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#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, 5 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 7 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, 7 months ago
#89 - LNG, TransLink bailout, Nanaimo crime
BC approves a new LNG plant in Kitimat, but starts to shut the door on new facilities with new rules and caps on the oil and gas sector -- is it the …
3 years, 7 months ago
#88 - Pay equity, intimate images, QP toxicity
The NDP government tables several bills around International Women's Day, including transparency on the gender pay gap and tools to crack down on non…
3 years, 7 months ago
#87 - Breaking down BC's new budget
Premier David Eby's first budget spends big on the areas of housing, healthcare and addictions, but what does it mean and how does it all land? Our p…
3 years, 7 months ago
#86 - Melanie Mark's resignation, a four-day work week proposal, Surrey policing and legislature time mismanagement
How can we begin to reform BC politics to make it less toxic, after Melanie Mark, BC's first Indigenous female cabinet minister, resigned by equating…
3 years, 8 months ago