NEW - BC Conservative MLA’s have been given talking points. They include pointed comments about former Premier Christy Clark and direction on asserting caucus unity. #bcpoli #cdnpoli

Five candidates. One week. Here are the rough voter numbers for the BC Conservative leadership race. Voting opens Saturday May 23 at 8am, closes May 29. New leader announced May 30. #bcpoli #cdnpoli

NEW (1/2) - The UDI, BC Business Council, BCREA, ICBA, LandlordBC, HAVAN, BC Construction Assoc. and CanadianHome Builders have sent a joint letter to Minister Boyle demanding GST rebate parity with Ontario. 7 weeks of silence and they've had enough. #bcpoli #cdnpoli #vanre

1/3 We're at that part of the BC Conservative leadership campaign where the culling of new South Asian members begins, for a variety of manufactured reasons. (What a vague email). Once the race ends, the pandering to the community will resume right on schedule. #bcpoli #cdnpoli

BC Conservative leadership signup numbers by riding are out. West Van-Capilano (1,091) and Surrey-Serpentine River (1,050) lead the pack. Surrey has multiple ridings in the top tier. Important to remember ridings with low signups always play a big roll in these races #bcpoli

I’m a bit surprised the Whitecaps were so forthcoming about today’s news in the Athletic. “No viable offer has emerged to keep the club in Vancouver.” 100 conversations. Zero takers. If local money doesn’t show up fast, this team is gone. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #bcpoli @WhitecapsFC

2/3 This comes hours after the First Nations Leadership Council sent an open letter to every NDP MLA today urging them to vote against the bill — calling the suspension plan a betrayal of a unanimous 2019 commitment and a dangerous precedent for Indigenous rights. #bcpoli

NEW - Former NDP minister and BC’s first First Nations woman elected to the legislature, Melanie Mark, says legislation to suspend DRIPA is coming,and she’s breaking with her own party to say it. #bcpoli #dripa​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #cdnpoli

1/2 Fulmer has experienced South Asian organizers working on his campaign (many who worked previously on the Kevin Falcon campaign). That goes a lot further than any endorsements. Also hearing rumours BCC party membership may reach as high as 40K to 45K members. #bcpoli #vanpoli

BREAKING: Mark Werner stepping down - meaning dumped as campaign manager of the Peter Milobar campaign after recent news of BC United dirty tricks campaign. It was the right thing to do. Good for the campaign. Pity they missed a sunny Friday to do it like I had suggested. #bcpoli

You can’t gain votes on social media, but you sure can lose them. What’s going on over at Team Elliott? #bcpoli #vanpoli

4. OneBC #vanpoli #bcpoli

3. The NDP are in a better fiscal situation, but with all the BCC’s challenges in 2025 they aren’t exactly overwhelming the opposition in fundraising. #bcpoli #vanpoli

2. The BC Conservatives says fundraising has improved since the departure of John Rustad. However, that $2.5 loan the party never talks about, hangs there like a fiscal noose. #bcpoli #vanpoli

NEW (1/4) - Elections BC numbers are out. BC NDP raised $3.98M in 2025. BC Conservatives raised $2.35M. NDP outraised them by $1.6M. Let’s drill a little deeper. #bcpoli #vanpoli . 🧵

BREAKING: TACO! Trump agrees to a 2 week ceasefire. #bcpoli #cdnpoli

Ten major industry groups are calling on Premier Eby to match Ontario's housing deal, a GST rebate on new homes under $1.5M and development charge cuts of 30-50%. Ontario has it. BC doesn't. #bcpoli #vanpoli #cdnpoli

NEW - Carney & Ford are removing GST on new homes and cutting DCC in Ontario. In BC? Port Moody staff just recommended a 167% increase in DCC’s, making new housing unviable. Metro Vancouver pre-sales are 95% below the 10-year average. Check out the letter from Wesgroup. #bcpoli

NEW: BCC leadership candidate Yuri Fulmer and OneBC’s Dallas Brodie have signed a Unite the Right Accord. If Fulmer wins the BCC leadership, OneBC stands down in 88 of 93 ridings. Five seats cleared for OneBC. Confidence and supply on the table. #bcpoli​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #vanpoli

Closer to home, when will climate campaigner Anjali Appadurai announce her run for Vancouver Mayor under the COPE banner? Also, interesting to see BC Green Party Leader Emily Lowan at this event, considering Pete Fry is the Green candidate for Mayor. #vanpoli #bcpoli

Avi Lewis is the new federal NDP leader. AB’s Nenshi says the party’s direction isn’t in his province’s interests. SK’s Carla Beck calls Lewis’s oil and gas stance ideological and unrealistic, and won’t meet with him until he reverses it. David Eby? Wab Kinew? #cdnpoli #bcpoli

Wow. Here we go! David Eby? #bcpoli #cdnpoli

KPU hired a new president in Sept. By January he was on confidential leave. By March, dismissed. Nobody heard from Bruce Choy, until now. Check out the last paragraph. The reason for his departure has never been announced, and I’m not convinced this is the full story. #bcpoli

Let me explain: Ms. Yuan, a well-known organizer, wanted to run in Richmond Centre but wasn’t given the channce, many believed Ms. Wat saw her as a threat when it comes to influence in the Chinese community. The BC Conservatives chose Hon Chan. The rest is history. #bcpoli

NEW - BC Prosecution Service says MLA Hon Chan has been charged with assault, assault by choking, and uttering threats tied to alleged Jan. 12, 2024 incident. Special prosecutor appointed June 2025; charges laid yesterday. Election was Oct. 2024, were any records available during vetting? #bcpoli

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NEW - The Agricultural Land Commission is cutting staff to stay within $5.5M budget, after years of expanded responsibilities without funding. More work, fewer people. Expect delays, and questions about how B.C. protects its farmland. #bcpoli

MLA Bruce Banman endorses Yuri Fulmer #bcpoli #vanpoli

BREAKING - NDP Leader Don Davies issued the following statement #cdnpoli #bcpoli

NEW - With the municipal election campaign heating up, the Metro Vancouver Board is quickly becoming a political punching bag. Burnaby Councillor and former board chair Sav Dhaliwal has written to the Premier defending the board and its reform efforts. #bcpoli  #vanpoli