Ep 298: Uncooperative Federalism

Is anyone going to run for BC NDP leader, and by extension Premier or is David Eby on track for a coronation. And the premiers undertake the time honoured Canadian tradition of asking Ottawa for more money. Stewart Prest returns to fill in for Ian. Links Nathan Cullen, Melanie Mark and Bowinn Ma announce they aren’t runningPatrick Brown endorses Jean Charest to lead Conservative Party – The Globe and MailGreen Party spokesperson criticizes potential candidate ahead of leadership race | The StarPremiers gather in Victoria to present united demand for more health-care cash | CBC NewsPremiers close 2-day summit, call on feds to stop negotiating health funding through the media | CBC NewsCouncil of the Federation Health communique [PDF]Council of the Federations Other items communique [PDF]Rob Shaw’s Tweet highlighting Small Modular ReactorsClarification from BC’s Energy MinistryMandatory random COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated air travellers resuming next week | CBC NewsBank of Canada hikes rate to 2.5%. Here’s what it means for you | CBC NewsJagmeet Singh’s responsePierre Poilievre’s responseOttawa announces it will require telecoms to provide backup for each other during outages following Rogers system failureGuilbeault’s cross-country climate train tour derailed by lack of service