B.C.'s system of using independent qualified professionals in environmental assessments, instead of civil servants, is coming under criticism from people in Shawnigan Lake, where an old quarry that's been accepting contaminated soil has been the focus of local protests and court challenges.

Behaviour in the B.C. Legislature has been described as intolerable, and Gregor Craigie says it's gotten so bad that he's questioning if he should take his children to watch question period.

Two-tier rate for electricity means homeowners who heat with electricity pay more, even those who switched from oil or gas furnaces to electric heat pumps, believing that was an environmentally-friendly choice.