More SNC drama as Jody Wilson-Raybould delivers an explosive testimony at the Justice Committee. Meanwhile three federal byelections deliver few interesting results but we’ll break them down anyway. Oh and Andrew Wilkinson thinks renting is just a “wacky time” people live by choice.

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• Ian glibly raised the “is speaking her truth” a good phrase question in the intro. Here are a couple think pieces looking at the phrase.

Segment 1: Some light interference

• Read Jody Wilson-Raybould’s statement

• SNC Lavalin paid for Gadhafi’s son’s sexcapades
• Gerald Butts plans to testify
• New integrity regime announced

Segment 2: Mr Singh goes to Ottawa
at 29m09s

• Byelection results (preliminary)
• John The Engineer Turmel wikipedia

Quick takes
at 36m56s

• BC to create mandatory immunization registry
• According to the Health Canada: “Measles-containing vaccine may be given regardless of possible previous receipt of the vaccine because additional adverse events associated with repeated immunization have not been demonstrated.”
• Feds fund homeopathic aid program
• Turn-off-the-taps lawsuit tossed
• Community Benefits Agreements challenged in BC Supreme Court

When I saw some NDP MLAs claim that Andrew Wilkinson called being a renter "fun," "part of growing up" and "kind of a wacky time of life," I thought they were paraphrasing him, or quoting him out of context.

But nope, there it is in Hansard. pic.twitter.com/HdGxPcW20U

— Justin McElroy (@j_mcelroy) February 28, 2019