The candidate shuffle

The carbon tax is gone. The dictator clauses of Bill 7 are gone. BC gets a credit downgrade. And we have a new political party on the scene! In the federal election, the Liberals drop candidates (some after some delay) and the Conservatives drop more. The Cons wheels come off and policies abound. Links Gas prices tumble across B.C. after carbon tax lifted in late-night legislative session | CBC News David Eby walks back key portion of proposed B.C. tariff response legislation following backlash | CBC News Rob Shaw: Fixes to Eby’s controversial tariff bill don’t go far enough, say business leaders Double blow as S&P and Moody’s downgrade B.C.’s credit rating again, citing deficit Ex-BC United MLA who ran as independent registers new ‘Centre BC’ provincial party | Globalnews.ca Liberal candidate Paul Chiang withdraws from race after suggesting people claim China’s bounty on Conservative | CBC News Liberals drop Calgary Confederation candidate Liberals drop Edmonton candidate who praised Hamas, Hezbollah in video | National Post https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/conservatives-drop-fourth-candidate-in-just-two-days-over-alleged-social-media-activity/   Ejected Conservative candidate in B.C. defended Chinese government Aaron Gunn and calls to fire him Independent MP Han Dong won’t seek re-election in suburban Toronto riding | CBC News Tory MP Rempel Garner defends Conservative campaign plan amid pressure for Poilievre to pivot Policies Liberal Agrifood plan Housing Con Reduce taxes on alcohol National energy corridor Supporting Newfoundland & Labrador in doubling oil & gas production Poilievre To Axe GST on Canadian-Made Cars, Create ‘Keep Canadians Working Fund’ – Conservative Party of Canada Poilievre Announces Canada First Reinvestment Tax Cut Poilievre Commits to Tax Fairness for Travelling Trades Workers – Conservative Party of Canada   NDP Singh to First-Time Buyers: We’ll Help you Buy a Home—Not Investors and Speculators « Canada’s NDP Home retrofits and industrial/border carbon pricing Victory bonds Greens Green Party will create a National Civil Defence Corps to Strengthen Canada’s Resilience