Friday, January 26, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, January 26, 2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene:

Globe and Mail 

Insurance work puts doctors in an ethical bind
Vancouver police say recent gang conflict has historical precedent
Vancouver's NPA won't win support by opposing cycling infrastructure
Former B.C. premier Clark says politics is a 'brutally sexist business'
Is British Columbia really ready for a tsunami?


CBC

How does laundered cash shape B.C.'s economy? Report due in March
Vancouver Sun

Two students arrested following threats to Vancouver Island schools
Premier John Horgan responds to Green leader Andrew Weaver's threat over 'LNG folly'
Liberal's plan to delay the fix at ICBC fails miserably
How specific are Pacific governments on road pricing
How Canada's most expensive municipality grew alert to foreign capital
Christy Clark says she saw 'frat boy' behaviour in B.C. politics
Death, taxes and the terrible injustice of Metro Vancouver's housing crisis
Warning system worked but it can be even better
Metro's deadly gang war: Going after a familiar cast plus new players


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Learn from tsunami alert
Farewell Dr. Kendall
Anti-council campaign a new election tactic
Rethink our emergency preparedness


Victoria News

Police in Victoria target pedestrians in signalled crosswalks
Sidney clinic starts paying back municipal loan
GoFundMe launched to fight oil tanker moratorium


Global BC

How B.C.'s opioid crisis helped set a record for life-saving organ transplants
B.C. considers not one, but two referendums on electoral reform: attorney general
B.C.'s legislature is no stranger to inappropriate behaviour, ex-premier suggests
Andrew Weaver blames John Horgan's staff for LNG dustup
Proposed housing for homeless in Maple Ridge just a 'band-aid solution: advocate
More people using car-sharing in Vancouver than in the rest of North America: survey


Georgia Straight

Site C dam summit must explore whether B.C. needs a progressive party rooted in Leap Manifesto
Downtown Vancouver condo dwellers are charging people nearly $1,000 a month to live in tiny dens


Vancouver Courier

Is it time for a female mayor in Vancouver?
One in five organ donors connected to fentanyl
Maps for Trans Mountain pipeline route taken from City of Burnaby website
Vancouver has embraced car-sharing more than any other North American city
Current gang violence in Vancouver has links to historical conflicts
Vancouver's school naming saga continues Monday evening


The Tyee

Who will fill Gregor Robertson's Bike Shoes?


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