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Private insurance companies say B.C. drivers aren’t being informed of optional choices
With financial pressures building at ICBC, private companies are more optimistic they can compete with the public insurer. Continue reading
Majority of B.C. government housing projects have experienced delays
By Richard Zussman Online Journalist based at B.C. Legislature
The B.C. government is struggling to stay on schedule with its promise to build affordable housing in the province. Continue reading
B.C. moves to register 16-, 17-year-olds to vote but won’t lower voting age
Sixteen- and 17-year-old British Columbians will soon be able to register to vote but won’t yet be given the right to cast a ballot. Continue reading
B.C. Premier John Horgan hoping all provinces will ‘follow suit’ on permanent Daylight Saving Time
Premier John Horgan says he will be encouraging his fellow premiers to introduce legislation in their province’s to get rid of seasonal time changes. Continue reading
Ridesharing could be further delayed in B.C., Passenger Transportation Board letter suggests
By Richard Zussman Online Journalist based at B.C. Legislature
The Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) has sent a letter to ridesharing applicants warning them to expect delays in their application being processed. Continue reading
B.C. government establishing interim greenhouse gas emission targets to hit 2030 goal
If passed, the legislation will also build in 2030 sectoral targets following engagement with stakeholders, Indigenous peoples and communities throughout B.C. Continue reading
B.C. government to introduce legislation Thursday to make Daylight Saving Time permanent
Global News has learned Premier John Horgan will be introducing enabling legislation on Thursday to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. Continue reading
BC Liberals target MLA Jinny Sims’ riding with flyers asking about RCMP investigation
The BC Liberals are distributing a flyer to homes in Sims’ Surrey-Panorama riding asking what the NDP is hiding when it comes to an ongoing RCMP investigation. Continue reading
B.C. won’t look at moving ICBC broker system online until insurer’s financial mess is cleaned up
The B.C. government says it won’t look at cost savings by modernizing the broker system until the finances at ICBC have improved. Continue reading
Former B.C. transportation minister defends himself after promising to give away ICBC building in 2015
At the time the building in Burnaby was worth around $3 million and is now worth more than $5 million. Continue reading
ICBC paid out nearly $2B to law firms in previous fiscal year
The Insurance Bureau of British Columbia paid out $1.9 billion to 42 plaintiff law firms last fiscal year. Continue reading
Farm families call on province to repeal law restricting homes on farm land
The legislation bans secondary, non-farm use homes for immediate family members on ALR land and limits the size of residences to 12,000 square feet or less. Continue reading
BC Liberal MLA Linda Reid won’t run in next provincial election
BC Liberal MLA Linda Reid has announced she will not be running the next election. Continue reading
Court overturns B.C. government’s attempt to restrict expert reports in ICBC cases
The B.C. Supreme Court has shot down proposed changes that would have saved ICBC an estimated $400 million. Continue reading
B.C. becomes first province to implement UN Indigenous rights declaration
By Richard Zussman Online Journalist based at B.C. Legislature
British Columbia is hoping to become the first province to pass legislation to legally implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Continue reading