Ep 225: Big bucks and COVID muck

The latest fundraising data shows where BC’s political parties stand and continued vaccine rollout difficulties.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 politicstoday.news/free-trialLinksSegment 1: Raking in the big bucks2020 Provincial General Election Financing Reports AvailableZussman tweet re Throness2020 Fourth Quarter Interim Financial Reports AvailableSegment 2: COVID woesAirlines suspending certain flights, Ottawa introducing quarantine hotel stays to discourage travelCanada mulls new travel restrictions to close land border loophole: Transport ministerEnhanced safety measures for K-12 schoolsPfizer COVID-19 vaccine delays are longer than expected, Ottawa saysCanada doesn't know how many more Moderna doses will be delivered, or why there are delaysEU says it has authorized vaccine delivery to CanadaCanada the only G7 country to take vaccines from fund that helps developing countriesWith Novavax deal, Canada could be producing COVID-19 vaccine domestically by the fallEvery COVID-19 vaccine maker was asked to make their doses in Canada and all said no, Anand saysNew facility to be built in Vancouver will produce 240 million vaccine doses annually | Urbanized  Officials apologize after more than 200 vaccine doses pulled from remote BC community     Quick takesBC drivers to receive average of $190 each from ICBC pandemic rebateProud Boys among 13 groups added to Canada's list of terrorist entitiesNDP repays multimillion-dollar campaign debt amid tough fundraising climate during pandemicO'Toole: Trudeau faces 'conflict of interest' if he picks next governor generalRex Murphy: No, Don Cherry can't be governor general. He likes people