Speech from the Throne opens B.C. Legislature

RT @justine_hunter: BC Lib house leader rules out senate election alongside provincial election in May. #bcpoli

by Globe BC via twitter 2/12/2013 9:18:12 PM
RT @davidakin: Watch #bcpoli Speech from the Throne webcast here: http://bit.ly/YoYWSf Proceedings start at 1:15 PT

by Ian Bailey via twitter 2/12/2013 9:20:16 PM
RT @JVD_MLA: Throne Speech at 2 p.m. #BCpoli #Abbotsford

by Ian Bailey via twitter 2/12/2013 9:29:57 PM
RT @DanBurritt: Finance Min'r @mike_de_jong says don't expect Senate elections in May provincial elxn. @cbcnewsbc #cbc #bcpoli t. ...

by Ian Bailey via twitter 2/12/2013 9:31:09 PM
Drone from the throne underway in Victoria...anyone remember the last one? no mention of dominoes so far #bcpoli

by Rod Mickleburgh via twitter 2/12/2013 10:18:30 PM
RT @keithbaldrey: Racking my brain, trying to remember a BC throne speech as empty of new initiatives as this one. Still racking....#bcpoli

by Rod Mickleburgh via twitter 2/12/2013 10:18:55 PM
The B.C. throne speech goes all-in on LNG - it is a tight focus on a prospective industry. #bcpoli

by justine_hunter via twitter 2/12/2013 10:20:04 PM
Did Lieutentant Governor say "experts" or "exports" were on the rise to India?...#bcpoli

by Rod Mickleburgh via twitter 2/12/2013 10:20:46 PM
The B.C. government promises to create a new Prosperity Fund - similar to Alberta's Heritage Fund - with planned revenues from LNG. #bcpoli

by justine_hunter via twitter 2/12/2013 10:21:11 PM
RT @A_MacLeod_Tyee: LNG revenue to be used to pay down debt: Throne Speech | The Hook http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/2013/02/12/ThroneSpeech/ via @TheTyee #bcpoli #lng

by Ian Bailey via twitter 2/12/2013 10:23:07 PM
Apparently, the BC government discovered the potential of LNG in British Columbia, shortly after Christy Clark became premier #bcpoli

by Rod Mickleburgh via twitter 2/12/2013 10:23:19 PM
A platoon of big energy representatives are in YYJ for the B.C. throne speech - Chevron, Petronas. Will they applaud new LNG tax? #bcpoli

by justine_hunter via twitter 2/12/2013 10:23:43 PM
RT @tc_shaw: BC throne speech also promises improved early childhood services and more affordable childcare, though no details how. #bcpoli

by Ian Bailey via twitter 2/12/2013 10:24:45 PM
Sounds like the headline is emerging for this BC Throne speech and #LNG will be in it. #bcpoli

by Ian Bailey via twitter 2/12/2013 10:25:21 PM
Here's our first take on the Throne Speech, from Justine Hunter: B.C. puts faith in unseen LNG revenues to address budget issues

by Mason Wright 2/12/2013 10:25:26 PM
Remember, excited Brit Columbians: this is just a Speech from the Throne. It is not a guarantee of anything, no matter whos in power #bcpoli

by Rod Mickleburgh via twitter 2/12/2013 10:25:54 PM
Revenue promises of LNG are based on two large, and three medium-sized plants. BC govt. is expecting much more. #bcpoli

by justine_hunter via twitter 2/12/2013 10:26:58 PM
Best maybe-promise in today's BC throne speech: eliminating the provincial sales tax a possibility. #bcpoli

by justine_hunter via twitter 2/12/2013 10:30:27 PM
RT @jordanbateman: @justine_hunter BC's eggs are in one proverbial basket! #bcpoli #hopeitworks

by justine_hunter via twitter 2/12/2013 10:31:34 PM
Holding out a promise that "in the year 2525" or some such date, the PST will be eliminated is fanciful, to say the least #bcpoli

by Rod Mickleburgh via twitter 2/12/2013 10:33:36 PM

Speech from the Throne opens B.C. Legislature

Follow along as Lieutenant-Governor Judith Guichon delivers the government's address and our writers gather reaction and provide insight