Coastal Front

Andrew Wilkinson is the leader of the BC Liberal Party and represents Vancouver-Quilchena in BC's Legislative Assembly. A physician and a lawyer by training, Andrew knows a lot about a lot, so we were thrilled he was able to come in to chat. Our conversation covered tax policy, privacy, transparency in government, and how the BC Liberals plan to pitch themselves in today's political climate.

Blair Mantin and Raj Hara are two of Canada's most experienced insolvency trustees. Raj reached out to me a few weeks ago about some remarkable things his team is seeing in the insolvency space, and I knew we had to bring them on Coastal Front to discuss. In this episode, we walk through the basics of insolvency, how it affects people, and how COVID-19 has completely disrupted the space.

In this episode we talk about:

May sales numbers and what has COVID changed?

Foreign buyers’ impact on Vancouver real estate

How will a beneficial ownership registry affect the market

The best thing to do for first-time home buyers

Advice on pre-sale properties

In this episode we talk about:

- Laurel’s long road to Ottawa & why she chose the NDP

- Transitioning into a low-carbon economy, what it means for workers in fossil fuel industry

- Retro-fitting homes across Canada to reduce emissions — What are the costs?

- Electric Transmission lines cross-province for clean energy

- Action plan to close the gap of income inequality

- Implementation of Federal Wealth Tax

- The cost of Universal Dental Care for Canadians

Yuri de Gaia calls himself the “Bitcoin Aficionado” — he is exactly that and more. As the co-founder of HoneyBadger , Canada’s most reliable Bitcoin kiosks and a partner at L2B Global, a bitcoin financial service firm, Yuri is on the pursuit to help others build wealth and navigate a world of non-traditional finance. Bitcoin is reshaping the global financial landscape and many leaders in this community, like Yuri himself, are already exploring the technologies that build on Bitcoin’s monetary and non-monetary capabilities. On the surface level, he’s a successful businessman and entrepreneur, but Yuri’s vision for the future goes way beyond that. His dream is to build a citadel, a future in which bitcoin unleashes its true power and launch the world into a new economic and social reality.

You can find Yuri’s blog here: https://degaia.co/

In this episode we talk about:

- Bitcoin vs. other assets; Bitcoin’s comparison to gold

- The basics of Blockchain and how a bitcoin wallet works

- Bitcoin’s overall security and protocols in place - The overall architecture of Bitcoin and incorporation of payment solutions

- What is the Lightning Network? Use cases of Bitcoin in POS systems

- Bitcoin future and Yuri’s vision for his citadel

Yuri de Gaia calls himself the “Bitcoin Aficionado” — he is exactly that and more. As the co-founder of HoneyBadger , Canada’s most reliable Bitcoin kiosks and a partner at L2B Global, a bitcoin financial service firm, Yuri is on the pursuit to help others build wealth and navigate a world of non-traditional finance. Bitcoin is reshaping the global financial landscape and many leaders in this community, like Yuri himself, are already exploring the technologies that build on Bitcoin’s monetary and non-monetary capabilities. On the surface level, he’s a successful businessman and entrepreneur, but Yuri’s vision for the future goes way beyond that. His dream is to build a citadel, a future in which bitcoin unleashes its true power and launch the world into a new economic and social reality.

You can find Yuri’s blog here: https://degaia.co/

In this episode we talk about:

- Bitcoin vs. other assets; Bitcoin’s comparison to gold

- The basics of Blockchain and how a bitcoin wallet works

- Bitcoin’s overall security and protocols in place - The overall architecture of Bitcoin and incorporation of payment solutions

- What is the Lightning Network? Use cases of Bitcoin in POS systems

- Bitcoin future and Yuri’s vision for his citadel

The failure rate of most new restaurants in Vancouver is staggeringly high. Of those that survive, even fewer are able to achieve the status of an institution in this City. Karri has managed to do that with not one, but two restaurants, as well as a cooking school.

The only reason she stopped there is because Karri decided to take her foot off the gas so she could raise her family the right way.

Known for its balance of fine dining without formalities and a forever-evolving menu, Chambar has earned its place among the best restaurants in Vancouver.

In this podcast we explore the entrepreneurial side of running a restaurant. Karri started with a $5000 pre approved Visa card; she walks us through her story for how she turned that, into a 16 year old establishment that only seems to be getting better with time.

In this episode we talk about:

-The foundations of Chambar

-Ditching the corner office & manifesting values

-The biggest challenges of starting a restaurant

Show Links:

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Adriane Carr has been a leader in British Columbia’s environmental movement since 1983, and has served as a Vancouver City Councillor since 2011. Having led the BC Green Party, served as Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada, and won three City Council elections as a Green candidate, Carr has advocated for environmental issues at every level of Canadian government. We brought Councillor Carr in to talk about Vancouver’s declaration of a climate emergency, the state of the environmental movement, and what Vancouver is doing to become the world’s “Greenest City”.

Find in this episode:

The best way to tackle a massive epidemic like climate change is to think globally and act locally. Have ideas? Familiarize yourself with the city’s climate action plan and contact your local representatives.

The Port of Vancouver is Canada’s largest and most diversified port, and the third largest in North America. In fact, Vancouver’s port is the same size as the next five largest Canadian ports combined. The port handles $1 of every $3 of Canada’s trade in goods outside of North America.

As the Manager of Marine Operations and Assistant Harbour Master, Sean Baxter is responsible for enforcing the regulations of the port, in order to ensure the safety of navigation, the security of the harbour and the correct operation of the port facilities.

Sean has spent 15 years working on or with ships in North America. He worked aboard ecotourism boats leading cage diving expeditions. He spent time working with the Canadian Coast Guard, and for the last nine years Sean has been working his way up through the ranks with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.

Vancouver’s import / export breakdown

Submarines in Vancouver

How risky would increased oil tanker traffic be?

The implications of the TMX Expansion

Port security - smuggling and trafficking

Recommended Resources

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Types of ships in our harbour

TMX Expansion Plans

Prem Gill is the CEO of CreativeBC, the organization responsible for bolstering Vancouver’s creative sectors, comprised of Motion Picture, Interactive & Digital Media, Music, Book & Magazine Publishing. Prem has been named one of Canada's 100 most powerful women, Vancouver Magazine’s “Power 50” and received the Community Catalyst award from the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade. Prior to CreativeBC, Prem spent eight years working with TELUS as the Director of Production and Original Programming.

For an organization that largely operates in the shadow of these 4 industries, CreativeBC makes an incredibly large impact on BC's economy. In fact, throughout the 2018/2019 fiscal year, the four industries served by CreativeBC contributed over $6.2 Billion to BC’s economy, with a workforce of over 108,000 workers.

Podcast Episode Summary

Tax incentives and credits to attract and support talent in Vancouver

The monetary benefit of filming movies in Vancouver

Tax loopholes for entertainment tech giants (Netflix, Amazon, Apple)

BC’s largest film and tv productions

Amplify BC and Music’s impact to BC’s economy

Should we look at creative investments the same way we do businesses?

CreativeBC Impact Report

“With the creative industries, it is a long game...someone who’s working on a TV show... it may take three or four years along with travel grants to go to market, to pitch your program, or to develop your show so that it’s ready to be sold … It may not show in the year that the investment is made...That’s what we’re working on tracking now.”

Show Links

CreativeBC

Impact report

Vanilla Sky Times Square Scene

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