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A quiet week in BC politics so instead we look to federal politics, where accusations are out that Trudeau received a report in January of this year that China attempted to meddle in our 2019 election. Then we look at Ontario again where Doug Ford and CUPE have backed down from the brink. Links A Third of British Columbians Willing to Change Province’s Name – Research Co. Canadian intelligence war...

We round up the latest in BC politics: Eby's (delayed) swearing in, fundraising numbers, labour peace, doctor deals, Olympic denial and what's happening in the House (with one week of sitting left). Then we deep dive into the legitimacy of the notwithstanding clause following Doug Ford's usage to strip education workers of their right to strike in Ontario (they're off the job anyway though). And i...

Ian and Scott are back from hiatus to discuss how the BCNDP leadership race went down. Links Eby 'frustrated' by race Original CHEK News story Cull Report Anjali Appadurai response David Eby 100 days priorities Episode art via Seabus Memes

After 299 episodes plus a bunch of bonus and emergency podcasts, we're taking a hiatus until at least Labour Day or possibly till the BC municipal elections are done. You can keep following Ian at the Cambie Report or @ibushfield and Scott @Scott_dLB - or chat with us in the Patron Slack.

Shannon Waters ( @sobittersosweet ) joins us to talk about the launch of David Eby's campaign for leader and to reflect on her time reporting for BC Today ( @BCTodayOfficial ). Links BC NDP Leadership 2022 BC NDP launches leadership contest to elect successor to Premier John Horgan Select Standing Committee on Health: Public Consultation Critics slam 'propagandists' withholding B.C. pandemic polli...

Links Nathan Cullen , Melanie Mark and Bowinn Ma announce they aren’t running Patrick Brown endorses Jean Charest to lead Conservative Party - The Globe and Mail Green Party spokesperson criticizes potential candidate ahead of leadership race | The Star Premiers gather in Victoria to present united demand for more health-care cash | CBC News Premiers close 2-day summit, call on feds to stop negoti...

Lots of people are not running in leadership races these days. Links Shannon Waters leaves BC Today Segment 1 Ravi Kahlon bows out of BC NDP leadership race before it starts, says Eby should take over Ravi's tweet Bob D'Eith endorses Eby Katrina Chen also endorses Eby Adrian Dix out Bowinn Ma thread Segment 2 Statement by Ian Brodie, Chair, Leadership Election Organizing Committee - Conservative P...

What's happening in BC and Canadian politics that isn't the BC NDP leadership race. Approximately 675K eligible to vote in Conservative leadership race: party Brown considering a run in Brampton mayoral race if rival Poilievre looks likely to win Tory leadership | CBC News Green leadership rules so restrictive, Elizabeth May would struggle, says Sask. Green leader | CBC News Vacancies pile up in t...

John Horgan is set to retire as premier . Photo credit: flickr/ bcgovphotos

OpenMedia's Campaigns Director Matt Hatfield joins us to discuss Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act and we look at the NDP's about face on the Royal BC Museum project. Links BC Premier John Horgan cancels $800-million museum project - The Globe and Mail Province stops museum plan, will consult public on museum's future | BC Gov News What's wrong with Bill C-11? An FAQ | OpenMedia OpenMedia's C-11...

The Money Laundering Inquiry is done but does anyone care? And a roundup of a bunch of national and other stories. Links Cullen Commission Reports Long-awaited report on money laundering in BC to be released today | CBC News Ian Mulgrew: Cullen commission report on B.C. money laundering 'an enormous opportunity missed' BCCLA Reacts: Civil Liberties Group Disappointed by Cullen Commission Report in...

The BC Liberals consider a name change, the federal Conservatives talk membership numbers and reports covering heat deaths, freedom of information and elections. Segment 1: A record breaking race Conservative leadership: More than 600,000 may vote in race | CTV News Conservative leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre tables bill to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates Brown says he won't run for the Conserv...

Live reactions to Ontario’s election results, you can have drugs, you can’t have guns and the Legislature wraps for the spring. Ontario Election Results 2022 Independent Bobbi Ann Brady leading in Haldimand-Norfolk | CTV Kitchener    Top Doug Ford Adviser Sent Premier's Office Backchannel Message About Meeting With Russian Government BC receives exemption to decriminalize possession of some illega...

Ontario goes to the polls next week. The election has been pretty boring - like most pandemic elections - and it looks like Doug Ford is set to cruise to re-election with another majority government. Queen's Park Today and Wag the Doug's Allison Smith joins us from Toronto to break down how we got here. Then the business case for the Royal BC Museum redevelopment is out. We react to the parts that...

The Government of BC has announced plans to rebuild the Royal BC Museum - or more like plans to release plans. But it's going to cost $800 million. And Conservatives are in chaos as Jason Kenney's career comes to an untimely end, Ed Fast loses his critique portfolio and the BC Conservatives were subject of a possibly hostile takeover by Aaron Gunn supporters. Links Segment 1 Historic investment to...

The only winner of this week's Conservative Party leadership debate were people who didn't watch it. The Conservatives' Edmonton debate: Yikes - Paul Wells 'That's bull****': David Dodge fires back at Poilievre's criticism of the Bank of Canada | Financial Post Patrick Brown would push for no-fly zone over Ukraine | True North Patrick Brown under fire for comments about Israeli-Palestinian conflic...

Byelections in BC, the first face off of federal Conservative leadership candidates and the abortion debate ripples through Canada. Segment 1: BC horse races 2022 Vancouver-Quilchena By-election Face of Surrey RCMP taking run at Surrey South seat for BC Liberals Q1 2022 Interim Financial Reports - Elections BC Segment 2: Conservative crossfire Six verified candidates vying to lead the Conservative...

Links Transforming Policing and Community Safety in British Columbia [pdf] BC should ditch RCMP and form its own police force, committee says | CBC News   Minister's statement on Police Act report | BC Gov News Almost a million BC residents have no family doctor. Many blame the province's fee-for-service system | CBC News BC Greens Family Doctor Petition 'All the trends paint a dire picture': BC f...

The latest Conservative leadership promises and a roundup of assorted news. Links At least 8 Conservatives now officially in the race to lead party | CBC News Poilievre Will Fire Gatekeepers And Build Homes ( backgrounder ) Charest promises to permit more private health services as Poilievre attacks his record | CBC News Charest commits to ending lockdowns by revitalizing Canada's healthcare syste...

Links Segment 1 2022 Vancouver-Quilchena By-election Candidate nomination closes for Vancouver-Quilchena by-election   Segment 2 Conservative Party of Canada announces dates for its leadership debates Jean Charest Announces Flexible Family Friendly Policies    Does Pierre Poilievre have a point blaming city hall for Vancouver's soaring property prices? | CBC News YIMBY: A Plan to Build More Homes...

The federal budget is out but do the housing measures live up to the hype (no). There's also lost happening in BC and we chat with  Bowinn Ma and Christine Boyle about their news podcast. Links Segment 1: Budget Budget 2022 Liberal government tables legislation to force online giants to compensate news outlets Segment 2: BC Roundup Province to increase housing, services near transit hubs | BC Gov...

We talk plans: UNDRIP, Emissions Reductions and to buy fighter jets.   Links Segment 1 A New Path Forward Historic action plan guides UNDRIP implementation in BC | BC Gov News BC reveals 89-point action plan to advance the rights of Indigenous Peoples | CBC News Segment 2 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: Clean Air, Strong Economy - Canada.ca Dr Sara Hastings-Simon reaction Emissions Reduction Plan c...

A possibly historic supply and confidence deal between the federal Liberals and NDP. Then the latest from the chaos that is Alberta politics. Segment 1: SACA Delivering for Canadians Now « Canada's NDP Cost estimate of a federal dental care program for uninsured Canadians Provincial and Territorial Coverage for Children's Dental Services – The Health of Canada's Children and Youth Federal Cost of...

We look at the CRTC decision banning RT from Canadian airwaves. Then we look at a BC Supreme Court decision finding the province did Fets wrong when they seized their whisky. And maybe daylight savings will finally end because the worst Senators weren't paying attention. But first we announce the winner of the Greatest BC Premier Bracket! Links The Full Bracket CRTC bans Russian state-controlled T...

From 34 premiers down to two. Over the past several months we've been pitting BC's premiers against one another to find the greatest. Inevitably we were headed to this conclusion: Social Credit titan WAC Bennett and the NDP legend Dave Barrett. To make the case for these two premiers, we invited experts in the two premiers, people who literally wrote the books on them. David J Mitchell, author of...