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Rob Shaw: NDP weighs changes amid backlash to Eby’s emergency powers bill

B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon confirmed that the government is considering changes to Bill 7 amid concerns about excessive power.
Kahlon stated that the potential changes to the legislation are still unclear as discussions with stakeholders are ongoing.
The bill grants cabinet broad powers and was tabled after the B.C. NDP and B.C. Greens formalized their cooperation on March 12.
B.C. Greens' Interim Leader Jeremy Valeriote expressed the need for transparency and accountability regarding the bill's scrutiny.

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Caledonia Courier

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Tweaks possible for B.C. tariff response bill; specifics lacking, talk ongoing

B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says critics of Bill 7 can't complain if changes slow down pace of response

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Bowen Island Undercurrent

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Rob Shaw: B.C. business leaders push back against NDP’s power grab

Business groups including GVBOT, BCBC, CFIB, and ICBA oppose BC NDP’s Bill 7, urging Eby to drop sweeping executive powers.

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Vancouver Sun

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B.C. Greens seek substantial changes to NDP's power-grab legislation

VICTORIA — The NDP partnership with the B.C. Greens is facing its first big test over Bill 7, the government legislation that would give cabinet sweeping power to override laws, regulations and provincial authorities.

2 days ago·Vancouver, Canada

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castanet.net

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Rob Shaw: NDP weighs changes amid backlash to Eby’s emergency powers bill

Stung by criticism that its new tariff response legislation is undemocratic, the BC NDP government is considering changes to try and bolster flagging support. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon, who chairs the premier’s cabinet committee on American tariff response, said the government is reviewing ...

2 days ago·Kelowna, Canada

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clarkcountytoday.com

Legislative leaders fail (again) to limit the abuse of emergency power in Washington state

Washington Policy Center’s Paul Guppy says emergency power reform has stalled

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coastalfront.ca

BC’s Bill 7 Sparks Backlash Over Sweeping Cabinet Powers — Coastal Front

(Image: CBC) The BC government is facing intensifying scrutiny over Bill 7, a proposed law that would grant the provincial cabinet sweeping emergency powers in response to escalating trade threats from the United States. Critics from across the political spectrum, legal experts, and civil society groups are raising alarm over what they describe as an unjustified and dangerous consolidation of executive authority.Introduced on March 13 and curren…

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