Articles by Shannon Waters
B.C. needs to ‘do the math’ on LNG, scientist says
The B.C. government’s plan to develop a profitable, eco-friendly liquid natural gas (LNG) industry is a pipe dream, according to veteran earth scientist David Hughes.
Read MoreIndustry group slams bill allowing BC Hydro to buy U.S. power
Small-scale power producers in B.C. are raising alarm bells about proposed amendments to the Clean Energy Act that would allow BC Hydro to buy power from U.S. sources.
Read MoreCoroner cautions mandatory drug treatment could increase deaths
Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe has publicly criticized the NDP’s new Bill 22, Mental Health Amendment Act.
Read MoreNew bill lets B.C. government run deficits
In addition to tax tweaks aimed at softening the pandemic’s economic blow, Bill 18, Economic Stabilization Act, will allow the B.C. government to table deficit budgets through 2023-24.
Read MoreBudding craft cannabis industry could be economic balm, co-op says
After more than two years of legalization, B.C.’s legendary bud has yet to reach its full potential — both when it comes to quality and to recreational sales revenues.
Read MoreB.C. still struggling to procure enough PPE to end rationing
Twenty-seven million pairs of gloves. More than four million respirators. Over a million surgical gowns and pieces of eye protection and 4.5 million surgical masks.
Read MoreCommittee still mulling Mullen report from last summer’s road trip
A report spurred by a legislature road trip conducted by Alan Mullen, chief of staff to Speaker Darryl Plecas, has been reviewed by a legislative committee, but it’s unclear when the public will get a look.
Read MoreWeaver says Green MLAs were ‘afraid to stand up’ to NDP over LNG
Independent MLA and former Green Party leader Andrew Weaver created a buzz this weekend when he took to Twitter to slam his former caucus mates.
Read MoreCERB was simple, but universal basic income is not: expert panel
For nearly two years, an expert panel appointed by B.C.’s NDP government has been researching the possibilities and pitfalls of universal basic income.
Read MoreAddressing surgical backlog could take two years or more: Dix
Working through the backlog of cancelled surgeries could take B.C. hospitals two years, according to the health ministry, and that’s if everything goes well.
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