Ep 227: Prying guns from cold dead hands

The Liberals introduce new gun control and justice reform bills and China continues to befuddle Canadian foreign policy.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-trialSegment 1: Gangs and gunsLiberals introduce buy-back program for banned firearms but price tag unclearLiberals reverse course on mandatory assault-rifle buyback program, opting to make it voluntaryTrudeau government would allow municipalities to ban handguns under new billLiberals Move To Scrap Mandatory Minimum Sentences For Some Drug ChargesSegment 2: ChinaConservatives urge moving Beijing Olympics over Uyghur atrocities, but Trudeau disputes use of term ‘genocide’Parliament to vote on recognizing China’s persecution of Uyghurs as genocideCanada creates coalition with 57 countries to declare arbitrary detentions immoralAnti-Asian hate crime up 717% in Vancouver compared to last year | NewsQuick takesJudge denies B.C.'s request for injunction against churches breaking COVID-19 rulesText of the decisionAndrew Wilkinson formally resigns as BC Liberal leader months after election defeatSkeena MLA to run for BC Liberal Party leadership – Terrace StandardPeople are complaining to the wrong John Horgan about the SkyTrain | UrbanizedJohn Horgan dad joke