What’s happening with the BC Conservatives and who will win the next round of federal byelections.

Links

Rob Shaw: BC Conservatives urged to stop using term ‘First Nations’

Findlay says ‘no directive’ to B.C. Conservatives on First Nations terminology | Victoria News

Executive director of BC Conservatives is out as Kerry-Lynne Findlay reshapes party leadership – The Globe and Mail

Jas Johal on Conservative talking points

Kerry-Lynne Findlay doesn’t deny she called Teresa Wat ‘CCP’ as B.C. Conservative leader faces more challenges

Jas Johal on MLAs refusing to resign seats for Kerry-Lynne Findlay

Kelly Greene’s break from NDP cabinet solidarity a potential problem for David Eby, experts say

Former OneBC chief of staff sues MLA Dallas Brodie over firing and alleged defamation campaign

‘Blanket’ forced treatment of involuntary psychiatric patients unconstitutional, B.C. court rules | CBC News

Ottawa to scrap base contribution requirements for U.S. streamers – The Wire Report

Ottawa plans to end ‘Netflix tax,’ replace with public Canadian content funding: document | CBC News

Carney rules out using energy as leverage in U.S. trade talks – The Globe and Mail

Carney says he doesn’t ‘see the value’ in using energy as leverage in U.S. trade talks | CBC News.

Carney calls August byelections for 3 ridings in Ontario, Quebec and B.C. | CBC News

EXCLUSIVE: Former NDP leader Jagmeet Singh being considered for Destination Canada’s top job

Ethics watchdog’s exoneration of Trudeau on We Charity file can be legally reviewed, top court says | CBC News

A familiar face returns, another is sticking around and one might need to find the door; and a bridge deal done

Links

• Former B.C. Liberal MLA says centrist party is the answer for voters tired of ‘extremes’ | CBC News
• Is the province cutting SOGI funding in schools? The answer is complicated | CBC News
• Vancouver-Quilchena Recall Petition Unsuccessful | Elections BC
• Recall campaign against Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie fails: Elections B.C. | CBC News
• Province would consider selling B.C. Place to Whitecaps: Kahlon
• The pipeline, the politics, the fallout: who’s up, who’s down after Alberta to B.C. project announcement – Angus Reid Institute
• Carney slammed over lack of Gordie Howe bridge opening deal details | CBC News
• Gordie Howe Bridge deal released as Conservatives accuse Carney of lying
• Proposed Agreement in Principle | Gordie Howe International Bridge
• 9 premiers to allow wineries, distilleries, breweries to sell directly to consumers across provinces | CBC News

Eby and Carney face blowback over their plans to buy condos and the PM might be getting a new home.

Links

• Highway linking Vancouver to Prince Rupert proposed by construction company | CBC News
• The Long Quest to Merge Victoria and Saanich Hits a Roadblock | The Tyee
• Critics blast government plan to ‘bail out’ sagging condo sector in B.C. | CBC News
• Carney-Eby housing deal met with mixed reactions and desire for more detail
• Premier Eby on B.C. condo purchase proposal: ‘We don’t have to do it’
• Carney announcing decision on future of 24 Sussex in coming weeks: sources | CBC News
• Carney to announce fundraising campaign, design competition to restore 24 Sussex: source | CBC News
• Feds push to have 3 northern projects fast-tracked under Building Canada Act | CBC News
• Federal plan aims to boost nuclear sector with up to 10 new reactors, expand international footprint – The Globe and Mail
• Nuclear Energy Strategy for Canada

Scheduling note: we will be on hiatus for one to two weeks, starting next week.

BC needs more power, so the government is considering dams at Site E and Bute Inlet. Plus Carney comes to town with a big cheque for housing, hospitals and transit.

Links

• Province ‘seriously’ considering 4th hydro dam in northeast B.C., plus one on Sunshine Coast: minister | CBC News
• B.C. Hydro cancels plan to phase out gas-powered generation as electricity gap looms
• Province nixes deal with contractor on George Massey Tunnel replacement | CBC News
• Massey Tunnel replacement could cost as much as $11 billion, local official says
• Adviser makes recommendations to help the district increase its housing supply
• Canada and British Columbia forge new partnership to accelerate homebuilding, lower costs, and build new local infrastructure
• Ottawa, B.C. to spend $3.2-billion to cut homebuilding fees and convert unsold condos – The Globe and Mail
• Ottawa should ‘indefinitely exclude’ people with mental illness from MAID: committee report
• Committee Report (PDF)
• Conservatives blast Liberals for trying to ‘ram’ controversial lawful access bill through House | CBC News
• MPs break for summer after passing motion to advance several bills – The Globe and Mail
• Opposition parties up in arms as Liberals use majority to speed up legislation before summer | CBC News
• Liberals tout 21 bills passing House of Commons this year as MPs break for summer | CBC News
• Public Safety Minister makes changes to lawful access bill – The Globe and Mail

Polls aren’t good for David Eby, centrists think it’s time for a return, Carney wants to ban kids from social media and the Greens kick off their leadership race.

Links

• Surging Conservatives Tie New Democrats in British Columbia – Research Co.
• BC Conservatives Take Narrow Lead as Housing Costs, Health Care, and the Economy Shape Voter Priorities
• Premiers’ Performance: Eby, Smith, and Ford each tumble to new lows approval – Angus Reid Institute
• B.C. centrists seek to revive provincial Liberal brand in wake of Conservative leadership race – The Globe and Mail
• Vaughn Palmer: Activist Chris Delaney joins Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s Conservative team
• New drivers in B.C. can now take first knowledge test online
• B.C. knowledge test for learner drivers moved to online and at home – The Globe and Mail
• Premier David Eby re-commits promise to end ‘no pet’ rental clauses | Surrey Now-Leader
• B.C. restaurants can buy alcohol from private liquor stores – Business in Vancouver
• Ottawa planning social media ban for users under 16 – The Globe and Mail
• Ottawa moves to restrict social media for kids under 16 | CBC News
• C-34 (45-1) – LEGISinfo – Parliament of Canada
• Quebec would withdraw from high-speed rail project if PQ forms next government, party leader says | CBC News
• Green Party of Canada begins search for Elizabeth May’s replacement | CBC News
• Leadership Race 2026 – Green Party Of Canada

Kerry-Lynne Findlay is the new leader of the official opposition, we learn how much FIFA will cost and Carney goes in on AI and out on taxing Netflix and changing environmental assessment laws.

Links

• Kerry-Lynne Findlay elected new leader of B.C. Conservatives | CBC
• https://conservativebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-30-Conservative-Party-of-BC-Leadership-Results.pdf
• B.C. MLA Jordan Kealy charged with sexual assault in Fort St. John | CBC News
• Province, Vancouver, PavCo update cost projections for FIFA World Cup 2026
• Costs to host FIFA World Cup 2026 in BC $685M to $729M – Business in Vancouver
• FIFA releases thousands of Vancouver hotel rooms ahead of 2026 World Cup, but prices may not drop | CBC News
• Prime Minister Carney launches AI for All: Canada’s new national artificial intelligence strategy
• Overview of Canada’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy: AI for All
• AI for All, Details to Follow: Government Releases a Big-Spending AI Strategy That Is Still Short on the Specifics That Matter – Michael Geist
• Carney government presses pause on new environmental-assessment legislation – The Globe and Mail
• After ‘feedback from thousands,’ Carney government slows down sweeping environmental changes | CBC News
• Government of Canada announces immediate support to strengthen Canadian culture and ensure Canadian content remains affordable – Canada.ca

The legislature goes on summer break but not before the government concedes its case against the fired Victoria School Trustees or the Yaletown overdose prevention site. Canada makes a deal to sell LNG to Germany, and Guilebeault calls it quits eventually.

Note: If we said something about age limits for FHSAs, we didn’t. You heard wrong.

Links

• End of spring session
• Shannon breaks down bill 9’s passage
• Who voted for K’omoks treaty
• Firefighter’s health act
• Opposition MLA’s bill set to make dashcams mandatory for commercial trucks in B.C. | CBC News
• M-245
• Minister’s statement on School District 61 judicial review
• SD 61 trustees reinstated, Province concedes court case
• Overdose prevention site in Vancouver’s Yaletown not reopening: minister | CBC News
• Minister’s statement on life-saving services in downtown Vancouver
• Canada reaches ‘milestone’ deal to sell LNG from Ksi Lisims project to Germany | CBC
• Steven Guilbeault, who quit over climate policy, says return under different PM possible
• 14 Liberal MPs pen letter to Carney raising concerns over environmental backslide | CBC News
• Ottawa plans amendments to lawful-access bill amid backlash – The Globe and Mail
• Liberals to amend police data interception bill following searing criticism | CBC News
• Carney says House of Commons won’t weigh in on Alberta’s referendum question | CBC News
• Stephane Dion on the Clarity Act
• Avi Lewis on separation