Ep 276: Falcon has landed

A former cabinet minister for the BC Liberals is set to be the voice to bring renewal to the party as Kevin Falcon has a (relatively) decisive fifth ballot win in the party's leadership contest. Meanwhile the BCNDP introduced a very stay the course Throne Speech.And in Ottawa and across the country, protests are paralyzing the police and all levels of government and tearing the Conservative movement apart.LinksBC surpassed 5 millionVote in the Greatest BC Premier BracketSegment 1 Falcon has landedResults from wikipediaVision – Kevin FalconFormer BC Liberal leader to vacate seat in Vancouver-Quilchena | CTV News Segment 2 The Throne Speech you forgot aboutRead the speechThrone speech lays out plans to build a stronger BC by putting people first | BC Gov NewsBC throne speech lays out post-pandemic plans, including child care and safe workplaces | Globalnews.caDid the Minister of Citizens' Services intentionally mislead the House? - Adam Olsen. MLA for Saanich North and the IslandsSpeaker to rule next weekSegment 3 OttawacupationOttawa police receiving fake 911 callsMPs get suspicious packagesOntario invokes emergency measuresOntario prepares fines, possible seizure of trucks to reopen Windsor bridge, sources say US offers Trudeau government help to end border blockade | CBC NewsAuto plants close due to blockadeHow organizers with police and military expertise may be helping Ottawa convoy protest dig in | CBC NewsLiberal MP Joël Lightbound's full remarks: 'It's time to choose positive, not coercive methods' | National PostQuebec Liberal MP Robillard also breaks ranks, questions Trudeau government's handling of pandemic, sides with Lightbound - The Hill Times Statement from Liberal Party WhipMark Carney Opinion: It's time to end the sedition in Ottawa by enforcing the law and following the money - The Globe and MailFederal ndp calls on us ambassador to canada to testify on nearly 2 week occupation of ottawaAmerican donors to trucker convoy may be outnumbering Canadians: CTV News analysis | CTV News Federal Conservatives reverse course on supporting trucker blockades, call for an end to all barricadesPoilievre's campaign launchPoilievre's letterConservatives drop support for carbon pricing, bring an O'Toole foe back from exile | The Star