B.C. Government Low-Key Speedrunning New Bills 🏃💨

The Deets

Yo, so the B.C. legislature was straight-up grinding this spring, passing a whole stack of bills before dipping for a break. But two of them, Bills 14 and 15, were kinda spicy 🔥. They're supposed to speed up building projects, like new energy stuff and other big infrastructure. Sounds kinda lit, right? But hold up...

These bills were so close to failing, it's wild. The vote was tied, like, dead even, so the Speaker had to step in and break the tie - twice! 🤯 That's how close it was. The New Democrats were all for it, but the Conservatives, Greens, and Independents were like, "Nah, this ain't it."

So, why the drama? Well, a bunch of people are throwing shade at Bill 15, saying it gives the government too much power and could let them bulldoze through environmental rules and skip talking to First Nations. Indigenous groups, local mayors, and even some business leaders are big mad 😠.

The government's response? They're saying, "Chill, fam. We're gonna consult when we make the rules." They also passed the budget and some other stuff, like a bill to make it easier to trade with other provinces.

Now, all these bills gotta get the official stamp of approval from the B.C. Lt.-Gov, then it's game on. Will these bills actually make things better, or is it gonna be a whole mess? Only time will tell, bestie.

Oh and Bill 7? It's for dealing with tariffs and it was controversial too. Something about the OG version allowing the government to retaliate against Donald Trump's actions but it got removed.

The Green Party was down with the budget and Bill 7, but they were hard no on Bills 14 and 15. They were all like "consultation with First Nations wasn't on point" and that oil and gas projects would get greenlit like it was nothing.