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PolitiCoast: The BC Politics Podcast episodes

October 18David Eby is no John Horgan
The debate was bad. The platforms are too long, too short or too non-existent. But at least the Cons are smart enough to dump the Hitler comment guy.
Links
BC Leaders’ Debate 2026
NDP Platform: Build BC Strong – BC Strong Fiscal & Costing Plan
BC NDP will advance Sooke’s Phillips–Throup connection
BC NDP to connect people to new Cowichan Hospital with new bus route
Eby to expand transit to get people where they need to go, faster
Eby Outlines Next Steps for Forestry
Eby pledges new B.C. shipyard, permanent manufacturing fund
Eby’s BC Ferries Plan: Reserving Bookings for Locals | BC NDP
Conservatives Will Fix BC Ferries
Conservatives Will Crack Down on Gangs and Lock Up Violent Offenders
Conservatives Vow To End NDP Election Chaos
Conservatives Will Build a New Massey Bridge and New Hospital in Surrey
Greens Platform: https://bcgreens.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/BCG_Platform.pdf
2026 Platform | CentreBC — A Balanced Plan for BC
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby gets $10-a-day child care. Opponents are outraged | CBC News
B.C. Conservatives cut ties with candidate accused of Hitler remarks – The Globe and Mail
B.C. Conservative campaign director under fire for anti-Islam posts | CBC News
DAVID EBY MUST FIRE NDP CANDIDATE FINED FOR CONCEALING INFORMATION FROM INVESTIGATORS | Conservative Party of British Columbia
Judge dismisses B.C. NDP’s challenge of Green candidate in Yaletown | Vancouver Sun
1 hr 7 min
October 11I’ve made a huge mistake
We have candidates, policies, upcoming debates and more.
And if you have an idea for a future guest co-host, let us know!
Links
2026 Provincial Election | Elections BC
Candidates | Elections BC
CANWEST PARTY
How to watch the B.C. provincial election leaders’ debate on Oct. 14 | CBC News
Eby will take on grocery giants to protect families from rising costs
To build B.C. strong, Eby will ask the wealthy to pitch in a bit more, B.C.’s Eby promises new tax on millionaires to help pay for health care
BC NDP to double funding for public libraries
David Eby’s plan will strengthen health care for seniors
Eby to support small businesses through the trade war
BC NDP commits to Jewish community security and summit to confront organized hate
BC NDP announces new support for wildfire-impacted families, including those uninsured
Fighting Wildfires. Protecting Communities. | Conservative Party of British Columbia
Meet the BC Wildfire Service aviation fleet
Conservative Platform: Delivering Essential Services and Cutting Waste at Metro Vancouver
Safe Streets For BC | Conservative Party of British Columbia
Supercharge British Columbia’s Economy
Conservatives Will Cut Your Taxes by $1,000
BC Greens’ Fair Share Act would unlock $22.2B for childcare, transit, and housing
BC Greens announce plan to end legislated poverty and address low assistance rates
BC Greens announce plan to regulate AI and hold Big Tech accountable
Data Centre Doubts: Two-thirds want them limited; fears over resource drains drive resistance – Angus Reid Institute Canada
BC Greens pledge to close the inclusive education funding gap so every student gets the support they need
BC Greens pledge funding for Community Health Centres in every riding, support for healthcare workers
BC Greens announce plan to reform forestry sector, protecting forests, jobs, and communities
BC Greens announce plan to support seniors
BC Greens launch major platform plank, Economic Vision for B.C.’s future
B.C. Conservatives plan to repeal no-fault insurance, leaked letter shows | Globalnews.ca
BC Conservatives should level with voters on ICBC plans – Business in Vancouver
‘No excuse’: BC Conservatives fire Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate over social media posts
B.C. MLA Brent Chapman drops out of race, alleges threats from Conservative insiders
Richard Martel joins Conservative Senate group, returns to Conservative caucus | CBC News
1 hr 2 min
October 03Voluntary Underdog
We have polls! So many polls that all say the same thing.
We have policies! They’re… well maybe we’ll get something better.
We’re getting a pipeline (dammit, that’s not what I meant).
Links
BC Conservative Support Rallies Without Kerry-Lynne Findlay | Ipsos
BC’s Wide-Open Election – Innovative Research Group
B.C.: Conservatives 40%, NDP 39% as Housing Mandates Collide
BC Election 2026: Dissatisfaction Is High, But Voters Remain Unsettled
338Canada British Columbia | Poll Analysis & Electoral Projections
The Writ’s British Columbia Election Tracker
British Columbia Election Projection | Poliwave
Eby to turn more empty condos into homes people can afford
Eby to double critical mineral exports, expand Port of Prince Rupert
Eby’s plan will cut gas prices by up to 30 cents a litre, crack down on gouging
Conservative Party of BC Pledges No New Taxes on British Columbians
Make British Columbia an Energy Superpower
Conservatives to Remove PST from Canadian Alcohol
BC Greens announce plan to lift the freeze on $10-a-day daycare, with universal free child care by 2031, alongside new candidate for Victoria-Swan Lake
BC Greens announce plan to support renters, unveil two new candidates for South Island
BC Greens announce Toxic Drugs policy alongside former chief coroner and candidate for Saanich South, Lisa Lapointe
BC Supreme Court finds Drug Law Unconstitutional, Frees DULF
The ruling
OneBC pledges not to run against eight ‘principled’ B.C. Conservative candidates
B.C.’s large parties on track to field candidates in all ridings as deadline looms
Current candidate list
Criminally charged B.C. incumbent running for re-election, another ‘seriously considering’ candidacy
Recently-resigned Abbotsford-Mission MLA fails to land BC Conservative nomination | Saanich News
No re-election bid for Conservative-turned-NDP MLA Amelia Boultbee of Penticton-Summerland – Castanet.net
Late Filing Deadline for 2026 Conservative Party Leadership Contestant Financing Reports | Elections BC
West Coast oil pipeline becomes 1st project designated in national interest | CBC News
‘We’ve got an important role to play,’ Eby says in response to pipeline
Conservative MP Scott Aitchison to resign by end of year: source
1 hr 2 min
September 26The Craziest Week in BC
In a wild week we have resignations, defections, defectors defecting again and an election call that may just backfire
Register to vote: https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/register-to-vote/
Links
B.C. Premier David Eby pauses PST expansion, adds $90M tariff relief package
Eby mum on snap election as Conservatives lose three more MLAs – The Globe and Mail
OneBC ‘overwhelmed’ with candidates but fails to get party status before B.C. vote
B.C.: NDP Leads Conservatives 41% to 36% as Election Begins
Ballot Backlash: BC Conservatives open 8-point lead after snap election call, but electorate far from locked in
Confused by what’s going on in B.C. politics? Catch up on the disarray | CBC News

Policy Announcements:
NDP:
Eby to triple U.S. health worker recruitment
Eby pledges new “Built in B.C. and Canada” buying rules
1 hr 12 min
September 18Most improved premier
Sometimes a whole week of politics happens in a day and sometimes that day is the day after we record. Anyway, here’s our thoughts from Thursday night before three more Conservatives MLAs were dumped on the street and Peter Milobar inherited CentreBC.
Election speculation runs rampant, Conservatives spy on themselves, Mark Carney flirts with Europe and investors.
Links
BC’s Political Orphans: Unhappy with NDP, wary of alternatives, half say they have no party to gladly support – Angus Reid Institute Canada
BC Conservative Support Scatters Under Kerry-Lynne Findlay | Ipsos
David Eby taps campaign manager as election speculation grows | CBC News
Stewart Prest thread
B.C. Conservatives hire private investigator to investigate CHEK’s Rob Shaw along with current, former MLAs
Ex-B.C. Conservative MLAs and party president say a private investigator was hired to look into them | CBC News
At least 2 Con MLAs ask KLF to resign at caucus meeting Wed https://x.com/RobShaw_BC/status/2100481742163644610
The B.C. Conservatives must win. Here’s how. – Claire Ratée
BC Conservatives Are Not Far-Right, Findlay Says as Party Friction Continues | The Tyee
Milobar’s new party gains seventh B.C. legislator as Donegal Wilson joins
Will Milobar do a deal with CentreBC to avoid vote split/beat registration rules https://x.com/RobShaw_BC/status/2100428728577020416
Canada
Prime Minister Carney delivers an address to the European Parliament
Canada in talks to join EU’s Erasmus+ exchanges programme | Euronews
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu on Bluesky
What we know about the proposed partnership between Canada and the EU | CBC News
Prime Minister Carney delivers opening remarks at the Canada Investment Summit
Prime Minister Carney introduces new Productivity Mega Deduction to boost Canada’s advantage as the most competitive G7 country for new business investment
Government of Canada introduces new Productivity Mega Deduction to boost Canada’s advantage as the most competitive G7 country for new business investment (Backgrounder)
‘Mega’ tax writeoffs, private money for airports: How Carney’s investment summit unfolded | CBC
Canada Investment Summit: Browse the Dealbook
Canada’s 4 largest airports to be opened up to private investment, Carney says | CBC News
Stephen Harper says Canada had ‘no choice’ but to walk away from U.S. trade talks | CBC News
1 hr 1 min
September 13Untitled Peter Milobar Project
The BC Conservatives go a full week without losing any MLAs as the new third party in the legislature begins to take shape. Carney makes deals and pitches relationships with Europe and Mike Morrice is set to become the next leader of the Green Party (unless the members choose none of the above).
Links
Abbotsford-Mission By-election Candidates Confirmed
5 former B.C. Conservative MLAs form new party
MLA Teresa Wat to join other Conservative defectors in new party | Vancouver Sun
Group seeks to resuscitate ‘mainstream’ BC United, calls on Falcon to quit as leader | CFJC Today Kamloops
Unite Liberal BC
Updates – Recall Tara Armstrong
‘Growing pains’: Embattled B.C. Conservative leader defiant in face of caucus exodus
Eby announces ‘never 51st state’ signs as Canada-U.S. trade war escalates
From pipelines to railways and AI: Ottawa pitches 167 projects ahead of Carney’s investment summit | CBC News
Carney government drops plan to bypass protections for at-risk species
Ministers asked to prove progress ahead of cabinet retreat: sources
Canada, Ukraine forge 100-year pact built on drones and defence | CBC News
Canada targets millions of drones, a third going to Ukraine | Financial Post
EU and Canada Plan Deal to Boost Trade, Security as US Ties Fray
EU and Canada plan deal to boost trade, security as U.S. ties fray
China reveals military talks with Canadian officials after years of strain
Former MP Mike Morrice only Green Party of Canada leadership candidate after Nira Dookeran withdraws | CBC News
Green Party 2026 Leadership Race Rules [PDF]
48 min
September 05 Either way, Eby wins
The exodus continues, from the BC Conservative caucus and the government’s revenue forecasts; and the Liberals expectedly sweep three byelections.
Links
B.C. legislator and Indigenous activist Joan Phillip dies
Byelection called for Abbotsford-Mission
Áʼa꞉líya Warbus becomes 7th MLA to exit B.C. Conservatives citing leadership concerns | CBC News
2 more B.C. Conservative MLAs quit caucus to sit as Independents | CBC News
B.C. MLA Ian Paton questioned by Mounties over allegation Conservatives offered him a job if he’d step down – The Globe and Mail
Former Abbotsford-Mission MLA Reann Gasper, is Now Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s Chief of Staff
Dew says Findlay deserves chance to prove leadership – Castanet.net
Exclusive: Former BC Conservative Staffer Alleges Questionable Conduct, Racial Discrimination From Former Party Chief of Staff
2026 Conservative Party Leadership Contestant Financing Reports Available | Elections BC
B.C. admits to $1.5B budget error following BIV investigation
B.C. government overstates gas revenue forecasts by $1.46-billion due to errors – The Globe and Mail
Canada
Liberals sweep 3 federal byelections in Ontario, Quebec and B.C. | CBC
Liberal Braeden Caley wins byelection in North Vancouver-Capilano | CBC News
Steven Guilbeault officially resigns Montreal seat of Laurier-Sainte-Marie – The Globe and Mail
6 more byelections on horizon will test Liberal momentum, pressure other parties | CBC News
Prime Minister Carney announces the largest investment in VIA Rail’s history to bring passenger rail car manufacturing back to Canada
Carney government to extend gas tax holiday into the new year
Canadians should prepare for a 5 C hotter future, report warns | CBC News
54 min
August 29Summer of Discontent
The BC Conservative exodus begins and Carney finds his elbows.
Note: We recorded before the news of NDP MLA Joan Phillip’s death. Our condolences to her friends, family and community at this time.
Links
BC
Two MLAs who defected from B.C. Conservatives plan to form new party – The Globe and Mail
https://bsky.app/profile/jasjohal.bsky.social/post/3mtwnngivkc2e
Prince George-Valemount MLA Rosalyn Bird outlines her reasons for leaving Conservative caucus
Brennan Day, Teresa Wat exit B.C. Conservatives, the latest to express concerns with Kerry-Lynne Findlay | CBC News
Kerry-Lynne Findlay loses two more MLAs and fires operations director | Vancouver Sun
Bruce Banman joins exodus from B.C. Conservative caucus | CBC News
Brennan Day, Teresa Wat exit B.C. Conservatives, the latest to express concerns with Kerry-Lynne Findlay | CBC News
https://bsky.app/profile/teamcanadaforever.bsky.social/post/3mu4a56jut22k
https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/les-leyne-recording-appears-to-have-findlay-offering-job-in-exchange-for-mlas-seat-12716180
B.C. Conservative MLA for Abbotsford-Mission to step down, paving way for new leader to seek election | CBC News
B.C. Conservative riding association president for Abbotsford-Mission steps down
Elections BC allows petition bid for Indigenous law’s repeal to proceed | Vernon Matters
Canada
Mark Carney: Why I Rejected Trump’s Trade Deal
B.C. premier urges feds to reconsider fighter jet purchase, coal shipments as U.S. trade war ramps up | CBC News
Ottawa fires back after rejecting U.S. trade deal – The Globe and Mail
Ottawa removes seafood from counter-tariffs list, adds copper wire and charcoal | CBC News
LeBlanc welcomes U.S. decision ‘withdrawing positions’ on language, culture | CBC News
2026 By-elections
52 min
August 22The Smallest Shuffle
Eby makes the smallest possible cabinet shuffle, the Findlay loses a MLA and the trade talk deadline was approaching as we recorded.
Episode Notes
Links
Premier announces three cabinet changes
B.C. opposition finance critic Peter Milobar exits conservative party – The Globe and Mail
B.C. Conservative president out as party transitions under new leadership | CBC News
NDP officials, B.C. leaders get raises amid record deficit – Bowen Island Undercurrent
Transparency issues raised over B.C. gov’t decision to remove public employee directory | CBC News
BC Government Directory
Manitoba Premier urges Carney to keep fighting in trade talks with U.S. – The Globe and Mail
Premiers divided as Carney pushes to close Trump trade deal that keeps tariffs in place
Carney asks provinces to return U.S. alcohol to stores
Premier Eby’s silence on U.S. booze ban could concern lumber file, says analyst
49 min
August 15Shuffling silver linings
Another NDP MLA faces down a cancer diagnosis, more MPs announce their resignations and the Greens kick of their leadership race.
Links
B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey announces she has cancer | Vancouver Sun
Brenda Baily statement
Premier announces three cabinet changes
1-time settlement ‘windfall’ means B.C.’s deficit last year was $3B less than expected | CBC News
Liberal MP Shaun Chen to resign over health concerns – The Globe and Mail
Liberal MP’s travel documents show claims he voted on bills while in China are false | CBC News
Ontario Conservative MP Larry Brock set to resign in September – The Globe and Mail
Mike Morrice, Nira Dookeran running for Green Party leadership – The Globe and Mail
Jeremy Appel Green Leadership interview
https://mikeforleader.ca/
https://nira2026.ca/
After a month of fundraising, Canadians have donated 1.5% of the goal for 24 Sussex Drive
Restoring 24 Sussex: A National Project for Future Generations – Rideau Hall Foundation
Quebec law ending mandatory oath to King faces constitutional challenge | CBC News
Supreme Court of Canada to hear case on constitutionality of requiring oath to the Crown | CBC News
46 min