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Vaughn Palmer: NDP grapples with pipelines, consent, and reconciliationVICTORIA — Two and a half years after John Horgan endorsed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the New Democrats are working on legislation to translate its 46 articl… The UN Declaration of Human Rights states 'Men & women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry'. No mention of sexual orientation. Is jjhorgan cherry picking?
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Vaughn Palmer: We're left to guess at NDP standard for Indigenous consentSo is the NDP standard for consent unanimity among First Nations? Or unanimity among the clans and houses inside of a single First Nation? Or should B.C. just let the courts sort it out?
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Vaughn Palmer: Horgan pledges forestry revitalization, but it's easier said than doneRevitalization commitments include a more “credible” system for the sale of crown timber, improved auditing of private forest land, and promoting “stronger business-to-business relationships betwee… Horgan's job is to protect the PUBLIC not to play HOCKEY and entertain the PUBLIC. ICBC CRIME
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Vaughn Palmer: Eby has no regrets over the handling or rejection of electoral reform“There’s no question that there are PR advocates who would say there should have been one system, but then they fight among themselves about which system it should have been on the ballot.”
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Vaughn Palmer: Plecas pours sober thoughts into culture of entitlement at 'the ledge'Legislative junkets will never be the same. Future clerks will never have as much power. Spending guidelines should be tough, disclosure rigorous, scrutiny thorough.
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Vaughn Palmer: Bellringer takes exception to audit snub, Plecas's independent effortsPerhaps once trust in Carol Bellringer is confirmed, MLAs could consult her on the size, scope and cost of the necessary audit. Don't take anyones word. We'll see what the outside auditors find. Maybe everything will be fine. Maybe it won't. I like the idea of outside independent auditors coming in every once in a while to keep them honest....not saying they're not honest. We'll see either way. The basic start to any audit is an internal control review that points to areas that have potential weaknesses. Was our AG statute barred from looking at the speaker’s office?
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Vaughn Palmer: Plecas report ruffles feathers of well-aged partisan chickensThe Plecas report, with its damning findings, only covers the past 18 months or so. A more appropriate time span would go back to September 2011, the start of Craig James’ tenure as the B.C. Libera… robshaw_vansun The BC Libs should embrace this opportunity to earn back the trust of BCers. Work with the NDP + Greens and put forward the most comprehensive transparency bill. It’s the only way to win back the trust. Not the time to be partisan. Do the right thing. bcpoli robshaw_vansun You could add that trust, honesty and integrity have fallen from the Joshua Tree!
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Vaughn Palmer: Get a barf bag before reading the Speaker's reportAllegations suggest a culture of entitlement and junketeering at taxpayer expense that fully deserved to be exposed. Given Plecas and Mullen were pilloried in the press before Plecas's report, you have to wonder why so many members of the bcmedia rushed to judgment. This story is almost as much about the media as it is the culture of entitlement at the Legislature. bcpoli He won this one. How do you account for the strange relationship between James and Lenz? The latter would be wise to edge away from the former. Not so fast! You need to explain why your paper and other press gallery members overlooked this blatant misconduct for years! bcpoli PlecasReport
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Vaughn Palmer: Speculation tax letter will spray 1.6M to target 32,000, mostly localsVICTORIA — Starting later this week, 1.6 million homeowners in Vancouver, Victoria and other communities targeted by the NDP speculation tax will get a letter they should not ignore or d… Ridiculous - if the bcndp wants to impose a tax that erodes property rights, costs $$ to administer, while doing nothing to solve the problem AT VERY LEAST align it or include it with some other existing deadline (income tax, property tax...). This is just stupid politically. Well, the NDP have cooked their goose for sure next election. It'll be Premier Wilkinson. AJWVictoriaBC you can call it whatever you want speculationtax or vacancytax or whatever tax but we all know its a wealthTax. bcndp are gathering private info & tax dollars from hardworking taxpaying BCers to use against us & tax more in the future. bcpoli Socialism
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Vaughn Palmer: Plecas report seems to ruffle feathers of well-aged partisan chickensThe Plecas report, with its damning findings, only covers the past 18 months or so. A more appropriate time span would go back to September 2011, the start of Craig James’ tenure as the B.C. Libera…
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