Hotel Pacifico

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC . Geoff and Mike welcome BC Green Party leader Emily Lowan to Hotel Pacifico.  The trio sustain a busy discussion touching on Oligarchs!, her critique of the Eby government, her admiration for Avi Lewis, her support of DRIPA, her poker face when  Geoff and Mike put forward their gues...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC . A jam packed agenda on the pod this week for an extended Strategy Suite . Joining Geoff back at Hotel Pacifico is Dimitri Pantazopoulos ! Dimitri is a politico vet and widely-respected Conservative organizer and pollster whose most recent project was the BC Conservative leadership...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC . Mike and Geoff are home alone this week and convene a full-length Strategy Suite covering eight (8!) topics including: Fire in the Canyon, the Carney Condo bailout, Eby's trip to China, the Massey 'Deas'-aster, Vancouver's World Cup branding win, Red Chris and w...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC . Geoff and Mike welcome economist Jim Stanford , director of the Centre for Future Work, a think tank in Vancouver. For twenty years, Jim was chief economist and policy director for Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, as well as a research associate with the Canadian Cent...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy and the Energy Futures Institute . Welcome to our bonus episode of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace , a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race, which concluded on May 30. Mike McDonald is joined by the campaign manager for Kerry-Lynne Findlay's winning campaign, Chris Dyso...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC . Geoff and Mike welcome the 34th Premier of BC, Gordon Campbell , on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his government taking power in 2001.  His ’New Era’ government ran the rockpile on Belleville Street for the next 16 years.  Campbell reflects on some lessons learned, but no...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC . Geoff and Mike welcome the Hon. James Moore to dissect the BC Conservative leadership results and the insurgent victory of Kerry-Lynne Findlay.  In the Strategy Suite , Geoff and Mike discuss the wrap up of the spring sitting, the latest on an oil pipeline, the latest on BC Hydro f...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC , and BC Dairy . Mike, Geoff, and Dylan Kruger convene a special joint session of Hotel Pacifico and Race to Replace to preview the BC Conservative leadership results taking place May 30th.  Dylan outlines the track conditions, the trio review the major storylines that took place dur...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy and the Energy Futures Institute . Mike McDonald and Dylan Kruger co-host episode seven of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace , a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race which concludes on May 30.  The hosts discuss track conditions, how the candidates are jockeying for position,...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC , and Wild First . Geoff and Mike cast their gaze across the mighty Rockies toward guests Erika Barootes (co-host of the Discourse podcast) and Shannon Phillips (former minister in Notley government) who report on the push for an oil pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s coast and the...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy and the Energy Futures Institute . Mike McDonald and Dylan Kruger co-host episode six of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace , a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race which concludes on May 30.  The hosts discuss track conditions, how the candidates are jockeying for position, th...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC , Wild First , and British Columbia School Trustees Association . Mike & Geoff welcome Brad Zubyk, former chief of staff to BC Conservative leader John Rustad, for a full-length Strategy Suite discussion.  The trio dig deep into the BC Conservative leadership race, including the...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy and the Energy Futures Institute . Mike McDonald and Dylan Kruger co-host episode five of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace , a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race which concludes on May 30.  The hosts discuss track conditions, how the candidates are jockeying for position, t...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC , and Wild First . Mike and Geoff welcome Global News BC Legislative reporter Ben O’Hara-Byrne to Hotel Pacifico.  Relatively new to the Press Gallery, Ben discusses covering stories in Ukraine, Beijing and other hot spots, his impressions of BC politics, the trajectory of journalism...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy and the Energy Futures Institute . Mike McDonald and Dylan Kruger co-host episode four of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace , a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race which concludes on May 30.  The hosts discuss track conditions, how the candidates are jockeying for position, t...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC , and Wild First . Geoff and Mike welcome Don Bain , former Deputy Chief of Staff to John Horgan and former Executive Director of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs. They discuss the back story to DRIPA and what happens next.  In the Strategy Suite , Geoff and Mike tackle the DRIPA drama,...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy and the Energy Futures Institute . Mike McDonald and Dylan Kruger co-host episode three of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace , a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race which concludes on May 30.  The hosts discuss track conditions, how the candidates are jockeying for position,...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC , and Wild First . Mike and Geoff are joined by BC Conservative House Leader Áʼa꞉líya Warbus , her second visit to Hotel Pacifico. Warbus discusses the latest events in the DRIPA drama that has unfolded in BC politics in recent weeks, the government’s shifting position, the BC Conser...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy and the Energy Futures Institute . Mike McDonald and Dylan Kruger co-host episode two of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace , a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race which concludes on May 30.  The hosts discuss track conditions, how the candidates are jockeying for position, th...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC , and Wild First . Geoff and Mike welcome to Hotel Pacifico the Hon. Bob Rae — Canada’s Ambassador to the UN (2020-2025), former Premier of Ontario and former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada — for a wide ranging discussion on global issues impacting BC and Canada, the Iran conf...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy . Mike McDonald and Dylan Kruger co-host the first episode of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace , a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race which concludes on May 30.  The hosts discuss track conditions, how the candidates are jockeying for position, the running order of the cand...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC , and Wild First . Geoff and Mike welcome Dr. Benoit-Antoine Baçon , 17th President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia.  Leading BC’s largest university with over 66,000 students and over 20,000 faculty and staff, Bacon discusses UBC’s key economic role, its ac...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC , and Wild First . Mike and Geoff welcome George Heyman , a man who has worn many hats - Minister of Environment, head of BCGEU and head of Sierra Club in BC. They discuss labour deals, the evolution of climate politics, and forestry among other topics.  In the Strategy Suite , Geoff...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC , and Wild First . Geoff and Mike welcome to Hotel Pacifico, fellow podcasters and co-hosts of the Culture Lab, Kyla Ronellenfitsch and Gabe De Roche . The Culture Lab duo are public opinion researchers and data scientists and come prepared to talk about today’s public opinion landsc...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC , and Wild First . Mike and Geoff welcome Aaron Pete, Chief of the Chiwathil First Nation and host of the Nuanced podcast . Chief Pete discusses how he got into podcasting and how he has sought out a range of views from across the political spectrum, and on sensitive topics such as r...