EPISODE · Mar 16, 2024 · 43 MIN
Not the Beaverton
from PolitiCoast · host Ian Bushfield, Scott de Lange Boom
The BC Legislature is on break for two weeks, so we look back at the bills the government has passed and introduced so far. Then in Ottawa, things aren't going great as we're losing count of how many civil servants are moonlighting as government contractors.LinksProgress of Bills this sessionB.C. takes action to hold companies accountable for hurting people | BC Gov NewsRob Shaw: BC ready to get tough on tech titans with sweeping legislationCommercial truck drivers to face higher penalties for hitting overpasses | BC Gov NewsIntroduction of Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act | BC Gov NewsTransit-oriented area manual updated for local governments, development sector | BC Gov NewsGC Strategies partner pleads ignorance while being questioned by MPs looking into ArriveCan | CBC NewsAuditor general's office discovers three of its own employees earning side money off undisclosed government contractsDND and military personnel OK to have side contracts with federal governmentGen. Wayne Eyre's speech advocating for openness on defence issues is now secretSenior business leaders support proposal asking pension funds to invest more in Canada - The Globe and MailFinance ministers signal desire for Canada’s pension funds to invest more at home as CEOs lobby for change - The Globe and MailPension funds are Canada’s ‘crown jewels.’ Should they invest more at home? - National | Globalnews.ca2023 Canadian Pension Climate Report Card — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
What this episode covers
It's Spring Break for teachers and the BC Leg. Ottawa is a silly place.
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