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‘Are you kidding me?’: B.C. sanctions shooting, logging in endangered spotted owl habitat (thenarwhal.ca)
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Only one spotted owl remains in Canada’s wild. The B.C. government says it is committed to recovering the species, even as it approves new clearcuts and recreational shooting in a Fraser Valley wildlife area set aside for the owl.

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[–] TerkErJerbs@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the insight. I'm pretty cynical about the whole politics game so it's nice to hear a win (such as it is) once in awhile.

[–] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No worries, glad to help. The BC NDP hasn't been great, but they sure aren't as bad as the BC 'Liberals' were (what the hell are they called now?). The issue is that they have so many easy wins to get Green votes, but they keep stabbing themselves in the foot instead. Not to mention it's pretty easy to stop logging old growth, and forest the other billion km's of trees we have.

[–] SourCreamAndGarlic@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are absolutely the lesser of two evils compared to the BC Libs. There are some areas where they don't seem very different, but on the human rights front they're usually a lot better.

That said, I'm surprised they haven't given any increase to disability payments during their tenure. With the rate of inflation it's a necessity for many people.

[–] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Oh for sure, I vote them very begrudgingly, and you're right that they are bafflingly silent on Disability benefits. I have a family member on disability and their monthly allowance for rent is like 350 dollars. It's so callously out of date.