Doug Donaldson

NW BC resident on Gitxsan territory in 2-Mile (motto is Historically Non-Confirming). Former BC NDP Stikine MLA, cabinet minister and Hazelton muni councillor

[Doug Donaldson @DonaldsonDoug]

@Bzubyk Wrong. You don’t argue your point with the Speaker. Taught that by numerous parliamentarians as a rookie. Same mentorship missing. Whether it pertained to another party member or a colleague. It’s about respect for the institution. You can object by point of order.

[Mark Marissen @marissenmark]

Who would you believe when it comes to First Nations issues in British Columbia?

Geoff Plant or Pierre Poilievre/Caroline Elliott?

Here are some quotes:

“No, I don’t think people should be worried,” said Plant, attorney general under Premier Gordon Campbell.

“If you, like me, live in a house in a neighbourhood in a city, some nice tree growing in front of it, you’re not at risk. If you’re planning a $25 billion mining project in northeastern British Columbia, then you better sit and do some work about who the Indigenous people are in that territory and find out how you can engage with them.

“There is nothing in Cowichan that is intended to unsettle what I’ll call ordinary private property ownership in British Columbia.”

[Nikki Hill @HillNikki]

Two former Attorneys General agree: your private property is not at risk as a result of Cowichan decision https://t.co/zo48pPdhwM

[Joel McKay 🇨🇦 @JoelCMcKay]

Yes, yes they do. I can’t think of a single nation on the mid or north coast in favour of a bitumen pipe

So if it goes that route, it’ll have to proceed without Indigenous support, which will be near impossible given their reliance on fisheries and how that plays into EA review

[Human☮🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇸🌊 @4HumanUnity]

@atrupar When a president responds to serious questions about war by calling a reporter "fake" and "treasonous," that’s not strength. It’s insecurity.

Real leaders explain their strategy to the people paying the price. He had none.

[Fozon Capital @FozonCapital]

@atrupar If the victory was total and complete, why is Iran able to shut down 20% of the world's oil supply and jack up gasoline prices to $6 a gallon here in America?

[Jody Vance @jodyvance]

T H I S.

[BCLionsDen 🇨🇦 🍁 @BCLionsDen]

@Sharisraven @JasonBeck82 @FIFAcom FIFA forced the BC Sports Hall of Fame to move out and shut down for two months so they could use the space for a media centre. No compensation for the operators, and the employees will be on lay off for the two months.

[Ravi Parmar @rparmar_BC]

We’re getting ahead of wildfires. But there’s a role for each and every British Columbian to play in learning to live with wildfire.

We have the resources. From our #BCWildfire Service to our @BCFireSmart program. 

Take a moment to read and learn more:
https://t.co/l3ku7aLFWl

[Ravi Parmar @rparmar_BC]

Category 2 & 3 fire prohibitions are in effect throughout much of BC

If you’re planning on travelling during this long weekend please stay safe and prepared

Please take precaution with any fire use stay up-to-date on wildfire activity

Stay up to date with the #BCWildfire App

[Ken Boessenkool @KenBoessenkool]

This is the most important, most brilliant, and most well written thing you could read today.

If you’re an Albertan, or a Canadian, and read nothing else, fine. Just read this.

Goodness me. Every word. https://t.co/TliiUbwj6H

[Brattani @Bratt_world]

LIES. This is a park pass and Harman knows that. They’ve been going on for years

BTW. Shittiest MLA we’ve had in my lifetime. SFA has gotten done for Langley.

CPBC is a joke.

[Peter Milobar @PeterMilobar]

Iain Black’s plan would lead to a $25 billion deficit — an economic situation even worse than what we’ve seen under the NDP.

I’m happy to debate @iainblackbc and challenge him to defend his plan, because as Finance Critic, I see nothing more than a campaign designed to win votes, not solve the serious issues facing our province.

#bcpoli #readytoleadbc

[Blaine Badiuk @BlaineBadiuk]

Can we just call it what it is? Racist.

[Spencer Powell @Beefshaver]

This is who she is and where the BC Conservative party is going. Conflict of interest if you're married to an indigenous person. Why not conflict of interest if you're friends with one? Racial purity politics.

[Parm Kahlon @parmerellakk]

A”conflict of interest” because his wife is Indigenous and he might care about First Nations people is the most on-brand racist conservative belief! And his response basically being, “no no I vote against them all the time,” is even crazier.
😒🤦🏽‍♀️#bcpoli

[Domenic Cinalli - (Antonio Farese) @DomenicCinalli]

Iain Black is now promising a 20% across-the-board tax cut in his bid to lead the BC Conservative Party.

Sound familiar?

Because British Columbians have seen this movie before.

In 2001, the Gordon Campbell government came to power promising major tax relief and a new era of economic freedom. The centerpiece was a 25% income tax cut across the board.

At first, people celebrated.

But what came later?

❗ HST without a mandate
❗ Carbon tax
❗ Rising fees and costs
❗ Healthcare restructuring
❗ Labour conflict
❗ Centralized power
❗ Growing distrust in government

The problem was never just the tax cut itself. The problem was what came after.

When governments dramatically reduce revenue but continue growing spending, the money has to come from somewhere. And British Columbians eventually paid for it through consumption taxes, fees, cost increases, and policies that hit working and middle-class families the hardest.

And here is the part voters should not ignore:

Iain Black was THERE.

He was not an outsider watching it happen. He was:
✔ Cabinet Minister
✔ Treasury Board member
✔ Part of the decision-making structure during the Campbell era

Now he is offering the same kind of promise again.

So British Columbians should be asking a very serious question:

If history repeats itself, what comes after the 20% tax cut?

Another HST-style shift?
More hidden cost increases?
More taxes moved onto consumers?
More centralized government decisions sold as “necessary”?

Because history matters.

And the Campbell government is proof that tax-cut promises can quickly become something very different once political reality sets in.

The warning signs are already there.

British Columbians were promised affordability before. What many got instead was one of the most unpopular governments in provincial history.

So before voters get swept up in another big tax-cut promise, they should ask themselves one thing:

Are they hearing a new vision for BC…

Or are they watching the sequel to a political era that already burned public trust once before?

[Amelia Boultbee MLA @amboultbee]

😳😳😳😳

Why don’t the B.C. Conservatives understand this bill has not passed?

Do they not know there are two more entire stages of debate before Royal assent?

Le sigh.

[Matt Hannah 🍁 @mattjdh]

How many BC Conservatives thought they were voting on final reading of the bill?

It was a 2nd reading vote to send it to committee stage…

[Rohini Arora @reah4burnaby]

This MLA either has zero understanding of the basic process of bill stages OR she does and is purposefully misleading her constituents.

Both are problematic.