First, we talk about the latest in the ongoing legislative drama embroiling Speaker Darryl Plecas, the Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms. Is Plecas all huff and no puff or will we see his laundry list in January? Time will tell.

Then we have an interview with Clean Energy Canada’s Dan Woynillowicz on the Government of BC’s new Clean BC plan. BC is set to become a climate leader again with this comprehensive plan.

And in our third segment we try to unpack the escalating drama around Canada’s arresting of a senior Huawei executive and whether this will be what brings about the end of the world.

And in our quick takes we tackle the Rental Housing Task Force recommendations, Andrew Weaver’s desire to renegotiate the GreeNDP CASA and the reason for the delay in the Senate moving to its new temporary accommodations.

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Links

• Shannon Water’s piece on women, proportional and BC politics at BC Today

Segment 1: Audits in the House

• LAMC meeting transcript
• The Province podcasts (Find In the House here)

Segment 2: Clean BC with Dan Woynollowicz
at 10m49s

• Clean BC plan
• Clean Energy Canada

Segment 3: Huawei or the highway
at 36m03s

• We can’t keep up with the stories here, here’s one CBC piece we relied on
• Ian also relied on CBC’s Frontburner podcast episodes here and here and CANADALAND ShortCuts 

Quick takes
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• Rental Housing Task Force recommendations
• Andrew Weaver mulls negotiating Confidence and Supply Agreement
• New Senate chambers have acoustic issues

And we forgot to mention Bryan’s electoral reform exit poll. Read more on his blog.

Ian interviews North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA and Parliamentary Secretary for Translink Bowinn Ma.

But first, we give you a bit of the audio from Darryl Plecas at the recent Legislative Assembly Management Committee Meeting. Listen to the full audio here.

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Political scientist Stewart Prest (@stewartprest) subs for Scott this week.

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Links

• Letter from Lenz & James to house leaders
• Liberals call for emergency LAMC meeting
• Liberals questions to house leaders
• Plecas replies to Liberals

Heated exchange between the Speaker of the House and media outside his office just now. @CTVNewsVI pic.twitter.com/iDJiGkNEwS

• Eby announces money laundering charges stayed
• Sam Cooper investigation on fentanyl
• Throness claims SOGI causes mental health issues
• BC eliminates operating debt

It’s been one of the wildest weeks in BC politics, so we’ve brought back BC Today’s Shannon Waters to help us understand what led up to and has happened since the Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms were put on administrative leave.

Plus we look at the various pieces of legislation flying through the House before the legislature rises for the holidays on Tuesday.

Follow Shannon @BCTodayOfficial (work) and @sobittersosweet

Image via @bcpoliportraits (who’s back!)

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Links

• Otter vs Koi in Chinatown

Segment 1: Stone-Wallying the Speaker’s Office

• National Post story on possible fraud connections behind dismissals

Latest updates

It’s getting crazier. pic.twitter.com/Wu0qy6Uzcm

Wally Oppal made it clear in an interview with @RadioNLNews – he was the one that nixed the Plecas presser on Thursday. Hear more after about 4:20 on NL Newsday. LISTEN: https://t.co/zrmEmfWBtX #Kamloops #bcpoli

Segment 2: Other stuff is happening in BC
at 35m36s

• Ridesharing legislation tabled (release) and some critiques from Jon Woodward (thread):

Having had a chance to read B.C.'s new legislation on ride-hailing… I can't help but think how happy the taxi industry is. So here's a thread on that, with some links (that will probably be interrupted when I do a live hit for @CTVVancouver at 6pm).

• Electric vehicle announcement
• $1B over 10 years to retrofit social housing
• Globe & Mail piece on electrifying BC
• Elections BC referendum page
• Too Close To Call turnout analysis
• Deadline extended (after recording) BUT you must request your ballot today

The voting period for the 2018 Referendum on Electoral Reform has been extended. Elections BC will now accept completed voting packages until 4:30 p.m. on December 7, 2018. https://t.co/2W4h5yC6Uw

Quick takes
at 56m25s

• CRA treats rich & poor and people living in different regions differently
• Feds release fall fiscal update – more highlights (PDF)
• Jagmeet’s byelections may happen in February but he misses a chance at Brampton
• Mainstreet poll

John Horgan has taken closed list MMP off the table, but what’s the difference between an open and closed list system? Plus we check in on how Brexit is going, spoiler alert: not great.

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Links

Segment 1: An open and shut list

• Voting packages received reports
• Horgan takes closed list MMP off the table
• Wikipedia: Closed list vs open list
• SFU Public Square debate (hosted by friend of the pod Micah)

Segment 2: Anarchy in the UK
at 17m56s

• Globe and Mail explainer
• BBC explainer
• BBC on Northern Ireland
• BBC Brexit Latest

Quick takes
at 31m56s

• Tony Harris picked as Liberal Nanaimo byelection candidate
• Ridesharing legislation to come in last 2 weeks of sitting
• Calgary rejects Olympic bid
• Indigenous framework delayed
• Kevin O’Leary sues elections Canada because he can’t manage a budget
• New foreign aid program gives money to poor
• Harper to appear on Ben Shapiro

John Horgan and Andrew Wilkinson square off to debate proportional representation and the results were something…

We give our hot takes immediately following the debate live from The Drive Coffee Bar in East Van. Plus, Ian speaks to Jenelle (@cakebot) about the #ProRepIsLit campaign. And we have quick takes on Tony Clement getting catfished, the BC Liberal rebrand, speed limit changes and Amazon HQ2.Full show notes at politicoast.ca

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Links

• Watch the PR debate
• #ProRepIsLit and Instagram
• Mainstreet Poll
• Things are evolving fast with Tony Clement but here’s one of the latest stories
• Here’s The Star piece Scott mentions
• BC Liberal rebrand
• Highway speed limits drop
• Amazon HQ2 follow up

Also: Ian will be at VanPodFest on Thursday, November 8 at 2pm. Details at vanpodfest.ca

And also on Thursday, we’ll be hosting a debate watching party at The Drive Coffee Bar on Commerical Drive from 6-8:30pm (the debate is 7-7:30pm). The event is free but please buy food/drinks to help meet our minimum spend. RSVP on Facebook

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Links

Segment 1: Bye bye byelection

• Trudeau calls a byelection
• Sheila Malcolmson to run in Nanaimo
• Changes proposed to recall campaign financing
• Liberals file conflict of interest commissioner over David Eby

Segment 2: Get your ballot stuffed
at 19m08s

• Ballot tampering allegations investigated
• BCers charged for voting twice in 2015
• Horgan & Wilkinson to square off Nov 8

Segment 3: We’re calling it pollution pricing now
at 32m40s

• PMO announcement on carbon taxes
• Angus Reid poll

Quick takes
at 41m36s

• Ex-GG David Johnston to be new debate commissioner
• Ex-GG Adrienne Clarkson bills government $100,000 a year in “office expenses”
• Stats Canada collects banking info on 500,000 people
• Budget implementation act two
• BC introduces bill to restore Human Rights Commission

How should British Columbians choose their elected officials? That question is being put to the province this fall as the current first-past-the-post electoral system is put against three variations of proportional representation.

At this panel, moderated by the hosts of the BC politics podcast PolitiCoast, the Hon Suzanne Anton QC speaks in support of the current system and Seth Klein makes the case for why we should change our voting system to proportional representation. 

Thanks to Canadian Club Vancouver for hosting us.

Find out more about electoral reform from Elections BC

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The BC NDP introduced legislation to create the housing speculation tax and to replace the MSP premiums with an employer health tax this week. And already they’ve agreed to a few tweaks to the speculation tax from the BC Greens. Cannabis was also legalized this week, to many, many media stories and very few hiccups.

Also, Andrew Wilkinson is thirsty for a debate, the NDP looks to censor its members, chiropractors crack down on pseudoscientific claims and Jagmeet Singh gets more bad news.

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We’re moderating a proportional representation debate! Hosted by the Canadian Club at the Terminal City Club on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 between 12:00-2:00 PM. Get tickets online before October 19. Send us any questions you might want us to ask!

Listen to Ian on the recent Out of Left Field podcast

On October 20, vote in your municipal election. Check out Ian’s other show Cambie Report for more on the race in the City of Vancouver. And find tickets for the election night party there.

Links

Segment 1: Ending speculation on speculation taxes

• Speculation tax details and exemptions
• NDP adopts Green amendments
• Employer Health Tax (charity exemptions)

Segment 2: Weed is legal but you still can’t buy cannabis lube in BC
at 13m23s

• CCLA 10 things that are still illegal
• Who to email to request new products

Quick takes
at 23m43s

.@jjhorgan , your response to the debate challenge is now urgent.
British Columbians expect to hear our positions before they vote on changing something as fundamental as the way officials are elected. #PropRep #PRDebate #bcpoli pic.twitter.com/IcAQqdCK9A

• NDP considers code of conduct for executive
• College of Chiropractors cracks down on pseudoscientific claims
• Trudeau best to handle Trump
• CBC Poll Tracker

Proud to introduce my son Zavier to the Legislature. Thank you to members from all sides of the house for making this possible – full statement here: https://t.co/uh8uxApfFt #bcpoli #womeninpolitics #MomSway pic.twitter.com/5wDjGj9FJk

We speak to the founder of Policy Pop-Up a new effort to engage millennials in conversations about complex policy issues that are in the news.

Then we look at BC’s Auditor General’s latest report on tax expenditures, why the homebuyer credit is bad and why transparency is good.

And the IPCC has a new report out basically conceding that no one is doing enough to stop catastrophic climate change and we’re all going to boil.

Plus quick takes!

We’re moderating a proportional representation debate! Hosted by the Canadian Club at the Terminal City Club on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 between 12:00-2:00 PM. Get tickets online before October 19.

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Links

Segment 1: Policy Pop-Up

• Website, Twitter, Instagram
• Details for the Oct 22 Voting for Change? event

Segment 2: BC’s secret giveaway
at 17m09s

• Auditor General’s report

Segment 3: It’s the end of the world as we know it and Canadian politicians feel fine
at 24m38s

• IPCC report spells doom & gloom
• Ford & Kenney go after carbon taxes
• Scheer has no climate plan but promises to one day

Quick takes
at 29m45s

• NEB approves intervenors
• Canada holding off on selling pipeline
• Burnaby wants permit removed for razor wire boom
• Speed limit increase killed people