Inside #bcpoli

On today's Inside #bcpoli host Shane Woodford is joined by the Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer and Rob Shaw on the political panel to discuss the finance minister going to Washington DC, a surprise guilty plea in the quick wins scandal, and the Premier throwing the future of the controversial FSA tests into doubt. Then BC Liberal leadership candidate Michael Lee is in studio for an extended chat. Last but not least Citizens Services minister Jinny Sims calls in to talk about internet connectivity for rural and remote areas.

On this week's Inside Politics Shane Woodford puts a number of topics in front of his political panel Global BC's Keith Baldrey and the Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer and Rob Shaw. Among the issues on the table they tackle the "enabling legislation" to set the stage for the proportional representation referendum, BC Hydro will miss key Site-C deadline, Todd Stone enters the BC Liberal leadership race, money laundering in casinos, and more.

On this week's Inside #bcpoli host Shane Woodford and his political panel of Global BC's Keith Baldrey and the Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer look at legal marijuana consultations, this week's UBCM meeting, the BC Liberal leadership race, Site C report secrecy, money laundering in BC, and more. Later in the show we discuss the UBCM meeting from the civic politics side with 1st Vice President Arjun Singh.

On this week's Inside #bcpoli the Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer and the Globe and Mail's Gary Mason are on the political panel to talk blacktop politics, the BC Liberals leadership race, the preliminary Site-C report from the BC Utilities Commission, and the move by the province to ban union and corporate donations. Later in the show Mount Royal journalism professor Sean Holman is on the show to talk about freedom of information and political donations.

NL News has obtained documents showing that what was a shovel ready phase of the highway one expansion east of Kamloops has now been delayed by two years or more. We asked Transportation minister Claire Trevena, whose government has promised to fast track the work, what is going on here.

On today's Inside Politics Shane Woodford talks Darryl Plecas taking the Speaker job, marijuana politics, the latest on the Site C dam, the carbon tax, and this week's BC Budget with his political panel Global BC's Keith Baldrey and the Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer. After that the interim leader of the BC Liberal Party, Rich Coleman, is on the show. And in a podcast bonus we also talk legal marijuana with BC's Public Safety minister Rich Coleman.

Finance minister Carole James answers questions about what was in yesterday's budget and what wasn't along with a look ahead at February's full provincial budget.

Premier John Horgan joins me to talk about Darryl Plecas becoming Speaker, Friday's Throne Speech, Monday's budget, and more.

On Today's Inside #bcpoli NL News Director Shane Woodford, Global BC's Keith Baldrey, and the Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer discuss Friday's Throne Speech, a pending budget on Monday, pressing pause on the Massey Bridge, and the mess at ICBC. Then Green Party leader Andrew Weaver joins us to talk about the legislative session ahead. Not done there UFV Political Science Professor Hamish Telford pops by to talk about Darryl Plecas turning his back on the Liberals to take the Speaker job. Then last but not least an extended conversation with Premier John Horgan.

On this week's Inside Politics Shane Woodford talks to Global BC's Keith Baldrey and the Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer about the Trans Mountain pipeline court battle, the Site-C dam, the BC Liberal Party's leadership race rules, back to school, and more. Later in the show University of the Fraser Valley Associate Professor of Political Science Hamish Telford joins Shane to preview next week's sitting of the legislature.