Ep 87: A very litigious week

Rachel Notley uses the Western Premiers Meeting to try again to make the case for the Transmountain Pipeline while BC files suit against her Bill 12. Kinder Morgan also won two more lawsuits while they face another. Then, we turn our attention to the first year of Andrew Scheer’s leadership over the Conservative Party of Canada. 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 Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts And find us some positive tweets on #bcpoli to share with us @politicoastpod and #BestOfBCPoli Links Segment 1: We can’t walk and chew gum at the same time Notley boycotts Western Premiers Meeting Pharmacare doesn’t grow on trees BC statement of claim against Bill 12 Kinder Morgan wins against Vancouver & Squamish Nation in court Segment 2: A Scheer Year at 13m30s CBC national poll tracker Scheer woos Quebec Hamish Marshall gets job with CPC again Quick takes at 28m46s Class action lawsuit over speculation tax BC considers suing opioid manufacturers BC Ferries cancels planned end to fuel rebate #bestofbcpoli at 36m39s #bcpoli For perhaps the first time in Canadian history, one premier has un-friended another. https://t.co/bJavTB9fiK — VaughnPalmer (@VaughnPalmer) May 23, 2018 Here’s a link once more to the most exhaustive story I will (probably) do all year. In summary and conclusion, when he saw this list @AJWVictoriaBC said I was a “massive nerd.”https://t.co/cQQcQFcgZK — Justin McElroy (@j_mcelroy) May 22, 2018