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It seems likely he will be removed if this election plays out as the current conservative pollsters are pushing: they are clearly pushing the narrative of "if not #CPC, then #LPC at any cost!"

Which I find extremely telling. Do we really want to elect Angus Reid's second choice after #PP?

Reality is: most #BC and #AB ridings are more likely to elect #NDP or CPC than LPC. This may be true in #SK & #MB, and elsewhere. We need clean data from the sources, not Fournier's weighted model.

These sea stars were nearly wiped out — but B.C. researchers say fiords provided refuge
B.C. researchers have found that the fiords of the Central Coast may be providing refuge for the critically endangered sunflower sea star, a discovery that could have implications for wider ecosystems at risk due to warming seas.
#research #wildlife #environment #BC #CentralCoast #News
cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col

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Jurassic Parking Lot: 'Dinosaur' ticketed for riding on trunk of B.C. car

Police didn’t note the amount of fossil fuels burned by drifting.

“Mission RCMP encourage people and dinosaurs alike to be safe and to follow the rules of the road so the infamous Ticketosaurus does not have to come find you!

#BC

trailtimes.ca/news/jurassic-pa

Trail Times · Jurassic Parking Lot: 'Dinosaur' ticketed for riding in trunk of B.C. carBy Dillon White

A British Columbian :flagbc: company is asking USA 🇺🇸 government permission to mine in international waters.

Opinion: WTF! The USA has zero but fucking zero jurisdiction.

cbc.ca/news/science/metals-com
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Une compagnie britano-colombienne :flagbc: demande une autorisation auprès du gouvernement états-unien pour faire de l’extraction minière en eaux internationales.

Opinion: Câlisse! Les États-Unis d’Amérique ont zéro, mais alors là zéro jurisdiction.

// Article en anglais //

CBCCan the U.S. approve mining in international waters? This B.C. company thinks so | CBC NewsA Vancouver-based mining company is looking to sidestep the international agency charged with regulating mining in international waters after lengthy negotiations it says have gone nowhere. 

"We will fight for a B.C. that can call itself a climate leader again," Jeremy Valeriote, MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, said. "The B.C. Greens will not give up on an electrified, decarbonized economy and a sustainable British Columbia.”

theprogress.com/news/greens-vo

The Chilliwack Progress · Greens vow to make B.C. a climate leader againBy Wolf Depner