Ep 140: The Michael Scott approach to Legislature management

The BC Legislature’s spring session ends with a new round of fireworks as the BC Liberals accuse Speaker Darryl Plecas of stealing hard drives in the middle of the night and calling former Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin “stupid.” Plus the BC NDP’s efforts to block the TransMountain Pipeline expansion suffered a setback as the BC Court of Appeal rejected its reference question. And former federal Liberal cabinet members Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott announce their intentions to run as independents in the fall. BC Today’s Shannon Waters joins us to break it all down. 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 Follow Shannon @BCTodayOfficial @sobittersosweet Segment 1: Hard drives all over the legislature Rob Shaw’s coverageResearchCo poll Segment 2: Fisher-Price Toolsat 21m13s Original reference questionsBC Court of Appeal ruling Segment 3: Independent womenat 28m44s Jane Philpott & Jody Wilson-Raybould to run as independents On @CTV_PowerPlay, Green leader @ElizabethMay is saying they will run candidates against @Puglaas and @janephilpott, but not candidates who want to win. (I think I heard that correctly.) #cdnpoli— Susan (@susandelacourt) May 27, 2019 Quick takesat 37m26s Legislature dress code reviewSenate committee to call Mark NormanZuckerberg & Sandberg snub Commons committeeFederal media funding agency under fire