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The coalition argued the party has moved away from its role as a climate leader, citing its support for LNG development.
With BC MPs taking on several high-profile portfolios, the province will have a strong presence in the Conservative shadow cabinet as Parliament returns.
"Politicians are playing a reverse Robin Hood with taxpayers' money," said CTF BC Director Carson Binda.
Robertson said the proposal is one of several tools being considered to address housing affordability and homelessness.
The agreement includes more than $5 billion in federal funding over the next decade for public transit, health-care infrastructure, housing-related projects, and community infrastructure.
It's impossible to measure the impact decriminalization itself had on the rise in overdoses, or the extent to which the removal of the policy reversed that trend.
Elliott pushed back against rumours that she or her supporters could splinter from the party or attempt to revive a BC Liberal-style political movement.
The FIFA World Cup may have brought the world to Vancouver, but the city offers much more than soccer.
"Listen carefully to the concerns of those saying that they want to leave," he said. "They do not have a problem with fellow Canadians or even with Canada. They have a problem with the federal government."
Kealy has maintained his innocence.
The race went right down to the wire, with Findlay besting Caroline Elliott in the fourth round 51% to 49%.
The motion came amid uncertainty surrounding the potential impacts of Aboriginal title court cases, such as the Cowichan Decision in British Columbia.
Campaign manager Christopher Dyson said the campaign has “received no notice whatsoever” from Elections Canada or the Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections regarding any investigation.
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