Well that was quick -- and easy. It took me less than a minute to get verified so I can vote in the #BCConservative leadership race #bcpoli

I spoke with Tyler Olson, of the Tyee, a couple of weeks ago -- my comments are included in this piece thetyee.ca/News/2026/05... #bcpoli #cdnpoli

It’s been a rough 2026 for the governing #BCNDP & new data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds it falling further behind the opposition in voter intent.The #BCConservatives, weeks away from deciding who'll lead the party, lead the BC #NDP by 10 points angusreid.org/bc-ndp-eby-c... #bcpoli

Mitch Forgie has been a force for growing the tourism industry & he’s been celebrating #Kamloops for more than a decade - is now Destination Development Manager for Tourism Kamloops, opening possibility of his long-time vision of adding a gondola to the Tournament Capital infonews.ca/news/7627737...

US Tribes Using DRIPA to Expand Influence in British Columbia acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/05/us-t... #BCConservatives #BCpoli #UNDRIP #DRIPA

MILOBAR - We need to restore clarity, accountability, and democratic responsibility in this province acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/05/milo... #bcpoli #PeterMilobar #DRIPA #BCConservatives

OPINION -- It’s not co-governing, it's more than that -- We are all native to this land now alanforseth.substack.com/p/opinion-it... #bcpoli #DRIPA #reconciliation #FirstNations

FORSETH -- I know you’re not supposed to call people liars but really, what should it be called when promises made are revoked outright? Can we back to 10/19/24, and ‘repace’ David Eby's #bcpoli government to the Opposition benches? alanforseth.substack.com/p/forseth-i-...

KRUGGEL: Debt and deficit aren't an issue today One thing is certain coming from three polling companies: the vast majority of Canadians are not concerned with the national debt or the deficit alanforseth.substack.com/p/kruggel-de... #cdnpoli

Deaf and hard of hearing customers now have better access to ICBC driver licensing services with the rollout of virtual, on-demand American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation to every driver licensing office in British Columbia. www.icbc.com/about-icbc/n...

Scott McInnis, #BCConservative Critic for Indigenous Relations, calling on #BCNDP govt to abandon failed version of its Heritage Conservation Act - municipalities, builders, developers, & biz have rejected it 3rd time in a row acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/05/mcin... #bcpoli #DRIPA

ROTHENBURGER – Sometimes we elect fools, but we aren’t ruled by tyrants armchairmayor.ca/2026/05/01/r... #KamPoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli

“Yesterday, after repeated questioning, the Minister finally confirmed 7,829 seniors are currently waiting for long-term care in BC - an 11% increase in just 1 year.” acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/04/seni... #bcpoli #bcseniors #BCConservatives

From National Pizza Day to National Puppy Day: Why so many national days have filled the calendar Over 3,000 national days celebrate everything from pretzels to plumbers, but are there too many? www.cbc.ca/radio/costof...

Democracy Retreats, the Axis Advances -- This is not like Dunkirk. There is no rescue armada on the horizon. therealstory.substack.com/p/democracy-...

We are disappointed by the lack of willingness from the Minister of Health and PHSA to collaborate with local leaders & medical professionals on cardiac care improvements in #Kamloops armchairmayor.ca/2026/04/30/h...

#BCEDU Ministry won't fund school. Province rejects #SD73 business case for proposed Batchelor Heights elementary school for #Kamloops www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop...

Peter Milobar – Win Back BC Virtual Town Hall with Pamela Martin Today from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Location: Zoom Virtual Town Hall zoom.us/webinar/regi...

There is something almost unbearably strange about watching a monarch lecture a republic on the importance of not becoming a monarchy. open.substack.com/pub/queergra...

KRUGGEL -- Canadians are inflicting economic pain on the United States Canadians are sending the United States regime a very loud message. You've lost customers ... likely forever. alanforseth.substack.com/p/kruggel-ca... #cdntourism #tariffs #CanadaUStrade

Passing on information, about this event, for folks in the #Kamloops area. Iain Black will be here on Saturday afternoon #bcpoli #KamPoli #bcconservatives

For my own part, I'm going to try to boycott drive-throughs. But this is bigger than personal choice. We should be talking seriously about banning drive-throughs altogether, because they make our society unhealthier, poorer, & more detached from the world around us open.substack.com/pub/bern99/p...

More than half think BC needs a centre-right party to serve as an alternative to NDP & Conservatives. British Columbians are divided when asked what the party currently serving as the Official Opposition should resemble in the future, a new poll has found researchco.ca/2026/04/27/b... #bcpoli

FORSETH -- Why shouldn’t someone be the “Adult” in the room? In the political realm there is no finite left, right, or centre. alanforseth.substack.com/p/forseth-wh... #bcpoli #bcconservatives #PeterMilobar

ELLIS ROSS -- #UNDRIP, #DRIPA, POLITICS UNDRIP is a good document for countries just getting started in dealing with Indigenous issues. Canada is not in that situation. alanforseth.substack.com/p/ellis-ross... #bcpoli #cdnpoli

BRAD ZUBIK – A Note on Purity Tests Every word spoken is being saved by the NDP to use against the eventual winner - guaranteed alanforseth.substack.com/p/brad-zubik... #bcpoli #BCConservatives #NDP

Calling Indigenous Rights ‘Nazism’ Reveals a Deeply Distorted, Colonial Political Lens cormacmccann.substack.com/p/calling-in... #bcpoli

McCANN – We don’t need less disagreement — we need better disagreement ... Canada has more than two ways of thinking alanforseth.substack.com/p/mccann-we-... #cdnpoli

It's the RCMP Musical Ride presented by the #NorthThompson Fall Fair & Rodeo Association Join us on Friday August 21st 2026 at the North Thompson Fairground for a family friendly show featuring the world famous RCMP Musical Ride drill team fallfair-rodeo.com/wordpress/rc... #Barriere

While it’s nice to hear from the public, their uninformed opinions on how and where logging should take place really should not be the basis of BC's forest policy alanforseth.substack.com/p/forseth-ra... #bcpoli #bcforests #bcforestry

FORSETH: Ravi, instead of worrying about landscape planning, how about you ensure BC’s sawmills have the timber they need to operate. What ever happened to the professionals deciding on forest cuts & where they should take place alanforseth.substack.com/p/forseth-ra... #bcpoli #bcforests #bcforestry

MIKE RIGGS – Here we are again, standing at the edge of choosing a path forward, and like always, people are dug in on their beliefs People are far more willing to work with you when they understand what you’re trying to solve alanforseth.substack.com/p/mike-riggs... #bcpoli #DRIPA

#BCConservative MLA Gavin Dew asked Osborne how many people have died in hospital hallways in British Columbia under her watch. She did not provide a number but insisted her #bcpoli govt is prioritizing healthcare. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar... #bchealthcare

#BCConservative interim leader Trevor Halford: “I am at a bit of a loss, and I think all British Columbians are - we have a premier that has lost control" “And I actually can’t even tell you who’s leading this province right now because clearly it’s not him." globalnews.ca/news/1180914... #bcpoli

NICHOLAS HAMSON: Looking Beyond the Headlines in Politics -- there is always more happening behind the scenes alanforseth.substack.com/p/nicholas-h... #bcpoli #cdnpoli

KRUGGEL -- No Howard, you're wrong What prompted Lutnick's recent comments, now that we've got the background out of the way? open.substack.com/pub/alanfors... #cdnpoli #USpoli #CanadaUSTrade #tariffs #HowardLutnick

WOODWORTH: Policy or Character? What I write and say can sometimes seem to criticize the character of those whose policy I oppose even without intending. alanforseth.substack.com/p/woodworth-... #bcpoli #cdnpoli

KRUGGEL -- If the #BCConservatives want to win the next #bcpoli elxn, & I mean that's their goal, then the numbers tell us Peter Milobar is their best bet. That's just what the numbers say alanforseth.substack.com/p/kruggel-if...

Between May 2018 & March 2026, 203 employers of foreign workers were fined a total of $ 9.04 million for various violations, incl. that THE BUSINESS DID NOT EXIST. ESDC needs to explain how they issued the work permits in these cases. My latest article: darshanmaharaja.ca/hiring-forei... #cdnpoli

Milobar appears 2B the only leadership candid8 who wants to keep public assets public, & fix their financial operating structure to increase performance & efficiency - having watched him work within committee meetings I believe he can actually do it alanforseth.substack.com/p/comment-pu... #bcpoli

Moderation wins every time, no matter the label alanforseth.substack.com/p/riggs-this... #cdnpoli #bcpoli #PierrePoilievre #MarkCarney

Moderation wins every time, no matter the label alanforseth.substack.com/p/riggs-this... #cdnpoli #bcpoli #PierrePoilievre #MarkCarney

'Here we go again' after #CRA pays out another bogus $5M income tax refund, agency insider says 'Falsified' return follows previous reports of tens of millions lost to scammers www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli

"Among the five #BCConservative leadership scenarios tested province-wide, Peter Milobar continues to perform best at 39%— the only candidate who leads Eby,” said Quito Maggi, president and CEO of Mainstreet Research. www.castanet.net/news/Poll/60... #bcpoli

Most Albertans may not be inclined to pay much attention to the federal NDP. But there is one part of Lewis’ platform that deserves a strong second look, especially for Albertans who feel unrepresented in Ottawa — electoral reform. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #cdnpoli

“This is not an entry-level job, with all due respect,” said Findlay. "With the 5 of us left in the race, I'm sure they all care about BC. But nobody has lived and experienced what I have; that is so relevant to the issues we need to face today” www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/f... #bcpoli

The coroner was struck by the number of encounters he had with health-care system, during which he was either turned away or provided inappropriate care. We hoped inquest would address critical questions; (they) were never answered alanforseth.substack.com/p/comment-be... #bcpoli

Provincially, all #BCConservative candidates tested did better than in March 2026, but Milobar remains the only candidate capable of a majority. Yuri Fulmer would almost achieve a majority jointly with OneBC. www.mainstreetresearch.ca/post/carney-... #bcpoli

The NDP’s Broken Promise to Close a Big Real Estate Tax Loophole Powerful interests are exempt from the property transfer tax that homebuyers must pay. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... #bcpoli