PolitiCoast

Ryan joins us again on this episode to take a look at Canada's new governor general, the role itself and some of the history behind it. Then we look at who might make the cut in the first BC NDP cabinet in 16 years and our usual quick takes.

The dust is finally settling after the 2017 BC election and the next NDP government is starting to take shape. Trudeau is in hot water over a $10.5 million apology to Omar Khadr, but did he have any other choice? And what's going on in the NDP leadership race?

Christy Clark lost the confidence of the legislature and the Lieutenant Governor has asked John Horgan to be the next premier of BC. We recorded this episode literally as it was happening and are getting it out as quick as possible. We also spoke with Stephen Carter from (what was) The Strategists' podcast about what's happening with the possible merger between the Wildrose and Progressive Conserv...

BC has a speaker and a Throne Speech but those ideas sound awfully familiar... Brendan Dawe joins us to talk about Abundant Housing Vancouver. And Micah Goldberg joins us to talk through the Vancouver Aquarium's lawsuit against the Vancouver Park's Board. Find full, uncut interviews at patreon.com/politicoast

Yes, we have to talk about the BC election again. Christy Clark announced her cabinet and rumours are flying whether there's trouble in the GreeNDP paradise. Then we invite Micah back for thoughts on the retirement of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverley McLachlin and we look at Vancouver City Council's decision to reject the development application for 105 Keefer Street. Plus we...

We sat down with political scientist David Moscrop for this episode to talk about the ongoing BC stalemate, his work an experiences as a pundit and Canada's new foreign policy. Follow Dave on Twitter at @David_Moscrop

With the growth we've had since launching in October, and particularly following the historic 2017 BC election, we think it's time to see what we can really do with this podcast. That's why we're launching a Patreon page to ask you to help us build this show into all that it can be. Don't worry, we'll still do our regular episode each week, but we'd love the flexibility to do more - interviews, em...

We finally know the results of the 2017 BC election but we still don't know who will be able to win the Green Party's support and form a stable government. Then, we look at the recent dust up between the Vancouver Park's Board and the Vancouver Aquarium. Should we free the whales? Plus our usual quick takes.

There's still lots to talk about in BC politics this week. Who will be Andrew Weaver's dance partner in the coming months? What's the state of the Conservative and NDP leadership races? And what does pollster Mario Canseco think about the state of BC politics?

Because we love you (or at least the sound of our own voices), here's a bonus episode this week! Here we feature some of Scott Gilmore's "New Conservatives" dinner party, thoughts of some of the people there and our hot take after. Then we take a quick look at the Comey firing.

And we thought we wouldn't have a lot to talk about after the election! Here's the first of our special double-header this week. In this part we do our first of what's probably going to become an ongoing series deconstructing what just happened in the BC election. Plus we throw in our quick takes on a number of federal government stories.

The second half of our election night live show! We still didn't know who won as of 11 PM - the Liberals and NDP were tied at 42 with the Greens holding the 3-seat balance of power (exactly Scott's projections) - but we recorded some thoughts and took some listener questions. Thanks to everyone who came out, Our first live show was a huge success and we hope to see you at the next thing! Thanks al...

The first rough cut from our election night live podcast! Minimal editing so forgive any background noise. Thanks to Yagger's Downtown for hosting us!

It's our final pre-election show! We sit down with Bryan Bruguet of www.tooclosetocall.ca to talk polls, election models and predicting the outcome of Tuesday's election. Then we dive further into the election as a whole. Finally, we look at what fundraising data means for the Conservative and NDP leadership races.

Christy Clark, Andrew Weaver and John Horgan squared off in the televised debate. Who won and who lost? The Greens have released their full platform, how much does it cost and how does it compare? Trump launches a trade-war with Canada over softwood lumber, how will we fight back? And finally, Kevin O'Leary surprised everyone by quitting the Conservative leadership race. Is it now smooth sailing f...

The first head-to-head-to-head debate of the 2017 BC Election happened yesterday and we're here to break down who won, who lost, who hulked out and who politely raised his hand. Then, we touch on housing policy in Ontario and the surprise call for a UK election. In our last segment, we have an interview with Victoria Beacon-Hill Green Party candidate Kalen Harris that pulls back the curtain on how...

A special midweek election bonus episode for you. Ian & Scott sat down on Sunday evening with the leaders of Your Political Party and the BC Libertarians. Then Ian sat down in Victoria with University of Victoria economist Lindsay Tedds to break down the economics of the platforms that have been released to date.

The BC Liberals and BC NDP have released their platforms but will they hold the weight of their supporters' ambitions? The federal Liberals have released their draft cannabis act but is it more than a lot of hot smoke? And a clip from our interview with BC Greens Communications Coordinator Ryan Clayton. Make sure to check out This is Lotusland for the whole interview.

The BC Ombudsperson released a report into the BC Government's decision to fire eight key Ministry of Health employees in 2012. Will this scandal stick to Teflon Christy Clark? Next, the provinces have finally agreed a free trade agreement with the federal government. Will Canada finally be a free market oasis? Then we take a look at the politics around Trump's decision to launch missiles at Syria...

The Vancouver Housing Reset Report, the BC Greens have some policy and a New Conservative Dinner Party.

The Trudeau Liberal's 2017 budget is out. Did they manage to find enough red ink to get it printed in time? Next, the Conservative leadership race is embroiled in another scandal as over 1300 inappropriately signed up members are struck from the party's list. Then a quick dive into Alberta politics as we catch up on how Jason Kenney is making waves in the province.

The Trudeau Liberals are proposing some changes to the way the House of Commons functions. Ian & Scott look at whether these will improve civility or stifle opposition. Then, Christy Clark's bill to solve BC's fundraising scandals is out and it's somewhat underwhelming. What really was the point of this? And we look at the state of the NDP leadership race following their first debate - or, mor...

A massive story this week in The Globe and Mail demonstrates that BC does actually have at least one campaign finance law - and it may have been broken in BC. What will this mean for the BC Liberals and will they fix it next week? Then, we delve into a series of stories about efforts to point the blame and provide patchwork solutions to the Vancouver housing crisis. Will any of them actually work?...

And they're off! Three candidates are in and two to three more are expected. We take a look at who's in the race to succeed Tom Mulcair and lead the federal NDP. As part of that discussion, we get into the rules of the race, what Guy Caron's Basic Income idea is all about and whether the Leap Manifesto will come up again. Then we look at Trudeau's recent trip to BC and his latest comments on marij...

Fourteen enter but only one will emerge victorious. Who has what it takes and who's an also ran? Ian and Scott take a deep dive into the Conservative Party of Canada's leadership race and whether it's worth joining the party just to block Kevin O'Leary and Kellie Leitch from becoming leader.