BC's next Information and Privacy Commissioner will be Michael Harvey, named in the #bcleg today, who comes to the province from Newfoundland and Labrador where he had a similar post. #bcpoli

Energy Minister Josie Osborne has introduced legislation to regulate crytocurrency mining in B.C. A moratorium on new crypto mines in B.C. has been in place since December 2022. #bcpoli

NEW - BC has introduced legislation for a single regulator for the legal profession. Will open up some legal services to notaries and paralegals. But lawyers worry the government is trying to stifle their independence.
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New: Solicitor General Farnworth indicates Surrey Council & Mayor Locke rejected province’s latest offer of $100 million more (on top of previous $150 million) for transition from RCMP to police. Deadline for acceptance was 4 pm today. Farnworth indicates offer off the table.

NEW - Moody's Ratings has today changed the outlook to negative from stable for the Province of British Columbia and affirmed the AA1 Baseline Credit Assessment. #bcpoli

NEW- Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says BC’s latest financial offer on Surrey policing expires at 4pm today. He does not know if Surrey has accepted it despite the city’s budget update today.

Kelowna councillor Loyal Wooldridge (he/him) is seeking the NDP nomination in Kelowna Centre where he would face BC United candidate and former chief of surgery at Kelowna General Hospital Michael Humer. #bcpoli

NEW - Amid complaints from seniors that the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER) program hadn’t kept up w rising rents, Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon announced that seniors in the SAFER program will get a one time top up of $430 & an additional $110/month to help w rent #bcpoli

ICYMI: S&P Global Ratings downgraded British Columbia's credit rating. 'We believe the province is at a turning point with respect to the management of its finances and we will keep monitoring the evolution of the fiscal trajectory in the medium term.' disclosure.spglobal.com/ratings/en/reg…