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Podcast producer Shaghayegh Tajvidi delves into stories of surprise and resilience throughout the infernal months of the pandemic. This episode features Linda Solomon Wood, Janel Johnson, Jenny Uechi and reporters Emma McIntosh, Carl Meyer and Alastair Sharp.
Shaghayegh Tajvidi

MP urges Ottawa to suspend rule, $12K fines for passengers remaining in cars in closed decks on BC Ferries

Rachel Blaney, North Island-Powell River’s NDP MP, has written to Transport Minister Marc Garneau questioning the logic of potentially fining people up to $12,000 when they are heeding public health orders to keep their contact with other people to a minimum.
Rochelle Baker
West Coast MP Rachel Blaney is calling on Ottawa to suspend rules and fines for the 1,000-plus passengers who are staying in their cars on BC Ferries. Photo by Tawker (CC BY 2.5)

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