Hotel Pacifico

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC . 🏨🌄 This week Kate, Mike, and Geoff welcome the 34th Premier of British Columbia, Gordon Campbell. Gordon discusses the federal election, the US tariff dispute, how Canada needs to build on its strengths, and just get rid of those internal trade barriers, already.  He also laments...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy , and the NFP . SPECIAL POD: 🏨🌄  This Sunday at Hotel Pacifico Mike McDonald and Richard Zussman launch our "Battle for BC" segment with a riding by riding review of 2025 federal election. Mike and Richard will join us each Sunday during the federal election with a look at a new set of ridings in British Columbia...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC .  🏨🌄  Pollster Greg Lyle (Innovative Research Group) stops by Hotel Pacifico this week to discuss the federal race with Mike, Geoff, and guest co-host Aisha Estey. Greg drills down into the data about what’s driving the Liberal lead in the polls (Trump!) and how the Conservatives,...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy , and the NFP . SPECIAL POD: 🏨🌄  This Sunday at Hotel Pacifico Mike McDonald and Richard Zussman launch our "Battle for BC" segment with a riding by riding review of 2025 federal election. Mike and Richard will join us each Sunday during the federal election with a look at a new set of ridings in British Columbia...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC . 🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes Matt Stickney, former Senior Advisor to Prime Minister Trudeau. A Surrey boy through and through, Matt discusses working in the PMO, bringing a suburban voice to the table, how premiers make their case for federal attention, and Surrey's...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy .  SPECIAL POD: 🏨🌄  This Sunday at Hotel Pacifico Mike McDonald and Richard Zussman launch our "Battle for BC" segment with a riding by riding review of 2025 federal election. Mike and Richard will join us each Sunday during the federal election with a look at a new set of ridings in British Columbia. Thank you f...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC . 🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes a legend and pioneer in Canadian polling and politics, Allan Gregg. We'll discuss all those things on the pod, and of course, the federal election. Today, Allan can found as a Principal at Earnscliffe Strategies, and on his podcast “Red-...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC .  🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes BC Conservative House Leader Áʼa꞉líya Warbus, MLA for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake to the pod.  The political newcomer discusses her decision to enter politics last year, her parliamentary responsibilities, her take on the recent departure of thre...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC .  🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes economist Trevor Tombe to discuss the ongoing tariff war with the United States, as well as a deep look into the recent provincial budget in British Columbia. In the Strategy Suite, our hosts will discuss chaos in the Conservative caucus, th...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC .  🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico Mike McDonald and Geoff Meggs emerge from lockup to report on the BC Budget! Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC .  🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes back the 30th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Janet Austin! She served as LG from 2018-2025 and today shares with the podcast the ways she scenario planned through the political shifts as the province's lieutenant governor. In...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC .  🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes no stranger to media or politics, Jas Johal! Jas has had a long career in broadcasting and journalism, was also a former BC Liberal MLA, but has returned to his roots and is known currently as the host of his show on CKNW. And so, Jas and th...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC .  🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes Karin Kirkpatrick, former Liberal MLA, former candidate for the BC United party, and eventual Independent candidate in the 2024 provincial election. She joins us for a conversation about rebuilding a centrist alternative amid her calls for K...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC .  🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes Sussanne Skidmore, president of the BC Federation of Labour, to explore BC's changing economy, tariff threats, and how the conservative movement in the US, UK, and Canada are attracting the support of blue collar workers. In the Strateg...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC . 🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico goes all in the Ragin' Cajun's maxim: "it's the economy stupid" as we explore ... the economy ... with Business Council of British Columbia president and CEO, Laura Jones! In the Strategy Suite, our hosts discuss how Premier E...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC . 🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai to talk about Trump tariffs, his meeting with Don Jr., hooking up the Yukon to BC's electricity grid, and Yukon's abundance of critical minerals. In the Strategy Suite, the hosts discuss the Eby charm offen...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC . 🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes Michael Goehring, President and CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia, to answer: what the hell is a critical mineral anyway and why does it matter to the province? Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC . 🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes former BC Liberal Party MLA and provincial minister, Terry Lake. They'll take on the discussion of health care in the province, our aging population, opioids and hard reduction, how ChatGPT can take on doctors. Finally, Terry offers his...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC and Airbnb . 🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico hosts a year-end holiday party with special guests: The Honourable Janet Austin (Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia) , James Moore (Conservative Member of Parliament from 2000 to 2015) , Joy MacPhail (former BC NDP Deputy Premier), and...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC and Airbnb . 🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes Murray Rankin, KC, recently retired from his roles as Minister of Indigenous Relations & Reconciliation and MLA for ‘Behind the Tweed Curtain’. Mike, Kate, and Geoff talk to Murray about the evolving Indigenous rights landscape...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC and Airbnb . 🏨🌄  Welcome to Hotel Pacifico. We’re your 5-star podcast destination for B.C. politicos. Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC and Airbnb . 🏨🌄  Welcome to Hotel Pacifico. We’re your 5-star podcast destination for B.C. politicos. Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC and Airbnb . 🏨🌄  Welcome to Hotel Pacifico. We’re your 5-star podcast destination for B.C. politicos. Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment...

Listeners, today is a difficult day. It is with a heavy heart that today we learned of the passing of a true public servant, the 36th premier of British Columbia, the Honourable John Horgan. On behalf of Air Quotes Media, our condolences go out to the Horgan family, and to all Canadians and British Columbians touched by his public service. Hotel Pacifico cannot exist without our generous sponsors...

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as FortisBC and Airbnb . 🏨🌄  Welcome to Hotel Pacifico. We’re your 5-star podcast destination for B.C. politicos. Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment...