BC NDP leads by 5 over BC Conservatives as Falcon's tax cut pledge fails to deliver bounce so far. - Abacus Data abacusdata.ca/bc-poll-august…

Some U of C students put up in a hotel as residence hits capacity cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

New temporary foreign worker rules draw mixed reaction in Alberta cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

🚨 Emergency Hotel Pacifico Podcast pod dropping tonight on @votebcunited Conservative Party of BC deal. Recorded today to add to our regularly scheduled show with BC Green Party Sonia Furstenau. Stay tuned!

NEW: Danielle Smith is talking about relocating Alberta government ministries and jobs outside of Edmonton and Calgary, as part of her strategy to address UCP's struggles in big cites. cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

Daybreak South with Chris Walker - Aug. 30, 2024: A conversation with Christy Clark on BC politics cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Okay one more #bcpoli info drop before the long weekend. New vote intent & trend data out RN from us at Angus Reid Institute. Gonna do a quick thread here.

Alberta wagers allowing more online gambling operators will capture illicit market cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

Province pulling funding for Calgary's Green Line LRT project, letter says cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

In a Aug 1 interview with CBC, Devin Dreeshen said of the prov's 1.53B funding pledge: "I've been working closely with the mayor and Calgary city councillors so that they know that the commitment from the province for the Green Line [is] in place and that they can bank on it."

Breaking: City can no longer afford Green Line LRT project, Calgary mayor says cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

NDP announces it will tear up governance agreement with Liberals cbc.ca/news/politics/…

.Trevor Tombe: The Great Divergence: Canada’s economic gap with the U.S. reaches a new record thehub.ca/2024/09/05/tre…

The gap between the Canadian and American economies has now reached its widest point in nearly a century. My latest for The Hub here: thehub.ca/2024/09/05/tre… #cdnecon #cdnpoli

Bee Gees belong on this list.

With Green Line demands, Danielle Smith and UCP become urban transit planners Latest analysis from Jason Markusoff cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

Statscan year over year. The unemployment rate in Edmonton was 8.6% in August 2024 (compared with 6.2% in August 2023). The unemployment rate in Calgary was 7.5% in August 2024 (compared with 5.9% in August 2023).

It's also the one year anniversary so congrats Éric Grenier Philippe J. Fournier

This episode combining The Herle Burly and Hotel Pacifico Podcast is just awesome! #bcpoli is so fascinating and even if you haven't followed closely, you'll get so much value from this conversation. Also hi to Mike McDonald who's brought his insight to West of Centre CBC We return Sept 13.

Did a tour of the City's now former Green Line alignment. Over at Eau Claire, the ex-market & nearby condos are ready for demolition. People lost their homes when their land was bought by the City to make way for the Green Line -- which won't be coming here anytime soon. 1/6