PolitiCoast: The BC Politics Podcast

The Mayor’s Council has dire warnings about the state of Translink if ridership remains low and its revenue sources have largely evaporated. Will the province and federal government step up? And multiple poultry processing plants in BC and meat plants in Alberta are facing serious COVID-19 outbreaks. This has sparked renewed calls in BC, at least, for guaranteed paid sick leave for workers....

BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson asked on This Is Vancolour “Where is John Horgan?” But where has Andrew Wilkinson been? More to the point, how do his criticisms of the BC NDP’s economic response compare against reality? Plus a look at how politics is slowly shifting in response the crisis. Check out our partner:  BC Today is the daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to BC Pol...

David Moscrop, political scientist and  Washington Post columnist , returns to discuss how we make political decisions in a time of crisis, whether our institutions are up to the task, and what comes after. Check out our partner:  BC Today is the daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to BC Politics. Sign up for a free two-week trial and listen to the episode for your code for an ex...

Dr Rob Tarzwell ( @Rob_Tarzwell ) is a psychiatrist and nuclear medicine specialist and has been helping distill the scientific debates around COVID-19 for lay audiences. He’s a cohost of the new Viral Transmissions weekly streamed update. He joins Scott to talk about coronavirus science, policy and how we can look after our mental health. Remember: Wash your hands and stay home. Check out o...

We’ve successfully sabotaged the economy on a global scale and hopefully we did it fast enough to save enough lives and our healthcare system. Labour economist Kevin Milligan ( @kevinmilligan ) joins us once again to break down the federal and provincial aid packages and how they hope to keep Canadians staying home and staying healthy. And we answer the all important question of whether we c...

We’re joined by Andrea Warner and Lisa Christensen of Pop This! podcast at Fan Expo Vancouver on February 15 to talk politics and pop culture. Our conversation touched on Parks & Recreation, Star Trek, Real Housewives and Star Wars. Check out Pop This! Other links BC Centre for Disease Control resources BC COVID-19 self assessment tool Join the Leg-in-Boot media Slack for free Photo by D...

The only thing on anyone’s minds in the latter half of this week has been the novel coronavirus COVID-19. We review the current (as of March 12, 2020) state of the virus in BC and the latest advice from BC’s Chief Public Health Officer and the Public Health Agency. Then we get into the political reactions, both who’s directly affected and who thinks they have a better plan. And w...

Carole James and Rich Coleman are leaving politics, David Eby unveils the ICBC overhaul bill and the speculation tax is called sexist. In our main segment, Canada, British Columbia and the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs reached a tentative agreement on rights and title but have not resolved the outstanding pipeline dispute. Plus our interview with MLA Sonia Furstenau on her bid for lea...

Alberta wins a carbon tax ruling but loses out on Teck Frontier Oil Sands. Canadians are souring on protests over the Coastal GasLink pipeline, while the pipeline faces some regulatory challenges. Plus BC stands up for access to medical assistance in dying and the federal government proposes changes. Check out our partner:  BC Today is the daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to BC Politics...

It is Budget Week in BC.  Shannon Waters from BC Today  guest co-hosts to discuss a stay the course budget, what an economic strategy document says about how the province views cities and the latest developments in the dispute between the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and Coastal Gas Link. Check out our partner:  BC Today is the daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to...

Solidarity protests with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs erupt across British Columbia and Canada. The Government was able to present its Speech from the Throne, which largely stayed the course the NDP has been plotting. Matthew Naylor fills in for Scott this week. Check out the latest Cambie Report for additional comments on the protests and Throne Speech from a Metro Vancouver len...

The BC Government announces an overhaul of ICBC, bringing in no fault insurance and setting up a showdown with the trial lawyers. Yoga troubles reveal an off balance MacKay campaign. Check out our partner: BC Today is the daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to BC Politics. Sign up for a free two-week trial and listen to the episode for your code for an exclusive subscription deal if you decide...

Sonia Furstenau joins the race for leader of the BC Greens and other bcpoli stories, an interview with AccessBC for free birth control and does the next Conservative leader needs to be bilingual. Check out our partner: BC Today is the daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to BC Politics. Sign up for a free two-week trial and listen to the episode for your code for an exclusive subscription deal i...

The federal government is looking to change Canada’s assisted dying laws following a Quebec court decision finding a part of it to be unconstitutional (which many, many people told them). But will the expanded access come with new barriers? As USMCA passes the US Senate, we look at what it changes from NAFTA and whether this is good for Canada. Then we look at the latest in what has been a w...

UBC economist Kevin Milligan ( @KevinMilligan ) joins us for a deep dive into income taxes. Along the way we look at the Liberal and Conservative plans from the last election, wealth taxes and negative income taxes. Andrew Weaver announced he’s leaving the BC Green Party to sit as an independent as of January 20. Does he just hate the Greens, party politics or is he just another type of poli...

First, we look at the the ongoing protests over the Coastal GasLink LNG pipeline by the hereditary chiefs of five Wet’suwet’en clans who claim the lands as their traditional territories. Then we look at the state of the tensions between the US and Iran and the possible implications of the crash of Ukraine Airlines flight 752. Plus a look at the latest in leadership race news. Check out...

Stewart Prest joins us to look back and look ahead at the big shifts in politics over the past decade and the one before us. Follow @stewartprest

Andrew Scheer quits as Conservative Party leader as we learn that he was using party funds to put his kids through private school. Statistics Canada has released a report on the first year of cannabis sales and BC did poorly. And forestry workers on Vancouver Island paid a visit to the legislature to demand an end to a six-month long strike. Check out our partner: BC Today is the daily newsletter...

The first Throne Speech of the 43rd Parliament may not have contained much new but we’ll see if there’s enough to keep Trudeau’s government afloat. Sam Cooper breaks the story for Global News that former BC Liberal MLA Richard Lee was detained in China for 8 hours but his colleagues in government didn’t seem to act on the information. And what unites John Horgan, Doug Ford...

A look at the BC NDP’s convention and end of the 2019 legislative session; how the federal Conservative and NDP leadership teams are shaping up; and why Victoria’s AggregateIQ is attracting international attention. Check out our partner: BC Today is the daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to BC Politics. Sign up for a free two-week trial and listen to the episode for your code for a...

We look at the preliminary platform of the BC Liberals. Plus a look at the growing number of Senate groups, what that means for Trudeau’s ability to pass legislation and a possible fix Canada could adopt from the UK. Check out our partner: BC Today is the daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to BC Politics. Sign up for a free two-week trial and listen to the episode for your code for an ex...

We’re joined by comedian Katie-Ellen Humphries to (once again) recap the 2019 federal election. This episode was recorded Live at the Vancouver Podcast Festival. We also discuss Elizabeth May’s resignation, Scheer surviving his leadership review and the slow march toward a more diverse Parliament. Follow Katie-Ellen Humpries: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Find our more about the V...

Alberta and Saskatchewan continue to be the focus of federal politics but does Western Alienation really apply to British Columbia as well? And what will the current round of efforts to placate the prairie demands mean for the West Coast? Live show announcement:  See us at the second Vancouver Podcast Festival on  Friday, November 8, 2019 at 3:30 PM  at the Vancouver Public Library...

The results are in and the Trudeau Liberals were returned with a Strong, Stable Minority Government . Ian returns from parental leave to break down the results with Scott. Plus a bunch of stuff is happening in BC. Live show announcement: See us at the second Vancouver Podcast Festival on Friday, November 8, 2019 at 3:30 PM at the Vancouver Public Library downtown. The show is free and you can find...

In our final pre-election episode, we break down platforms of the four main national parties. The Cambie Report’s Matthew Naylor returns to discuss the highlights and lowlights of the platforms and what they tell us about the state of Canadian politics. Check out our partner: BC Today is the daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to BC Politics. Sign up for a free two-week trial and listen to the...