PolitiCoast: The BC Politics Podcast

John Horgan has taken closed list MMP off the table, but what’s the difference between an open and closed list system? Plus we check in on how Brexit is going, spoiler alert: not great. 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 yo...

John Horgan and Andrew Wilkinson square off to debate proportional representation and the results were something… We give our hot takes immediately following the debate live from The Drive Coffee Bar in East Van. Plus, Ian speaks to Jenelle ( @cakebot ) about the #ProRepIsLit campaign. And we have quick takes on Tony Clement getting catfished, the BC Liberal rebrand, speed limit changes and...

Trudeau calls one byelection but snubs Jagmeet Singh and Burnaby South, while voters in Nanaimo will be looking at a provincial (and maybe? federal byelection) soon. Controversies continue to surround the proportional representation referendum as we approach the big Horgan v Wilkinson debate. And Trudeau unveils his carbon pollution pricing scheme (it’s not a tax anymore). Also: Ian will be...

Proportional representation: A fairer vote or the path to chaos? How should British Columbians choose their elected officials? That question is being put to the province this fall as the current first-past-the-post electoral system is put against three variations of proportional representation. At this panel, moderated by the hosts of the BC politics podcast PolitiCoast, the Hon Suzanne Anton QC s...

The BC NDP introduced legislation to create the housing speculation tax and to replace the MSP premiums with an employer health tax this week. And already they’ve agreed to a few tweaks to the speculation tax from the BC Greens. Cannabis was also legalized this week, to many, many media stories and very few hiccups. Also, Andrew Wilkinson is thirsty for a debate, the NDP looks to censor its...

We speak to the founder of Policy Pop-Up a new effort to engage millennials in conversations about complex policy issues that are in the news. Then we look at BC’s Auditor General’s latest report on tax expenditures, why the homebuyer credit is bad and why transparency is good. And the IPCC has a new report out basically conceding that no one is doing enough to stop catastrophic climat...

BC Today’s Shannon Waters joins us again to talk about the first week back in the legislature this fall, the province’s big LNG announcement and USMCA. We’re moderating a proportional representation debate!  Hosted by the Canadian Club at the Terminal City Club on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 between 12:00-2:00 PM.  Get tickets online before October 19 . Learn more about Vancouver Podcast...

Scott speaks to BC’s Attorney General David Eby about the money laundering inquiry and the upcoming fall session. 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 to continue. Start your trial at  britishcolumbiatoday.ca We’re...

The Conservatives gain a new MP through a surprise floor crossing from the Liberals. BC is going to have one single cannabis store open on October 17 but you’ll have to drive to Kamloops to visit it. But first, we respond to feedback around Doug Ford’s decision to invoke the notwithstanding clause (and why it’s off the table again). Plus quick takes on Senator Larry Campbell&#821...

Maxime Bernier’s launched his new party: The People’s Party of Canada and everyone’s already made the requisite PP jokes. Meanwhile in Ontario a court ruling invalidated Doug Ford’s attempt to halve the size of Toronto’s City Council, so naturally he is invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to overrule the courts. And one former BC premier decided to weigh in with her t...

We check in on Canada’s desperate attempts to save NAFTA and how BC’s paper industry narrowly avoided massive US tariffs. Check out our partner! 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 to continue. Start your tr...

In this episode, we talk to our resident legal analyst Micah Goldberg ( @micahgoldberg ) about BC’s lawsuit against big pharma, the Federal Court of Appeal’s ruling crushing the TransMountain pipeline expansion and the Sasquatch case. Then we look at what happened at the federal Conservative convention and we talk about how partisan we should be when a controversial figure like John Mc...

BC Today’s Shannon Waters joins us for our 100th episode live show! We talk about what the legislature’s been up to over the summer and what’s coming up this fall. Then we get into Maxime Bernier’s decision to split from the Conservative Party of Canada to launch a new party. Then we have quick(ish) takes on Christy Clark’s podcast reemergence and who the best BC cabi...

Next week, join us at The Belmont in Vancouver for our episode 100 live show at 7pm on August 23. RSVP on Eventbrite Fires, statues and Conservatives – with political scientist @StewartPrest . BC is on fire, again. We break down whether this is the new normal and how we can derive some hope for better politics in an emergency. Then we get into the statue debate set off in Victoria where the...

We talk about David Moscrop’s ( @David_Moscrop ) upcoming book: Are we too dumb for democracy?, Jagmeet Singh’s decision to run in Burnaby South and the war of words between Saudi Arabia and Canada. Plus our usual quick takes. This episode went long so we’ve cut parts down for our main feed. Sign up for our Patreon to hear the full episode . Ep 100 live show We’ll be at The...

Fair Vote Canada’s Keith Poore ( @KeithPoore ) joins us to break down the upcoming proportional representation referendum, and what MMP and Rural Urban Proportional Representation are. 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...

Canada’s premiers meet in New Brunswick, but did they accomplish anything? And a shooting in Toronto prompts a national outcry for gun reform. Plus quick takes on pipelines, Site C and more. 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...

Ian’s back from vacation so we have a full show to catch up on everything bcpoli. First, we talk all things salmon with BC Green MLA Adam Olsen . Then catching up on BC politics we look at Greyhound’s decision to pull out of Western Canada, the BC government’s labour infrastructure deal and kicking the ridesharing can down the road. We also talk about Trudeau’s latest cabin...

We spoke with Sean Graham, the creator of dual member proportional, one of the systems on the upcoming BC electoral reform referendum ballot. Find out more about DMP  and follow @Sean_Gra 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 dea...

We spoke to Patrick Meehan about a report he wrote for the Alliance of BC Students detailing a simple solution to student housing and how it’s resulting in thousands of new spaces for next to no cost to the government. Read the report here .

BC’s casinos are being used to launder money by the millions. Ian speaks to BC’s Attorney General David Eby about the shocking details in the Dirty Money report by Peter German. Plus we look at the latest updates in the upcoming campaign for the PR referendum. Check out our partner!  BC Today is the daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to BC Politics. Sign up for a free two-week...

We dive into the MSP Task Force report with Lindsay Tedds and play part of an interview with The Docket’s Michael Spratt and BC Humanist Association pro-bono counsel Wes McMillan on the Supreme Court of Canada’s TWU decision. Plus a litany of quick takes from a surprisingly busy week. Check out our partner!  BC Today is the daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to BC Politics. Si...

MLA Leonard Krog announces a run for Mayor of Nanaimo but will only resign his seat if he wins. Maxime Bernier gets kicked out of Andrew Scheer’s shadow cabinet for continuing to question supply management. And Ian speaks with the Out of Left Field crew about why the NDP can’t seem to win elections ( listen to the full discussion here ). Listen to Ian’s full discussion with Out o...

A grab-bag of bcpoli news including pipelines, electoral reform and more. Plus we end with our first reactions to the Ontario election results as they broke. 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 to continue. Start...

Canada and the USA go to war over steel, maple syrup and toilet paper. Meanwhile details emerge about BC’s fall electoral referendum and we check in on the state of the Ontario election with TVO’s John Michael McGrath. Check out our partner!  BC Today is a brand new daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to BC Politics. Sign up for a free two-week trial and listen to the episode f...