PolitiCoast Podcast

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November 27, 2025Is there someone Carney forgot to ask?
BC talks big for a small bill on the Mental Health Act. Drug users challenge their conviction. The legislature may take another crack at electoral reform. CleanBC is working but needs help as Carney and Smith come to a pipeline agreement.
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Province taking action to strengthen involuntary care, better support patients
B.C. says Mental Health Act changes intended to help nurses, but critics concerned | CBC News
Canada’s Drug Laws Face Challenge from Founders of Vancouver Compassion Club
Rob Shaw: B.C. abandons compassion club it funded as founders face drug convictions
A human rights-based approach to the toxic drug crisis
Premier appoints new parliamentary secretaries for armed forces, primary care
Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee Report
CleanBC independent review
B.C. LNG push threatens electricity supply: CleanBC review – Business in Vancouver
Carney’s expected green light for oil pipeline causes unease in caucus and cabinet: sources | CBC News
Carney and Smith to unveil energy deal in Calgary Thursday, source says – The Globe and Mail
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November 22, 2025It’s curtains for the Conservatives
David Eby gets a respectable 82% at his convention. More BC Conservative riding associations call out Rustad’s leadership, with one opting to cease operations. BC releases new economic targets while scrapping its EV goals. Pipeline politics renewed. And federally the Budget passes thanks to everyone but the Bloc.
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David Eby and BC NDP focused on working together and fighting for people at 2025 Convention
Esquimalt-Colwood B.C. Conservatives end riding association – Victoria Times Colonist
More riding associations call out Rustad
Rustad in trouble
Revolt within B.C. Conservatives swells against leader John Rustad | Nanaimo News Bulletin
Procedural twist becoming common in B.C. legislature over provocative private member’s bill
Elenore Sturko wants legislative amendment to change Interpretation Act | Surrey Now-Leader
Delivering prosperity, good jobs for B.C., Canada
Look West: Jobs and Prosperity for a Stronger BC and Canada – Province of British Columbia
Kirk LaPointe: The fault lines in B.C.’s ‘Go West’ economic plan – Victoria Times Colonist
Provinces sign agreement to drop interprovincial trade barriers on goods except food, alcohol | CBC News
Lifting trade barriers, making it easier to buy Canadian
B.C. brings in measures to support EV adoption, auto sector, while awaiting federal decision
B.C. backs proposal to increase capacity for Trans Mountain pipeline – The Globe and Mail
Ottawa, Alberta close to deal that includes oil pipeline to B.C. coast, sources say – The Globe and Mail
B.C Conservatives talking with Alberta on pipeline: Rustad
Minority Liberals narrowly survive high-stakes confidence vote, fending off holiday election
How the Conservatives helped pass Carney’s budget, avoiding an election | CBC News
Freeland expected to work out of U.K. for new role as Rhodes Trust CEO – The Globe and Mail
Chrystia Freeland tasked with tapping Canadian businesses to help rebuild Ukraine
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November 15, 2025 Nation Building of Good Vibes and Sour Grapes
David Eby hopes to keep his job at the BCNDP convention, Mark Carney unveils the next set of major projects and Yves Engler finally attempts to join the NDP leadership race.
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BC
Rob Shaw: Eby working to shore up support ahead of leadership review
Rob Shaw: BC NDP policy buffet features everything from free transit to ICBC pet insurance
Canada
Carney unveils major projects he wants fast-tracked, including new mines, LNG and hydro development | CBC News?
Projects referred to the MPO – Major Projects Office – Canada.ca
Major Projects Office: Second tranche of projects under consideration – Canada.ca
Prime Minister Carney announces second tranche of nation-building projects referred to the Major Projects Office
Canadian military will rely on public servants to boost its ranks | Ottawa Citizen
Top soldier has second thoughts about public servants in reserves | Ottawa Citizen
Carney government reduces savings targets for some departments, agencies | Politics | thecanadianpressnews.ca
Left-wing activist Yves Engler applies to join NDP leadership race – The Globe and Mail
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58min
November 09, 2025The Ostrich of Bay Street
Third quarter fundraising numbers aren’t enough to save John Rustad or the ostriches. While David Eby puts his elbows firmly down in the trade war. Federally, the Budget lands with a thud but the opposition parties helped it pass its first confidence tests.
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2025 Third Quarter Interim Financial Reports Available | Elections BC
Letter from BC Conservative volunteers
Hundreds of ostriches at B.C. farm to be killed after top court dismisses appeal to stop cull | CBC
Marksmen complete cull at B.C. ostrich farm, CFIA says | CBC News
B.C. won’t run ads targeting U.S. homeowners after Ontario backlash – The Globe and Mail
Rob Shaw: Eby’s tariff task force ends in a shrug
Budget 2025 – Canada.ca
We Expected Little in the Federal Budget on Housing. We Got Less Than Expected.
Budget will scrap program to plant two billion trees, source says – The Globe and Mail
NDP says abstention is an option on budget vote – The Globe and Mail
NDP, Bloc will vote with government on first budget confidence vote
Liberal budget clears second confidence hurdle as MPs head into break week | CBC News
MP Chris d’Entremont crosses floor to Liberals – The Globe and Mail
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux denies coercion played a role in his resignation | CBC News
Poilievre’s Conservatives struggling to stay united, source says, as Carney government survives a second budget vote
Financial Returns of Registered Political Parties for the Third Quarter of 2025 Now Online
Party supporters ‘tapped out’ as post-election donation dip deepens with Grits and Tories deadlocked at $4M range in third quarter – The Hill Times
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1h 4min
November 01, 2025We’d all be speaking German now
BC’s strike ends with agreement, Alberta’s with animosity. David Eby threatens an election and Mark Carney mulls the inevitability of one.
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Striking B.C. public service workers announce tentative deal with province | CBC News
BCGEU says tentative agreement reached in historic strike | Globalnews.ca
How an all-night mediation session sealed the tentative deal between BCGEU and province
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B.C. premier prepared to call early election if bill for North Coast Transmission Line voted down | CBC News
‘No real recovery’ for John Rustad amid dwindling support: Poll | Vancouver Sun
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Four psychiatrists in Vernon Jubilee Hospital tender resignation – Castanet.net
B.C. Greens want to tie rent increases to units, not tenants – but face uphill battle | CBC News
‘Right now, we don’t have the votes’ to pass federal budget, says Liberal House leader | CBC News
Conservative, NDP caucuses weighing a budget vote that could trigger an election: sources | CBC News
Bloc Québécois candidate who lost by 1 vote loses bid to have result cancelled | CBC News
MPs urge Carney government to release special agency governing documents | CBC News
Carney saw Reagan anti-tariff ad before it aired, Ford says – The Globe and Mail
Premier Eby says B.C.’s anti-tariff ads, aimed at Americans, will go ahead | Vancouver Sun
Is it time Canada had its own space launch capability? The military thinks so
‘Forever Canadian’ petition surpasses goal
‘General strike if necessary’: Alberta unions declare intent to bring down UCP government | Globalnews.ca
CBA Alberta Statement on the Use of the Notwithstanding Clause
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1h 7min
October 25, 2025 All my critics are crazy terrorists
John Rustad loses a caucus member and seemingly loses his senses. He refuses to resign as leader, even as his baord calls for his ouster. New bills come forward in the legislature and House of Commons touching on powerlines, employment standards and crime. But Pierre Poilievre is also facing rumours of dissension. All while Carney ties to position his upcoming budget.
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B.C. Conservative leader faces backlash over handling of MLA’s departure | CBC News
John Rustad hunkers down, again, as party board tries to force him out | Vancouver Sun
BC Conservative board letter
B.C. MLA’s bill to prohibit land acknowledgements in schools fails 1st reading | CBC News
CentreBC News Release – Northern Pipeline – FINAL – 251023.pdf
CentreBC Backgrounder – Northern Pipeline – FINAL – 251023.pdf
Five conditions secure coastal protection and economic benefits for all British Columbians
New legislation powers economy with clean energy, North Coast Transmission Line
New B.C. legislation promises power line to unlock northern development – The Globe and Mail
British Columbia proposes new power rules for AI, data centres
Job-protected medical leave lets workers return to work after serious illness
Education minister ordered to hand over documents related to termination of Greater Victoria School Board trustees
Liberals table crime bill to restrict access to bail, impose tougher sentences
C-14 (45-1) – LEGISinfo – Parliament of Canada
‘Pressure will mount in the coming days’ for Pierre Poilievre as signs of discontent emerge within the party following his RCMP claims
Poilievre backpedals on RCMP comments after days of pushback – The Globe and Mail
I’m a former senior aide to Stephen Harper. Pierre Poilievre is dismantling the principled, trustworthy Conservative Party we tried to build
Carney government ‘worried’ its budget won’t pass, triggering a federal election
It will take ‘sacrifices’ and ‘some time’ to transform economy, Mark Carney says in pre-budget address to country
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56min
October 18, 2025What are you doing?
Mass resignations rock Kamloops hospital as a new medical school opens. Strikes continue, with BC’s ramping up as CUPW slows down. Federal parties position themselves ahead of the budget, trade is rocky and Canadians want to put nuclear reactors on the moon.
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Seven OB/GYNs at Kamloops hospital resign, citing unsafe workloads, lack of support – The Globe and Mail
Applications open, permanent location secured for new SFU medical school
B.C. government’s professional workers to expand strike after talks break down – Victoria Times Colonist
BCGEU strike: Restaurant wishes they could purchase alcohol from private store next door | Globalnews.ca
BC General Employees’ Union BCGEU escalates job action across the province
You can expect to see some mail in your mailboxes again, but not on a regular schedule
Opposition parties are pitching their own ideas ahead of Carney’s first budget | CBC News
Demandes budgétaires du Bloc Québécois : Les moyens pour prendre soin de notre monde
Conservatives Announce Youth Jobs Plan, Urge Liberals to Act in Upcoming Budget
Automatic tax filing, affordability measures coming in budget, Carney previews
Carney hints at easing corporate tax burden in budget – The Globe and Mail
The Government’s New Budgeting Approach – PBO’s Initial Assessment
Anand ties India trade talks with restoring Canada’s full cohort of diplomats
Ottawa threatens Stellantis with legal action over Brampton plant reversal | CBC News
‘Now is the time to talk’: Carney rules out hitting the U.S. with retaliatory tariffs | CBC News
Canada eyes putting nuclear reactors on the moon | CBC News
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1h 4min
October 11, 2025Should Be Digging Up
A bevy of bills get introduced in the BC Legislature, Rustad’s caucus troubles continue and Carney changes his signature legislation.
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In John Rustad’s hunt for a leak, B.C. Conservative MLAs have their phones searched | CBC News
The NDP sets a trap. The B.C. Conservatives walk right into it | Vancouver Sun
B.C. bill that would have stopped puberty blockers defeated
White House talks ‘successful, positive, substantive,’ but no relief on steel just yet, says LeBlanc | CBC
Canada has been working for years to prepare for Golden Dome, Air Force general says – The Globe and Mail
Billionaire Chip Wilson fined $600 for unauthorized election sign targeting B.C. NDP | CBC News
Elections BC Notice of Fine
Fall federal budgets to become the norm, Champagne says – The Globe and MailLiberals in closed-door talks to boost NDP funding, claim it’s not related to upcoming budget vote
Aspiring NDP leader who has raised thousands may be breaking party rules, official says
Yves Engler Fires Back at NDP CEO
Canadian residency, language provisions added to bill on citizenship by descent
Conservatives want to end birthright citizenship for children of temporary residents
Public Safety Minister set to table new version of strong borders bill after slew of criticism – The Globe and Mail
Understanding Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, Bill C-12
BC Legislature Bills:
Bill 17 – Intimate images Stronger protections coming for people affected by intimate-image abuse
Bill 18 – Sexual violence policy Stronger measures will address sexual violence at post-secondary schools
Bill 19 – School Amendment (childcare) Province to remove barriers, make way for more child care at schools
Bill 20 – Construction prompt payment New legislation will ensure prompt payment in B.C.’s construction industry
Bill 21 – AG Statute amendments (2) Introduction of attorney general statutes amendment act (No. 2), 2025
Bill 22 – Statutes Act
Bill 23 – Regulations Act New legislation makes online versions of B.C. laws official (and 22)
Bill 24 – Vaping damages New law will hold vape manufacturers accountable for public health costs
Rob Shaw: B.C. introduces bill to sue vaping companies for health harms
Bill 25 – Housing amendments Introduction of housing and municipal affairs statutes amendment act, 2025
Bill 26 – Vancouver Charter Amendments Vancouver residents will have say on park board’s future – Can save for Cambie report
Bill 27 – Misc Statutes (2) New meeting rules will strengthen Indigenous, local government relations and Introduction of miscellaneous statutes amendment act (No. 2), 2025
Bill 28 – Business Practices & Consumer Protection Amendment Stronger tools coming to protect people from credit fraud
Bill 29 – Child, Family & Community Service Amendment Safety planning updated to better support children, families
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1h 4min
October 04, 2025Pipeline purity tests
The BC Legislature returns on Monday and the NDP aren’t giving us much to be excited about. However, the BC Conservative meltdowns continue with a high profile firing. Alberta is pushing through a pipeline that no one is really asking for, Carney faces budget vote challenges. What constitutes terrorism in the government’s eyes? Apparently Irish rappers and Indian gangs. And the NDP race has some candidates now.
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NDP house leader says B.C. gov’t plans to pass 18 bills during fall session | CBC News
Rustad Fires Lindsay Shepherd for Residential School Comments | The Tyee
Rob Shaw: Local shipyards could have built some BC Ferries ships rather than China, says leaked report
Alberta to draw up proposal for new oil pipeline to B.C. coast by May – The Globe and Mail
David Eby response
Blanchet says upcoming budget has ‘no legitimacy,’ Bloc unlikely to support it
Davies meets with Carney as he calls on the Liberals to tackle ‘job crisis’ in upcoming budget – iPolitics
Is Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap still banned from entering Canada? Were they ever? It’s unclear | CBC News
Canada lists India’s Bishnoi Gang as terrorist entity – The Globe and Mail
Ottawa launches Defence Investment Agency to streamline procurement – The Globe and Mail
World’s first AI minister will eliminate corruption, says Albania’s PM
‘Eat the rich’: Rob Ashton joins race to lead federal NDP
Edmonton MP Heather McPherson enters NDP leadership race | CBC News
NDP leadership candidate McPherson stands by ‘purity test’ remarks after criticism from fellow MP
Heather McPherson
Avi Lewis for NDP Leader
Rob Ashton
Tanille Johnston
Yves Engler for NDP Leader
Tony McQuail Green Progressive 2026
Current leadership contestants – Elections Canada *
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1h 12min
September 26, 2025 Our first zoomer leader
When it comes to leadership numbers, 70% is bad if you’re John Rustad but 60% is great if you’re Emily Lowan. Mark Carney is under fire for the gun buypack, recognition of Palestine and changes to Canada Post.
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John Rustad survives B.C. Conservative leadership review with 71% support | CBC News
‘No chains’: Elenore Sturko speaks out after ousting from B.C. Conservative caucus | CBC News
Inside the BC Conservative Crisis | The Tyee
Emily Lowan Elected Leader of the BC Green Party
BC Greens elect Emily Lowan as new party leader
Opposition leaders offer very different visions for B.C. at UBCM | CBC News
OneBC interim leader in favour of defunding non-profits to incentivize recovery focus – Castanet.net
Supreme Court of Canada grants stay on ostrich cull
Ostrich farmers hope for ‘miracle’ as CFIA moves to cull flock over avian flu
Public safety minister’s ‘misguided’ comments in leaked audio undermined the Liberals’ gun buyback program, critics charge
Carney government cancels plan to send buyback rifles to Ukraine after ‘extremely limited interest’
Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canada’s recognition of the State of Palestine
Feds to launch review of Canada Post as Crown corp. continues to face financial hurdles
Liberal government frees Canada Post to end home delivery, close some post offices | CBC News
Canada Post workers on nationwide strike after government demands reforms | CBC News
Photo credit: BC Green Party
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1h 7min

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How many episodes does PolitiCoast Podcast have?

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