PolitiCoast

All three parties are kicking off the election campaign with a bevvy of policies. We look at their housing policies and more. Plus the NDP have started dropping their research suggesting how weird John Rustad is, while the Conservatives try to implicate Ravi Kahlon’s sister in influence peddling.

Federally, Trudeau easily survives his first confidence motion but there are more on the horizon, particularly as the Bloc draws its red lines.

Links

B.C. party leaders to clash in sole televised debate on Oct. 8 | Globalnews.ca

Policies

NDP

Conservatives

Greens

Scandals

Federal news

Continuing to play defence, David Eby announces plans for involuntary treatment for people with addictions, more money for cops and a call on the Victoria School District to be nicer to the local police. Meanwhile, former federal cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal is attempting to launch a New BC Liberal Party, with only elections BC and the old BC Liberal Party standing in the way. That party (BC United) being so broke they had to ask the legislature for money to pay their staff’s severance.

Federally, two byelections test the strength of the party’s election readiness and once again the Liberals failed. But there won’t be an election anytime soon as the Bloc & NDP both pledge to support the government in a coming confidence vote from the Conservatives. This gives the Senate time to pass the Pharamacare Bill and for Trudeau to shuffle his cabinet following Pablo Rodriguez’s resignation to run for Quebec Liberal leader.

Links

Recent allegations suggest Russia has been funding a network of far right content creators. The Tyee’s Jen St Denis fills in for Scott this week to discuss some of the provincial connections to these bombshells stories. Then we discuss David Eby’s about face on the carbon tax and how the Conservatives seem to be driving the narrative in this election.

Links

As the dust starts to settle on the fallout after Kevin Falcon unilaterally suspended BC United’s campaign, it seems like just three BCU MLAs and four more candidates have found spots with the Conservatives, while many more are now eyeing independent runs across the province. Meanwhile, John Rustad appeared on the Jordan Peterson podcast to solidify his right-wing base.

The NDP lose Mitzi Dean as parties scramble to fill nominations in Esquimalt-Colwood. The Greens announce policies on education and transit and the government releases its standardized multiplex designs.

Federally, Jagmeet Singh announced the end of the supply and confidence agreement, raising more questions than answers and the Liberals lose their national campaign director.

Shannon Waters fills in for Scott this week.

Links

Rob Shaw: John Rustad’s strategic snubs leave BC United MLAs scattered

John Rustad’s Interview with Jordan Peterson Another Example of BC Conservatives Taking Aim at Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation – UBCIC

Six Things to Know about Rustad’s Chat with Jordan Peterson | The Tyee

Green Party education policies

Green Party transit policies

Standardized designs arrive to help build more homes faster | BC Gov News 

The NDP kill the supply and confidence agreement

Early election ‘more likely’ Singh says after pulling out of deal with Trudeau

Liberals’ national campaign director is quitting

Bombshells as Kevin Falcon commits seppuku before the entire province. The right is united but not behind BC United.

The Auditor General clears the government and MNP of any malfeasance in the CleanBC grant scandal. Single stair buildings are permitted. And the feds face immigration challenges.

Links

John Rustad rejects calls to dump a 5G conspiracy theorist as a candidate as rumours of discontent among his base swirl. Federally, Trudeau deals with railway lockouts.

Links

Ryan Clayton fills in for Ian to discuss the state of BC Politics, 65 days before the election, BC United putting out a major tax cut promise in the middle of summer and what’s going on with the smaller federal parties.

Links

The PM get’s caught changing his official schedule after the fact, bot farms are spotted promoting CPC events, plus a round up of the week’s BC politics.

Links

This week in “what’s going wrong for BC United”: Another MLA defects, polls paint a bleak picture, they’ve made a desperate plea to Elections BC to include “formerly BC Liberals” on the ballot and interim financial reports show they have the fewest donors.

Meanwhile, the BC Government stands firm against West Van and delivers (insufficient) housing targets for ten more communities. And Bonnie Henry declares the COVID public health emergency over and unvaccinated workers can apply for their jobs back.

Federally, the Conservatives continue to run away with fundraising as two more by-elections are announced. The NDP’s stronger chances in those ridings has led to the Conservatives turning their attacks on Jagmeet Singh.

First time homebuyers can now get 30-year mortgages and the PBO is slightly skeptical of the government’s projected revenue from the capital gains tax changes.

Links

Only West Vancouver is openly defying the province’s multiplex zoning law, while a few other municipalities are banking on an extension. Translink screams that the sky is falling and the BC Conservatives will solve the day with an audit. And nominations heat up. Federally, we have a new labour minister and a report that Elections Canada is considering recommending changes to candidate nomination processes.

Links

Nearly 90% of B.C. communities have adopted small-scale multi-unit housing legislation | BC Gov News

Province issues West Vancouver 30-day notice to conform with housing rules

Hundreds of bus routes, thousands of SkyTrain trips at risk without funding: TransLink – BC | Globalnews.ca

Half of transit services cut without new funding model | TransLink

Future of Metro Vancouver transit at stake in this Provincial Election – Access for Everyone

John Rustad: No More Billion-Dollar Bailouts – Time to Get TransLink Back-on-Track – Conservative Party of BC

 BC United announces North Shore transportation plan to alleviate traffic congestion

‘Playing field not level’: Jeanette Ashe drops out of NDP nomination race in Vancouver-Yaletown

Melissa de Genova runs for the BC Conservatives

Gatineau MP named labour minister after O’Regan resignation | CBC News

Elections Canada floats suggestions to shield nomination contests from meddling