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Ep 285: Contesting Quilchena
A byelection is called for Vancouver-Quilchena and Conservative Leadership candidates release housing and childcare plans 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…
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Ep 273: Predictions in Unpredictable Times
Ian returns to the podcast and we (belatedly) review our predictions for 2021 and look ahead to the year ahead. Plus a round up of the news. Vote in the Greatest BC Premier Bracket Links John Horgan announces he has completed his cancer treatment 2021 Prediction Episode (Ep 221: 2021 is off to a helluva…
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Ep 271: Unclear Goals
Stewart Prest returns to discuss the evolving pandemic, how BC is adapting to omicron and why is it so hard for governments to articulate what the covid response goals are. Links All travellers will once again need a molecular COVID-19 test before arriving in Canada | CBC News Province strengthens COVID-19 measures for safer holiday…
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Basic income: Easier said than done
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BC Government Economic Strategy Calls for Fewer Jobs in Vancouver, More Sprawl
Does Vancouver have too many jobs, particularly in the tech sector? The BC government seems to think so. In January the Vancouver Sun’s Vaughn Palmer reported on an government economic strategy report that was circulating within the government. I have obtained a copy of the report via a FOI request. You can read the report…
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Ep 160: Promises and Platforms
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. Check out our partner: BC Today is the daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to BC…