Thursday, November 28, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, November 28, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Thursday, November 28, 2019


Globe and Mail 

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CBC

Vancouver has banned plastics - but will it hold up, legally?
'I'm very confident': Transportation minister still promising ride-hailing by Christmas
Vancouver raising empty homes tax by 25%
Woman who fought for justice after son's Tasering death at Vancouver airport dies in Poland
'People are freezing here': Homeless in Oppenheimer Park forced to break law to stay warm, advocate says
'The system works': Why the province has no plans to make transit an essential service
BC's political parties forgo partisanship to support key legislation in fall session


Vancouver Sun

Horgan says ride-hailing will arrive in BC downplays Christmas deadline
Residents plan rally, calling on BC government to 'take back Little Mountain'
Will courts allow the good intentions of UNDRIP to work once drafted?
Number of electric vehicles on BC roads on the rise: province
Vancouver hikes empty homes tax by 25 percent
Vancouver's 'soft landing' in housing prices remains elusive


Vancouver Province

Countdown to ride-hailing: this time for sure?


Victoria Times Colonist

Island Health takes control of Nanaimo seniors home; cites inadequate care of residents
Former leader of teacher's union protected by new free speech law


Victoria News

Ride hailing might be B.C.'s Christmas present, John Horgan says
BC forest industry aid on the way, Doug Donaldson says
B.C. municipal group bans foreign sponsorship at convention


Global BC

Mother of RCMP Tasering victim Robert Dziekanski passes away during visit to Poland
BC's long waitlist for autism assessments, diagnosis continues to grow
Police watchdog called to Port Alberni after man, covered in blood, drowns while fleeing police
UBC study done in Alberta suggests caribou habitat restoration may be ineffective in the short term
BC's Passenger Transportation Board to issue rideshare licences in 'late' 2019
Potential lawsuit looming against City of Kelowna after relocation of Leon Avenue homeless
BC passes law to force oil companies to reveal how gas prices are set
99 B-line cyclist highlights congestion on North American's busiest bus route
Vancouver to hike empty homes tax by 25%


Georgia Straight

Homeowners not held legally liable after senior slipped on black ice on nearby city-owned sidewalk
Abbotsford International Airport access improved with $27.5 million road expansion project
School trustees need to prove they matter
Vancouver city council votes to ban plastic straws next year and single-use plastic shopping bags in 2021
Police accountability advocate Zofia Cisowski dies


Vancouver Courier

More than 100 military veterans homeless in Vancouver
B.C. rural dividend program 'just a slush fund,' says NDP aide
Horgan says ride-hailing will arrive in B.C., downplays Christmas deadline
Black Friday sales mean heavy traffic, warns YVR
Technology can justify more suburban sprawl, Lower Mainland developers told



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