https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog.html Fresh research and breaking analysis on BC's NDP government. Updated daily. en-ca BC NDP Exposed 2026 research@bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app (BC NDP Exposed Research Desk) Sun, 31 May 2026 06:50:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/favicon.ico https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog.html https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-31-ndp-child-care-feedback-pause.html The NDP paused new $10-a-day child-care enrolment, faced provider funding warnings, and is now asking parents and operators for more feedback. Sun, 31 May 2026 06:50:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-31-ndp-child-care-feedback-pause.html NDP Watch https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-31-komoks-treaty-wei-wai-kum-warning.html The K’ómoks Treaty Act passed the B.C. Legislature, but Wei Wai Kum and UBCIC say unresolved territorial-overlap, consent and jurisdiction concerns remain. Sun, 31 May 2026 06:25:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-31-komoks-treaty-wei-wai-kum-warning.html DRIPA https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-30-eby-spring-session-scorecard.html The NDP wrapped the spring session with a victory lap, but CityNews’ scorecard pointed to the deficit, DRIPA trouble, health-care pressure and delayed projects. Sat, 30 May 2026 06:50:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-30-eby-spring-session-scorecard.html NDP Watch https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-30-dripa-icbc-willingdon-hidden-list.html 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 of cases his government cited to justify urgent legal changes. Sat, 30 May 2026 06:25:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-30-dripa-icbc-willingdon-hidden-list.html DRIPA https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-29-eby-fifa-costs-down-ottawa-pays.html 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. Fri, 29 May 2026 19:28:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-29-eby-fifa-costs-down-ottawa-pays.html Follow the Money https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-24-burnaby-hospital-rally-timeline.html 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. Sun, 24 May 2026 19:28:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-24-burnaby-hospital-rally-timeline.html Healthcare https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-23-bc-accountability-pattern-bonnie-henry-nurse-mandates.html 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. Sat, 23 May 2026 14:55:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-23-bc-accountability-pattern-bonnie-henry-nurse-mandates.html NDP Watch https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-23-eby-dripa-supreme-court-mineral-claims.html 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. Sat, 23 May 2026 06:50:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-23-eby-dripa-supreme-court-mineral-claims.html DRIPA https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-23-bc-housing-sro-two-tenants.html 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. Sat, 23 May 2026 06:25:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-23-bc-housing-sro-two-tenants.html Housing https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-21-bill9-rule-change-secrecy.html Bill 9 was already a transparency problem. Now the Opposition says the NDP is bending legislative convention to rescue its own FOI amendments. Thu, 21 May 2026 06:56:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-21-bill9-rule-change-secrecy.html NDP Watch https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-21-eby-carney-pipeline-terms.html 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. Thu, 21 May 2026 06:25:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-21-eby-carney-pipeline-terms.html NDP Watch https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-20-rattee-lng-revisionism.html 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? Wed, 20 May 2026 02:20:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-20-rattee-lng-revisionism.html NDP Watch https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-19-bonnie-henry-class-action-too-big-to-answer.html 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. Tue, 19 May 2026 05:30:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-19-bonnie-henry-class-action-too-big-to-answer.html NDP Watch https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-18-rattee-jobs-dripa-truth.html 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. Mon, 18 May 2026 20:35:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-18-rattee-jobs-dripa-truth.html By The Numbers https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-18-wente-who-runs-bc-carney.html 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? Mon, 18 May 2026 01:17:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-18-wente-who-runs-bc-carney.html DRIPA https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-18-heritage-act-third-try-land-back.html 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. Mon, 18 May 2026 00:58:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-18-heritage-act-third-try-land-back.html DRIPA https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-18-okanagan-falls-closed-door-talks.html A community voted for incorporation. Now residents are watching naming, boundary and DRIPA questions get handled through a process they cannot see clearly. Mon, 18 May 2026 18:58:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-18-okanagan-falls-closed-door-talks.html DRIPA https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-17-pet-rental-promise.html The NDP says pets should be welcome in purpose-built rentals. Current provincial tenancy guidance still tells renters that landlords can say no. Sun, 17 May 2026 06:50:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-17-pet-rental-promise.html Housing https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-17-north-shore-wastewater-settlement.html The North Shore wastewater plant settlement delivers $235 million, but taxpayers are still staring at a project that grew from about $700 million to $3.86 billion. Sun, 17 May 2026 06:30:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-17-north-shore-wastewater-settlement.html Follow the Money https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-16-bill9-all-night-foi-debate.html B.C.’s NDP pushed Bill 9 through another stage after an all-night Freedom of Information debate, while critics warned the law weakens public access and deserved proper consultation. Sat, 16 May 2026 19:00:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-16-bill9-all-night-foi-debate.html NDP Watch https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-16-seniors-long-term-care-waitlist.html New opposition data says 7,829 B.C. seniors were waiting for long-term care as of January 2026, while several planned projects were paused or delayed under the NDP’s 2026 budget. Sat, 16 May 2026 19:05:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-16-seniors-long-term-care-waitlist.html Healthcare https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-15-st-pauls-drug-policy-video.html A OneBC video of Dallas Brodie near St. Paul’s Hospital puts the NDP’s drug-policy record back in the spotlight: public disorder, hospital safety and decriminalization fallout. Fri, 15 May 2026 18:25:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-15-st-pauls-drug-policy-video.html Drug Policy https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-15-eby-anti-pipeline-mask-off.html Premier David Eby attacked Alberta’s pipeline momentum as “rewarding bad behaviour,” then demanded Ottawa work just as closely on B.C.’s own project list while defending the tanker-ban wall. Fri, 15 May 2026 15:25:00 -0700 https://ivotendp.com/blog/2026-05-15-eby-anti-pipeline-mask-off.html Resource Economy https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-14-hpoa-bill36-doctor-independence.html 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. Thu, 14 May 2026 23:35:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-14-hpoa-bill36-doctor-independence.html Healthcare https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-14-lng-phase2-receipts.html Ottawa, B.C. and LNG Canada are moving toward a possible 2026 Phase 2 decision. Taxpayers need the ledger before the next megaproject bet. Thu, 14 May 2026 19:00:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-14-lng-phase2-receipts.html Follow the Money https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-14-pacific-spirit-land-talks-daylight.html 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. Thu, 14 May 2026 18:55:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-14-pacific-spirit-land-talks-daylight.html DRIPA/Land Claims https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-13-bc-nurses-strike-mandate.html 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. Wed, 13 May 2026 19:00:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-13-bc-nurses-strike-mandate.html Healthcare https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-13-world-cup-costs-delayed.html 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. Wed, 13 May 2026 18:55:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-13-world-cup-costs-delayed.html Follow the Money https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-10-nurse-practitioners-primary-care-bottleneck.html Global News reports B.C.-trained nurse practitioners are struggling to find jobs even as more than 700,000 British Columbians lack a family doctor and the province celebrates recruitment. Sun, 10 May 2026 13:10:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-10-nurse-practitioners-primary-care-bottleneck.html Healthcare https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-10-builders-warn-pst-code-housing-squeeze.html 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. Sun, 10 May 2026 13:05:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-10-builders-warn-pst-code-housing-squeeze.html Housing https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-09-global-debate-resources-ndp-accountability.html 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. Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-09-global-debate-resources-ndp-accountability.html Economic Accountability https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-09-eby-dripa-poll-collapse.html 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. Sat, 09 May 2026 18:55:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-09-eby-dripa-poll-collapse.html DRIPA/Land Claims https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-09-nurses-strike-vote-healthcare-impasse.html More than 50,000 BCNU members are voting May 8–11 on a strike mandate after bargaining hit an impasse, with nurses pointing to workload, violence, benefits and thousands of vacancies. Sat, 09 May 2026 13:15:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-09-nurses-strike-vote-healthcare-impasse.html Healthcare https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-09-eby-debt-defense-jobs-losses.html 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. Sat, 09 May 2026 13:10:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-09-eby-debt-defense-jobs-losses.html Fiscal Accountability https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-09-stop-the-squeeze-pst-expansion.html 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. Sat, 09 May 2026 08:10:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-09-stop-the-squeeze-pst-expansion.html Fiscal Accountability https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-09-kennedy-stewart-eby-cabinet-china-claim.html 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. Sat, 09 May 2026 08:05:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-09-kennedy-stewart-eby-cabinet-china-claim.html NDP Watch https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-08-beef-prices-more-ndp-bull.html A shareable cartoon captures the frustration many families feel as food prices, taxes and regulation collide with British Columbia’s cost-of-living crisis. Fri, 08 May 2026 04:20:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-08-beef-prices-more-ndp-bull.html Affordability https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-08-dallas-brodie-phara-cattlemen-dripa-spotlight.html 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. Fri, 08 May 2026 01:45:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-08-dallas-brodie-phara-cattlemen-dripa-spotlight.html DRIPA/Land Claims https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-08-thomas-isaac-extinguishment-private-property-ndp.html 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? Fri, 08 May 2026 06:00:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-08-thomas-isaac-extinguishment-private-property-ndp.html DRIPA/Land Claims https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-08-bc-cattlemen-join-dripa-court-fight.html 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. Fri, 08 May 2026 02:00:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-08-bc-cattlemen-join-dripa-court-fight.html DRIPA/Land Claims https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-08-eby-cowichan-email-backlash-foi.html 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. Fri, 08 May 2026 02:00:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-08-eby-cowichan-email-backlash-foi.html DRIPA/Land Claims https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-07-land-claims-private-property-dripa-video.html A 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 B.C. Thu, 07 May 2026 15:30:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-07-land-claims-private-property-dripa-video.html DRIPA/Land Claims https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-07-dallas-brodie-bc-ndp-debt-crisis.html 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? Thu, 07 May 2026 11:35:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-07-dallas-brodie-bc-ndp-debt-crisis.html Fiscal Accountability https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-02-dripa-cogovernment-teegee-eby-wont-answer.html BC Regional Chief Terry Teegee confirmed on CKNW that 200 First Nations are co-governing BC. When the Opposition pressed Eby three times for a yes or no, he refused each time. Source: Vancouver Sun / Vaughn Palmer, April 29, 2026. Sat, 02 May 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-02-dripa-cogovernment-teegee-eby-wont-answer.html https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-02-bc-nurses-strike-vote-may.html With 7,200 unfilled nursing positions, violence up 25% since 2019, and hospitals being cancelled across BC, the Eby government is offering nurses a fraction of what other unions received. Strike vote: May 8–11. Source: Vancouver Sun, May 1, 2026. Sat, 02 May 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-02-bc-nurses-strike-vote-may.html https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-01-public-sector-bloat-54-percent-eby-deficit.html 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. Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-01-public-sector-bloat-54-percent-eby-deficit.html Fiscal Accountability https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-01-mls-commissioner-liar-eby-whitecaps.html 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. Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:00 -0700 https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-05-01-mls-commissioner-liar-eby-whitecaps.html NDP Watch https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-04-24-eskay-creek-vote.html https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-04-24-eskay-creek-vote.html Thu, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0700 Follow the Money https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-04-24-joan-stewart-phillip.html https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-04-24-joan-stewart-phillip.html Thu, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0700 DRIPA/Land Claims https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-04-24-bc-brain-drain.html https://bc-ndp-exposed.netlify.app/blog/2026-04-24-bc-brain-drain.html Thu, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0700 NDP Watch