Trudeau calls one byelection but snubs Jagmeet Singh and Burnaby South, while voters in Nanaimo will be looking at a provincial (and maybe? federal byelection) soon. Controversies continue to surround the proportional representation referendum as we approach the big Horgan v Wilkinson debate. And Trudeau unveils his carbon pollution pricing scheme (it’s not a tax anymore).
Also: Ian will be at VanPodFest on Thursday, November 8 at 2pm. Details at vanpodfest.ca
And also on Thursday, we’ll be hosting a debate watching party at The Drive Coffee Bar on Commerical Drive from 6-8:30pm (the debate is 7-7:30pm). The event is free but please buy food/drinks to help meet our minimum spend. RSVP on Facebook
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Links
Segment 1: Bye bye byelection
- Trudeau calls a byelection
- Sheila Malcolmson to run in Nanaimo
- Changes proposed to recall campaign financing
- Liberals file conflict of interest commissioner over David Eby
Segment 2: Get your ballot stuffed
at 19m08s
- Ballot tampering allegations investigated
- BCers charged for voting twice in 2015
- Horgan & Wilkinson to square off Nov 8
Segment 3: We’re calling it pollution pricing now
at 32m40s
Quick takes
at 41m36s
- Ex-GG David Johnston to be new debate commissioner
- Ex-GG Adrienne Clarkson bills government $100,000 a year in “office expenses”
- Stats Canada collects banking info on 500,000 people
- Budget implementation act two
- BC introduces bill to restore Human Rights Commission
