Alan Forseth
banner
alanforseth.bsky.social
Alan Forseth
@alanforseth.bsky.social
I'm a free-thinking conservative. Politics runs through my blood.
Blog: https://acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BCPoliticsAndMore
E: [email protected]
The Horrifying Plan to Subject Babies to Medical Assistance in Dying

If Canada legalizes the “compassionate” killing of infants, Farrow points out, it will be following in the heartless footsteps of the country that pioneered the concept – Nazi Germany

c2cjournal.ca/2025/12/the-... #MaID #cdnpoli
The Horrifying Plan to Subject Babies to Medical Assistance in Dying | C2C Journal
In her autobiography, famed mystery novelist Agatha Christie wrote that, “The saddest thing in life and the hardest to live through, is the knowledge that there is someone you love very much whom you ...
c2cjournal.ca
December 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
new Consultant Specialists of BC report reveals waitlist crisis - 1.2+ million BC residents currently waiting to see a specialist - longest delays & lowest satisfaction levels in the country - report highlights the human impact of delays

acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/12/cons...
Conservatives Urge Government to Support Bill M-219 as Specialist Waitlist Crisis Exposed by New Report
Impact of BC & Canadian Politics on Social, Economic, Health, Education, Environment, Employment issues by Liberals, Green Party, NDP, & Conservatives
acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A #BCLeg Committee is seeking input on Bill M 217, Dashboard Cameras in Commercial Vehicles Act. For details, & to share your thoughts, visit bcleg.ca/consultations by 3pm on 12/09

Bill M217 was introduced in October by #Kamloops #NorthThompson MLA Ward Stamer; it passed 2nd reading 11/24

#bcpoli
LABC Consultation Portal
Welcome to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia's Consultation Portal. Participate in public consultations, submit feedback, and share your views on key legislative matters.
bcleg.ca
December 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"David Eby owes everyone in BC a very clear understanding. Where does he stand, and where does the NDP stand on this?" ~~ Peter Milobar, MLA for #Kamloops Centre, #BCConservative Opposition Finance Critic

acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/12/cons... #bcpoli #BCConservatives
Conservatives in BC say David Eby is talking out of both sides of his mouth on the North Coast tanker ban, helping Donald Trump
Impact of BC & Canadian Politics on Social, Economic, Health, Education, Environment, Employment issues by Liberals, Green Party, NDP, & Conservatives
acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Project BC says British Columbians deserve better than different colours of the same political mediocrity.

open.substack.com/pub/withoutd... #bcpoli
Nihaal Singh: Rescuing the spectator generation
Project B.C. says British Columbians deserve better than different colours of the same political mediocrity.
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
‘We are the victims’: Partner of murdered #Lumby woman says he’s been kept in the dark

infonews.ca/news/7444712...
'We are the victims': Partner of murdered Lumby woman says he's been kept in the dark | iNFOnews.ca
“They're basically treating me like it doesn't matter to me. It's their case, and I have nothing to do with it.”
infonews.ca
December 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Every year, the people of Halifax, Nova Scotia send a Christmas tree to the people of Boston to commemorate the support Bostonians gave in the aftermath of the tragic Halifax harbour explosion of 1917 - they've never forgotten this act of kindness

charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-boston...
The Boston Christmas Tree
A Tradition of Friendship in a Time of Resistance
charlieangus.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#BCGreen Leader Emily Lowan was in #Kamloops telling group of about 50 supporters she’s looking forward to possible snap #bcpoli elxn in the spring - said she thinks party can double its seats from 2 to 4 if that happens, potentially holding balance of power
www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop...
New BC Green leader sets sights on working class, prepares for possible snap election - Kamloops News
www.castanetkamloops.net
November 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Quebec long defined itself as more progressive than the rest of Canada on LGBTQ+ issues, but the political bonds behind that image are shifting

policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/lgbt...
Allies no more? Quebec nationalists and LGBTQ+ people
Quebec’s historic alliance between nationalism and LGBTQ+ rights is shifting as federal and provincial politics pull in different directions.
policyoptions.irpp.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
BC #NDP Finance Minister Brenda Bailey only managed to cap off the deficit at $11 billion by bringing forward almost $2 billion in future payments from the settlement with Big Tobacco

vancouversun.com/opinion/colu... #bcpoli
Donald Trump not to blame for B.C's financial woes, David Eby is
Vaughn Palmer: The NDP points to new schools and the like to justify deficits, but day-to-day spending is to blame for half of it
vancouversun.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Some members of First Nation divided as it moves to vote on benefits connected to reopening of major gold mine in northwest BC

acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/11/some... #bcpoli #bcmining
Some members of First Nation divided as it moves to vote on benefits connected to reopening of major gold mine in northwest BC (Business in Vancouver)
Impact of BC & Canadian Politics on Social, Economic, Health, Education, Environment, Employment issues by Liberals, Green Party, NDP, & Conservatives
acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Comment: We are all responsible for the toxic drug crisis

Whether we intend to or not, whether we perceive it or not, we can be quite awful to each other. This awfulness has consequences.

www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm... #addiction
Comment: We are all responsible for the toxic drug crisis
Whether we intend to or not, whether we perceive it or not, we can be quite awful to each other. This awfulness has consequences.
www.timescolonist.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
#BCConservatives are calling for urgent healthcare reform after new data revealed 4,620 British Columbians died while on medical waitlists in 2024–25

mailchi.mp/9ed546dd6d23... #bcpoli #bchealth #bchealthcare
PRESS RELEASE: Conservatives Demand Transparency After 4,620 British Columbians Die on Waitlists
mailchi.mp
November 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
BC's finance minister blasted the leader of OneBC in the legislature, accusing her of using vitriolic & inflammatory language.

Brenda Bailey called a point of order, saying Dallas Brodie had said that “we can’t run a province on drum circles”

www.timescolonist.com/local-news/d... #bcpoli
'Drum circles' comment sparks calls for more decorum in legislature
Finance Minister Brenda Bailey accused Dallas Brodie of making ‘unjustifiable jabs at a person’s culture’ when she said ‘we can’t run a province on drum circles.’
www.timescolonist.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
#cdnpoli floating longer mortgages as a housing fix, but does it actually improve affordability? Parliamentary Budget Officer update finds stretching amortizations from 25 to 40yrs lowers monthly payments, but borrowers pay 75% more in interest

betterdwelling.com/canadians-wo...
Canadians Would Pay 75% More Interest With 40-Year Mortgages: PBO - Better Dwelling
Canada's non-partisan budget watchdog warns that 40-year amortizations would lower payments, but cost 75% more in interest.
betterdwelling.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#BCNDP MLA proposes law that lets police revoke licences for reckless driving. The private member's bill comes after 12-year-old was killed in a collision on Vancouver Island

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcpoli
B.C. NDP MLA proposes law that lets police revoke licences for reckless driving | CBC News
Juan de Fuca-Malahat MLA Dana Lajeunesse has proposed swifter and harsher penalties for reckless drivers after the death of a 12-year-old on Vancouver Island prompted his family to push for reforms.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
#BCConservative Leader John Rustad has taken the bold step of daring Premier David Eby to call an election amid what he calls the premier’s “ever-shifting positions” on a North Coast pipeline running from the Alberta oilsands to the Port of Prince Rupert

vancouversun.com/news/bc-cons... #bcpoli
B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad dares Premier David Eby to call an election
Official Opposition leader believes British Columbians are fed up with state of economy and NDP premier's opposition to pipeline from Alta.
vancouversun.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Tanille Johnston wants to help the #NDP get back in touch w. the working class - says she’s been fundraising hard to launch grassroots campaign for NDP leadership, a campaign that promises to build the party’s relationship w. unions, Indigenous leaders & working-class Cdns
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
‘We Need to Support the Working Class’ | The Tyee
NDP leadership candidate Tanille Johnston says she wants a renaissance for the working class. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
BC student unions reject new provincial post-secondary review as ‘too short, too opaque’

ubyssey.ca/news/student... #bcedu #bcpoli
B.C. student unions reject new provincial post-secondary review as ‘too short, too opaque’
The review comes after a provincial post-secondary funding review was quietly shelved, and the federal government’s recently passed budget included plans to further cut the number of new international...
ubyssey.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Reposted by Alan Forseth
#WilliamsLake #BCForestry #RuralBC #cariboopoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli

Last week: Surinderpal Rathor - Mayor of Williams Lake was interviewed by Maclean's (national magazine) regarding the state of BC Forestry and how it is impacting on his municipality of Williams Lake -- macleans.ca/politics/the...
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Léger: Politics and Family Don't Mix

New data finds politics is the top source of family arguments in every region — and nearly half of Canadians admit to inventing excuses to skip gatherings altogether.

www.338canada.ca/p/leger-poli...
Léger: Politics and Family Don't Mix
New data finds politics is the top source of family arguments in every region — and nearly half of Canadians admit to inventing excuses to skip gatherings altogether.
www.338canada.ca
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
#bcpoli govt brings in changes to prevent workers being sued for involuntary care

The change is said to be about “immunizing” health-care workers from potential legal action, but will have “absolutely no impact

www.timescolonist.com/local-news/p... #bchealth #bchealthcare
Provinces brings in changes to prevent workers being sued for involuntary care
The change is said to be about “immunizing” health-care workers from potential legal action, but will have “absolutely no impact at all on care.”
www.timescolonist.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Exclusive: The Breaker News reveals how much taxpayers were billed to defend the #NDP's 2020 election law breach -- Government lawyers fought to keep sum secret, but adjudicator ruled in favour of the Breaker News.
bobmackin.substack.com/p/exclusive-... #bcpoli
Exclusive: theBreaker.news reveals how much taxpayers were billed to defend the NDP's 2020 election law breach
Government lawyers fought to keep sum secret, but adjudicator ruled in favour of theBreaker.news.
bobmackin.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
#Kamloops woman’s urgent cancer screening appointment was postponed indefinitely when Interior Health ordered her gynecologist take on-call shift ... now waits with mystery whether she might have cancer amid staffing crisis for women’s health care specialists in Kamloops share.google/k5KQOpKP2iTv...
Kamloops woman's cancer test cancelled due to IH mandates for OB/GYNs | iNFOnews.ca
"By mandating that, it means a whole group of other people don't get their health looked after."
share.google
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM