I am super excited to finally make public that the incomparable @BenWoodfinden has joined us at MBP.
Ben is one of the most thoughtful, thought provoking & intellectually daring ppl I know.
Among other things he’s going to help launch MBP Intelligence (coming soon).
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Republican senate candidate in key border state breaks ranks on tariffs less than a month before the midterms after months of getting hammered by the Democrats.
Using all the most recent polls, adjusting for missing candidates and with small demo adjustments (age and income) my current projections for BC are
🟠BC NDP 42.7% - 43 seats
🔵BC Cons 44.4% - 48
🟢BC Green 9% - 2
🔴CentreBC 1%
🟣OneBC 2%
About 15-20 close races
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It's always an option to announce something in front of giant hanger doors that you theatrically open. And you should all do it more often because it kicks ass.
This contagious claim that under the NDP BC has become 'the highest taxed province' is nonsense. Provincial own-source revenue as share of GDP is 4th lowest among the provinces, and below the Canadian weighted average. #bcpoli /2
NEW: The Progressive Conservative caucus has been called to an emergency meeting this afternoon, @readpolicorner has learned.
OSAP is among the issues expected to be discussed.
At some point in the next few days @CFrechette will convene an outgoing cabinet meeting before the PQ takes over.
Here’s how Pierre Trudeau addressed the issue of his defeat two days earlier in 1979.
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NEW - 1/6 In the rush to call an election, the government left one job unfinished. The order in council to modernize BC's 50/50 food processing rule never got signed. That's a major headache for the Agri-food sector. #bcpoli#cdnpoli
Mayor of Calgary: "A very small minority of folks who are so deranged on this topic, they assume that Justin Trudeau is around. They'll blame him for everything from why we lose our socks in the dryer to why we sell hotdog buns in packages of 12 but we sell hotdogs in packages of 8. It's absolutely ridiculous."