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Did the mob win? (ft Mo Amir)
Episode 360
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…
2 years, 8 months ago
If you're rebranding, you're losing
Episode 359
Stewart Prest joins Ian this week to discuss the challenges faced by BC United and the emergence of the BC Conservatives as the voice of the right in…
2 years, 8 months ago
Foreign funding of a public college was a public great (ft Alex Usher)
Episode 358
Ian speaks with Alex Usher about the current state of post-secondary education in Canada, with a focus on international students and the recent annou…
2 years, 8 months ago
The crime of existing in public (ft Dustin Godfrey)
Episode 357
Ian speaks with independent journalist Dustin Godfrey about drug policy in BC, including the recent injunction against Bill 34.
They explore the decri…
2 years, 8 months ago
Out with 2023, in with 2024
Episode 356
We recap our 2023 predictions, make some for 2024 and catch lightning to power through what we missed
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So long from the BC Leg
Episode 355
Following a productive session on housing, the BC Legislature has risen with the NDP rushing the final bills through with time allocation. We also ha…
2 years, 10 months ago
Stop trying to make 'CostBC' happen
Episode 354
One bill introduced and one delayed in the legislature. Outside, BC United and BC Conservatives battle over who would tear up the province's climate …
2 years, 10 months ago
'Smart' Density
Episode 353
New rules for gig workers and new standardized multiplex designs are coming, eventually. In the meantime, we dig into the response to the BCNDP's hou…
2 years, 10 months ago
YIMBY wet dreams
Episode 352
Two more housing bills from the province look to overhaul development fees and put towers by transit. But it might still not be enough housing. The p…
2 years, 10 months ago
Small scale multi unit for all
Episode 351
The housing bill is finally here and we're getting four units by right, we're getting legal secondary suites, we're getting pre-zoned community plans…
2 years, 11 months ago