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The BC NDP has released its budget update, so we brought back Prof Lindsay Tedds to bring a tax-economics eye to the discussion. Plus our usual quicktakes.

The Legislature is back in session and we've already seen sparks fly - within the BC Liberal party! Plus we check in on the state of the Vancouver byelections with a who's who of the candidates in the race. Thanks to University of Victoria's School of Public Administration for coming on board as our first Premier sponsor! And thanks to everyone who helped us reach our next Patreon goal!

Our live show turned into an extended edition! In the first forty minutes, we talk to political scientist David Moscrop about the ongoing John A MacDonald naming controversies and the NDP leadership race. In the remainder of the show, we welcome the crew of Pod Keep Our Land to talk about the BC Liberals leadership race and the federal cabinet shuffle and shadow cabinet. Thanks for helping make 50...

Evan Balgord, freelance journalist for CANADALAND and Torontoist, joins us to talk right wing extremism and anti-Muslim bigotry in BC and across Canada. Then we catch up on a smorgasbord of stories from BC and federal politics. Don't forget to join us next week for our Ep 50 Live Show! Yagger's Downtown Vancouver at 7pm on August 31.

Ian and Scott are back together to catch up on all things BC and Canadian politics. Then they discuss the upcoming anti-racist march in Vancouver with two of the organizers of the rally. Find details for the rally at https://www.facebook.com/events/1234145256731732/ Also: we have a special live episode coming up for our 50th episode! Join us at Yagger's Downtown on August 31st at 7PM. More details...

Ian's in Ottawa this week so we have a special episode with two interviews. First, Ian spoke with Evidence for Democracy Executive Director Katie Gibbs about the politics of science in Canada. Then, we have a clip from the latest episode of The Docket, where Ian discusses the Trinity Western University case before the Supreme Court of Canada with lawyers Michael Spratt and Emilie Taman. Find Evide...

We spoke with University of Victoria professor Lindsay Tedds about all things taxes and economics and then a quick listen to some of the highlight policies from Jean Swanson's candidacy announcement for Vancouver City Council. https://twitter.com/LindsayTedds https://twitter.com/teamjean2017

Christy Clark has announced she's resigning as leader of the BC Liberals - and she did it while we were editing our most recent podcast! So Ian & Scott are back to look forward to what this means for the future of the BC Liberal Party and the state of politics in the province.

BC's new government is ten days old, how are they doing? Then we sat down for an interview with NDP leadership candidate Niki Ashton to discuss her bid. Finally, we give quick takes on Vancouver & Burnaby housing stories, the ongoing Alberta United Conservative Party going ons and Trump's decision to ban trans people from the military. Note that as we recorded this, the US Senate was voting on...

BC has a new government and another new cabinet. How did our predictions stack up and how has John Horgan handled his first few days as the first NDP premier in BC in 16 years? Then, we sat down with UBC economics Professor Tom Davidoff to talk all things housing, including how he got 50 economists to agree on something! Make sure to subscribe to our Patreon to hear the full interview with Prof Da...

Ryan joins us again on this episode to take a look at Canada's new governor general, the role itself and some of the history behind it. Then we look at who might make the cut in the first BC NDP cabinet in 16 years and our usual quick takes.

The dust is finally settling after the 2017 BC election and the next NDP government is starting to take shape. Trudeau is in hot water over a $10.5 million apology to Omar Khadr, but did he have any other choice? And what's going on in the NDP leadership race?

Christy Clark lost the confidence of the legislature and the Lieutenant Governor has asked John Horgan to be the next premier of BC. We recorded this episode literally as it was happening and are getting it out as quick as possible. We also spoke with Stephen Carter from (what was) The Strategists' podcast about what's happening with the possible merger between the Wildrose and Progressive Conserv...

BC has a speaker and a Throne Speech but those ideas sound awfully familiar... Brendan Dawe joins us to talk about Abundant Housing Vancouver. And Micah Goldberg joins us to talk through the Vancouver Aquarium's lawsuit against the Vancouver Park's Board. Find full, uncut interviews at patreon.com/politicoast

Yes, we have to talk about the BC election again. Christy Clark announced her cabinet and rumours are flying whether there's trouble in the GreeNDP paradise. Then we invite Micah back for thoughts on the retirement of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverley McLachlin and we look at Vancouver City Council's decision to reject the development application for 105 Keefer Street. Plus we...

We sat down with political scientist David Moscrop for this episode to talk about the ongoing BC stalemate, his work an experiences as a pundit and Canada's new foreign policy. Follow Dave on Twitter at @David_Moscrop

With the growth we've had since launching in October, and particularly following the historic 2017 BC election, we think it's time to see what we can really do with this podcast. That's why we're launching a Patreon page to ask you to help us build this show into all that it can be. Don't worry, we'll still do our regular episode each week, but we'd love the flexibility to do more - interviews, em...

We finally know the results of the 2017 BC election but we still don't know who will be able to win the Green Party's support and form a stable government. Then, we look at the recent dust up between the Vancouver Park's Board and the Vancouver Aquarium. Should we free the whales? Plus our usual quick takes.

There's still lots to talk about in BC politics this week. Who will be Andrew Weaver's dance partner in the coming months? What's the state of the Conservative and NDP leadership races? And what does pollster Mario Canseco think about the state of BC politics?

Because we love you (or at least the sound of our own voices), here's a bonus episode this week! Here we feature some of Scott Gilmore's "New Conservatives" dinner party, thoughts of some of the people there and our hot take after. Then we take a quick look at the Comey firing.

And we thought we wouldn't have a lot to talk about after the election! Here's the first of our special double-header this week. In this part we do our first of what's probably going to become an ongoing series deconstructing what just happened in the BC election. Plus we throw in our quick takes on a number of federal government stories.

The second half of our election night live show! We still didn't know who won as of 11 PM - the Liberals and NDP were tied at 42 with the Greens holding the 3-seat balance of power (exactly Scott's projections) - but we recorded some thoughts and took some listener questions. Thanks to everyone who came out, Our first live show was a huge success and we hope to see you at the next thing! Thanks al...

The first rough cut from our election night live podcast! Minimal editing so forgive any background noise. Thanks to Yagger's Downtown for hosting us!

It's our final pre-election show! We sit down with Bryan Bruguet of www.tooclosetocall.ca to talk polls, election models and predicting the outcome of Tuesday's election. Then we dive further into the election as a whole. Finally, we look at what fundraising data means for the Conservative and NDP leadership races.

Christy Clark, Andrew Weaver and John Horgan squared off in the televised debate. Who won and who lost? The Greens have released their full platform, how much does it cost and how does it compare? Trump launches a trade-war with Canada over softwood lumber, how will we fight back? And finally, Kevin O'Leary surprised everyone by quitting the Conservative leadership race. Is it now smooth sailing f...