This is good context following Doerkson's decision to drop Joachim Agou as the party's candidate in Victoria-Beacon Hill over racist social media posts That's a no-hope riding for the Cons but some BC Conservative incumbents who have made homophobic comments are still running in strong Con ridings

Details matter!

A federal watchdog has delayed the release of a report on the RCMP’s specialized protest response unit in British Columbia until after the B.C. election. The report looked into the unit's conduct at three protests between 2017 and 2021.

Spare a thought for the poor municipal reporter having to deal with the possibility of two elections in a month...

If only. 😭

Or Sidney's, really.

It's the sheer speed of what's happening too.

B.C. Greens leader Emily Lowan says she's decided on which riding she would run in a provincial election, but hasn't said which one. The party announced today that Mike Hudema will be joining their election team as campaign comms director.

Spare a thought for the poor municipal reporter having to deal with the possibility of two elections in a month...

I haven't been here much lately but I made this just now and my coworkers said I should post it

8 former BC Conservative MLAs have joined the Centre BC Party. Mike Bernier stepping down as the leader, allowing Peter Milobar to take over. He says many MLAs were ousted for 'not being extreme right' enough. "Lets face it, it's a you-know-what-show going on with the BC Conservatives right now"

Between this, the Globe and Mail piece, and his upcoming (second!!) book, I couldn't be more proud of my friend Jeremy. He's a great reporter, managed to do this very difficult job on his own terms, always led with his principles, and we all benefit from his work.

😬😬😬

Nice work from the Globe's B.C. Bureau in tracking down how an Instragram post from a little-known cadets program in Vernon became part of the national/international news cycle.