PolitiCoast Podcast

A second MP has left the Cons 14.12.2025 58:37 ↓

The BC Conservative leadership race starts to take shape as another federal MP crosses the floor.

Professionally incapacitated 06.12.2025 1:03:36 ↓

John Rustad's time as BC Conservative leader and Stephen Guillbeault is out of cabinet

Is there someone Carney forgot to ask? 27.11.2025 1:00:03 ↓

Involuntary detentions, climate plans, electoral reform and pipeline politics

It’s curtains for the Conservatives 22.11.2025 56:10 ↓

David Eby and Mark Carney survive the week but John Rustad's a bit more bruised.

Nation Building of Good Vibes and Sour Grapes 15.11.2025 57:06 ↓

Mark Carney has more major projects for us.

The Ostrich of Bay Street 09.11.2025 1:03:20 ↓

Campaign finances, ostriches and the budget

We’d all be speaking German now 01.11.2025 1:06:42 ↓

Strikes ending, one way or another and threats of elections provincial and federal.

All my critics are crazy terrorists 25.10.2025 55:59 ↓

Conservatives in disarray

What are you doing? 18.10.2025 1:03:29 ↓

Doctors quit, strikes roll on, parties prep for the budget and Canada wants to nuke the moon

Should Be Digging Up 11.10.2025 1:03:35 ↓

A bevy of bills get introduced in the BC Legislature, Rustad’s caucus troubles continue and Carney changes his signature legislation. Links BC Legislature Bills: 

Pipeline purity tests 04.10.2025 1:11:29 ↓

As the Legislature returns, the Conservative infighting continues. Alberta wants a pipeline and the federal NDP race has contestants.

Our first zoomer leader 26.09.2025 1:06:25 ↓

John Rustad surives, kind of, Emily Lowan wins and Mark Carney takes on the post office

This party contains dead people 19.09.2025 50:24 ↓

People are dying to vote in Rustad's leadership review.

Only Moe can go to China 13.09.2025 47:25 ↓

Will the real BC Greens please stand up?

Fast-track the office to build the things 06.09.2025 1:02:47 ↓

Politics is warming up with strikes, calls to end the temporary foreign worker program and a hint at coming major projects

Ben Woodfinden 30.08.2025 53:01 ↓

Ben Woodfinden, former Communications Director for Pierre Poilievre comes on the pod to discuss the 2025 election and the state of Canadian conservativism. Links

Green Party Leadership Interviews 23.08.2025 1:12:49 ↓

We interview the candidates to lead the BC Green Party Emily Lowan, Adam Bremner-Akins and Jonathan Kerr. Find out why they are running and what is their vision for the BC Green Party and the Province. Links Official Campaign Websites: Emily Lowan Adam Bremner-Akins Jonathan Kerr Referenced polls: British Columbians Back Mandatory Voting and Spring […]

The Greens’ Choice 17.08.2025 1:06:28 ↓

Ryan Clayton joins the pod to discuss the BC Green Party leadership race and couple consequential court decisions.  Links

Blue Grit Honeymoon 08.08.2025 55:54 ↓

David Moscrop joins the pod to discuss 100 days of Carney. What does the three and a third months since the election tell us about what kind of PM Mark Carney is and what does it mean for the future of Canada. Links

Let’s nuke Oak Bay 26.07.2025 54:07 ↓

A mining rescue operation, ultimatums for Oak Bay & West Van, an even bigger ballot and First Ministers meet.

Feet in the file 19.07.2025 55:55 ↓

A cabine shuffle, a drug decision flip-flop and Poilievre's struggle for relevancy

The first rule of the BC Green Leadership race is don’t talk about the BC Green Leadership race 12.07.2025 53:00 ↓

BC Greens & fed NDP get their leadership races going, events will need risk assessments and tariffs are back on the menu

Quote-unquote blackmail 29.06.2025 1:00:28 ↓

Non-political blackmail, political ferries and unprecedented NATO spending

Henry VIII Clauses 21.06.2025 55:14 ↓

BC Conservatives make blackmail accusations, the Liberals infrastructure bill moves ahead and the G7 concludes

One More BC Party 15.06.2025 58:18 ↓

The independent Conservative MLAs start a new party, but only some of them. Plus the NDP has ferry troubles again. Meanwhile in Ottawa, Carney takes a page from BC’s Bill 15 as questions pile up about what is his foreign policy. Links