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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 21h

the “more safety with less testing” argument has been a tough sell. Especially with no data by the government to back any of it up.

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Rob Shaw: NDP moves to scrap second road test without proving it’s safe for B.C. roads

Opposition argues inexperience remains a leading cause of crashes

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 21h

"Minister, what year will the budget be balanced?" Kelly asked.

Champagne spoke a few dozen words in response, but failed to answer, so Kelly tried again. And then again.

The discussion devolved into a debate about the existential nature of an answer.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli

ANALYSIS | The political fight over the deficit is still a phoney war | CBC News

The debate about the federal deficit — or, more specifically, the health and wisdom of federal fiscal policy — remains something of a phoney war, with little substantive engagement. But perhaps, with ...

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 21h

Proposal to allow secret meetings with First Nations needs a hard look

With the #NDP’s track record of opacity and non-disclosure when it comes to First Nations land use agreements, this bill needs some scrutiny.

www.timescolonist.com/opinion/les-... #bcpoli #bcndp

Les Leyne: Proposal to allow secret meetings with First Nations needs a hard look

With the NDP’s track record of opacity and non-disclosure when it comes to First Nations land use agreements, this bill needs some scrutiny.

www.timescolonist.com

Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 1d

I should also point out that across Canada there were 62,000 new jobs created, according to Stats-Can ... meantime we LOST 15 thousand!

Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 1d

The story did say that the unemployment rate matched May, which was indeed the highest month.

We also lost 15 thousand jobs last month

This is just a continuation of a long-running trend

Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 1d

Hacked CRA accounts, crime sprees as the Interior Health Authority denied massive data breach for a decade.

Former privacy commissioner calls for investigation into what health authority knew and when

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #IHA

Hacked CRA accounts, crime sprees as B.C. health agency denied massive data breach for a decade | CBC News

For a decade, a B.C. government agency denied a data breach that affected 28,000 health-care workers, creating a situation that one privacy expert says opened the door for fraud artists to continue cr...

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 1d

“This #NDP govt keeps trying to claim BC’s economy is strong. But the numbers tell a very different story, & it’s even worse when you actually talk to small business people,” said #Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew

acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/10/unde... #bcpoli #BCNDP #BCConservatives

Under Eby’s NDP, unemployment in BC has hit a new high for 2025 — youth job losses surge

Impact of BC & Canadian Politics on Social, Economic, Health, Education, Environment, Employment issues by Liberals, Green Party, NDP, & Conservatives

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 2d

Interior Health Board announces Sylvia Weir will be the new president & CEO

www.interiorhealth.ca/media/interi... #Kamloops #Kelowna #bchealth #bchealthcare

Interior Health Board appoints new president and CEO | Interior Health

Interior Health is pleased to announce that following an extensive search, Sylvia Weir is appointed president and CEO of IH.

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 2d

#Kamloops - #NorthThompson #BCConservative MLA Ward Stamer says BC's forestry industry is in crisis due to over-regulation and a "lack of respect for the people who actually work in our forests."

acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/10/kaml... #bcpoli #bcforestry

Kamloops-North Thompson MLA says BC forestry industry in 'crisis' (The Northern View)

Impact of BC & Canadian Politics on Social, Economic, Health, Education, Environment, Employment issues by Liberals, Green Party, NDP, & Conservatives

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning Mr. Parmar

Would you be so kind as to CONFIRM this legislation (#Bill20) will ALSO cover #bcpoli government projects?

Thanks in advance for your prompt response

#icbabc #bcndp

Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 2d

#Kamloops - #NorthThompson #BCConservative MLA Ward Stamer says BC's forestry industry is in crisis due to over-regulation and a "lack of respect for the people who actually work in our forests."

acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/10/kaml... #bcpoli #bcforestry

Kamloops-North Thompson MLA says BC forestry industry in 'crisis' (The Northern View)

Impact of BC & Canadian Politics on Social, Economic, Health, Education, Environment, Employment issues by Liberals, Green Party, NDP, & Conservatives

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 2d

Earlier this year Canada became the only western country to make the “Top 10” list in a dubious category: confirmed cases of #measles. More than 3,500 Cdns—many of them infants & children—experienced a disease that was supposedly eradicated in 1998
www.theorca.ca/commentary/m... #vaccines

Mario Canseco: Young Canadians show mixed views on vaccines, says poll

Research Co. polling shows 72% of Canadians support mandatory childhood vaccines, yet one-third still believe MMR causes autism

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 3d

It has to be involuntary (care), for many of these unfortunate people are incapable of making coherent decisions or looking after themselves, let alone each other.

open.substack.com/pub/withoutd... #addiction #bcpoli

Geoff Russ: If involuntary treatment for addicts is a radical solution, so be it

Harm reduction policies are in retreat across Canada, and there are no moderate solutions to the addictions crisis.

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 3d

Among our war dead, thoughts of sacrifice and causes

It is almost impossible to imagine the West making the kind of effort that I saw reflected in a Canadian war cemetery in the Netherlands.

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Scott Stinson: Among our war dead, thoughts of sacrifice and causes

It is almost impossible to imagine the West making the kind of effort that I saw reflected in a Canadian war cemetery in the Netherlands.

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 4d

KRUGGEL: Canadians to spend less for #Christmas ... Good!

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KRUGELL: Canadians to spend less for Christmas ... Good!

Impact of BC & Canadian Politics on Social, Economic, Health, Education, Environment, Employment issues by Liberals, Green Party, NDP, & Conservatives

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 4d

#ICBA calls for immediate clarity: Will government be bound by BB’s new Prompt Payment law?

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ICBA calls for immediate clarity: Will government be bound by BC’s new Prompt Payment law?

Impact of BC & Canadian Politics on Social, Economic, Health, Education, Environment, Employment issues by Liberals, Green Party, NDP, & Conservatives

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 4d

MP Aaron Gunn joins Chief Aaron Pete to explore why “Canada Is Dying,” examine Cdn drug crisis, homelessness, & political failures, unpack rise of young conservatives, free speech, residential school debate, & why authenticity & common sense still matter in #cdnpoli

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MP Aaron Gunn on Pierre Poilivre, Charlie Kirk & Prime Minister Mark Carney

YouTube video by Nuanced with Aaron Pete

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 4d

Les Leyne: Legislature should unite for Xavier's Law

In the wake of the death of 12-year-old Xavier Rasul-Jankovics, politicians should aim to suspend driver’s licences for serious cases of reckless driving, just as is done for impaired driving.

www.timescolonist.com/opinion/les-... #bcpoli

Les Leyne: Legislature should unite for Xavier's Law

In the wake of the death of 12-year-old Xavier Rasul-Jankovics, politicians should aim to suspend driver’s licences for serious cases of reckless driving, just as is done for impaired driving.

www.timescolonist.com

Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 4d

Gone To Potter
If activists have their way, Harry Potter will be "forbidden" in Vancouver

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Gone To Potter

If activists have their way, Harry Potter will be "forbidden" in Vancouver

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 4d

LETTER – Ranked ballot would resolve the issue of vote splitting

armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/07/l... #Kamloops #KamPoli

LETTER – Ranked ballot would resolve the issue of vote splitting

It seems something has changed for Mel Rothenburger recently. On October 2nd, he referenced vote-splitting when musing about the possibility of additional incumbent Councillors joining Mike O’Reill…

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 4d

Across syilx territories, people are imitating beavers — and hoping for their return

Often seen as a ‘nuisance’ species to be trapped and removed, stunx — beaver in nsyilxcən — may be a key to restoring wetlands and watersheds amidst deforestation and climate change

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Across syilx territories, people are imitating beavers — and hoping for their return

Often seen as a ‘nuisance’ species to be trapped and removed, stunx — beaver in nsyilxcən — may be a key to restoring wetlands and watersheds amidst deforestation and climate change

indiginews.com

Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 5d

#Kamloops MLAs Ward Stamer and Peter Milobar return to Victoria for busy fall sitting

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#KamPoli #bcpoli #NorthThompson

Kamloops MLAs return to Victoria for busy fall sitting

VICTORIA - Through the summer, the government annouced an $11.6-billion deficit, a record-setting figure in th...

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 6d

TALK OF VOTE-SPLITTING is ramping up with the next civic election a year away. It’s all a lot of nonsense

armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/06/e... #Kamloops #KamPoli

EDITORIAL – The myth of ‘splitting the vote’ in municipal elections

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TALK OF VOTE-SPLITTING is ramping up with the next civic election a year away. It’s all a lot of nonsense. The theory simply doesn’t hold up because it makes false…

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Alan Forseth @alanforseth.bsky.social · 6d

#Kamloops

Ward Stamer, MLA for Kamloops North Thompson @mla-wardstamer.bsky.social · 6d

#Kamloops- #NorthThompson MLA focused on fall session in the legislature. MLA Ward Stamer speaks to some of the hot button issues his party is focusing on, including concerns around daycare affordability for families, recruitment for health care professionals & more.
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CFJC Midday – Daycare affordability, housing, health and crime; Kamloops-North Thompson MLA focused on fall session in the legislature

MLA Ward Stamer speaks to some of the hot button issues his party is focusing on, including concerns around da...

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Ward Stamer, MLA for Kamloops North Thompson @mla-wardstamer.bsky.social · 6d

Great community spirit in #WestwoldBC this afternoon for the Community Welcome BBQ. Lots of community issues were brought up to me, and special thanks to Martin Hennigar & his team who are working hard to get the South West Shuswap First Responders (Westwold, Falkland & Silver Creek) up & running.

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