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#99 BC's housing naughty list, Alberta election lessons, BC byelections, Surrey policing and free teen transit
June 2, 2023 - The BC government has put out its list of 10 'naughty' municipalities it intends to pressure to speed up housing approvals, but what d…
3 years, 1 month ago
#98 - Hospital crisis, trade mission and BC United branding
Doctors are sounding public alarm bells in an unprecedented fashion about the state of BC's hospitals, what should the public make of this and how sh…
3 years, 1 month ago
#97 - Bail reform and U.S. cancer treatment
Ottawa delivers the bail reform on prolific offenders that B.C. wanted, so is this a win for the David Eby administration and what will it mean for t…
3 years, 1 month ago
#96 - BC Housing scandal, museum politics, session-ender
The long-awaited forensic audit into BC Housing lands at the legislature, creating a flurry of political finger-pointing, but what does it mean for t…
3 years, 1 month ago
#95 - BC's new jobs plan, drug decrim, short-term rentals
The BC NDP government unveils its new jobs plan, to align the post-secondary sector with in-demand labour shortages - but is it enough and why didn't…
3 years, 2 months ago
#94 - All Surrey, all the time. Debates rage over police and portables.
The BC government (sort of) makes a decision on Surrey's police controversy, but was it the right move? And the province find itself in a jam on Surr…
3 years, 2 months ago
#93 - BC's housing hammer, cities ban drug use in public spaces, fundraising numbers and credit rating downgrades
The BC government brings its first hammer down on housing with new legislation, is this the future of the government direction on housing? Plus, citi…
3 years, 2 months ago
#92 - BC United, crime in Nanaimo and confusing new polls
The BC Liberals officially make the switch to BC United, how does it land and what are the pros and cons of such a risky move? The premier fumbles in…
3 years, 2 months ago
#91 - Federal budget, crime, and foreign interference in politics
What does BC think of the latest federal budget - not much, it turns out, as Ottawa fails to deliver on several fronts. A wave of disturbing violence…
3 years, 3 months ago
#90 - BC ends surplus spending spree, but affordability concerns persist
BC is wrapping up its massive surplus spending spree, but the premier still has a couple of billion of dollars left to spend within one week until th…
3 years, 3 months ago