Friday, April 20, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, April 20, 2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Friday, April 20, 2018


Globe and Mail 

'I do not believe a political compromise is achievable': Trans Mountain pipeline dispute likely to rely on the courts
From Clayoquot Sound to Trans Mountain, the power of protest endures
Searching for clarity in the legal fog hanging over the Trans Mountain pipeline
Vancouver's short-term-rentals deal with Airbnb a show of diplomacy


CBC

400 B.C. businesses sign letter opposing Trans Mountain expansion
B.C. grain piling up after weeks of CN rail delays
Years after oil spills, money still owed to Vancouver, aquarium and Heiltsuk Nation
$6.5M boost for crime prevention in B.C focuses on violence against women
Victoria art school gets eviction notice to make way for high schoolers


Vancouver Sun

Fall referendum looks anything but a fair, open process
Wrathful Weaver blows cool and promises to be different
Take time to consider extending right to vote


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Rental market plans need coordination


Victoria News

Lt. Gov. Guichon believes she made the right decision
Greater Victoria Teachers' Association joins counter-protest
New funds, recruits set to alleviated B.C. sheriff shortage
Farnworth says five years too long for feds to deal with organized crime in medical pot


Global BC

Evacuation order issued for homes south of Water Dog Lake due to possible landslides
Ex-public office holders in B.C. can't lobby the government for 2 years, starting in May
Flooding a concern in southern BC
The City of Vancouver paid more than 1,300 staff over $100,000 last year
A public inquiry is the anti-dote to Canada's money laundering problem
Faith leaders arrested while protesting Kinder Morgan's pipeline expansion


Georgia Straight

Is David Eby going to be Vancouver's next prime minister?


Vancouver Courier

Corporate cash crisis: When big money s not really banned from civic politics
Protesting pastors arrested at Kinder Morgan facility in Burnaby

The Tyee

Facts about Kinder Morgan Canadian Taxpayers need to know
'Directly  affected:' Timely Film looks at the madness of Trans Mountain
'Sexist' Server Wage to be abolished within three years


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