In this episode, we talk to our resident legal analyst Micah Goldberg (@micahgoldberg) about BC’s lawsuit against big pharma, the Federal Court of Appeal’s ruling crushing the TransMountain pipeline expansion and the Sasquatch case. Then we look at what happened at the federal Conservative convention and we talk about how partisan we should be when a controversial figure like John McCain dies. Plus our usual handful of quick-takes.

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Links/Notes

Segment 1: Court cases

* BC to sue opioid makers* Tsleil-Waututh Nation v Canada ruling* Notley leaves Canada climate plan* Judge reserves decisions in sasquatch lawsuit

Segment 2: Milking the Conservative Conventionat 29m21s

* Resolutions passed by Conservatives* Controversies over supply management lobbying* Tristin Hopper’s piece

Segment 3: Death in Politicsat 39m37s

* The Pod Save America episode Ian refers to

Quick takesat 44m54s

* BC Public Accounts* BC Auditor General says we actually have a bigger surplus* Lawyers plan lawsuits against new cannabis roadside test* New mandate letters* Linda Duncan announces retirement from politics* Nanaimo’s mayor to not seek re-election