Ian and Scott go through the latest pre-election news before Ian takes off on parental leave. But before that they also answer listener questions in an extended AMA lightning round.

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Segment 1: This awful election

* Liberals waffle on election debate participation* Scheer emerges to talk about how he’s not going to go after gay people* BC Privacy Commissioner finds federal parties subject to BC law – the report

Segment 2: AMAat 17m10s

* Background on BCTF negotiations

Cdn taxpayers fed @kris_sims: Yes, it’s a silly stunt but that’s because we think the premier calling a @BCUtilitiesCom inquiry into gas prices is silly’ – inquiry report comes out tomorrow. She asks: “Mirror mirror who can cause gas prices to fall?”#bcpoli pic.twitter.com/myEXWVqjcE— LizaYuzda (@LizaYuzda) August 29, 2019

Quick takesat 49m06s

* Johnson and Johnson lawsuit puts smile on David Eby’s face* Port union wants robot tax* Ford appeals carbon tax to Supreme Court of Canada