In The House

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In The House episodes

July 24, 2015 Liberal insider slams Christy Clark over LNG deal
In this week's podcast, Michael Smyth interviews Martyn Brown, who criticizes Premier Christy Clark's "sell-out" tax-and-royalty deal for the LNG industry. Brown is the former chief-of-staff to former premier Gordon Campbell.
30 min
July 17, 2015 B.C.’s controversial LNG deal
In this week's podcast, Michael Smyth talks about the Christy Clark government's controversial 25-year tax deal with the LNG industry. His guests are NDP jobs critic Shane Simpson and Liberal parliamentary secretary for jobs Greg Kyllo.
29 min
June 26, 2015 The Challenges of Christy Clark
This week's podcast looks at the challenges facing Premier Christy Clark as she slumps in the opinion polls. Will Clark call a public inquiry into the scandal around eight fired prescription-drug researchers?
34 min
June 12, 2015 Fired health-care researcher Ron Mattson
Province columnist Michael Smyth interviews Ron Mattson, one of the eight health-care researchers fired by the government. The workers were involved in researching prescription drugs for the Ministry of Health.
31 min
June 05, 2015 Affordability crisis in the Vancouver housing market
The affordability crisis in the Vancouver housing market. and should B.C. impose a speculation tax to cool down the city's red-hot real-estate market? Finance Minister Mike de Jong and NDP housing critic David Eby weigh in.
22 min
May 29, 2015 John Horgan,Mike de Jong and Global TV Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey
Province Columnist Michael Smyth talks about the spring session of the B.C. legislature, which wrapped up Thursday. You'll hear from NDP leader John Horgan, Liberal house leader Mike de Jong and Global TV bureau chief Keith Baldrey.
30 min
May 21, 2015 B.C.’s Petronas LNG Agreement
It's the B.C. government's announcement of a tentative LNG agreement with Malaysian energy giant Petronas and Premier Christy Clark and NDP leader John Horgan weigh in. Will this $36-billion LNG plant get built? And is it a good deal for B.C.?
21 min
May 15, 2015 NDP Energy Critic Adrian Dix
Host Michael Smyth talks to NDP energy critic Adrian Dix about problems at B.C. Hydro, including huge cost overruns on new transmission lines and IT upgrades.
26 min
May 08, 2015 Political Strategist Gerry Scott
Host Michael Smyth talks to Gerry Scott, the veteran B.C. political strategist who was brought in by the Alberta NDP to run the party's successful election campaign there.
21 min
May 01, 2015 Government victory over the B.C. Teachers Federation
Province political columnist Michael Smyth chats with Global TV Bureau Chief Kieth Baldrey about the government's victory over the B.C. Teachers Federation in the B.C. Court of Appeal.
20 min