In The House

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In The House episodes

April 04, 2019 Spec tax, ICBC, LNG put B.C. NDP on the defensive
This week on In The House, Mike Smyth and Rob Shaw discuss who is embarrassed and who is pleased by the NDP losing a vote on its LNG legislation.
The pair also talk about female workers at the legislature winning their right to bare arms, the government's speculation tax numbers, and check in on a constitutional lawsuit against ICBC’s new cap and pay scheme.
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41 min
March 27, 2019 Weaver exposes B.C. NDP's confusing position on LNG
This week on In The House, Mike Smyth and Rob Shaw discuss the BC Green Party’s effective and harsh criticism of the new NDP legislation on LNG, the questions left unanswered after a new report on ride-hailing and the politics being played with big changes and caps to auto insurance.
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47 min
March 21, 2019 B.C. NDP focus on strengthening immunization program
Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer subs in for Mike Smyth and discusses with Rob Shaw the B.C. government’s new poverty reduction plan, measles vaccination programs, the election call in Alberta and the new federal government budget.
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35 min
March 13, 2019 B.C. NDP shaky on education file in Vancouver, Surrey
This week on In The House, Mike Smyth and Rob Shaw discuss the latest in the SNC-Lavalin affair, as well as challenges facing Education Minister Rob Fleming on Surrey school portables and Vancouver school closures, as well as the future of the NDP minority government now that it has survived confidence votes on the throne speech and budget.
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37 min
March 07, 2019 Butts on hot seat in SNC-Lavalin scandal
With co-host Rob Shaw under the weather, Province columnist Mike Smyth welcomes Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer to discuss the SNC-Lavelin scandal rocking the Justin Trudeau government in Ottawa.
Closer to home, Smyth and Palmer talk about Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson’s 'wacky renters' gaffe and the continuing fight over the B.C. speculation tax.
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25 min
February 28, 2019 B.C. a key battleground for rookie MP Singh, embattled Trudeau
This week on In The House, Mike Smyth and Rob Shaw discuss NDP leader Jagmeet Singh’s victory in the federal Burnaby-South byelection, the NDP government’s response to threatened school closures in Vancouver, the latest in the legislature spending scandal and the province’s response to a measles outbreak.
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41 min
February 20, 2019 What's in (and isn't in) the NDP's 2019 B.C. Budget
This week on the In The House podcast, Mike Smyth and Rob Shaw discuss the 2019 BC NDP government budget – was it a prudent NDP spending plan or a missed opportunity to get its agenda done?
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39 min
February 14, 2019 B.C. NDP hit populist note in throne speech
Mike Smyth and Rob Shaw answer all the important questions about the B.C. NDP government’s throne speech. Why all the populist measures? Can the B.C. government really act on changing your cellphone bill? What do allies and critics think of the speech? Smyth and Shaw also talk about Liberal MLA Linda Reid having to resign her assistant deputy speaker’s job and Premier John Horgan resisting calls for a public inquiry into money laundering.
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38 min
February 07, 2019 B.C. government moves toward transparency in wake of spending scandal
This week on the In The House podcast, Rob Shaw and guest host Vaughn Palmer discuss a busy time in B.C. politics, including the final count of the Nanaimo byelection, the Auditor General’s look at B.C. Hydro deferral accounts, the legislature being placed under Freedom of Information legislation, and other stories of the week.
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23 min
January 31, 2019 NDP holds while Liberals outlook improves in Nanaimo byelection
Mike Smyth and Rob Shaw discuss the byelection results in Nanaimo, how the Liberals increased their vote but fell short, how the NDP held on to the riding and why the BC Greens collapsed. What does this mean for the future of all three parties?
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27 min