The Federal Budget is out. We break down what is in it and what it means for BC and Canada. Re-upload. Apologies, an incorrect version with an old episode’s audio went out. Links

Eby’s war chest

13 days ago

A kickback scandal, more bills, fundraising data, defence policy and the foreign interference inquiry

Just make it look different

19 days ago

The BC Leg returns with a bunch of bills and Trudeau stakes his re-election on being more like David Eby.

Scoring the Rent

26 days ago 1h 1m

Trudeau wants rent to count toward credits scores, meanwhile Health Minster Dix is frustrated at his own ministry for the inability to keep ERs open full time.

If this man kicked a dog, he’d still win the election

Mar 23rd, 2024

Both David Eby and Pierre Poilievre are riding high on the polls but 6/18 months is an eternity in politics.

Not the Beaverton

Mar 16th, 2024

It's Spring Break for teachers and the BC Leg. Ottawa is a silly place.

Brokenhearted

Mar 9th, 2024

Selina Robinson leaves the NDP, a nomination battle in Little Mountain and should local governments have more say in immigration?

Mostly Online Harmless

Mar 2nd, 2024 52m 43s

The Online Harms Bill, the PharmaCare Bill and more news from federal politics.

Stay the course

Feb 25th, 2024

The Throne Speech, the Budget, the Land won't change

BC BuildsHousingHub

Feb 17th, 2024

What's old is new but is still better than the other guys. BC Builds is here.

Did the mob win? (ft Mo Amir)

Feb 10th, 2024 57m 31s

This is Vancolour's Mo Amir joins Ian to discuss the resignation of Selina Robinson and more.

If you’re rebranding, you’re losing

Feb 3rd, 2024

Even good news is bad news for BC United (and the BC Greens). And one of Eby's Ministers loses their job as calls come for another to be fired.

Foreign funding of a public college was a public great (ft Alex Usher)

Jan 26th, 2024 27m 46s

Alex Usher joins us to talk about the new cap on international student permits.

The crime of existing in public (ft Dustin Godfrey)

Jan 20th, 2024 51m 47s

Ian speaks with independent journalist Dustin Godfrey about drug policy in BC, including the recent injunction against Bill 34.

Out with 2023, in with 2024

Jan 13th, 2024

We recap our 2023 predictions, make some for 2024 and catch lightning to power through what we missed

So long from the BC Leg

Dec 3rd, 2023

The Leg rises, fiscal and GHG reports and Canada's deal with Google

Stop trying to make ‘CostBC’ happen

Nov 25th, 2023 57m 31s

BC United and BC Conservatives have what can loosely be called climate plans and the federal government has a fiscal update

‘Smart’ Density

Nov 18th, 2023

We dig into what the opposition parties have had to say about the BC NDP's housing bills.

YIMBY wet dreams

Nov 11th, 2023

More housing bills take the power away from cities. We're happy.

Small scale multi unit for all

Nov 4th, 2023

BC is getting upzoned

Let the western bastards freeze in the dark

Oct 28th, 2023

Episode 350! New bills/laws in BC and Trudeau blinks on the carbon tax on home heating oil.

Airbnb Gone

Oct 21st, 2023 54m 6s

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A smorgasbord of tragedy

Oct 14th, 2023

A roundup of stories you may have missed amid the devasting news this week.

Fined Ferries

Oct 7th, 2023 52m 11s

Sparks fly as the BC Conservatives take their place as the fourth party in the BC legislature, Parliament has a new speaker and the CRTC is going to regulate podcasts. Links BC Canada

Target Troubles

Sep 30th, 2023 55m 42s

The BC Government releases the first batch of housing targets to disappointing reviews, David Eby isn’t happy that CSIS is reading the newspaper to him, and the Speaker of the House of Commons resigns for inviting a nazi. Links