More candidates jump ship on BC United. Private money is funding attack ads. Open net salmon farming is being shut down…in five years. And the latest in foreign interference. Links * Eby’s baby countdown brings B.C. election campaigning forward – Coast Reporter * BC United will fix affordability by unleashing economic prosperity * BC United candidate Puneet Sandhar bows out * BC United drops Chris Moore * The Conservative Party of BC Welcomes Chris Moore to the Team * Linda Hepner Nominated in Surrey-Serpentine River – Conservative Party of BC * Mike Morden Nominated in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows – Conservative Party of BC * It’s Open Season for Secretly Funded Political Attack Ads | The Tyee * Secretive group target B.C. NDP rivals with attack ads | Vancouver Sun * Feds delay closure of B.C.’s open-net salmon farms until 2029 | CBC News * Judge allows MP’s lawsuit against Global News to proceed * Quote from the judgement * NDP leader says Han Dong shouldn’t be allowed back into Liberal caucus | CBC News * Foreign interference commission to study NSICOP allegations