Ep 168: Scheexit

Andrew Scheer quits as Conservative Party leader as we learn that he was using party funds to put his kids through private school. Statistics Canada has released a report on the first year of cannabis sales and BC did poorly. And forestry workers on Vancouver Island paid a visit to the legislature to demand an end to a six-month long strike. 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: The Scheer Audacity Scheer allegedly used party funds to pay for kids’ private school education Abacus data poll on possible Conservative leaders Possible candidates for Green Party of Canada leadership Paul Manly’s blog on why he voted no confidence Segment 2: Betty in Sooke must be doing well Shannon’s thread on cannabis sales statitistics Statistics Cannabis Map of cannabis stores in BC Segment 3: Can’t see the workers through the trees Forestry workers converge on BC Legislature Quick takes Who’s who in the AggregateIQ report Opposition forces creation of China committee Jane Philpott can’t work for First Nation under ethics rules Jody Wilson-Raybould sets up camp in Parliament office