The results are in and the Trudeau Liberals were returned with a Strong, Stable Minority Government ™ . Ian returns from parental leave to break down the results with Scott. Plus a bunch of stuff is happening in BC.

In our final pre-election episode, we break down platforms of the four main national parties. The Cambie Report’s Matthew Naylor returns to discuss the highlights and lowlights of the platforms and what they tell us about the state of Canadian politics.

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Liberal Party Platform

Conservative Party Platform

New Democratic Party Platform

Green Party Platform

Call the Question’s Maria Dobrinskaya returns to discuss the Legislature’s busy first week and what effect the debate will have on the election.

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Segment 1: A Busy First Week

• Andrew Weaver says he’ll step down as B.C. Green Party leader
• B.C.’s former sergeant-at-arms lied multiple times during investigation: report
• LePard Report on Sgt At Arms Gary Lenz (pdf)
• Premier defends shredding of spending scandal document

Segment 2: The Election 

• English Leader’s Debate (YouTube)
• CBC Poll Tracker
• Singh sizzles in English debate, but will NDP momentum solidify, or ultimately fizzle?
• Canada election: Promises Trudeau, Scheer, Singh, May and Blanchet have made

On this addendum to Episode 158 Scott breaks down the two big news stories that broke after recording Ep 158, the resignation of Minister of Citizen Services Jinny Sim and the Conservative Party dropping their candidate in Burnaby-North Seymour.

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Segment 1: Jinny Sim Resigns

• B.C. MLA Jinny Sims resigns from cabinet after RCMP probe revealed
• Opposition Liberals send Minister Jinny Sims allegations to RCMP (May 2019)
• FOI minister Jinny Sims apologizes for using her personal email in government (May 2018)

Segment 2: Burnaby-North Seymour

• Conservatives drop Burnaby North-Seymour candidate Heather Leung after homophobic comments
• Opinion: Video shows Burnaby Conservative claiming ‘homosexuals recruit’ kids

BC Today’s Shannon Waters returns to discuss the Legislature’s return, why loggers and small towns are mad at the government, and what to make of the federal election campaign at the halfway mark.

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Segment 1: Back to the Leg

• ‘Robbing Peter to pay Paul’: B.C. government funds $69M forestry support program by cancelling rural grants
• Rural B.C. mayors say loss of rural dividend fund is ‘devastating’
• Gary Lenz resigns as B.C.’s sergeant-at-arms, citing irreparable damage to reputation
• B.C. Auditor General Carol Bellringer resigns days after releasing audit into legislature expenses
• Legislation ending time changes expected ‘in the coming weeks’: Horgan

Segment 2: The Election Continues

• Liberal Party Releases Platform
• Scheer promises to slash foreign aid spending by 25 per cent
• Scheer stands by vow to return to partisan Senate, make patronage appointments
• NDP promises $100M fund aimed at keeping youth out of gangs
• NDP’s Singh proposes $30M boost for B.C. Ferries to help reduce fares
• NDP commits to $10B over four years to create half a million new child care spaces
• Green party proposes a ‘robot tax’ when companies replace workers with machine

Quick Takes:

• Ontario Moves To Outsource Film Classification To B.C. Without Agreement In Place
• Task force recommends replacing Massey crossing with 8-lane tunnel, multi-use pathway
• ICBA Backstreet Boys Parody