Part 1 addresses hype versus facts and the very concerning lack of investigation BC govt undertook before making this significant change. Part 2 looks at where this false sense of urgency came from. Lobbyists are gonna lobby but govt shouldn't hand over the reins. open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...

Part Two. WHY THE URGENCY BC?

Who Is Protecting Public Interest If The Lobbyists Are Writing Policy?

There's so much about this entire thing that is shocking - the false comparisons to places with radically different circumstances - but perhaps the biggest is the blatant disregard by govt of the opposition by fire chiefs. This should be an election issue but media is uninterested.