927M Film Credits, Arts Cuts: Eby’s Budget Needs Receipts
B.C. Budget 2026 carries deep deficits while Hansard shows questions over a $3.5-million arts-and-culture line and $927 million forecast for film tax credits.
Read the record →NDP’s $125M Blind Spot: Bill 2 Makes Fewer Capital Projects “Major” Enough to Report
Bill 2 raises B.C.’s major-capital-project reporting threshold from $50 million to $125 million while Budget 2026 carries huge deficits, a $37.7-billion capital plan and rising taxpayer-supported debt.
Read the record →Classified CBSA Bishnoi Report Makes B.C.’s Extortion Crisis a Results Test for Eby
Global News says a classified CBSA tactical guide describes the Bishnoi gang’s growing presence in Canada. B.C. needs a public scoreboard for extortion complaints, arrests, charges, bail outcomes and victim support.
Read the record →Update — August 8, 2026 midday
Added a Jobs / Economy accountability story after Castanet reported Metro Kelowna’s unemployment rate reached 9.3%, the highest among Canadian metro regions for a third straight month, despite local job gains.
Kelowna’s 9.3% Jobless Rate Exposes the Weak Spot in B.C.’s Jobs Spin
Metro Kelowna had Canada’s highest unemployment rate for a third straight month. B.C.’s provincewide jobs line does not answer the regional reality facing the Interior.
Read the record →Vancouver Home Sales Drop Shows Eby’s Housing Plan Still Has a Confidence Problem
CBC/Canadian Press reports Greater Vancouver’s July home sales were 18.6% below the 10-year seasonal average while the benchmark price remained above $1 million.
Read the record →Walbran Sentences Show the NDP Still Has No Durable Forestry Peace Plan
Two Walbran blockade sentences show B.C. forestry conflict is still being pushed through injunctions, arrests and courts instead of a durable land-use settlement.
Read the record →Eby’s 48 Medical Seats Won’t Fix Today’s Doctor Shortage
B.C.’s new SFU medical school starts with 48 students in interim space while the premier admits the doctor shortage remains real now.
Read the record →B.C.’s Clean-Power Pitch Just Bought a Gas Plant
BC Hydro is acquiring Campbell River’s 275-MW Island Generation gas-fired plant after government says B.C. needs electricity capacity sooner than expected.
Read the record →Rural B.C. ER Closures Keep Coming. Where Is Eby’s Stabilization?
Interior Health alerts and local reporting show repeated rural emergency-room interruptions while B.C.’s health minister says closures are tracking in the right direction.
Read the record →Eby’s RICO Ask Is an Admission B.C.’s Safety Tools Aren’t Enough
David Eby is asking Ottawa for U.S.-style anti-racketeering laws. That demands metrics, civil-liberties guardrails and an honest accounting of what B.C.’s current safety tools have not fixed.
Read the record →After 230 Homes Burned, B.C. Owes Evacuees the Wildfire Threshold
Bradley Creek’s damage estimate, 1,400 evacuees and unsafe return conditions make the NDP’s emergency threshold a public accountability test.
Read the record →B.C. Says No State of Emergency. Evacuees Deserve the Evidence.
As Okanagan and Interior wildfire evacuations spread, Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says B.C. does not need emergency powers. The public deserves the evidence behind that threshold.
Read the record →Downtown Victoria’s Safety Report Is a Warning Eby Can’t Ignore
Downtown Victoria’s 2026 business report says safety, public disorder and open drug use are still limiting visits and confidence despite fresh government programs.
Read the record →Big Bar Evacuation Orders Demand Answers on Wildfire Air Response
As Big Bar Complex evacuation orders and alerts spread, residents questioning wildfire air support deserve clear public answers from Victoria and incident commanders.
Read the record →Incomappleux Road Shutdown Shows the Cost of Access-by-Neglect
B.C. government records show the Incomappleux FSR is gated, unsafe and headed for deactivation, raising hard questions about public access after conservation policy removes the repair case.
Read the record →Update — August 8, 2026 midday
Added a Jobs / Economy accountability story after Castanet reported Metro Kelowna’s unemployment rate reached 9.3%, the highest among Canadian metro regions for a third straight month, despite local job gains.
Kelowna’s 9.3% Jobless Rate Exposes the Weak Spot in B.C.’s Jobs Spin
Metro Kelowna had Canada’s highest unemployment rate for a third straight month. B.C.’s provincewide jobs line does not answer the regional reality facing the Interior.
Read the record →Richmond Encampment Fire Risk Exposes Eby’s Accountability Gap
Richmond records and Global News video show a growing highway encampment, fire-risk warnings, and provincial land responsibility still without clear public accountability.
Read the record →London Drugs Layoffs Are Another Warning Light for Eby’s B.C. Economy
London Drugs job cuts and recent Vancouver closures are a local warning light on jobs, public safety and business confidence under David Eby’s B.C. government.
Read the record →Montrose Appeal Shows Eby’s Cowichan Property Problem Is Still Open
Montrose is appealing the refusal to reopen the Cowichan title case, keeping B.C.’s private-property certainty problem squarely on David Eby’s desk.
Read the record →Vancouver Asked Eby to Close the Public-Hearing Loophole. He Should.
After Vancouver’s Villages Plan hearing drew California callers and more than 340 registered speakers, the city asked Victoria for a Vancouver Charter fix so local hearings stay accountable to affected communities.
Read the record →Eby’s Mental-Health Beds Are Years Away. Patients Are Waiting in ERs Now.
Partial B.C. data shows psychiatric patients can wait hours — and in one Interior Health case, more than nine days — for a bed while the province’s new facilities are scheduled for 2027 and 2028.
Read the record →Sea to Sky Land Rules: Did the Public Know What Just Closed?
B.C.’s Sea to Sky consultation closed July 20 after proposing Land Act objectives tied to 33 cultural/historical sites and six special cultural management areas covering more than 20,000 hectares.
Read the record →The Picket Lines Are Down. Eby’s Nursing Crisis Is Not.
BCNU says nurses have ended province-wide job action after accepting mediators’ recommendations, but compensation arbitration, violence, staffing and non-nursing duties remain public accountability tests.
Read the record →Nurses Say Violence Is Still Not Part of the Job. Why Hasn’t Victoria Acted?
BCNU says nurses are still facing violence, abuse and short staffing while government and health employers have yet to meaningfully act on safety measures put forward months ago.
Read the record →865 Repeat-Offender Files: The NDP’s New Hubs Are Also an Admission
B.C.’s July 23 repeat-offender announcement says as many as 865 people will be monitored provincewide, including 365 in the Lower Mainland. That is progress rhetoric — and an admission of scale.
Read the record →Eby’s Pipeline Gamble Hits 27%: Angus Reid Shows Former NDP Voters Sliding Away
Angus Reid says Eby’s approval has fallen to 27% after the Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline announcement, while approval among past BC NDP voters dropped from 78% to 53% in one month.
Read the record →Yellowhead Copper Now Needs Two Green Lights: B.C.’s “Certainty” Comes With Another Consent Gate
B.C. says Yellowhead Copper now requires both a provincial environmental assessment certificate and Simpcw consent before it can proceed. That is a major-project accountability story, not just a reconciliation announcement.
Read the record →Three Weeks Without an ER: Hudson’s Hope Shows the Rural Health-Care Promise Is Broken
Hudson’s Hope Health Centre’s emergency department is closed until Aug. 4 because of staffing shortages. For rural B.C., that is not a brief interruption — it is a system failure.
Read the record →One-Third of Metro Vancouver Wants an Inquiry. Will Victoria Let Taxpayers See Inside?
Surrey says New Westminster and both North Vancouver municipalities now back its Metro Vancouver inquiry call — representing about one million residents and roughly one-third of the region.
Read the record →Northwood Pulp Mill Is Closing: 300 Prince George Jobs Hit While B.C. Waits for a Forestry Plan
Canfor says it will permanently close Northwood in Prince George, directly affecting about 300 employees and removing about 300,000 tonnes of annual pulp production.
Read the record →Operation Hard Ball and B.C.’s Extortion Crisis: The Questions Eby Still Has to Answer
A viral West Vancouver / France card points to a real FBI-RCMP organized-crime case — and to unanswered B.C. questions about extortion response, victim support and transparency.
Read the record →Eby’s Drug-Crisis Victory Lap Problem: 109 Dead in May
BC Coroners Service preliminary data says 109 people died from suspected unregulated-drug toxicity in May — the lowest month since 2020, but still about 3.5 deaths a day.
Read the record →Operation Hard Ball and B.C.’s Extortion Crisis: The Questions Eby Still Has to Answer
A viral West Vancouver / France card points to a real FBI-RCMP organized-crime case — and to unanswered B.C. questions about extortion response, victim support and transparency.
Read the record →BC Nurses Escalate Again: Island Picket Lines and 2,300 Alleged Intimidation Reports
BCNU says bargaining has hit an impasse again, Surrey picket lines are up, Vancouver Island dates are scheduled, and nurses have filed more than 2,300 alleged intimidation reports.
Read the record →Eby Adds 127,000 Hectares to the 30x30 Watchlist
B.C. has opened conservation planning for Qat’muk, Skagit Headwaters and Raush Valley — including a three-year pause on new mineral-tenure applications in Qat’muk.
Read the record →Operation Hard Ball and B.C.’s Extortion Crisis: The Questions Eby Still Has to Answer
A viral West Vancouver / France card points to a real FBI-RCMP organized-crime case — and to unanswered B.C. questions about extortion response, victim support and transparency.
Read the record →Nurses Say Intimidation Is Spreading as Eby’s Health-Care Fight Expands
BCNU says nurses have reported more than 1,400 alleged employer-intimidation incidents as job action moves from VGH to more facilities. The NDP government cannot call that labour peace.
Read the record →BC Ferries Riders Pay More Now While Relief Is Built in China Years Away
BC Ferries brought in a 5% fuel surcharge while the major-vessel relief coastal communities need will not begin arriving until 2029 — from a Chinese shipyard.
Read the record →The NDP Finally Admits Repeat Property Crime Needs a Crackdown
B.C.’s new chronic property-offender hubs are an admission that repeat theft, vandalism and street disorder are real — but the NDP still owes a justice-capacity plan.
Read the record →Eby Says He Can’t Stop the Pipeline. Delta Gets the Risk Invoice.
David Eby says B.C. cannot stop Ottawa’s proposed West Coast pipeline. That makes the unanswered Delta, Roberts Bank and orca-risk questions more urgent, not less.
Read the record →B.C.’s FOI Watchdog Found the Transparency Gap the NDP Still Hasn’t Closed
B.C.’s Information and Privacy Commissioner says public bodies still do not consistently track basic FOI performance metrics. After Bill 9, that is an accountability warning the NDP cannot ignore.
Read the record →Operation Hard Ball and B.C.’s Extortion Crisis: The Questions Eby Still Has to Answer
A viral West Vancouver / France card points to a real FBI-RCMP organized-crime case — and to unanswered B.C. questions about extortion response, victim support and transparency.
Read the record →B.C. Nurses Are Taking Eby’s Health-Care Crisis to VGH
BCNU escalated job action with a July 7 Vancouver General Hospital picket line while maintaining essential services. The province’s biggest hospital is now part of Eby’s health-care labour crisis.
Read the record →Operation Hard Ball and B.C.’s Extortion Crisis: The Questions Eby Still Has to Answer
A viral West Vancouver / France card points to a real FBI-RCMP organized-crime case — and to unanswered B.C. questions about extortion response, victim support and transparency.
Read the record →Interior B.C. ER Doors Are Closing Again This Weekend
Merritt and Clearwater residents are being told again that local emergency rooms will be unavailable. Rural B.C. deserves more than another diversion notice to Kamloops.
Read the record →Eby’s Tahltan Talks Just Got Ottawa’s Blessing
Ottawa has put a December 1 deadline behind participation in B.C.’s Tahltan Foundation Agreement talks. Voters deserve to know what is being negotiated.
Read the record →Eby Got a Bigger Cushion Without Facing Voters
Penticton-Summerland elected Amelia Boultbee as a Conservative by 317 votes. Now that seat gives David Eby another NDP caucus vote without a by-election.
Read the record →Eby’s Pipeline Wall Became a Side Deal
A proposed Alberta-to-Delta pipeline route and federal-B.C. framework turn David Eby’s opposition into a compensation negotiation, not a court fight.
Read the record →Eby Wants Critical Minerals. His KSM File Says Uncertainty.
KSM shows the gap between B.C.’s critical-minerals sales pitch and the NDP government’s record on consultation, permitting certainty and northern resource jobs.
Read the record →Cowichan Case: The Door Closed on Montrose. The NDP Still Owes B.C. a Map.
Montrose lost its bid to reopen the Cowichan title case. The appeal may decide the law, but voters still deserve transparent notice where private land is at issue.
Read the record →Delta Wants Open Answers on the Massey Tunnel Risk
After B.C. terminated the Massey Tunnel contractor path, Delta’s mayor is demanding public answers about safety questions beside the old crossing.
Read the record →Update — August 8, 2026 midday
Added a Jobs / Economy accountability story after Castanet reported Metro Kelowna’s unemployment rate reached 9.3%, the highest among Canadian metro regions for a third straight month, despite local job gains.
Kelowna’s 9.3% Jobless Rate Exposes the Weak Spot in B.C.’s Jobs Spin
Metro Kelowna had Canada’s highest unemployment rate for a third straight month. B.C.’s provincewide jobs line does not answer the regional reality facing the Interior.
Read the record →Eby’s Condo Plan Now Has Ethics Questions Attached
The Eby-Carney vacant-condo plan is now facing an ethics-committee probe request, and taxpayers still do not have the transaction-level details.
Read the record →Eby’s Pipeline Objection Just Hit a Real Deadline
Alberta has put a dated one-million-barrel West Coast pipeline timeline on the table. B.C. voters deserve more than reflexive opposition and process complaints.
Read the record →Operation Hard Ball and B.C.’s Extortion Crisis: The Questions Eby Still Has to Answer
A viral West Vancouver / France card points to a real FBI-RCMP organized-crime case — and to unanswered B.C. questions about extortion response, victim support and transparency.
Read the record →B.C. Nurses Gave the NDP 72 Hours. Patients Deserve Answers.
B.C. nurses issued 72-hour strike notice after rejecting the tentative agreement, putting the Eby government’s health-care labour file back under pressure.
Read the record →Eby’s AI Power Bet Needs Public Answers
Hundreds protested proposed AI data centres while TELUS and governments advance a 150 MW B.C. cluster.
Read the record →Eby’s China LNG Pitch Needs More Than a Secret Itinerary
David Eby is courting PetroChina on LNG Canada Phase 2 while withholding the full China-trip itinerary from the public.
Read the record →Operation Hard Ball and B.C.’s Extortion Crisis: The Questions Eby Still Has to Answer
A viral West Vancouver / France card points to a real FBI-RCMP organized-crime case — and to unanswered B.C. questions about extortion response, victim support and transparency.
Read the record →67% of B.C. Nurses Rejected the Deal. The Crisis Is Still at the Bedside.
B.C. nurses voted no to the tentative four-year agreement, keeping the staffing, workload and patient-care crisis unresolved.
Read the record →Joffre Lakes Shows the NDP’s Park-Access Problem
A Charter warning over Joffre Lakes puts B.C.’s park-closure process, public access rules and transparency back under scrutiny.
Read the record →Update — August 8, 2026 midday
Added a Jobs / Economy accountability story after Castanet reported Metro Kelowna’s unemployment rate reached 9.3%, the highest among Canadian metro regions for a third straight month, despite local job gains.
Kelowna’s 9.3% Jobless Rate Exposes the Weak Spot in B.C.’s Jobs Spin
Metro Kelowna had Canada’s highest unemployment rate for a third straight month. B.C.’s provincewide jobs line does not answer the regional reality facing the Interior.
Read the record →Eby Says It’s Not a Bailout. The Condo Math Still Deserves Scrutiny.
Before Victoria helps finance a vacant-condo conversion plan, B.C. taxpayers deserve the purchase rules, affordability test and risk structure.
Read the record →Operation Hard Ball and B.C.’s Extortion Crisis: The Questions Eby Still Has to Answer
A viral West Vancouver / France card points to a real FBI-RCMP organized-crime case — and to unanswered B.C. questions about extortion response, victim support and transparency.
Read the record →B.C. Patients Wait While $200.6M in Non-Resident Health Bills Goes Unpaid
FOI-backed reporting says unpaid B.C. health bills from non-residents totalled $200.606M from 2020/21 to 2024/25.
Read the record →Eby’s Skills-Training Promise Is Collapsing on Campus
A new report says B.C.’s public post-secondary system faces its worst funding crisis while programs, staff and student supports are being cut.
Read the record →The Report Card Is In: Eby’s NDP Is Underwater on Every Major File
Angus Reid’s June 16 poll says British Columbians give David Eby’s NDP net-negative marks on every major issue measured.
Read the record →After Site C’s Blowout, the NDP Is Studying Two More Mega-Dams
B.C.’s NDP government is seriously re-examining Site E and Homathko hydro projects after Site C doubled from its original estimate to $16 billion.
Read the record →The Massey Tunnel Replacement Just Hit Another Reset
B.C. has terminated the Fraser River Tunnel final-construction path with Cross Fraser Partnership and will retender remaining work while insisting the project is still on track.
Read the record →The Open House Is Over. The Land-Transfer Deadline Is Not.
B.C.’s Tumbler Ridge open house is over, but public comment on West Moberly First Nations’ proposed Crown land transfers remains open until June 30.
Read the record →Operation Hard Ball and B.C.’s Extortion Crisis: The Questions Eby Still Has to Answer
A viral West Vancouver / France card points to a real FBI-RCMP organized-crime case — and to unanswered B.C. questions about extortion response, victim support and transparency.
Read the record →Four Drug Deaths a Day Is Not a Solved Crisis
BC Coroners Service preliminary data says 119 people died from suspected unregulated-drug toxicity in April 2026 — about four deaths a day.
Read the record →First Convictions Don’t Mean Surrey’s Extortion Crisis Is Over
Surrey Police Service has its first extortion-crisis convictions, but police are still investigating shots fired at occupied homes.
Read the record →Operation Hard Ball and B.C.’s Extortion Crisis: The Questions Eby Still Has to Answer
A viral West Vancouver / France card points to a real FBI-RCMP organized-crime case — and to unanswered B.C. questions about extortion response, victim support and transparency.
Read the record →Hospital Expansions Don’t Matter if the NDP Can’t Staff the ER Doors
Mission Memorial and Hudson’s Hope emergency-service interruptions show B.C.’s health-care crisis is still a staffing crisis.
Read the record →Operation Hard Ball and B.C.’s Extortion Crisis: The Questions Eby Still Has to Answer
A viral West Vancouver / France card points to a real FBI-RCMP organized-crime case — and to unanswered B.C. questions about extortion response, victim support and transparency.
Read the record →B.C. Covers the Process. Every Other Province Covers the Drug.
Global News reports B.C. is the only province not covering Luspatercept for myelodysplastic syndrome, while the NDP government defends its review process.
Read the record →Operation Hard Ball and B.C.’s Extortion Crisis: The Questions Eby Still Has to Answer
A viral West Vancouver / France card points to a real FBI-RCMP organized-crime case — and to unanswered B.C. questions about extortion response, victim support and transparency.
Read the record →Nurses Rejected the Deal. The File Exists Because 50,000 Nurses Forced the Issue.
BCNU says the tentative nurses agreement followed a record 98.2% strike mandate from more than 50,000 nurses. Nurses voted 67% to reject the tentative agreement on June 19.
Read the record →The Report Card Is In: Eby’s Finance Minister Failed Taxpayers
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation gave B.C.’s finance minister an F, while Budget 2026 confirms deficits, higher taxes and rising debt.
Read More →Eby’s Jobs Economy: Government Payroll Up, Youth Opportunity Down
B.C. employment rose in May, but unemployment stayed above Canada’s rate while youth and private-sector indicators moved the wrong way.
Read More →Update — August 8, 2026 midday
Added a Jobs / Economy accountability story after Castanet reported Metro Kelowna’s unemployment rate reached 9.3%, the highest among Canadian metro regions for a third straight month, despite local job gains.
Kelowna’s 9.3% Jobless Rate Exposes the Weak Spot in B.C.’s Jobs Spin
Metro Kelowna had Canada’s highest unemployment rate for a third straight month. B.C.’s provincewide jobs line does not answer the regional reality facing the Interior.
Read the record →Eby Says His Housing Plan Is Delivering. CMHC Says B.C. Construction Is Slowing.
B.C.’s BC Builds milestone is real, but CMHC’s 2026 outlook warns construction momentum in B.C. and Vancouver is weakening.
Read More →Eby Forced Surrey’s Police Transition. Now the Top Cop Is Out and the Board Is Melting Down.
Surrey’s provincially forced police transition now faces a chief ouster, board resignations, union concern and renewed questions about who is accountable.
Read More →When Seconds Count, Eby’s B.C. Has 911 Workers at the Breaking Point.
CUPE 8911 issued 72-hour strike notice for B.C. emergency communications workers after months of bargaining with E-Comm 9-1-1 reached impasse.
Read More →Eby Says B.C. Is Open for Critical Minerals. His Government Just Extended a Mining Freeze to 2027.
B.C.’s NDP extended the northern pause on new mineral, placer and coal tenures to Jan. 31, 2027, while industry warns investors need certainty.
Read More →Leger Poll Puts Conservatives Ahead While Eby Reaches for the MAGA Label
Leger’s June Pulse Check puts the BC Conservatives at 45% and the NDP at 41% among decided voters, with housing, health care and the economy leading public concern.
Read More →Schoenborn Conditional Discharge Shows B.C.’s Public-Safety Trust Problem
The B.C. Review Board granted Allan Schoenborn a conditional discharge. Families and local leaders are asking why public safety and victim confidence keep coming last.
Read More →After Years of $10-a-Day Promises, the NDP Is Back to Asking Parents for Feedback
The NDP paused new $10-a-day enrolment, faced provider funding warnings, and is now asking families for more feedback.
Read More →Eby Passed the K’ómoks Treaty Act. Wei Wai Kum Says the Overlap Fight Isn’t Over.
The NDP pushed Bill 20 through while neighbouring First Nations and UBCIC said serious overlap and consent concerns remained unresolved.
Read More →Eby Called Spring a Success. CityNews’ Scorecard Says Otherwise.
The NDP’s spring-session victory lap collides with deficits, DRIPA trouble, health-care pressure and delayed infrastructure projects.
Read More →If DRIPA Can Reach ICBC, What Else Is Eby Hiding?
Eby finally named two DRIPA-linked court examples — an ICBC benefits dispute and the Willingdon class action — while still refusing to release the full list.
Read More →Eby’s FIFA Costs Are “Down” Only After Ottawa Pays
The NDP’s new World Cup line is that costs are down. The same update shows a $242-million safety-and-security estimate, Vancouver’s larger host-city budget, hotel-tax dependence and another promised $100 million from Ottawa.
Read More →Operation Hard Ball and B.C.’s Extortion Crisis: The Questions Eby Still Has to Answer
A viral West Vancouver / France card points to a real FBI-RCMP organized-crime case — and to unanswered B.C. questions about extortion response, victim support and transparency.
Read the record →Burnaby Was Promised Hospital Beds. Now Residents Are Rallying for a Timeline.
After B.C. cancelled the Phase 2 Burnaby Hospital construction contract, residents rallied for a restart, a timeline and the 160 beds and cancer care the province had already advertised.
Read More →From Deleted Records to Bonnie Henry: B.C.’s Accountability Problem Is Bigger Than One Scandal
A careful accountability piece tying Clark-era transparency failures to Bonnie Henry’s health-care worker orders, nurse mandate fallout, and the CSASPP court-access fight.
Read More →Eby’s DRIPA Gamble Is Going to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear B.C.’s appeal in the Gitxaała/Ehattesaht mineral-claims case — a direct test of what the NDP’s DRIPA framework means in law.
Read More →Update — August 8, 2026 midday
Added a Jobs / Economy accountability story after Castanet reported Metro Kelowna’s unemployment rate reached 9.3%, the highest among Canadian metro regions for a third straight month, despite local job gains.
Kelowna’s 9.3% Jobless Rate Exposes the Weak Spot in B.C.’s Jobs Spin
Metro Kelowna had Canada’s highest unemployment rate for a third straight month. B.C.’s provincewide jobs line does not answer the regional reality facing the Interior.
Read the record →Half a Million Dollars, Two Tenants: BC Housing’s SRO Math Exposed
Global News reports B.C. funding of $547,100 over two months while Vancouver’s 140-room Colonial Hotel SRO was winding down with two tenants remaining.
Read More →Rebel’s Homeschool Interview Puts the NDP’s Education-Control Problem Back on the Table
A Rebel News interview with HSLDA president Peter Stock raises the question B.C. parents are already asking: why is the NDP narrowing home-learning options while families look for alternatives?
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Update — June 3, 2026
Reviewed all May 13–31 posts plus older homepage/sidebar features for stale current-event framing. Added June 3 correction notes to the Cowichan/Montrose, Bill 9 and Bill 20/K’ómoks files so litigation, FOI and treaty-status claims are no longer frozen at their May hearing/debate posture.
Update — May 27, 2026
Reviewed all May 2026 posts from the last 21 days plus older homepage/sidebar features. Added update notes to the Cowichan/Montrose hearing post and the nurses strike-vote/strike-mandate posts so past event framing now reflects the May 22 tentative nurses agreement, the May 25–27 Cowichan reopening hearing, and the active Supreme Court DRIPA/mineral-claims docket.
B.C. Rents Fell. So Why Is This Still One of Canada’s Worst Rental Markets?
July asking rents fell in B.C., but Rentals.ca/Urbanation data reported by CBC still left the province near the top of Canada’s rental-affordability crisis.
Read Full Story →Summerland Fled in Hours. What Is B.C.’s Wildfire Escalation Threshold?
The Bald Range wildfire forced an evacuation order affecting about 12,000 Summerland residents after explosive Friday growth. B.C. needs a clearer emergency-escalation threshold.
Read Full Story →B.C.’s Forced-Treatment Law Just Hit a Charter Wall
The B.C. Supreme Court says B.C.’s involuntary mental-health treatment-consent regime violated Charter rights and gave the Legislature six months to write Charter-compliant law.
Read Full Story →Eby’s Density Push Forgot the Classroom
New Westminster’s school-capacity crunch shows the province cannot order more density and leave families waiting for the classrooms, fields and safe buildings that growth requires.
Read Full Story →Eby’s Mental-Health Beds Are Years Away. Patients Are Waiting in ERs Now.
Partial B.C. data shows psychiatric patients can wait hours — and in one Interior Health case, more than nine days — for a bed while the province’s new facilities are scheduled for 2027 and 2028.
Read Full Story →B.C. Nurses Are Taking Eby’s Health-Care Crisis to VGH
BCNU escalated job action with a July 7 Vancouver General Hospital picket line while maintaining essential services. The province’s biggest hospital is now part of Eby’s health-care labour crisis.
Read Full Story →Interior B.C. ER Doors Are Closing Again This Weekend
Merritt and Clearwater residents are being told again that local emergency rooms will be unavailable. Rural B.C. deserves more than another diversion notice to Kamloops.
Read Full Story →Eby’s Tahltan Talks Just Got Ottawa’s Blessing
Ottawa has put a December 1 deadline behind participation in B.C.’s Tahltan Foundation Agreement talks. Voters deserve to know what is being negotiated.
Read Full Story →Eby Got a Bigger Cushion Without Facing Voters
Penticton-Summerland elected Amelia Boultbee as a Conservative by 317 votes. Now that seat gives David Eby another NDP caucus vote without a by-election.
Read Full Story →Eby’s Pipeline Wall Became a Side Deal
A proposed Alberta-to-Delta pipeline route and federal-B.C. framework turn David Eby’s opposition into a compensation negotiation, not a court fight.
Read Full Story →Cowichan Case: The Door Closed on Montrose. The NDP Still Owes B.C. a Map.
Montrose lost its bid to reopen the Cowichan title case. The appeal may decide the law, but voters still deserve transparent notice where private land is at issue.
Read Full Story →Eby’s Pipeline Objection Just Hit a Real Deadline
Alberta has put a dated one-million-barrel West Coast pipeline timeline on the table. B.C. voters deserve more than reflexive opposition and process complaints.
Read Full Story →B.C. Nurses Gave the NDP 72 Hours. Patients Deserve Answers.
B.C. nurses issued 72-hour strike notice after rejecting the tentative agreement, putting the Eby government’s health-care labour file back under pressure.
Read Full Story →Eby’s AI Power Bet Needs Public Answers
Hundreds protested proposed AI data centres while TELUS and governments advance a 150 MW B.C. cluster.
Read Full Story →Eby’s China LNG Pitch Needs More Than a Secret Itinerary
David Eby is courting PetroChina on LNG Canada Phase 2 while withholding the full China-trip itinerary from the public.
Read Full Story →67% of B.C. Nurses Rejected the Deal. The Crisis Is Still at the Bedside.
B.C. nurses voted no to the tentative four-year agreement, keeping the staffing, workload and patient-care crisis unresolved.
Read Full Story →Joffre Lakes Shows the NDP’s Park-Access Problem
A Charter warning over Joffre Lakes puts B.C.’s park-closure process, public access rules and transparency back under scrutiny.
Read Full Story →Eby’s Skills-Training Promise Is Collapsing on Campus
A new report says B.C.’s public post-secondary system faces its worst funding crisis while programs, staff and student supports are being cut.
Read Full Story →The Massey Tunnel Replacement Just Hit Another Reset
B.C. has terminated the Fraser River Tunnel final-construction path with Cross Fraser Partnership and will retender remaining work while insisting the project is still on track.
Read Full Story →The Open House Is Over. The Land-Transfer Deadline Is Not.
B.C.’s Tumbler Ridge open house is over, but public comment on West Moberly First Nations’ proposed Crown land transfers remains open until June 30.
Read Full Story →Four Drug Deaths a Day Is Not a Solved Crisis
BC Coroners Service preliminary data says 119 people died from suspected unregulated-drug toxicity in April 2026 — about four deaths a day.
Read Full Story →First Convictions Don’t Mean Surrey’s Extortion Crisis Is Over
Surrey has its first extortion-crisis convictions while police continue to investigate shots fired at occupied homes.
Read Full Story →Hospital Expansions Don’t Matter if the NDP Can’t Staff the ER Doors
Mission Memorial and Hudson’s Hope emergency-service interruptions show B.C.’s health-care crisis is still a staffing crisis.
Read Full Story →Nurses Rejected the Deal. The File Exists Because 50,000 Nurses Forced the Issue.
BCNU says the tentative nurses agreement followed a record 98.2% strike mandate. Nurses voted 67% to reject the tentative agreement on June 19.
Read Full Story →B.C. Covers the Process. Every Other Province Covers the Drug.
Global News reports B.C. is the only province not covering Luspatercept for myelodysplastic syndrome, while the NDP government defends its review process.
Read Full Story →The Report Card Is In: Eby’s Finance Minister Failed Taxpayers
The CTF ranked B.C.’s finance minister dead last in Canada as Budget 2026 confirms higher taxes, deficits and rising debt.
Read Full Story →Eby’s Jobs Economy: Government Payroll Up, Youth Opportunity Down
B.C. added jobs in May, but unemployment stayed above Canada’s rate as youth unemployment and private-sector weakness raise harder questions.
Read Full Story →Eby Says His Housing Plan Is Delivering. CMHC Says B.C. Construction Is Slowing.
B.C.’s BC Builds victory lap collides with CMHC warnings that B.C. and Vancouver construction momentum is weakening.
Read Full Story →When Seconds Count, Eby’s B.C. Has 911 Workers at the Breaking Point.
CUPE 8911 issued 72-hour strike notice for B.C. emergency communications workers after months of bargaining with E-Comm 9-1-1 reached impasse.
Read Full Story →Leger Poll Puts Conservatives Ahead While Eby Reaches for the MAGA Label
Leger’s June Pulse Check puts the BC Conservatives narrowly ahead as voters keep naming housing, health care, the economy, deficits, taxes and public safety.
Read Full Story →Schoenborn Conditional Discharge Shows B.C.’s Public-Safety Trust Problem
The B.C. Review Board granted Allan Schoenborn a conditional discharge, exposing the public-safety trust gap around B.C.’s mental-health justice system.
Read Full Story →After Years of $10-a-Day Promises, the NDP Is Back to Asking Parents for Feedback
The province paused new $10-a-day child-care enrolment, providers warned about funding pressure, and families are still waiting for affordable spaces.
Read Full Story →Eby Passed the K’ómoks Treaty Act. Wei Wai Kum Says the Overlap Fight Isn’t Over.
A treaty sold as reconciliation has passed while neighbouring First Nations and UBCIC warn overlap, consent and jurisdiction concerns remain unresolved.
Read Full Story →Eby Called Spring a Success. CityNews’ Scorecard Says Otherwise.
The NDP’s spring-session victory lap collides with deficits, DRIPA trouble, health-care pressure and delayed infrastructure projects.
Read Full Story →If DRIPA Can Reach ICBC, What Else Is Eby Hiding?
Eby finally named two DRIPA-linked court examples — an ICBC benefits dispute and the Willingdon class action — while still refusing to release the full list.
Read Full Story →Eby’s FIFA Costs Are “Down” Only After Ottawa Pays
The NDP’s new World Cup line is that costs are down. The same update shows a $242-million safety-and-security estimate, Vancouver’s larger host-city budget, hotel-tax dependence and another promised $100 million from Ottawa.
Read Full Story →Burnaby Was Promised Hospital Beds. Now Residents Are Rallying for a Timeline.
After B.C. cancelled the Phase 2 Burnaby Hospital construction contract, residents rallied for a restart, a timeline and the 160 beds and cancer care the province had already advertised.
Read Full Story →From Deleted Records to Bonnie Henry: B.C.’s Accountability Problem Is Bigger Than One Scandal
A careful accountability piece tying Clark-era transparency failures to Bonnie Henry’s health-care worker orders, nurse mandate fallout, and the CSASPP court-access fight.
Read Full Story →Eby’s DRIPA Gamble Is Going to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear B.C.’s appeal in the Gitxaała/Ehattesaht mineral-claims case — a direct test of what the NDP’s DRIPA framework means in law.
Read Full Story →Half a Million Dollars, Two Tenants: BC Housing’s SRO Math Exposed
Global News reports B.C. funding of $547,100 over two months while Vancouver’s 140-room Colonial Hotel SRO was winding down with two tenants remaining.
Read Full Story →Brodie’s Bill 20 Warning Puts Eby’s Treaty Agenda Back Under the Spotlight
Dallas Brodie’s new Bill 20 video gives the K’ómoks Treaty Act a fresh political frame: land, money, jurisdiction, overlap and consent.
Read Full Story →NDP Is Accused of Changing the Rules to Save Its Secrecy Bill
Bill 9 was already a transparency problem. Now the Opposition says the NDP is bending legislative convention to rescue its own FOI amendments.
Read Full Story →Eby Got the Closed-Door Meeting. Carney Had Already Set the Pipeline Terms.
After Premier David Eby met Prime Minister Mark Carney behind closed doors in Vancouver, British Columbians still need to know what B.C. actually won on jobs, revenue and resource certainty.
Read Full Story →Claire Rattée Was Told to Leave. The LNG Credit Fight Shows Eby’s Northern B.C. Problem.
A viral Claire Rattée Reel turns one legislature clash into a bigger question: why is the NDP trying to claim LNG credit now while Northern B.C. workers remember who fought for resource jobs when it mattered?
Read Full Story →Too Big to Answer? Bonnie Henry, the NDP, and the Court Fight Over Government Accountability
After a 2.5-year wait and a 144-page refusal to certify one of Canada’s largest proposed class actions, CSASPP is appealing — and the issue now reaches beyond COVID into emergency powers, DRIPA uncertainty, land rights, and civil liberties.
Read Full Story →Claire Rattée Challenged the NDP on Jobs. The Numbers Back the Warning.
After the Jobs Minister accused Rattée of being “economical with the truth,” the data shows B.C. has shed 40,000-plus jobs, youth unemployment is elevated, and DRIPA uncertainty is hitting investment confidence.
Read Full Story →Margaret Wente Asks the Question Eby Won’t Answer: Who Runs B.C.?
Wente’s column turns B.C.’s DRIPA uncertainty into a national question: can Carney build anything if Eby keeps moving land-use power behind closed doors?
Read Full Story →Eby’s Third Heritage Act Try Looks Like Land Back by Legislation
Tom Fletcher’s latest Western Standard column connects the Heritage Conservation Act rewrite to the bigger NDP pattern: land-use power shifting behind closed doors.
Read Full Story →Okanagan Falls Shows the NDP’s Closed-Door DRIPA Problem
A community voted for incorporation. Now residents are watching naming, boundary and DRIPA questions get handled through a process they cannot see clearly.
Read Full Story →Eby’s Pet-Rental Promise Is Still Just a Petition Page
The NDP says pets should be welcome in purpose-built rentals. Current provincial tenancy guidance still tells renters that landlords can say no.
Read Full Story →A $235M Settlement Doesn’t Fix B.C.’s $3.86B Wastewater Disaster
Metro Vancouver’s North Shore wastewater settlement may end one legal fight. It does not answer how a roughly $700-million public project became a $3.86-billion bill.
Read Full Story →Bill 9 All-Nighter: Eby’s NDP Makes Secrecy a 4 A.M. Vote
The NDP government advanced Bill 9 after an all-night FOI fight. British Columbians deserved daylight, not a 4 A.M. transparency vote.
Read Full Story →7,829 Seniors Waiting: Long-Term Care Crisis Exposes NDP Priorities
Opposition-released figures say 7,829 seniors were waiting for long-term care in January. The NDP cannot call that a health-care success story.
Read Full Story →Who Controls Your Doctor Now? B.C.’s HPOA Needs Sunlight
A viral TikTok is dramatic, but the core issue is real: B.C.’s Health Professions and Occupations Act has changed health regulation, and patients deserve plain answers about independence, records access and penalties.
Read Full Story →Eby’s LNG Phase 2 Push Needs Receipts Before Another Megaproject Bet
Ottawa, B.C. and LNG Canada are moving toward a possible 2026 Phase 2 decision. Taxpayers need the ledger before the next megaproject bet.
Read Full Story →Pacific Spirit Park Talks Show Why Land-Back Deals Need Daylight
A renewed online fight over Pacific Spirit Regional Park shows why B.C. needs open rules before public land, reconciliation policy and park access collide.
Read Full Story →98.2% Strike Mandate: Nurses Deliver a Warning Eby Cannot Spin Away
More than 50,000 B.C. nurses voted 98.2% in favour of job action, the strongest strike mandate in BCNU history, after months of bargaining and an April impasse.
Read Full Story →World Cup Costs Are Still Hidden One Month Before Kickoff
Eby unveiled BC Place upgrades and promised a $1B economic impact, but taxpayers still do not have the full hosting bill for Vancouver’s seven FIFA World Cup matches.
Read Full Story →Heritage Act Backlash: Local Governments and Industry Refuse Eby’s NDA Process
A broad municipal and business coalition rejected NDAs tied to B.C.’s Heritage Conservation Act reforms, warning that major land-use rules are being shaped behind closed doors.
Read Full Story →Burnaby Hospital Phase 2: The Contract Is Cancelled, but Eby Still Calls It “Re-Paced”
Phase 2 was supposed to deliver a 160-bed tower and cancer-care centre. The province cancelled the contract and left Burnaby without a confirmed construction start date.
Read Full Story →Eby’s FIFA Gamble: $18M Later, Protesters Still Say “No FIFA on Stolen Land”
B.C. taxpayers are funding Vancouver’s World Cup hosting while activists still protest FIFA, displacement, and stolen land. What exactly did taxpayers buy?
Read Full Story →Nurse Practitioners Say They Can’t Get Hired While 700,000+ Lack a Doctor
Global News reported B.C.-trained nurse practitioners struggling to find jobs; the latest provincial dashboard says roughly 23% of residents remain unattached to primary care while the province celebrates recruitment.
Read Full Story →Builders Warn Eby’s Budget Is Adding Costs to New Homes
CHBA BC warned Premier David Eby that Budget 2026 tax changes and code timing risk adding cost and uncertainty while B.C. is already short of homes.
Read Full Story →Global Debate Puts the NDP’s Resource-Economy Record on Prime Time
Global BC’s May 9 Conservative leadership debate put resources, jobs, energy, food and housing security at the centre of the race to oppose David Eby’s NDP.
Read Full Story →Poll Shock: Eby’s NDP Trails by 10 as DRIPA Backlash Spreads
Angus Reid reports the BC Conservatives now lead the governing NDP 46 to 36, while David Eby’s approval has fallen to 33 per cent amid land-rights and DRIPA uncertainty.
Read Full Story →Nurses Cast Historic Strike Ballots as NDP Health-Care Bargaining Hits a Wall
More than 50,000 BCNU members voted May 8–11 on a strike mandate; the file has since moved to a May 22 tentative agreement rejected by members on June 19.
Read Full Story →Eby Calls Record Debt an Investment — While B.C. Loses 40,000 Jobs
The Premier compared borrowing for infrastructure to buying a family home. But the same week, B.C. faced pressure over a record deficit, rising debt and job losses in the first four months of 2026.
Read Full Story →Stop the Squeeze: Business Revolt Builds Against the NDP’s PST Expansion
The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has launched a campaign against B.C.’s planned PST expansion on professional services, warning it will add costs to housing, infrastructure, mining and small business.
Read Full Story →Kennedy Stewart’s China-Interference Claim Puts Eby Cabinet Accountability Under a Spotlight
Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart alleged on CKNW that a B.C. cabinet minister is under investigation over collaboration with China’s government. Eby says RCMP and CSIS have raised no such concerns with him.
Read Full Story →Can You Afford to Reach the Beef? The NDP Affordability Squeeze
A shareable cartoon captures the frustration many families feel as food prices, taxes and regulation collide with British Columbia’s cost-of-living crisis.
Read Full Story →PHARA and BC Cattlemen Pull DRIPA Land-Use Fight Into the Open
The PHARA DRIPA challenge and BC Cattlemen intervention are pushing land-use uncertainty into public view, with private property, dock tenures, ranching and democratic accountability all on the table.
Read Full Story →“We Are Not Giving Back Private Property”: The Extinguishment Question the NDP Won’t Answer
A Property Rights Canada reel featuring lawyer Thomas Isaac reignites the core question in B.C.’s land-title debate: if governments can defend fee-simple private property, why are homeowners still getting fog?
Read Full Story →BC Cattlemen Join DRIPA Court Fight as Land-Use Uncertainty Spreads
Northern Beat reports the BC Cattlemen’s Association is seeking intervenor status in a constitutional challenge against DRIPA, citing uncertainty around private land, grazing tenures, water rights and democratic accountability.
Read Full Story →FOI Shows 177 Cowichan-Ruling Protest Emails to Eby — and Only Four Supporting It
theBreaker.news reports public emails obtained under FOI showed 177 writers opposed the Cowichan title ruling and urged Premier David Eby to appeal, while four supported it.
Read Full Story →Land Claims and Private Property: The Questions the BC NDP Still Won't Answer
A new Leaders on the Frontier discussion with Tom Isaac and Bruce Hallsor puts plain-language questions around Aboriginal land claims, DRIPA, homeowners, investors and property uncertainty in British Columbia.
Read Full Story →Dallas Brodie Takes the Fight to the BC NDP Over the Debt Crisis
OneBC leader and Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie is pressing the question the NDP would rather avoid: how did B.C. end up with a projected $13.3-billion deficit, rising taxpayer-supported debt, and still-broken services?
Read Full Story →DRIPA Promise Breaks: 98% of Business Leaders Say It Is Not Creating Certainty
A May 6 Business Council of British Columbia survey says 98% of respondents are very concerned about DRIPA implementation and the same share say it is not living up to its investment-certainty promise. 74% reported decreased B.C. investment plans and 73% cited higher time, cost, complexity or uncertainty in permitting.
Read Full Story →Five Health-Care Contracts Axed: “Re-Paced” Became Cancelled
Canadian Press and Global News report B.C. cancelled contracts for Burnaby Hospital Phase 2 and long-term care projects after previously describing them as “re-paced.” Burnaby’s promised 160-bed tower and cancer centre now sit in limbo while communities wait for real timelines.
Read Full Story →Private Planes for Prisoners: BC Taxpayers Pay $300K After Court-Transport Failure
CBC News reports B.C. taxpayers have spent more than $300,000 since April 17 flying accused prisoners to and from court on private charter aircraft after transport failures delayed proceedings and triggered a contempt ruling against senior ministers. When basic court transport breaks, taxpayers get the emergency workaround bill.
Read Full Story →A Killing in Supportive Housing, a Law Reform, and the Questions Still Unanswered
The Canadian Press reports relatives of a B.C. man killed in supportive housing are still asking why the case remains unsolved, even after the killing helped spur housing law reform. The NDP can point to reform. The family can point to unanswered questions. That gap is accountability.
Read Full Story →NDP Crater: New Angus Reid Poll Has Eby at 33%, Conservatives Up by 10
A new Angus Reid Institute poll released today (May 5) shows the BC NDP at 36% — the lowest since 2020. Eby’s approval has cratered from 53% in March 2025 to 33%. Leaderless BC Conservatives lead by 10 points. 47% back DRIPA repeal — including 26% of 2024 NDP voters. The Eby coalition is breaking apart in real time.
Read Full Story →NDP Override: Vancouver Coastal Health Forces a 3rd Overdose Site Into Downtown — Mayor Ken Sim Says “No”
Two previous overdose prevention sites in the same Vancouver neighbourhood were closed in the last three years due to community complaints. Today, VCH announced it’s opening a third one two blocks away — citing a provincial NDP ministerial order. Mayor Ken Sim says he was not meaningfully consulted, and is bringing an urgent motion to council to stop it. Source: CBC News, May 5, 2026.
Read Full Story →“Let the People Decide”: OneBC’s Dallas Brodie Challenges Eby to a DRIPA Referendum
OneBC leader Dallas Brodie stood up in the BC Legislature and dared David Eby to call a referendum on DRIPA — the law that hands veto power over BC’s land and resources to unelected Indigenous organizations, without a single province-wide vote. If Eby won’t call one, she says, let British Columbians do it themselves. A petition is circulating now. Sign it.
Read Full Story →365 Million Litres: NDP Regulator Lets FortisBC Pollute Howe Sound for Over a Year
A Postmedia investigation reveals FortisBC’s Woodfibre LNG pipeline tunnel exceeded permitted effluent volumes almost every single day from March 2025 to March 2026 — dumping 365 million extra litres into a UNESCO biosphere region. Dissolved copper, toxic to aquatic life, was up to 10x the permit on at least three days. The BC Energy Regulator’s response: a warning letter. No fine. No work stoppage. Now FortisBC wants permission to quadruple its discharge. Source: Vancouver Sun, May 5, 2026.
Read Full Story →May 25 Court Date: BC, Ottawa & a Private Landowner All Try to Reopen the Cowichan Title Ruling
The BC Supreme Court heard arguments May 25–27 on Montrose Holdings’ bid to reopen the August 2025 Cowichan Aboriginal title decision — with the BC NDP, the Carney government, and the private landowner all on the same side. The Cowichan Nation calls it “an abuse of process.” Eby on Monday: “I am hopeful certainly that we are on the same page as the prime minister on the matter of private property.” Source: Vancouver Sun column, May 5, 2026.
Read Full Story →U.S. Tribes Now Using DRIPA to Demand a Veto Over B.C. Economic Decisions
The Sinixt Confederacy and the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission — representing 14 U.S. tribes — are amending lawsuits to cite B.C.’s Gitxa̱a̱la DRIPA decision, demanding consultation rights on mines including Eskay Creek, Red Chris, Seabridge, and West High Yield. Conservative critic Scott McInnis calls it a “sovereignty crisis.” A former B.C. chief treaty negotiator says DRIPA left a “dump-truck-sized hole.” Source: Vancouver Sun, May 4, 2026.
Read Full Story →Eby’s Bill 9 Climbdown: NDP Forced to Amend Its Own FOI Crackdown
Citizens’ Services Minister Diana Gibson admits “a small number of areas” in Bill 9 needed “adjustments” after weeks of Opposition pressure. The NDP tried to weaken B.C.’s freedom-of-information law, got caught, and is walking it back — without admitting fault. Critics ask: which clauses, what was wrong, and when do the Premier’s calendar and no-bid lists come back online? Source: Government of BC statement, May 4, 2026.
Read Full Story →What Are They Hiding? Under Cover of DRIPA, the NDP Buries the Memos You’re Not Allowed to See
While Eby scrambled to manage the DRIPA crisis, his government quietly pushed Bill-9 through the legislature — expanding bureaucrats’ power to reject information requests. Opposition MLAs have waited nearly a year for drug crisis reports, SkyTrain cost-overrun records, and Indigenous deal correspondence. The man who built BC’s FOI law calls it “freedom FROM information.” Source: Vancouver Sun (Vaughn Palmer).
Read Full Story →Left Without Care for Five Days: BC’s Home Support Crisis Is Putting Lives at Risk
A 72-year-old quadriplegic man in Saanich went five consecutive days without a medically necessary bowel routine because BC’s home support system sent untrained workers. His doctor warns the situation can trigger a stroke. The government’s response: “Consider calling 911.” Source: CBC News, May 4, 2026.
Read Full Story →“In Over Its Head”: The Globe and Mail’s Scathing Verdict on Eby’s Government
The Globe and Mail’s Gary Mason catalogues three NDP failures that no spin can fix: a failed drug decriminalization experiment reversed after public outcry, a record $13.3-billion deficit with “no tough choices,” and a DRIPA meltdown that has left everyone angry. Verdict: “The NDP is making things worse.” Source: Globe and Mail.
Read Full Story →Leger Poll: 54% of BC Says the Province Is on the Wrong Track — Eby’s Support Is Crumbling
A new Leger Research poll shows the NDP’s lead has collapsed to just 4 points over the Conservatives (44% vs 40%). A majority — 54% — say BC is heading in the wrong direction. Eby’s disapproval is rising sharply. Housing, health care, and the record deficit are driving voters away. Source: Leger Research, April 2026.
Read Full Story →NDP Rushes Treaties Through Legislature While Neighbouring First Nations Threaten to Blockade a BC Hydro Dam
The K’ómoks and Kitselas treaties were introduced with no consultation with adjacent nations holding overlapping claims. Now those nations — backed by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs — are demanding a 180-day pause and threatening blockades of a BC Hydro dam that supplies 50% of Vancouver Island’s power. The NDP: full steam ahead. Source: Vancouver Sun, April 29, 2026.
Read Full Story →Vaughn Palmer: The NDP Has a New Word for “Cancelled” — and BC Hospitals Are Paying the Price
BC’s most influential political columnist dissects the NDP’s “re-paced” language in the legislature. Burnaby Hospital Phase 2 is cancelled. Seven long-term care homes had contracts terminated. Mayors from Delta to Burnaby say they were misled. The NDP: it’s not cancelled, it’s “re-paced.” Source: Vancouver Sun / Vaughn Palmer, May 2, 2026.
Read Full Story →$283 Million: NDP Signs Massive Treaty 8 Deal While Cancelling Hospitals
The same week the NDP admitted it was “re-pacing” hospital projects across BC and clawing back nurses’ benefits, it quietly signed a $283-million, 10-year restoration deal with seven Treaty 8 First Nations. No legislative debate. No public vote. Just a Friday afternoon press release. Source: BC Gov News Release, May 1, 2026.
Read Full Story →“Freedom FROM Information”: The NDP’s Bill-9 Would Be the Biggest Gutting of BC’s FOI Law in Decades
The man who helped write BC’s original Freedom of Information Act calls Bill-9 a move from “freedom of information to freedom FROM information.” Conservatives say the NDP is hiding drug decriminalization failures, SkyTrain cost overruns, and secret Indigenous land deals. The NDP’s response? Silence — they have the votes. Source: Vancouver Sun / Vaughn Palmer.
Read Full Story →Industry and Local Government Revolt Against NDP’s Heritage Conservation Act Rewrite
For the second time, the NDP is pushing through Heritage Conservation Act changes developed in secret under DRIPA — despite opposition from UBCM, the Urban Development Institute, the BC Business Council, and the ICBA. Permits could still take “hundreds of days.” Approval authority for heritage sites quietly shifted from cabinet to a single minister. Sources: Vancouver Sun / Vaughn Palmer.
Read Full Story →BC’s Gun Violence Law Sat Unused for Five Years While Gangs Ran Wild
The NDP passed the Firearm Violence Prevention Act in March 2021 — then never implemented it. For five years. Now, as the Lower Mainland battles a gang and extortion crisis, the government is re-announcing the same law as if it’s new. Firearms experts say it’s “old news.” Sources: Vancouver Sun, May 2026.
Read Full Story →Nothing to Hide? The BC NDP Has Concealed the Premier’s Calendar Since December
The Premier’s calendar, ministerial travel records, and no-bid contracts haven’t been published since December 2025 — a 5-month blackout that conveniently covers DRIPA, the $13.3B deficit, and hospital cancellations. Now the NDP wants to amend the FOI Act to make these blackouts even easier. Sources: theBreaker.news, BC Legislature Hansard.
Read Full Story →$155 Billion and Counting: BC’s Total Debt Is Set to Double as a Share of GDP Under Eby
Forget the annual deficit for a moment. BC’s total provincial debt is fast approaching $155 billion — and under Eby, debt as a share of the entire BC economy will more than double, from 22.3% of GDP to over 46%. Debt servicing is now the third-largest government expenditure. Sources: ICBA, Vancouver Sun, The Hub, TD Economics.
Read Full Story →“He Read a Statement Prepared by His Captors”: Eby’s Midnight Surrender on DRIPA
On Sunday April 20, Eby was preparing to suspend DRIPA. By evening he had surrendered completely — giving up everything while Indigenous leaders agreed only to “talk.” One cabinet minister heard about the U-turn from a reporter. Vaughn Palmer: “He reminded observers of a hostage reading a statement prepared by his captors.”
Read Full Story →While BC Mills Close, the NDP Quietly Made It Cheaper to Ship Raw Logs to Asia
In February 2026, the BC NDP slashed the penalty for exporting unprocessed logs — with no press release and no debate. Forest advocates warn it triggers a death spiral: more exports mean more mill closures, which justify even more exports. Horgan promised the opposite in 2019.
Read Full Story →“Yes, That’s Exactly Right”: The Man Who Wrote DRIPA Says It Means Co-Government — Eby Refused to Answer
BC Regional Chief Terry Teegee — one of the architects of DRIPA — confirmed on CKNW radio that 200 First Nations are co-governing BC. When the Opposition pressed Eby for a yes or no three times, he refused each time.
Read Full Story →Betrayed by Their Own: BC Nurses Prepare to Strike as NDP’s Deal Falls Apart
With 7,200 unfilled nursing positions, violence up 25% since 2019, and hospitals being cancelled, the Eby government is offering nurses a fraction of what other unions received. Strike vote: May 8–11; members later rejected a tentative agreement on June 19.
Read Full Story →Signs Nobody Can Read: The NDP’s Performative Bilingual Sign Blitz
BC is spending millions replacing street signs, park names, and public infrastructure with Indigenous language text — in languages so critically endangered you need a university expert to read them. If a sign falls in the forest and nobody can read it, is it reconciliation?
Read More →Even Carney Says They Went Too Far: Richmond Land Title Ruling Shocks Ottawa
A BC Supreme Court ruling handed the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title over 300+ hectares inside Metro Vancouver. Even the federal Liberals appealed it. So why did the BC NDP build the legal framework that made this possible — and then go silent when the consequences arrived?
Read More →“Re-Paced” Means Cancelled: Vaughn Palmer Exposes the NDP’s Healthcare Doublespeak
The NDP “re-paced” $3.5 billion in health infrastructure. Contracts were cancelled. Burnaby Hospital Phase 2 is dead. Mayors are “horrified” and “disgusted.” And the government still won’t say the word “cancelled.” Vaughn Palmer says the time for euphemisms is over.
Read More →Aging Ferries, Cancelled Sailings, No 5th Ship: The NDP’s Coastal Communities Failure
BC Ferries CEO admitted to the Sunshine Coast Regional District that the aging fleet can’t keep up — and the provincial government makes the decisions. The NDP denied a 5th ferry, presided over Easter weekend chaos, and left communities stranded. Source: CBC BC.
Read More →Vancouver School Board Renames Schools to Names British Columbians Can't Pronounce — While Academics Slide
Instead of fixing BC's education crisis, the NDP-aligned Vancouver School Board is renaming schools to Indigenous names most families cannot pronounce. Dallas Brodie breaks it down — 44,000+ views.
Read More →54% More Government, Zero More Results: BC’s Public Sector Bloat Is Bankrupting the Province
BC’s government workforce grew 54% in a decade under the NDP — even as hospitals closed, waitlists exploded, and the province hurtled toward a record $13.3 billion deficit. A new analysis reveals the structural rot driving BC’s fiscal crisis.
Read More →“Liar Liar Pants on Fire”: MLS Commissioner’s Account Called Out Eby — Then Said It Was Hacked
The official account of MLS Commissioner Don Garber posted “Liar liar pants on fire” under Premier Eby’s tweet about keeping the Vancouver Whitecaps in BC. MLS claims the account was hacked. The credibility gap it exposed is harder to dismiss.
Read More →$581 Million for FIFA. Zero Beds for Burnaby.
In the same week the BC NDP cancelled Burnaby Hospital’s cancer care expansion, they revealed World Cup costs have exploded to $581 million — more than double the original estimate. BC can afford FIFA. It cannot afford your cancer care.
Read More →10 Months and Counting: BC’s Seniors’ Wait List Tripled — Then the NDP Cancelled the Beds
BC’s own Seniors’ Advocate documented a crisis years in the making: the long-term care wait list has tripled since 2016, with seniors now waiting nearly 10 months for a bed. The province’s response? Cancel the contracts for the five facilities that were supposed to fix it — while running a $13.3-billion deficit.
Read More →Your Home Is Not Your Own: How DRIPA Created a Property Rights Crisis for Ordinary BC Homeowners
A $2.5-billion Aboriginal title ruling has left 150+ Richmond homeowners uncertain about the land beneath their feet. Half of Haida Gwaii’s non-Indigenous residents face the same question. Eby drafted DRIPA in 2019 — and seven years later, his government still has no answer for the British Columbians caught in the middle.
Read More →The NDP’s Treaty Rush Is Setting First Nations Against First Nations
Multiple Indigenous nations say 80% of K’ómoks treaty lands overlap their own territories — and the Kitselas treaty is proceeding without neighbouring nations’ consent. The NDP is pushing ahead anyway, with UNDRIP now locked inside constitutionally protected agreements that no future legislature can undo.
Read More →Third Try, Same Problem: NDP’s Heritage Conservation Overhaul Hits a Wall
After scrapping two previous versions, the NDP gave municipalities and developers 30 days to respond to its revised Heritage Conservation Act — then rejected requests for more time. The feedback: permits would still take hundreds of days even improved by 50%, private property rights remain uncertain, and nobody trusts the process.
Read More →From $6 Billion Surplus to $13.3 Billion Hole: The BC NDP’s Fiscal Reckoning
In less than three years, the BC NDP turned the largest provincial surplus in Canadian history into the largest provincial deficit in BC history. Debt servicing is now BC’s third-biggest budget line. The services British Columbians paid for are getting worse, not better.
Read More →Erasing “Provincial”: The NDP Is Quietly Stripping BC’s Identity From Its Own Parks
Cypress Provincial Park is now just “Cypress Park.” BC Parks spent $16,000 on the new sign. No announcement. No debate. And it’s happening across the province — right alongside the DRIPA co-management push.
Read More →Promised, Funded, Then Cancelled: How the NDP Betrayed Fraser Health
The NDP axed the Burnaby Hospital Redevelopment and a long-term care centre in Delta — after the community raised $20 million and the Finance Minister promised the Legislature these projects weren’t going anywhere. Fraser Health serves 40% of BC but receives only 22% of provincial health funding.
Read More →While You Were Watching DRIPA: The NDP Quietly Moved to Gut BC’s Freedom of Information Law
Bill-9 is advancing through the legislature with almost no public attention. The man who wrote BC’s original FOI law calls it “freedom FROM information.” The NDP is counting on the DRIPA circus to keep you from noticing — and so far, it’s working.
Read More →12 OpenAI Employees Tried to Stop the Tumbler Ridge Shooter. Eby’s Government Had No Plan Either.
Families of the victims of Canada’s worst mass shooting are suing OpenAI in California today — because BC’s damage caps make a provincial lawsuit pointless. Seven weeks after seven people were killed, BC’s Attorney General is still writing letters to Ottawa and waiting to see what Manitoba does.
Read More →BC Court Rules Indigenous Law Cannot Override Court Orders — Wet’suwet’en Chief Loses Coastal GasLink Appeal
The BC Court of Appeal unanimously rejected the argument that a Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief could breach a court injunction by citing Indigenous law. The ruling draws a careful but clear line — one that cuts against the expansive DRIPA interpretation advocates have been pushing, and arrives just days after Eby’s failed attempt to amend the law.
Read More →“This Is Not Reconciliation”: UBCIC Threatens Litigation as NDP’s Treaty Bills Pit First Nations Against Each Other
Two NDP treaty bills claim up to 90% of neighbouring nations’ traditional territories without consent. UBCIC — the same organization that helped write DRIPA — is now threatening to sue the NDP government under DRIPA’s own consent principles. The minister called it “not unusual.”
Read More →135 Dead, Same Old Recommendations: BC's Intimate Partner Violence Crisis and the NDP's Decade of Inaction
BC's chief coroner released a landmark report today: 135 people killed by intimate partner violence between 2016 and 2024, with Indigenous people hit hardest. The recommendations largely repeat a 2016 report the NDP ignored for years. The coroner called these deaths “overwhelmingly preventable.” The NDP had the power to prevent them. They didn't.
Read More →Eby's Numbers Are Cratering — And the Opposition Is Sharpening
A new Leger poll puts BC NDP support at 44% — down from a 48% peak — while Eby's disapproval has nearly doubled in a year. The province faces a record $13.3 billion deficit, and the Conservatives just held their sharpest leadership debate yet. The math is turning against the government.
Read More →Freedom FROM Information: How the NDP Is Gutting BC's Transparency Law
While BC was consumed by the DRIPA crisis, the Eby government quietly advanced Bill-9 — legislation that strips citizens of access to government records and hands bureaucrats sweeping new powers to reject inconvenient requests. The man who helped build BC's original FOI law calls it a move from "freedom of information to freedom FROM information."
Read More →The 30x30 Land Grab: $3.8 Billion to Lock Up 30% of Canada — And Who's Really in Control
Canada's 30x30 biodiversity plan commits $3.8 billion to designate nearly a third of the country as protected land — with Indigenous-managed territories as the primary mechanism. Layered with UNDRIP and BC's DRIPA, it amounts to effective Indigenous veto power over resource development on 30% of Canada. No vote. No referendum. No public debate.
Read More →The $321 Million Question: No Graves Found, But the Money Keeps Flowing
MLA Dallas Brodie's documentary Making a Killing exposes how unverified grave claims triggered a massive government spending spree — with zero confirmed remains excavated at Kamloops.
Read More →Every Conservative Leadership Candidate Wants DRIPA Gone
At Friday's Vancouver debate, all five BC Conservative leadership hopefuls pledged to repeal DRIPA. The NDP's one-seat majority is all that stands between the law and the scrap heap — and that majority nearly collapsed this week. The Fulmer vs. Elliott fireworks over "guilty settlers" and land acknowledgments showed just how far the conversation has shifted.
Read More →One Sick MLA Stopped Eby's DRIPA Retreat — And She's Married to BC's Top Indigenous Lobbyist
David Eby backed down from suspending DRIPA because Joan Phillip — NDP MLA and wife of Grand Chief Stewart Phillip — told him she couldn't vote for it. One person's personal conviction, shaped by a profound familial conflict of interest, rewrote the government's legislative agenda. The margin: 47–44.
Read More →The $10,000 Vote: How Skeena Gold Bought Indigenous Consent at Eskay Creek
In December 2025, Tahltan Nation members received approximately $10,000 each from a $40 million upfront payment by Skeena Gold & Silver — days before they voted to approve the Eskay Creek mine restart. The vote passed. Now ask yourself: is consent that's purchased days before the ballot truly "free, prior, and informed"?
Read More →Meet BC's Most Powerful Couple: The Conflict at the Heart of Indigenous Policy
Stewart Phillip has led the Union of BC Indian Chiefs since 1998. His wife Joan Phillip is an NDP MLA and Parliamentary Secretary. His government-funded organization helped write DRIPA — the law her government enforces. No recusal on record. In any other sector, this would be a front-page scandal.
Read More →BC Is Bleeding: The Exodus of Doctors, Workers and Families the NDP Won't Talk About
BC posted a -0.4% population decline in Q4 2025 — the worst in Canada. Alberta gained +0.1% for the 14th consecutive quarter leading interprovincial migration. Doctors, tech workers, and young families are leaving. The NDP's response: silence.
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