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.LinksObituary: Serge Plotnikoff - Castlegar News  BCAbbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman leaving BC United to join Conservatives | Globalnews.caBC Provincial, August 2023 Public - Mainstreet ResearchMainstreet pollUnited for a Safer B.C.B.C. to ban drug possession near playgrounds for duration of decriminalization pilot project | CBC NewsMental Health and Addictions CareIt’s been more than 6 months of drug decriminalization in B.C. What’s changed? | Globalnews.caBCUC Chair firedNew chair, CEO appointed to BC Utilities Commission | BC Gov NewsLil’wat, N’Quatqua, Province reach agreement on Joffre Lakes access | BC Gov NewsFEDERALCanada needs another 3.5M housing units built by 2030: CMHC | CTV NewsTrudeau announces $74M to help London, Ont., build 2,000 new homes | CBC NewsLiberal press releases (thread)Letter to Jyoti GondekCould the Missing Middle Solve the Housing Crisis? | The WalrusTrudeau removes GST from rentalsEnhanced GST Rental Rebate to build more apartments for renters - Canada.caTrudeau announces new measures to deal with housing, grocery prices | CBC NewsPoilievre releases housing plan he says would 'build homes, not bureaucracy' | CBC NewsConservative ConventionHannah Hodson outConservatives love supplementsSingh to prioritize 'lowering prices for Canadians' bill, Poilievre pushing 'building homes, not bureaucracy' bill