Ep 78: The new LNG champion

The BC NDP announced a wave of new LNG subsidies to try to do what the Clark Liberals couldn’t: Make LNG work in BC. Then BC has a connection to the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica data breach. Plus quick takes on polls and new gun laws (and more). We didn’t obsessively monitor Twitter enough this week so we cut our #bestofbcpoli segment, please nominate Tweets for next week. Check out our 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 Intro music: “My Water’s On Fire Tonight” by David Holmes and Andrew Bean (CC-BY-SA) Links Cambie Report, Ian’s Vancouver politics show Segment 1: It’s not corporate welfare when we do it Horgan announces tax breaks for LNG industry and Vancouver Sun coverage Segment 2: Why Trump is BC’s fault at 12m30s Guardian piece on Christopher Wylie Globe & Mail profile of Wylie Victoria Times Colonist profile BC Liberals connected to Cambridge Analytica Quick takes at 22m25s New BC Lieutenant Governor is Janet Austin Former cabinet minister named LG of Newfoundland Mainstreet BC politics poll Angus Reid premier approval poll Vancouver-Seattle-Portland high speed rail study (we’re not talking about Vancouver politics so we didn’t touch on the $7B Metro Vancouver transit deal) Amplify BC gets $7.5m to promote BC music Mike Smyth scores a copy of FIFA contract New federal firearms legislation THREAD: Today we’re taking action for common sense gun control, better background checks, and safer communities – while protecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners. pic.twitter.com/r6VSKrGmdX — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) March 20, 2018