Thursday, May 2, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, May 2, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday, May 2, 2019



Globe and Mail 

Vancouver home sales slump to 24 year low as prices continue to fall
'They've take baby steps': Professor slams Ottawa's housing strategy


CBC

'Extinct' Canadian First Nation wins in court again
B.C.'s MRI strategy 'dramatically' exceeding target, minister says
Fact checking Jason Kenney: Is B.C.'s pipeline opposition to blame for high gas prices?
Meet Poo and Pee. Metro Vancouver introduces mascots to campaign against improper flushing
More choice, lower prices: Why now may be a good time to buy real estate in Vancouver
'Free speech' or 'hate speech'?' BC district advised not to pull anti-SOGI talk despite protests
Independent investigation of BC Legislature officials wraps up
Build a refinery, band tankers or phase out fossil fuels? BC reacts to Alberta threats


Vancouver Sun

BC Attorney General eyes expanding scope of special anti-money-laundering unit
April another lethargic month for Metro Vancouver home sales: Real Estate Board
Alberta's turn off taps law makes gas price jumps and shortages real
Investigative report finished into alleged BC legislature wrongdoing
John Horgan's lack of consultation with industry concerns West Fraser boss
Burnaby approves 64 storey residential tower that will be tallest in BC
BC touts success of new MRI strategy but lacks wait time proof


Vancouver Province

Kenney and Horgan size each other up


Victoria Times Colonist

Protestors disrupt anti-SOGI speaker in Oak Bay
Retired judge delivers report on legislature scandal
Rising gas prices heighten simmering pipeline dispute


Victoria News

Province and survivors remember the Holocaust on Yom Ha'Shoah
BC Green leader battles sound-bite storm over going zero-emission
MRI diagnostic scans increasing with night-time operations in BC


Global BC

BC Appeal Court says American Indigenous man has right to hunt in Canada
Pattullo Bridge replacement clears environmental assessment, on track to start construction this year
Alberta's 'turn off taps' law makes threat of gas price jumps and shortages very real in BC: experts
British Columbia performs more MRI's than expected, but still doesn't have wait time data
BC Liberal MLA defends remarks calling parents staying at home with kids 'universal child care'
BC House leaders receive McLachlin report on allegations against clerk, sergeant at arms


Vancouver Courier

Metro Vancouver's 'Pee and Poo' mascots are going on a summer tour
Metro Vancouver home prices still sliding as listings pile up: REBGV
Parq casino future uncertain as owner mum on whether it can service its debt
Horgan offers one-sided solution to gas prices, pipelines
Angered anglers protest catch-and-rlease chinook rules in North Vancouver


Georgia Straight

We need a national school-meals program
Filling a missing middle: City of Vancouver steps up townhouse rezoning approvals
Vancouver home sales plummet, mortgage stress test rule banned


The Tyee

Jason Kenney's Political Paranoia


Miscellaneous



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