Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, May 9, 2019

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday, May 9, 2019



Globe and Mail 

Dirty money driving up BC home prices as more than $40 billion laundered across Canada in 2018
Buying sprees, obscured ownership: Report reveals red flags of money laundering in BC's property market
John Horgan's position on BC gas prices comes back to haunt him


CBC

Money laundering funded $5.3B in BC Real estate purchases in 2019, report reveals
Proposed development at MEC property to tower above neighbourhood
BC won't regulate gas prices or cap taxes, so what can the premier's demand for an inquiry really achieve
First month free: Landlords offering pretty perks to attract renters
BC Speaker Darryl Plecas heckled during keynote speech to local politicians
Temperatures - and risk of early season wildfires  - to spike in BC this weekend
'Winter is finally coming:' AG Eby vows to act on real estate money laundering report
Transit cop back at work after being shot at Sky Train station
Over 13,515 doses of measles vaccine distributed in BC since January


Vancouver Sun

German takes aim at toothless crime watchdog,  hoping Ottawa has a fix
Vancouver Park Board looks at honouring Grace McCarthy
BC Speaker Plecas delivers bizarre speech to municipal politicians
$5 billion laundered through BC real estate, inflating home prices: report


Vancouver Province

'The party is over,' declares Eby as more money-laundering bombshells drop


Victoria Times Colonist

Committee urges massive overhaul of commercial fishery on the coast
Real Estate's big reveal today with release of report on money laundering


Victoria News

Nisga'a celebrate 19 years of self-government in BC legislature
BC estimates $7 billion laundered in 2018, $5 billion in real estate


Global BC

BC Speaker Darryl Plecas' speech to civic politicians ends in jeers after criticizing political leadership
Major police crackdown on BC gang violence leads to 59 arrests, weapons and drugs seized
Transit police officer shot in line of duty at Surrey SkyTrain station returns to work
Could drivers trigger new green light cameras 30 km/h above speed limit? ICBC's CEO seems to think so
It's blood money': Calls for inquiry mount as report reveals $7.4B laundered in BC last year


Vancouver Courier

Why is a former Vancouver councillor bringing developers to meet the mayor?
Money laundering drove up BC real estate prices by 5%: reports
Measles vaccinations jump 106% as BC Counters anti-vaxxer fear-mongering


Georgia Straight

City of Vancouver staff recommend fees on tour buses using Canada Place
Here's a problem Education Rob Fleming can fix
BC government advisory panel estimates money laundering boosted home prices by five percent in 2018
B.C.'s LNG tax breaks and subsidies offside with the need for climate action
Rapid transit key to proposed tunnel's lifespan
Vancouver trustees take school closures off the table ... for now

The Tyee

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Miscellaneous

Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Wednesday, May 9, 2018


Globe and Mail 

Kinder Morgan shareholders demand environmental, legal audits for Trans Mountain pipeline
Foundation calls for contained fish farms, says wild salmon in B.C. need protection


CBC

B.C. First Nation Leader pitches sustainability to Kinder Morgan pipeline investors
Seniors face eviction from Penticton, BC mobile home park
B.C. Liberal wants Victoria MLAs (none of whom are B.C. Liberals) to stop claiming for meals
Nestle and Kinder Morgan come to agreement over Trans Mountain pipeline route
Housing affordability will be the 'only issue' in the Vancouver municipal election 
'Indingeneer' combines scientific methods and traditional Indigenous knowledge
Did your cellphone make an alarming sound? Mixed result for B.C. test of new emergency alert system
Burnaby files pipeline appeal to Supreme Court of Canada
Paddling protestors arrested after attaching themselves to pipeline terminal's floating fence
Widespread recreational salmon fishing ban issued on B.C.'s North Coast
Activists claim victory as Trudeau's oil tanker ban passes Commons


Vancouver Sun

Watts. Lee flouted spending rules in failed leadership bids
MP Kennedy Stewart to make an announcement about Vancouver mayoral election Thursday
Vancouver mayor says Kinder Morgan pipeline won't get built 'based on the resistance on the ground"
New poll shows mixed feelings about B.C. NDP government
Longtime Kelowna residents call for dredging as flood warning called for Mission Creek
B.C.'s emergency cellphone test doesn't quite go as planned
Will cooling the housing market kill jobs?


Vancouver Province

No more free lunches for MLAs, Liberals (finally) say


Victoria Times Colonist

Victoria considers setting minimum standards for rental apartments
A typical Islander's view on the pipeline crisis
Salmon group calls for contained fish farms, saying wild salmon need protection
B.C. Liberals scrutinize NDP digital strategy


Victoria News

B.C. NDP quizzed on automated 'photo radar 2.0'


Global BC

The NDP wants to let unelected experts, not voters, determine new voting system
Emergency alert test in B.C. did not work for everyone
Time to end open-water salmon farming, says Pacific Salmon Foundation
BC Liberals call for Victoria area MLA's to lose their $61 a day per diem for meals
What are the educational journeys of B.C. students with special needs? UBC team wants to know
First Nations leaders make their case at Kinder Morgan annual general meeting


Georgia Straight

Vancouver School Board considers selling air space parcel over Kingsgate Mall
Protect the Inlet Kayakers mount sae protest against Kinder Morgan
B.C. solicitor general Mike Farnworth says legal cannabis users' vehicles could be seized at U.S. border
Granville Station escalator replacement project will cost $14.5 million and take two years to complete


Vancouver Courier

Bar Watch will continue to lobby for security cameras on Granville strip
Hector Bremner remains defiant, will seek re-election in October
Marpole modular housing opponents want to be heard by Supreme Court of Canada
Burnaby appeals two National Energy Board decisions on Trans Mountain pipeline
Towers aplenty get early OK from Coquitlam
City of Richmond aims to weed out pot on farmland
Hold on, Vancouver's election silly season has started early
Squamish Council spurns Polygon's Garibaldi Springs project
City closes in on its target to build 600 temporary modular housing units


The Tyee

MSP's end won't bring property tax jumps, Government says
How Canada created a crisis in Indigenous Child Welfare


Miscellaneous

Mandatory prison sentencing is displacing remote residents in Northern B.C., experts say
Most in B.C. want proportional representation, but divided on NDP plans: Poll