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New bills, new leaders and controversial trains. Links Bill 14 – Forests Statutes Amendment BC Timber Sales to increase fibre access, strengthen long-term forest outcomes, protect jobs (https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026FOR0009-000335) Bill 15 – Environmental Assessment Amendment Amendments improve dispute resolution, transparency, process predictability (https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026ENV0016-000346) Bill 16 – Misc Statutes Amendment Modernizing enforcement, housing, justice tools (https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026AG0016-000360) • Modernizing bylaw enforcement on the University Endowment Lands (https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026HMA0030-000341) • Updating zero-emission vehicle targets, expanding charging network (https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026ECS0009-000355) • Readying B.C. to deliver more homes for people in communities (https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026HMA0035-000359) • Adding new tools to help target organized crime (https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026PSSG0027-000350) Bill 17 – Municipal Codes of Conduct Improving conduct standards for local governments (https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026HMA0033-000349) Bill 18 – Municipal Parental Leave Introducing parental leave for local elected officials (https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026HMA0036-000366) Premier Eby says changing DRIPA is ‘non-negotiable’ and will be pushed into law – Business in Vancouver (https://www.biv.com/news/premier-eby-says-changing-dripa-is-non-negotiable-and-will-be-pushed-into-law-12090739) B.C. tells First Nations it wants to suspend DRIPA (https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bc-tells-first-nations-it-wants-to-suspend-dripa/) Adam Olsen – Eby Sent the Wrong Signals on DRIPA Amendments | The Tyee (https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/04/02/Eby-Wrong-Signals-DRIPA-Amendments/) How did B.C.’s historic Indigenous Rights law, DRIPA, become so controversial? | The Narwhal (https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-declaration-act-rushed-amendments/) Annual Report – Declaration Act (https://declaration.gov.bc.ca/annual-report) https://bsky.app/profile/sobittersosweet.bsky.social/post/3mik2qbpqic2z Report on Provincial Taxation Revenues: Speculation and Vacancy Tax (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/services-policies-for-government/internal-corporate-services/internal-audits/speculation-and-vacancy-tax-2022-23.pdf) Audit Reveals Major Problems in BC’s Speculation and Vacancy Tax | The Tyee (https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/31/Audit-Major-Problems-BC-Speculation-Vacancy-Tax/) Time to Kill the Speculation and Vacancy Tax, Say BC Conservatives | The Tyee (https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/04/02/Time-Kill-Speculation-Vacancy-Tax-BC-Conservatives/) Peter MacKay endorsement (https://x.com/kerrylynnefindl/status/2039718356929183948?s=46&t=VCt52D6OFCFYNBW1xGZUWA) Independent MLA for Peace River North endorses Findlay in leadership race, could rejoin BC Conservatives – CJDC-TV (https://www.cjdctv.com/news/article/independent-mla-for-peace-river-north-endorses-findlay-in-leadership-race-could-rejoin-bc-conservatives/) Jason Kenney endorse Elliott (https://x.com/jkenney/status/2039762068841369920) Darrell Joins endorses Caroline Elliott (https://x.com/darrell4bc/status/2037937789338350041?s=46&t=VCt52D6OFCFYNBW1xGZUWA) Yuri Fulmer and Dallas Brodie announce “Unite the Right Accord” (https://bsky.app/profile/jasjohal.bsky.social/post/3mic3sjp5lk2n) Rob Shaw: Questions linger over integrity of BC Conservative leadership race (https://www.biv.com/news/commentary/rob-shaw-questions-linger-over-integrity-of-bc-conservative-leadership-race-12086859) Avi Lewis elected Leader of NDP (https://www.ndp.ca/news/avi-lewis-elected-leader-ndp) Reactions • Naheed Nenshi (https://bsky.app/profile/naheednenshi.bsky.social/post/3mi7jtq6sas2s) • Carla Beck (https://x.com/CanadianPolling/status/2038294089846682052?t=bj3KCt5QSnB076PIWmHuYg&s=19) • David Eby (https://bsky.app/profile/davidebybc.bsky.social/post/3mi7qxgbme22c) • Mark Carney (https://bsky.app/profile/mark-carney.bsky.social/post/3mi7kykdlzs2n) How the NDP leadership vote broke down, ballot by ballot (https://www.thewrit.ca/p/how-the-ndp-leadership-vote-broke) Vaughn Palmer: B.C. Conservatives challenge NDP to disavow Avi Lewis on LNG (https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/vaughn-palmer-bc-conservatives-challenge-bc-ndp-disavow-avi-lewis-lng) Farewell to one of Canada’s greatest social justice champions (https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/31/opinion/farewell-social-justice-champion-stephen-lewis) Conservatives (https://www.conservative.ca/stop-90b-alto-rail-say-conservatives/) and the Bloc (https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7150010) opposing Alto Rail Polling from Abacus and AltNO (http://altno.ca/_fi...