Four parties in the House

Summer is done and politics is happening again. From Bruce Banman joining the BC Conservatives to the BCNDP amending the province’s decriminalization pilot, to federal Liberal housing policies. There’s a lot to talk about this week. Links Obituary: Serge Plotnikoff – Castlegar News BC Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman leaving BC United to join Conservatives | Globalnews.ca BC Provincial, August 2023 Public – Mainstreet Research Mainstreet poll United for a Safer B.C. B.C. to ban drug possession near playgrounds for duration of decriminalization pilot project | CBC News Mental Health and Addictions Care It’s been more than 6 months of drug decriminalization in B.C. What’s changed? | Globalnews.ca BCUC Chair fired New chair, CEO appointed to BC Utilities Commission | BC Gov News Lil’wat, N’Quatqua, Province reach agreement on Joffre Lakes access | BC Gov News FEDERAL Canada needs another 3.5M housing units built by 2030: CMHC | CTV News Trudeau announces $74M to help London, Ont., build 2,000 new homes | CBC News Liberal press releases (thread) Letter to Jyoti Gondek Could the Missing Middle Solve the Housing Crisis? | The Walrus Trudeau removes GST from rentals Enhanced GST Rental Rebate to build more apartments for renters – Canada.ca Trudeau announces new measures to deal with housing, grocery prices | CBC News Poilievre releases housing plan he says would ‘build homes, not bureaucracy’ | CBC News Conservative Convention Hannah Hodson out Conservatives love supplements Singh to prioritize ‘lowering prices for Canadians’ bill, Poilievre pushing ‘building homes, not bureaucracy’ bill