Ep 75: We budgeted more time for budgets

We heard you liked our last episode on the BC budget so we followed it up with even more budget takes! We start with more followup reactions to the BC Budget before diving into the federal government’s Equality + Growth 2018 Budget. Plus a few quick takes and we close off with our picks for this week’s #bestofbcpoli This week’s intro music is the Justin Trudeau song from The Canadian Beaver Band. We have a new partner! BC Today is a brand new daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to BC Politics. Sign up for a free two-week trial and listen to the episode for your code for 25% off of a subscription if you decide to continue. Start your trial at britishcolumbiatoday.ca Links Scott’s announcement mini-episode and his website Scott’s article in The Tyee Segment 1: Tha one guy who didn’t like the budget at 4m19s David Tha complains about same thing every 25 years Justin McElroy’s generational rage piece Insight’s West poll on budget MLA Mike Morris thinks indigenous language money should be spent on cops BCUC denies hydro rate freeze Segment 2: A double plus good budget at 20m57s Federal budget Toronto Star’s summary What is Gender Based Analysis+? Quick takes at 39m38s BC government releases spills regulation intentions paper 7 of 10 Bloc MPs separate from caucus Nanaimo bunny ban #bestofbcpoli at 49m25s Where I talk about #cats in the @BCLegislature. ? I’m a born and raised “city folk”, so I was pleased to be able to tell everyone about Chinook Farm in #Barriere BC. Full video with subtitles here: https://t.co/yvlIP3B2my#bcpoli #BuyBC #FeedBC #GrowBC pic.twitter.com/dXPa2WbDAE — Bowinn Ma (@BowinnMa) March 1, 2018 Someone joked that I might be in the running for the MLA who has talked most about cats in the Chamber this term, but how could I not?! Look! This BC farm cat hitches rides on its sheep friend out to pasture in the morning! Support BC Agriculture! #BuyBC #FeedBC #GrowBC #bcpoli pic.twitter.com/uzSTm5lMTe — Bowinn Ma (@BowinnMa) February 26, 2018 Unfortunate name for that ship spill. Why couldn’t it have been HMCS Vancouver that spilled? I’m sure BCians will find a way to pin this on Alberta. — Craig van der Veen (@Craig_vdV) February 26, 2018