PolitiCoast: The BC Politics Podcast

The BCNDP Government have introduced two major pieces of legislation this week. Their under fire for their first that would apply a “modest fee” to freedom of information requests and the other will overhaul the province’s approach to forestry. But first we tee up the next round of the Greatest BC Premier Bracket and look at the contemporary BC Liberal premiers – Gordon Cam...

A potpourri episode: Trudeau goes to Tofino, Annamie Paul calls it quits, the BC Leg is back and Toronto loses at the Supreme Court. Links Vote in this week’s Greatest BC Premier Bracket Trudeau says he regrets travelling to Tofino, BC, on 1st National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Annamie Paul quits, Elizabeth May speaks out ‘There are no winners here, only losers.’ The inside story of h...

Micah joins us again for a legal analysis of the Meng saga and the end of the Fairy Creek injunction. Plus the BC Liberal Leadership debate. Remember to vote in the Bracket . Links UofA Indigenous Canada course @MicahGoldberg Judge ends injunction against Fairy Creek protests, citing ‘substantial infringement of civil liberties Decision BC Liberals Debate Aaron Gunn to make an announcement

The election is over and everyone lost, except Stewart Prest, who called it. First, this week’s face-off in the Greatest BC Premier Bracket is between Liberals John Duncan Maclean and Thomas Dufferin “Duff” Pattullo. Vote Links Current election results Ian’s look at regional shifts Stewart’s article

It’s the final countdown! The polls might be suggesting a small swing back to the Liberals, so we break down what might be going wrong with the Conservative campaign and what to expect on Monday evening after the polls close. But first we tee up the next round of the Greatest BC Premier Bracket, where we pit the two Liberal coalition premiers against one another. Vote here . Links Trudeau, O...

Ian and Scott react to the English language leader’s debate, live on YouTube. Listen here or watch it on YouTube :

In the Greatest BC Premier Bracket we have our province’s first two Liberal premiers facing off: Harlan Carey Brewster vs John Oliver. Voting is taking place now . Then we  look at the week that was and dig into the Liberal Platform, which really begs the question of why did they call an election for this? And next week we’re hosting a post-debate live stream, get full details and...

First up, we return to the Greatest BC Premier Bracket with our first pairing of Conservative premiers. Vote now . Then we catch up on the election and the really bad start the Liberals are having. And we review the latest moves by the BC Government to respond to the Delta-wave. Link Greatest BC Premier Bracket Segment 1 The Liberal Housing Plan Liberals propose corporate tax hike on banks and ins...

We kick off the greatest premier bracket looking at 14 (of 16) of the first non-partisan premiers of BC. Start voting: politicoast.ca/bracket Links Vote in the Greatest Premier Bracket Background on the premiers mentioned: Wikipedia and search them in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography . 2021 Second Quarter Interim Financial Reports Available Housing issue could spell trouble for BC NDP, poll su...

Two hundred and fifty episodes down but no live show to celebrate. Ian does crack a beer to mark the occasion and to remind you of where the podcast started. Segment 1: COVID Strikes Back BC officials announce Central Okanagan restrictions following COVID-19 surge in Interior  BC officials announce Central Okanagan restrictions following COVID-19 surge in Interior Health | Globalnews.ca Vax f...

It’s another emergency, both in BC and in the Federal Green Party Segment 1: Emergency EmergencyInfoBC BC wildfires: quick statistics | BC Gov News Despite wildfires and heatwave threats, B.C. has never used Canada’s cellphone alert system BC declares state of emergency as wildfires grow, forcing more evacuations Metro Vancouver saw 15 times more heat wave deaths than estimated during unprecedente...

We have a new Governor General, which must mean we’re having a federal election. Links Segment 1: Governor General Mary Simon named Canada’s 30th Governor General, the first Indigenous person to hold post Inuk leader Mary Simon named Canada’s 1st Indigenous governor general Sources tout Mary Simon as next Governor General Julie Payette’s comment Segment 2: Ready for an election F...

We recorded on July 1 so we had to ask: Should we cancel Canada Day and what does that  even mean? But before we get into it, we round up the latest news. Links 3rd First Nation discovers unmarked residential school graves ‘Most homes’ in Lytton, BC, destroyed by catastrophic fire, minister says Premier Horgan under fire for saying “fatalities are a part of life” Aaron Gunn launch...

We check in on the state of Ottawa, the bills that passed and what’s likely to die on the order paper should Trudeau pull the plug on Parliament. And we round up the latest BC Liberal leadership news. Links Sask. First Nation announces discovery of 751 unmarked graves near former residential school   Here’s what the Trudeau government left unfinished as Parliament rises for the summer —...

The BC Liberals released their election debrief looking at what went wrong and what they should learn. And an expert panel has a lot of recommendations on housing. But will anyone learn anything? And our quick take looks at the latest in the federal Green drama. Links BC Liberals release campaign debrief report [ PDF ] Expert Panel on the Future of Housing Supply & Affordability [ PDF ] An Ext...

The 3 nations surrounding Fairy Creek have asked for, and received, a deferral on old growth logging in their territories but the protesters aren’t backing down yet. And a prominent Green MP jumps ship suggesting deeper troubles in the party. Links Segment 1 Old growth harvesting deferred in Fairy Creek, Walbran areas | BC Gov News BC agrees to defer old-growth logging for 2 years in Fairy Creek a...

A heavier episode this week as we begin with our reflections as settlers to the tragic news out of Kamloops. Survivors, including intergenerational survivors, can access support by contacting Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society toll-free at 1-800-721-0066. 24-hour national crisis line: 1-866-925-4419. Or please donate to them at irsss.ca Here’s the 1st steps Canada plans to take in light...

We speak to Haleluya Hailu from Dogwood’s Vote16BC campaign about their goal to change the voting age to 16. Then we get into the details of BC’s new restart plan, hug days and how our plan stacks up to Alberta and Ontario’s. Links Dogwood BC: Lower the voting age to 16 in B.C. BC’s Restart: A plan to bring us back together Stronger public health measures | Alberta.ca “Open...

Hotel employees are fighting layoffs and lockouts and highlighting the disproportionate impact this is having on women and racialized workers. And candidates are putting their names forward for BC Liberal leader and to unseat incumbents in the next federal election. Segment 1: BC’s Unequal Women BC’s Unequal Women campaign site UNITE HERE Local 40 Segment 2: The Falcon and the Winter V...

It’s the end for the protected status for 17 ridings in northern BC, which spells extra difficulties for the BC Liberals if they can’t make gains with urban BC again. And John Horgan rolls out a paid sick leave policy that will help – as long as you don’t get sick more than once. Links Segment 1: Benches Restoring independence to electoral boundaries commissions | BC Gov Ne...

BC Today ‘s Shannon Waters fills in for Ian for a discussion of the BC Government’s COVID communication challenges and the legislation making it way through the BC Legislature. Main Segment Links Do not pass Go. (Unless you want to, I guess? Nobody’s stopping you.) All bark and no bite? Still no enforcement of B.C. travel ban   BC considering mixing and matching vaccines — P...

We compare and contrast the new federal and provincial budgets and rant once more about the (non) response to COVID-19. Main Segment Links BC Budget 2021   Details of BC budget: Province tables 2021 fiscal plan amid 3rd wave of COVID-19 pandemic Bowinn Ma in Fraser Valley Current Federal Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth and Resilience Highlights of budget 2021: Billions for green...

MLAs are back in the legislature for a new throne speech and new bills and Erin O’Toole comes around on the carbon tax. Links Segment 1: BC Politics Throne Speech Text   BC moves forward on drug decriminalization, new overdose emergency response funding   $2 billion to support thousands of new homes for middle-income families | BC Gov News   Pacheedaht First Nation says old-growth a...

Circuit breakers, emergency brakes and no brakes as provinces deal with spiking covid cases, which is all us young people’s fault. Links BC Three-week circuit breaker begins now to bend the curve, protect people Ontario Implements Provincewide Emergency Brake Three Quebec cities head back into lockdown as COVID-19 variants spread Kenney pleads with Albertans to follow public health orders, but won...

Shannon Waters returns to recap the most recent session of the legislature and then we look the Supreme Court of Canada’s finding that the federal carbon tax is constitutional. Links Politics Today | Canada’s Most Comprehensive Political Newsletter Publications Follow Shannon @BCTodayOfficial & @sobittersosweet Judgement Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act CBC Summary Supre...