PolitiCoast Podcast

Ep 230: Steady drip of troubles in CPC HQ 13.03.2021 45:12 ↓

It’s been a bad week and a half of headlines for Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives. Their upcoming convention presents the chance to turn things around or create further headaches for the new leader.

Ep 229: No cannons for kids 05.03.2021 53:35 ↓

John Horgan moves ahead with a dam and unleashes the legislative floodwaters with a raft of new bills.

Ep 228: Anti-Green bias 26.02.2021 49:53 ↓

We respond to some feedback on our alleged anti-Green bias and a roundup of smaller stories from the past week.

Ep 227: Prying guns from cold dead hands 19.02.2021 1:05:29 ↓

The Liberals introduce new gun control and justice reform bills and China continues to befuddle Canadian foreign policy.

Ep 226: Decriminalization on the horizon 12.02.2021 51:06 ↓

A potpourri episode of a random assortment of news from decriminalization to COVID to the Green Party and much, much more.

Ep 225: Big bucks and COVID muck 05.02.2021 1:05:06 ↓

The latest fundraising data shows where BC’s political parties stand and continued vaccine rollout difficulties.

Ep 224: No cheques from the government 29.01.2021 1:07:50 ↓

A look at BC's basic income report and how the vaccination rollout is going.

Ep 223: Twice removed 22.01.2021 54:57 ↓

The governor general resigns and the conservatives remove former leadership candidate Derek Sloan from caucus.

Ep 222: Missing from the Village 15.01.2021 56:46 ↓

An interview with Justin Ling about his book Missing from the Village and the latest federal cabinet shuffle.

Ep 221: 2021 is off to a helluva start 09.01.2021 1:07:25 ↓

How did our 2020 predictions fare, what do we see for 2021 and what happened in a recent case about BC's COVID restrictions

Leg-in-Boot Media 2020 Live Winterval Special 31.12.2020 1:38:17 ↓

The hosts of Cambie Report and PolitiCoast team up to bring you a special year-in-review of the federal, provincial and local politics news from 2020.

2020 Holiday Special: Ep 80 Matter of Confidence replay 24.12.2020 58:45 ↓

A replay of our interview with Rob Shaw & Richard Zussman about their book A Matter of Confidence from April 2018

Ep 220: Short session 18.12.2020 1:13:46 ↓

Scott talks to BC Today’s Shannon Waters for a recap of the BC legislature’s short session and then we look at the latest federal & provincial climate plans

Ep 219: Vaccines for Christmas 11.12.2020 58:30 ↓

The NDP presents a short Throne Speech for a short session and COVID-19 vaccines start rolling out next week.

Ep 218: Darryl Plecas’ last hurrah 05.12.2020 1:03:46 ↓

Darryl Plecas' final report from the Speaker's Forum and Trudeau's fiscal update.

Ep 217: NDP Cabinetry 27.11.2020 59:49 ↓

A deep dive into the members of the new BCNDP cabinet.

Ep 216: Masking Up 21.11.2020 56:40 ↓

Stewart Prest returns to discuss John Horgan's plans for a new cabinet and throne speech and Dr Henry's new order mandating masks be worn in public.

Ep 215: Every vote counted 13.11.2020 55:46 ↓

A look at the final results of the 2020 BC Election and the latest COVID-19 lockdown in the lower mainland.

Ep 214: Make politics boring again 06.11.2020 1:01:37 ↓

We look at what the US election results might mean for BC and Canada, and what to expect when we finally finish counting our own votes here in BC.

Ep 213: 2020 BC Election dissection with Mario Canseco 30.10.2020 57:54 ↓

ResearchCo pollster Mario Canseco joins us to review the results of the 2020 BC Election.

Ep 212: A quiet end 23.10.2020 1:04:03 ↓

The campaign comes to an end, predictions, races to watch and how Parliament narrowly avoided dragging us into another election.

Bonus: The Platforms Podcast 19.10.2020 1:13:14 ↓

We delve into the BC Liberal & BC Green pitches for your votes.

Ep 211: He was resigned 16.10.2020 1:05:20 ↓

Laurie Throness is out as the (almost) cap to an event week in the election. We look at how that happened, the controversy with fellow BC Liberal Jane Thronthwaite and each party's performance in the leader's debate.

Ep 210: Buying votes 09.10.2020 1:07:51 ↓

Stewart Prest joins us to talk the latest policies from BC's parties, including the NDP's platform. Then we get into the results of the federal Green leadership race.

Ep 209: Andy’s PST Holiday 02.10.2020 1:04:11 ↓

Over a week into the election, the candidate deadline is today and the biggest promise so far is a PST holiday.