Scott’s back with his take on why the PR referendum failed. We catch byelection fever. And we dip our toes into discussing the ongoing protests by the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs against an LNG pipeline.
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Links
Segment 1: BC isn’t woke
Segment 2: Byelection Fever
at 9m53s
- Nanaimo provincial byelection called
- Official writ
- Nanaimo Candidates
- Vancouver Island Party
- Nanaimo-Ladysmith vacant and will require byelection, but not yet
- Karen Wang to represent Liberals in Burnaby South
- Jay Shin to represent Conservatives
- Three federal byelections called
Segment 3: LNG protests
at 33m15s
- Globe and Mail backgrounder on protests
- Hereditary chiefs vs elected councils background
- Ricochet commentary on media blackout
- Study finds RCMP work to undermine indigenous social movements rather than protect law
- Doug Donaldson invites criticism by meeting with chiefs
Quick takes
at 52m48s
- Plecas recall campaign to launch at end of January – Robin Roy runs Your Computer Tech
- Sam Cooper uncovers why money laundering case fell apart
