Richard Zussman
@richardzussman.bsky.social
Victoria, BC, Canada. Legislative Reporter at Global BC. Host of Focus BC. C division curler. Rookie minors baseball coach. He/him.
NEW - The BC Conservative Board of Directors Management Committee has sent a letter to Conservative leader John Rustad calling on him to resign as leader. #bcpoli
October 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
NEW - The BC Conservative Board of Directors Management Committee has sent a letter to Conservative leader John Rustad calling on him to resign as leader. #bcpoli
NEW - Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee has quit the BC Conservative caucus. Boultbee says John Rustad is running the party into the ground and needs to resign. #bcpoli
October 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
NEW - Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee has quit the BC Conservative caucus. Boultbee says John Rustad is running the party into the ground and needs to resign. #bcpoli
This is what US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social this morning. Pushing again for Canada to become the 51st state.
April 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This is what US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social this morning. Pushing again for Canada to become the 51st state.
Rabbi Kaplan in Victoria has sent Liberal leader Mark Carney a letter asking him to drop Victoria candidate Will Greaves as a candidate due to a previous comment about Israel. #bcpoli
April 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Rabbi Kaplan in Victoria has sent Liberal leader Mark Carney a letter asking him to drop Victoria candidate Will Greaves as a candidate due to a previous comment about Israel. #bcpoli
Former Abbotsford MLA Ed Fast is endorsing Independent candidate Mike de Jong in the upcoming federal election. Fast, a long time Conservative, says the riding doesn’t need a Johnnie-come-lately. #bcpoli
April 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Former Abbotsford MLA Ed Fast is endorsing Independent candidate Mike de Jong in the upcoming federal election. Fast, a long time Conservative, says the riding doesn’t need a Johnnie-come-lately. #bcpoli
Former MLA Karin Kirkpatrick launching CentreBC with new branding. The party plans on running a candidate in the next provincial by-election or general election. #bcpoli
April 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Former MLA Karin Kirkpatrick launching CentreBC with new branding. The party plans on running a candidate in the next provincial by-election or general election. #bcpoli
NEW - Conservative MLA Elenore Sturko has sent a letter to the ombudsperson asking for an investigation into violence nurses are experiencing in the health care system. #bcpoli
April 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
NEW - Conservative MLA Elenore Sturko has sent a letter to the ombudsperson asking for an investigation into violence nurses are experiencing in the health care system. #bcpoli
Liberal leader Mark Carney is in Saanichton. Opens remarks on the volatile global markets. Carney says Trump is to blame for the financial upheaval, calling the tariffs unjustified. #bcpoli
April 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Liberal leader Mark Carney is in Saanichton. Opens remarks on the volatile global markets. Carney says Trump is to blame for the financial upheaval, calling the tariffs unjustified. #bcpoli
Pierre Poilievre says the Okanagan is his favourite place in the entire world. The Conservative leader is in Osoyoos announcing plan to cut red tape. #bcpoli
April 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Pierre Poilievre says the Okanagan is his favourite place in the entire world. The Conservative leader is in Osoyoos announcing plan to cut red tape. #bcpoli
NEW - Premier David Eby says he expects the carbon tax legislation to pass today and British Columbians will no longer have to pay the consumer carbon tax starting tomorrow. #bcpoli
March 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
NEW - Premier David Eby says he expects the carbon tax legislation to pass today and British Columbians will no longer have to pay the consumer carbon tax starting tomorrow. #bcpoli
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is in Nanaimo. Poilievre announcing a Conservative government would make amendments to the criminal code to toughen penalties for people convicted of crimes connected to fentanyl. #bcpoli
March 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is in Nanaimo. Poilievre announcing a Conservative government would make amendments to the criminal code to toughen penalties for people convicted of crimes connected to fentanyl. #bcpoli
Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump spoke this morning. According to Trump’s social media post, the pair agreed on a meeting following the election if Carney wins. #bcpoli
March 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump spoke this morning. According to Trump’s social media post, the pair agreed on a meeting following the election if Carney wins. #bcpoli
A combined 7 Super Bowl wins in this photo.
March 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
A combined 7 Super Bowl wins in this photo.
Huge weekend coming up at the Victoria Curling Club. Playing the end of year men’s bonspiel for the first time. Lucky to have Alex, Ty and Corey as my teammates. #curling
March 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Huge weekend coming up at the Victoria Curling Club. Playing the end of year men’s bonspiel for the first time. Lucky to have Alex, Ty and Corey as my teammates. #curling
BC Premier David Eby says the province can’t stand by as President Trump ‘continues to bring out unpredictable orders. He has no regard for the chaos he is causing.’ BC introduced legislation today in response to tariffs. #bcpoli
March 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
BC Premier David Eby says the province can’t stand by as President Trump ‘continues to bring out unpredictable orders. He has no regard for the chaos he is causing.’ BC introduced legislation today in response to tariffs. #bcpoli
NEW - BC Health Minister Josie Osborne has announced direct processing to enable US-trained doctors to become fully licensed in Canada without further examination. #bcpoli
March 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
NEW - BC Health Minister Josie Osborne has announced direct processing to enable US-trained doctors to become fully licensed in Canada without further examination. #bcpoli
BC Liquor Store employees are removing California white wines off the shelves as B.C. moves to remove all American liquor products. #bcpoli
March 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
BC Liquor Store employees are removing California white wines off the shelves as B.C. moves to remove all American liquor products. #bcpoli
Budweiser has been labelled as Canadian even though it is a strong American brand. InBev owns the company and brews this here in Canada. #bcpoli
March 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Budweiser has been labelled as Canadian even though it is a strong American brand. InBev owns the company and brews this here in Canada. #bcpoli
NEW - BC Premier David Eby has announced British Columbia is removing all American alcohol from B.C. liquor stores shelves. This includes all wine, hard liquor and beer. #bcpoli
March 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
NEW - BC Premier David Eby has announced British Columbia is removing all American alcohol from B.C. liquor stores shelves. This includes all wine, hard liquor and beer. #bcpoli
I am so proud of my friends Corey Chester and Paul Cseke who represented British Columbia in the best possible way at the Brier. An incredible week going toe to toe with the best teams in the world. There are no better representatives for our province. #curling
March 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I am so proud of my friends Corey Chester and Paul Cseke who represented British Columbia in the best possible way at the Brier. An incredible week going toe to toe with the best teams in the world. There are no better representatives for our province. #curling
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced Ottawa will put in place retaliatory tariffs tomorrow if Trump’s tariff order comes in to effect. #bcpoli
March 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced Ottawa will put in place retaliatory tariffs tomorrow if Trump’s tariff order comes in to effect. #bcpoli