PolitiCoast Podcast

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July 20, 2024 Friendship ended with Ottawa, now premiers are my new best friend
Fresh off the premier’s meeting, David Eby is angry at Ottawa and making amends with premiers like Danielle Smith. The BC Conservatives pitch privatization to patch over the problems in our primary care system. Federally, Seamus O’Regan steps down as Labour Minister, another minister is under the ethics spotlight and the grocery stores agree to a code of conduct.
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Trudeau outlines details of $30B, 10-year fund for public transit | CBC News
Rob Shaw: Eby confronts federal policies with long to-do list for premiers meeting
Rob Shaw: Eby’s frustrations flourish as federal outreach proves fruitless
B.C.-Alberta wine war eases as premiers reach deal | CBC News
B.C. backing legal challenge of equalization formula, may launch its own lawsuit | CBC News
Equalization Program – Canada.ca
Confederational Fairness: As premiers meet, which provinces say they get more, or less, out of federation? – Angus Reid
Patients First: John Rustad Announces Bold New Plan to Put Patients First in British Columbia’s Healthcare System – Conservative Party of BC
‘We had a good run’: High-profile Liberal minister quitting cabinet, not running in next election
Trudeau cabinet to meet Friday as speculation around a shuffle swirls
Trudeau holds meeting with Mark Carney to join government, sources say – The Globe and Mail
In ethics hearing about Liberal minister, business exec admits he lied to a reporter
All major grocery retailers agree to sign on to industry-developed code of conduct | CBC News
What is the grocery code of conduct? | CBC News
Grocery Code of Conduct
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1h 3min
June 16, 2024 May and Singh are the reasonable ones
BC United suffers another embarassment, as do the BC Greens. Meanwhile, Eby takes on the federal government over immigration funding (we recorded before he criticized equalization payments too). Federally, Elizabeth May and Jagmeet Singh read the unredacted NSICOP report on foreign interference and have diametrically opposed takes on it – presumably one of them is correct.
Links
B.C. United missteps divide Muslim community, strategist claims | CBC News
https://x.com/JasJohalBC/status/1800569776793874450 First Falcon statement
https://x.com/richardzussman/status/1800687998260142149 Falcon statement
Sonia Furstenau noir (reupload)
B.C. premier frustrated with Quebec immigration funding | CBC News
Marc Miller defends $750M in immigration funding for Quebec, says B.C. premier was ‘confused’ | CBC News
NDP’s Jagmeet Singh says report shows ‘a number of MPs’ have helped foreign states
Elizabeth May Shares Her Review of NSICOP Report – June 11, 2024 | Headline Politics | CPAC.ca
Jagmeet Singh Reacts After Reading NSICOP Report – June 13, 2024 | Headline Politics | CPAC.ca
Liberals support push to have public inquiry probe claims that parliamentarians helped foreign states | CBC News
Liberals refuse to say if current Cabinet ministers named in foreign interference report | Watch News Videos Online
Poilievre is the sole party leader forgoing access to classified report on foreign interference – The Globe and Mail
Poilievre says Tories will vote against capital gains tax hike, calls it a ‘job killer’ | CBC News
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50min
May 14, 2024Petty foreign interference
Note: Apologies for the delay on this week’s episode. We completely blanked on uploading it over the weekend.
David Eby distributes ICBC earnings in advance of the election. Only Victoria is set to meet its housing targets. Our province’s IT is under cyber attack. And we have the interim report of the foreign interference inquiry.
Links
ICBC announces $110 rebate to drivers, basic rates remain unchanged | BC Gov News
B.C. municipalities fall short of province’s housing targets | Vancouver Sun
B.C. government hit by ’sophisticated cybersecurity incidents’ | Vancouver Sun
Initial report of the foreign interference public inquiry
Five takeaways from the foreign-interference commission’s report – The Globe and Mail
Former journalist drops out of Conservative nomination race, claims the process has been ‘corrupted’ | CBC News
Sabrina Maddeaux allegations
Conservative Party Response
Government pitches foreign influence registry, new powers for CSIS in attempt to curb foreign interference | CBC News
Foreign Agents Registration Act – Wikipedia
Police make arrests in killing of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar | CBC News
What is the Bishnoi gang and how could it be linked to Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing? | CBC News
India says Canada yet to provide evidence of its involvement in the killing of a Surrey Sikh leader Nijjar
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52min
May 04, 2024Ottawa Tries Something
Ottawa struggles with whether or not to have people give guns to the post office and here in BC Eby asks the Feds to roll back decriminalization in public places.
Links
2024 First Quarter Interim Financial Reports Available | Elections BC
Bill banning transgender athletes from publicly-funded sports quashed in B.C. | Globalnews.ca
B.C. moves to ban drug use in public spaces, taking more steps to keep people safe
Federal addictions minister says B.C public decriminalization reversal under review | CBC News
Addictions Minister says drug criminalization decision ‘urgent’, B.C. says feds have all they need – The Globe and Mail
BC’s Auditor General Will Investigate Wildfire Recovery in Lytton | The Tyee
Lytton: 840 days, tens of millions spent on archeology, no homes built – Northern Beat
Province provides updates for FIFA World Cup 26 | BC Gov News
B.C.’s FIFA costs double
The Trans Mountain pipeline was worth every penny of its $34 billion price tag – The Hub
FBI tells parliamentarians they were targets of Chinese hackers in 2021 – The Globe and Mail
Capital gains tax changes not included in Freeland’s proposed budget legislation
Singh says NDP will support budget, won’t say what guarantees he received from Liberals | CBC News
Ottawa plans to launch controversial firearms buyback program during election year | CBC News
Poilievre hints to police he would use notwithstanding clause to change laws | CBC News
Notwithstanding Clause: Majority see increased use problematic, would pursue abolition
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1h 2min
April 21, 2024The Big Budget
The Federal Budget is out. We break down what is in it and what it means for BC and Canada.
Re-upload. Apologies, an incorrect version with an old episode’s audio went out.
Links
Former B.C. minister Mike de Jong seeks federal Tory nomination | CBC News
Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation
Matt Gurney: What happens when Trudeau can’t blame the premiers, NIMBYs or disinfo?
Why raising capital gains taxes makes sense—yes, really – The Hub
Justin Trudeau’s Last Stand | The Walrus
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1h 17min
March 30, 2024Scoring the Rent
Trudeau wants rent to count toward credits scores, meanwhile Health Minster Dix is frustrated at his own ministry for the inability to keep ERs open full time.
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‘I’m frustrated, too,’ health minister Adrian Dix says of Prince Rupert ER closures
BC denies Prince George’s request to opt out of short term rental bans
Some strata hotels, motels to be exempt from B.C.’s short-term legislation | CBC News
Parksville property owners get exemption from short-term rental rules | Vancouver Sun
Risk of ‘tremendous mischief’ by BC government on legal system, lawyers claim
B.C. Crown sought detention at bail hearings for accused ‘violent’ offenders 28% of the time, data shows
Province strengthens flood defences, protecting people, communities | BC Gov News
Historic water bomber destined for wildfire aviation exhibit | BC Gov News
Trudeau proposes new reforms for renters amid housing crunch – National | Globalnews.ca
Federal government promising a ‘renters’ bill of rights’ in upcoming budget | CBC News
Canada Revenue Agency says 232 employees fired to date for collecting CERB during pandemic – The Globe and Mail
Billions in ineligible COVID-19 benefits at risk of going uncollected: Auditor-General report warns – The Globe and Mail
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1h 2min
March 02, 2024Mostly Online Harmless
The Online Harms Bill, the PharmaCare Bill and more news from federal politics.
Links
Brian Mulroney, former prime minister who reshaped Canada, has died
Government Bill (House of Commons) C-63 (44-1) – First Reading – Online Harms Act – Parliament of Canada
Long-awaited online harms bill proposes higher sentences for spreading hate online | CBC News
Online harms against minors and other victims must be criminalized, not regulated: Poilievre
My First Take on the Online Harms Act: Worst of 2021 Plan Now Gone But Digital Safety Commission Regulatory Power a Huge Concern – Michael Geist
Why the Criminal Code and Human Rights Act Provisions Should Be Removed from the Online Harms Act – Michael Geist
Online Harms Bill C-63 is a positive step forward | OpenMedia
CCLA Urges Substantial Amendments to the Online Harms Act
Facebook whistleblower calls Canada’s online harms bill ‘one of the best proposed today’
Online harms: Liberals seek to create digital safety commission, new ombudsperson
Government Bill (House of Commons) C-64 (44-1) – First Reading – Pharmacare Act
Ottawa unveils national pharmacare plan that covers diabetes, contraception to start | CBC News
DND suspends contracts with ArriveCan contractor after learning CEO is a DND employee
House passes motion calling on Trudeau to recoup ArriveCan funds
Trudeau signs $3-billion security deal for Ukraine on 2nd anniversary of Russian invasion | CBC News
As allies scramble to supply Ukraine, Canada still has no deal to ramp up munitions production | CBC News
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53min
February 10, 2024Did the mob win? (ft Mo Amir)
Selina Robinson is out as Minister of Post-Secondary Education. David Eby has strong words for Bell’s layoffs (but maybe little action). And a Throne Speech and Budget are coming up. Federally, Pierre Poilievre seems eager to shore up his right flank.
This is Vancolour’s Mo Amir fills in for Scott this week.
Links
Find Mo: This is Vancolour | Twitter @vancolour | TikTok @vancolour
Selina Robinson quits cabinet post following ‘crappy piece of land’ comments
Selina Robinson’s resignation not a ‘joint decision’ with Eby: source | Vancouver Sun
Premier David Eby must not overlook British Columbia context of Minister Selina Robinson’s hurtful comments – Adam Olsen. MLA for Saanich North and the Islands
Rob Shaw: Score-settling on the minds of some as Selina Robinson turfed from cabinet
Vaughn Palmer: Math didn’t work for Selina Robinson to stay in cabinet | Vancouver Sun
B.C.’s Organized Jewish Community Profoundly Disappointed by Premier Eby’s Removal Of MLA Selina Robinson From Cabinet – CIJA
Letter from the Rabbinical Association of Vancouver
FPSE Statement on Resignation of Selina Robinson | After Selina Robinson met with UBC president, Gaza statement disappeared ⋆ The Breach
Selina Robinson’s constituency office vandalized after stepping down over Palestine comment
David Eby’s media comments
Pic: flickr/bcgovphotos
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58min
January 26, 2024Foreign funding of a public college was a public great (ft Alex Usher)
Ian speaks with Alex Usher about the current state of post-secondary education in Canada, with a focus on international students and the recent announcement of a cap on international student permits. They cover the number of international students in Canada, the financial challenges faced by post-secondary institutions, the power of the Minister of Immigration, private institutions and diploma mills, the student program as a workforce, changes in the post-graduate work program, the two-year cap on international student permits, the impact on the housing market, funding shortfalls in post-secondary education, and the provincial response and future actions.
Takeaways
The number of international students in Canada has been steadily increasing, with approximately half a million enrolled in public post-secondary institutions.
Post-secondary institutions have relied on international student fees as a source of unregulated income to compensate for the lack of government funding.
The Minister of Immigration has significant power in the international student permit system, which has become a key source of revenue for post-secondary institutions.
There are concerns about private institutions operating as diploma mills and the lack of quality control in private vocational programs.
The student program has been used as a pathway to residency and citizenship, but there are debates about its impact on the workforce and the need for better alignment with labor market needs.
The recent announcement of a two-year cap on international student permits aims to address the strain on housing markets and the need to reassess the distribution of permits among institutions.
The funding shortfalls in post-secondary education have contributed to the reliance on international student fees, and provinces need to address these issues to ensure sustainable funding for institutions.
Links
Follow @AlexUsherHESA
Alex Usher’s blog on the changes
Rob Shaw’s piece on BC’s reaction to the changes
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28min
January 20, 2024The crime of existing in public (ft Dustin Godfrey)
Ian speaks with independent journalist Dustin Godfrey about drug policy in BC, including the recent injunction against Bill 34.
They explore the decriminalization pilot project and the subsequent introduction of Bill 34, which restricts public consumption of illegal substances. They also touch on the negative impacts of criminalization, the provincial government’s approach to decriminalization, the restrictions on drug use in public spaces, and the impact on vulnerable and marginalized communities. The conversation also discusses the Harm Reduction Nurses Association’s constitutional challenge to Bill 34 and the recent injunction ruling. The path forward includes the need for safe consumption sites and addressing the housing crisis.
Takeaways
Decriminalization aims to reduce stigma and harm associated with drug use, but the restrictions on drug use in public spaces can push drug users into more dangerous situations.
The Harm Reduction Nurses Association’s constitutional challenge and injunction highlight the potential harms of Bill 34 and the need for a comprehensive approach to the toxic drug crisis.
Addressing the housing crisis and providing safe consumption sites are crucial steps in ensuring the safety and well-being of drug users.
The court’s acceptance of arguments for decriminalization and safe supply demonstrates a growing recognition of the need for harm reduction strategies.
Links
Follow @dustbobgod
Read The Bind
Advocates win injunction – The Tyee
The ruling
Background on BC decriminalization pilot
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52min

FAQs about PolitiCoast Podcast:

How many episodes does PolitiCoast Podcast have?

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