PolitiCoast

Nov 08 2024 50 ep. 55 mins 988

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PolitiCoast is the BC politics podcast. We cover British Columbia, Canadian and sometimes international politics from a West Coast lens. PolitiCoast was launched in October 2016 by Ian Bushfield & Scott de Lange Boom.

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Every vote matters

Nov 08 2024 53 mins

Elections BC is under scrutiny after announcing a missed ballot box and a number of ballots. Not enough to make a difference (as confirmed by the judicial recounts that concluded post-recording). A shakeup in the Premier’s Office. Fundraising shows the Conservatives overtook the NDP in Q3 fundraising. Federally, Trudeau pivots to address a second Trump presidency and bans Tik

Technically a majority

Nov 02 2024 58 mins

Pending two judicial recounts, the NDP clinched Surrey-Guildford in the closest BC election in recent history. Now all eyes turn to who will be speaker and how functional a one seat majority really is. New Brunswick proves the strength of anti-incumbency vibes, while Saskatchewan proves the polls can still fail. Trudeau fights off an internal coup and dissatisfaction from the Bloc.

Deja Vu

Well, we’re waiting on the results again. Ian and Scott break down what we know so far, what went right and more what went wrong with each campaign. Links * Preliminary Results | Elections BC * Update on Recounts, Final Count | Elections BC * Meet the Extreme, Far-Right BC Conservative Candidates Who Are Now Legislators Following BC’s Wild Election * BC’s Legislature Hit

The final stretch Election 2024

Oct 18 2024 75 mins

Record-setting advance voting but who knows what that means for final turnout. The NDP last-ditch lawsuit flops. BC United rises from the dead, the Conservatives have a platform – and so do the Greens. Go vote on Saturday if you haven’t yet. Links * Advance vote numbers * Judge denies NDP hearing to force Conservative Party to use ‘B.C.’ | Vancouver Sun * B

Cadaverous

The big televised debate has come and we break down how it went, who did well (Furstenau) and who did bad (Rustad). Following that, we’ve had another dump of opposition research, almost entirely targeted South Surrey Conservative candidate Brent Chapman. It hasn’t moved the polls yet, but maybe things are shifting (if we squint)? And a roundup of announcements that do n

A very mid election strategy

The leaders faced off on a CKNW radio debate, which reminds everyone how much we all hate debates. The NDP release their platform. The Conservatives released a platform worth of policies. And the Greens also released a platform (but we ran out of time). Something probably happened in Ottawa too but this is an election-focused episode. Links B.C. election radio debate: Party leaders

John Rustad’s a Facebook uncle

All three parties are kicking off the election campaign with a bevvy of policies. We look at their housing policies and more. Plus the NDP have started dropping their research suggesting how weird John Rustad is, while the Conservatives try to implicate Ravi Kahlon’s sister in influence peddling. Federally, Trudeau easily survives his first confidence motion but there are mor

The New Liberal Party of BC (not associated with BC United (formerly known as BC Liberal Party))

Continuing to play defence, David Eby announces plans for involuntary treatment for people with addictions, more money for cops and a call on the Victoria School District to be nicer to the local police. Meanwhile, former federal cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal is attempting to launch a New BC Liberal Party, with only elections BC and the old BC Liberal Party standing in the way. Th

The Americanization of bcpoli

Sep 14 2024 44 mins

Recent allegations suggest Russia has been funding a network of far right content creators. The Tyee’s Jen St Denis fills in for Scott this week to discuss some of the provincial connections to these bombshells stories. Then we discuss David Eby’s about face on the carbon tax and how the Conservatives seem to be driving the narrative in this election. Links * Follow Je

Musical chairs

As the dust starts to settle on the fallout after Kevin Falcon unilaterally suspended BC United’s campaign, it seems like just three BCU MLAs and four more candidates have found spots with the Conservatives, while many more are now eyeing independent runs across the province. Meanwhile, John Rustad appeared on the Jordan Peterson podcast to solidify his right-wing base. The N