Coastal Front

Canada spends $400 billion a year on healthcare, 22% more per person than the OECD average. Wait times have tripled since 1993, and buying private insurance for medically necessary care is still illegal. So why can a federal prisoner get surgery faster than YOU?   Dr. Brian Day, orthopedic surgeon, former president of the Canadian Medical Association and founder of Cambie Surgery Centre, returns t...

Canada's dental plan relied at first on applicants' word that they lacked access to private coverage. Ottawa says it can't be sure why some answered wrongly, so collecting would be unreasonable.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/ottawa-forgives-up-to-4348-million     PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1...

The independent regulator approved four new ferries, now under contract to a Chinese shipyard, with every project dollar figure redacted. And public money keeps flowing.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/redacted-bc-ferries-new-ship-costs     PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti...

For 22 months the province's official status reports kept listing $4.15 billion — including one produced after the $8.5-billion update.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/one-project-two-official-numbers     PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites:...

BC is spending about $1 billion a month more than it brings in. Revenue went up $800 million, and the deficit still got worse. So where is YOUR money going? Economist David Williams, VP of Economics at the Business Council of BC, sits down with Andrew Johns on Coastal Front for a candid, numbers-first conversation about BC's spending problem, Canada's lost decade, and why blaming Trump misses the...

BC’s leaders clash over taxes, healthcare and how to pay for their promises ahead of the October 24 election.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/big-promises-a-record-deficit-bcs     PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastal...

David Eby wants to hand out $1 million in interest-free business loans, but his plan could cost B.C taxpayers nearly $200 million. Is the government gambling with your money?   Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOH0gUZVFb0     PODCAST INFO: ◆ Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca ◆ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 ◆ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC ◆ Other...

David Eby takes aim at BC billionaire Jim Pattison, but is he ignoring his own government's spending problems?   Andrew Johns breaks down Eby's controversial remarks, Pattison's contributions to BC's economy, and the NDP government's nearly $14 billion deficit.   Is the government punishing success while failing to address BC's affordability crisis?   Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube...

FOI records show BC projected millions from its 2018 luxury vehicle tax hike — but no clear accounting of whether the expected revenue materialized or how buyers responded. Read the full article here: http https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/bc-raised-its-luxury-car-tax-expecting   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https...

As Eby campaigns on Buy Canadian, BC Ferries’ longtime fuel supplier is now owned by a U.S. energy giant with deep ties to Trump’s political operation. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/ebys-buy-canadian-push-meets-an-awkward   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Ot...

BC's NDP has paid hundreds of millions through BC’s education savings grant. But the real story is who successfully claimed it — and who didn’t. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMZSdxtkweI   PODCAST INFO: ◆ Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca ◆ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 ◆ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC ◆ Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coasta...

Former Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart sits down with Coastal Front for a candid, no-holds-barred conversation about Ken Sim, the UBC SkyTrain, policing, property taxes and the future of Vancouver ahead of the 2026 municipal election.   Stewart looks back on his time as an NDP MP and his 2018–2022 term as mayor of Vancouver: leading a split city council, getting the city through COVID, helping bri...

A BC non-profit society received millions in public funds. Then came unpaid bills, vendor complaints, and an arrest warrant. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/a-bc-non-profit-got-millions-in-public   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://l...

Weeks before sanctioning Streit Group for helping “feed Russia’s war machine,” Ottawa pledged to increase defence exports to Saudi Arabia. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/selective-outrage-ottawa-sanctions   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites:...

The Abbotsford South MLA will sit as an Independent, continuing a wave of caucus departures that began in mid-August. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/sixth-bc-conservative-mla-leaves   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coas...

A new province-wide petition is seeking to repeal DRIPA as debate over the law’s legal and economic impact intensifies. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/elections-bc-clears-initiative-bid   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/...

In this episode of Coastal Front, we sit down with Ms. Lavell, head of York House School, and Ms. Harrop, head of Crofton House School, to discuss what it means to educate and raise girls in 2026. From social media and emerging technology, including AI, to confidence, resilience and the pressures facing young women today, they explore how education is evolving and what all-girls schools can offer...

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“Firefighting has been classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the World Health Organization—the same category as tobacco smoking." For recently retired Vancouver Fire Chief Karen Fry, that isn't just a statistic—it was the reality firefighters faced every day. In this conversation, she shares the devastating toll occupational cancer continues to take on Vancouver Fire Rescue Services and why this i...

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What is driving the rise of the BC Conservatives, and what does it mean for the future of British Columbia? In this episode, Gavin Dew, MLA for Kelowna-Mission and BC Conservative Critic for Jobs, Economic Development, Innovation & Artificial Intelligence, joins Coastal Front to discuss the state of BC politics, the provincial economy, and the growing Conservative movement. We explore party dy...

While investors benefit from rising markets, many households remain under financial pressure.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/as-markets-rise-many-canadians-are   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full e...

A plan for "affordable" condo conversion by the federal and BC provincial governments has sparked strong backlash. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/federal-provincial-condo-bailout   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastal...