Last June: WC hosting cost pegged at $532M–$624M. April: "we'll release the full number soon." Yesterday: now it's "before the games begin."
The first match is June 12. We're hiding the bill until 30 days out?
British Columbians deserve the number now, Premier. #bcpoli
Big Whitecaps summit today. Premier, MLS, Montagliani, City, three First Nations all in the room.
And yesterday @Dave_Eby walked out and said the meeting "is not going to resolve this entire issue."
Why are we managing expectations DOWN before the door is even open? Walk in to win it. #VWFC #SaveTheCaps
When the CEO of Canada's largest oil & gas company by revenue tells investors the industrial carbon tax is uniquely Canadian and pushing capital offshore — and the new IEA roadmap says start producing, not stop — the policy isn't decarbonizing anything. It's just relocating the barrels and the jobs.
Genuine question for @rparmar_BC:
If your Heritage Conservation Act reforms are sound, why does reading the proposed changes require signing an NDA — one that UBCM, ICBA, UDI, the Mining Association of BC, and AME all refused to sign?
Good policy doesn't fear sunlight. #bcpoli
CCTV footage has emerged from the serious collision on Scott Road in Surrey involving a motorcycle that was left hanging from a traffic light pole.
Despite the severity of the crash, the motorcyclist survived and sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
@MadAboutPaper This needs a Heritage Minute. Soft piano. Slow zoom on the signal post. Voiceover: "On May 9, 2026, at the corner of Scott Road and Scottsdale Mall, physics took a personal day."
@TomZillich Glad the rider's okay. Now — petition to leave the bike up there permanently. Bronze it in place. New Surrey landmark. Tourists driving up from Bellingham just to see it. Heritage designation by 2030.
@sarbrajskahlon Glad the rider's okay. Surrey, this is your moment. Forget the cherry blossoms. Forget the casino. THIS is your tourism campaign. "Surrey: Where Motorcycles Reach For The Stars.
Two sports tenants, one landlord. The @WhitecapsFC are negotiating BC Place lease terms that may force relocation. The BC Sports Hall of Fame just got ordered out of BC Place for two months with zero compensation.
Both stories trace back to PavCo, the Crown corp that runs the stadium. The pattern is the file. @Dave_Eby
Happy Mother's Day to my wife Sarah — fifteen years, two boys, and the heart of everything good in our family. The boys and I are lucky every single day. Love you.
Drove past the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain construction this morning. Guideway columns going up along Fraser Highway. All 8 stations now under construction. $5.7B in. Late 2029 opening.
About time.
Reminder: our Fraser Highway businesses are paying the disruption tax for the rest of us. Stop in. Buy a coffee. Order takeout. They're the ones grinding through this so 2030 Langley is better connected than 2026 Langley.
@aftncanada $515 is the headline, but honestly the designs are the real crime. Saw the full series in an advert and they're horrific across the board. Bracing myself for what they cook up for Vancouver and Toronto — the bar is on the floor.
Same thing's about to play out at @BCPlace. Vancouver and Toronto are going to convert a lot of North American sports fans who've never experienced what a packed soccer stadium actually sounds like. The "worst stadium" takes haven't aged well before, and they won't this time either.
@JohnRustad4BC BC lost 19,000 jobs in March — worst in the country — while Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia all grew. April adds another 4,300 lost. "Tariffs and Trump" hits every province the same way. So what is Victoria doing differently? @Dave_Eby@ravikahlon
@BenSteiner00 Brutal timing. 35 days out and Canada's best player goes down with a hamstring strain — again. The medical staff at @FCBayern and @CanadaSoccerEN need to get this absolutely right. No rushing him back. #CanMNT needs Davies healthy, not just present.
@RobShaw_BC@rparmar_BC@UBCM@udibc@ICBA .@rparmar_BC simple question: why did consultation on the Heritage Conservation Act require NDAs in the first place? Real consultation doesn't need a gag order.