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 …

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 …

Sarah Kirby-Yung is mad at Rebecca Bligh. Pete Fry is mad at Ken Sim. Everyone is acting like children. It’s the council we know and love. But at least with a majority, they passed most everything they wanted (for better or worse). And at least Vancouver’s mayor hasn’t been deemed likely to leak confidential documents via Staples print centres agai…

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 Su…

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 Su…

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 a…

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 a…

ABC backtracks on the city’s integrity commissioner, while ending City Hall lighting for (foreign) national holidays. Burnaby signs a gag order with TransMountain. Police in the region are over budget and saying some wildly bigoted things. A quirky by-election in Harrison Hot Springs. The Park Board’s existential plea, legal battles over tree remov…

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. el…

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. el…

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 confide…

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 confide…

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 Lib…

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 Lib…

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 electi…

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 electi…

Pete Fry foils Ken Sim’s effort to put the Integrity Commissioner’s office into a medically-induced coma. The Park Board releases a legal opinion suggesting a mid-term abolition may be unconstitutional. Surrey wants a Charter. A North Van chemical company runs an astroturf campaign. The People’s Park defeats the fire station. And lots of housing – …

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 solidif…

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 solidif…

Bombshells as Kevin Falcon commits seppuku before the entire province. The right is united but not behind BC United. The Auditor General clears the government and MNP of any malfeasance in the CleanBC grant scandal. Single stair buildings are permitted. And the feds face immigration challenges. Links How secret talks sealed a historic alliance in B…

Bombshells as Kevin Falcon commits seppuku before the entire province. The right is united but not behind BC United. The Auditor General clears the government and MNP of any malfeasance in the CleanBC grant scandal. Single stair buildings are permitted. And the feds face immigration challenges. Links How secret talks sealed a historic alliance in B…

John Rustad rejects calls to dump a 5G conspiracy theorist as a candidate as rumours of discontent among his base swirl. Federally, Trudeau deals with railway lockouts. Links Rob Shaw: Rustad’s answer to 5G COVID conspiracies? Blame cancel culture Rob Shaw: Effort to oust Rustad emerges from BC Conservative ranks B.C. election frontrunners accused …

John Rustad rejects calls to dump a 5G conspiracy theorist as a candidate as rumours of discontent among his base swirl. Federally, Trudeau deals with railway lockouts. Links Rob Shaw: Rustad’s answer to 5G COVID conspiracies? Blame cancel culture Rob Shaw: Effort to oust Rustad emerges from BC Conservative ranks B.C. election frontrunners accused …

Ryan Clayton fills in for Ian to discuss the state of BC Politics, 65 days before the election, BC United putting out a major tax cut promise in the middle of summer and what’s going on with the smaller federal parties.بقلم Leg-in-Boot Media

Ryan Clayton fills in for Ian to discuss the state of BC Politics, 65 days before the election, BC United putting out a major tax cut promise in the middle of summer and what’s going on with the smaller federal parties. Links Ryan Clayton | Substack Kevin Falcon says BC United will implement largest tax cut in B.C. history if elected – The Globe an…

The PM get’s caught changing his official schedule after the fact, bot farms are spotted promoting CPC events, plus a round up of the week’s BC politics. Links Final flight of Martin Mars water bomber set for Sunday – Victoria Times Colonist Terry Yung defaults to be BCNDP candidate in Vancouver-Yaletown BC United’s Poll Claims British Columbia – P…

The PM get’s caught changing his official schedule after the fact, bot farms are spotted promoting CPC events, plus a round up of the week’s BC politics. Linksبقلم Leg-in-Boot Media