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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 Politics. Sign up for...

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. Public Health Agency of Canada Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Outbreak update HealthLinkBC Coronavirus (COVID-19) BC Prosecution Service Concludes Investigation into Jinny Sims

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 our par...

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 can jus...

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 Daniel Chai

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 what other policy a...

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 leader of the B...

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. Sig...

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 BC Politics. Sign up for a fr...

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 lens. Check out...

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 wild we...

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 politician...

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 our partne...

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

For our last episode of 2019 (yes, we're taking next week off) we look back at our predictions and the highlights for the last year and give some thoughts about 2020. Then we catch up on who's in and who's out of the race to replace Andrew Scheer. Plus some ranting about impeachment in the US and the election in the UK. And a couple quick takes to round it all off. Check out our partner: BC Today...

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 and the other premiers?...

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 an exclusive...

The BCNDP are rushing to get a bevvy of bills passed before the legislature rises next week. And in Ottawa Trudeau announces who's in and who's out of the new Cabinet. 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. St...