Ep 229: No cannons for kids

John Horgan moves ahead with a dam and unleashes the legislative floodwaters with a raft of new bills.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: It’ll be a Site to SeeBC Gov News: Province provides update, next steps for Site CCBC Site C dam budget nearly doubles to $16B, but BC NDP forging on with megaprojectVaughn Palmer: Latest Site C cost estimate likely to escalate even moreVaughn Palmer: Election call came just after meeting that highlighted Site C problemsSegment 2: Leg is backProgress of Bills - 1st session, 42nd ParliamentNew measures to curb gun violenceNew fairness officer to build trust in ICBC processesProperty tax grant program streamlined for quicker servicePreventing renovictions, extending rent freeze to benefit tenantsAmendments to improve oversight for real estate, financial servicesLegislation strengthens transparency, modernizes local election financingMinister’s statement on interim supply billQuick TakesBC Liberals Officially Launch Leadership RaceKaty Merrifield tweets one and twoICBC: Court rules government efforts to limit trials in minor injury claims is unconstitutionalConservation officer fired for refusing to kill bear cubs sues to get his job back