Ep 269: Who are you winning over?

The BCNDP is under internal pressure over RCMP action against protesters and land defenders in Wet'suwet'en territories. The government is also facing criticism over the increasing death toll from the toxic drug crisis. Across the aisle, the BC Liberal race has a new contestant. Federally, the opposition is pressing the government over Winnipeg lab documents and the handling of the evacuation of Afghanistan.Vote in the Greatest BC Premier BracketLinksCHEK News This Week in History: Premier Thomas Dufferin PattulloPattullo of BC | Maclean's | JANUARY 1, 1934George Abbott View of Duff Pattullo and the Coalition Controversy of 1941Pattullo suggested the Yukon should simply join BCChinese-Canadian veterans Pacific Unit 280 called for Pattullo’s name to be removed from bridge when it’s rebuiltAcademics assess Gordon Campbell’s run as B.C. premier in new bookMain segmentBC greenlit more Mounties on Wet'suwet'en territory before 3rd raidVaughn Palmer: Cullen taking RCMP to task over handling of Coastal GasLink pipeline protesters Cullen letter & reply from RCMP Commissioner LuckiNDP MPs press Singh to call on BC government to pull RCMP out of Wet'suwet'en territoryBC experiences record loss of life due to drug toxicity | BC Gov News2021 now deadliest year for illicit-drug overdoses in BC, after record 201 deaths in October, coroner saysGovernment Policies Blamed as Toxic Drug Deaths SoarJail is not the answer for people who deal fentanyl to support their own drug addiction, B.C. judge saysStan Sipos: HomeKevin Falcon on Twitter: "I fought to get the Canada Line built. Many municipal leaders opposed it at the time. It took vision and leadership to get the job done. BC deserves world-class rapid transit. As Premier, I will expand Skytrain to UBC, Langley, and the North Shore. #bcpoli #LetsWinBC #BCLib22"Gavin Dew BrewsTories reject proposed compromise to allow MPs to see documents on fired scientistsConservatives table counteroffer to Liberal proposal on ending standoff over virus lab papersMembers of Parliament to probe government’s handling of Kabul evacuationBeijing Olympics: Canada announces diplomatic boycottCanadian spy agency targeted foreign hackers to 'impose a cost' for cybercrime - National | Globalnews.caPhoto credit: flickr/bcgovphotos