Ep 132: The BC Liberals score a win

The NDP lose their first vote as the BC Liberals possibly set a new precedent for how speakers will break ties in the Legislature. The party’s financial situations paint a rosy picture for the NDP, however, and a bleak one for the Liberals. On the SNC scandal, Jody Wilson-Raybould releases a recorded conversation, which gets her and Jane Philpott kicked out of the Liberal caucus. Is there any more damage Trudeau can do to the Liberal brand before the election? And in quicktakes, we follow up on the #RightToBareArms and the federal NDP pharmacare plan. Check out our partner: BC Today is the daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to BC Politics. Sign up for a free two-week trial and listen to the episode for your code for an exclusive subscription deal if you decide to continue. Start your trial at britishcolumbiatoday.ca Links Segment 1: Horgan’s first loss Vaughn Palmer’s column on the tie votePatrick’s article on finances Segment 2: There’s no infighting in the Liberal Partyat 12m43s Links to Jody Wilson-Raybould’s recording and additional written materialJWR & Jane Philpott removed from Liberal caucusJWR & Philpott’s conditions for staying ending scandalJWR speaks to MacleansPhilpott speaks to Macleans Quick takesat 40m02s #RightToBareArms followupBC NDP take heat for partisan caucus adsFederal NDP Pharmacare planNova Scotia adopts opt-out organ donationOntario considers changing “three men in hot tub” logoBC Conflict of Interest Commissioner Paul Fraser dies The logo of the Province of Ontario