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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.

Ian Bushfield & Scott de Lange Boom

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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    Latest episodes from PolitiCoast

    The Canadian King’s Speech

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 58:18


    The BC Legislature rises for the summer, just as the House of Commons gets back underway

    Sovereignty by any other name

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 59:01


    BC hires then fires a DTES czar, Carney releases the mandate letter to rule them all and Danielle Smith plays with fire

    Pick your cabinet better

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 64:10


    BC's opposition is under investigation and Mark Carney unveils his 'ministry.'

    Canada Is Not For Sale

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 61:06


    Mr. Carney goes to Washington but first a look at David Eby's infrastructure fast tracking stumbles and new interim leaders (kind of). Links

    The Two Party Election

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 62:17


    The results are in. We break down the election results and why the LPC and CPC each have reasons for happiness and disappointment. Plus the NDP's disastrous night. You can donate to support the victims and survivors of the Lapu-Lapu attack at:  Filipino BC – United Way Fundraiser  Public invited to sign condolence books for […]

    The Most Canadian Election

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 65:44


    It's the final days of the election and a breakdown of the party platforms. Platforms Liberals – Canada Strong | Liberal Party of Canada Conservatives – Canada First. For a Change NDP – Made for People. Built for Canada. Green – Plans – Green Party Of Canada Bloc – Plateforme politique -2025- | Bloc Québécois […]

    The debate commission lost the debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 57:36


    The English leader's debate and a debate about the notwithstanding clause

    Read the law before proposing to change it

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 62:19


    Elections BC annual reports are out! And the federal election sees foreign interference allegations and ample policy.

    The candidate shuffle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 64:12


    BC repeals the carbon tax and parts of bill 7. Candidates get replaced and policy starts dropping.

    Still campaigning like it’s 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 66:10


    The campaign is off to an uninspiring start but I guess we're guaranteed some tax cuts.

    The guv goes to the polls

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 58:01


    Bill 7 proves controversial and Mark Carney sets to trigger the election.

    Free Enterprise Fractures

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 67:40


    Canada has a new Prime Minister! Plus Andrew Reeve, former Press Secretary and Deputy Director of Communications for BC's Official Opposition joins the pod to discuss the shrinking BC Conservative Caucus and whether the “Free Enterprise Coalition” has a future in BC. Links

    A budget about nothing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 52:48


    The BC Budget has already been forgotten amid the escalating trade war.

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    Cantankerous caucus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 55:18


    Rustad struggles to keep his cantankerous caucus under control and the four remaining contestants for our Prime Minister square off.

    BC goes to war

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 61:46


    Eby's Throne Speech, another safe supply flip flop, high speed rail, CBC renewal and the Liberal race

    Mr Eby goes to Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 65:26


    The trade war claims the grocery rebate and candidates and parties pitch policy proposals.

    Carbon tax election grief

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 62:52


    Trade war delayed, BC United's corpse and liberal leadership policies

    It’s hard being a small party

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 59:17


    The BC Greens kick off a long leadership race, the federal Liberals race narrows and the foreign interference commission reports.

    Seven Liberals Enter, One Will Leave as Prime Minister

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 51:39


    The nomination deadline for Liberal Leader has past. We break down who is in, and what they want to do. Plus a look at the upcoming fight over US tariffs. Links Official Websites of the Candidates (other than Ruby Dhalla, who does not appear to have one)

    Seven Liberals Enter, One Will Leave as Prime Minister

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 51:39


    The nomination deadline for Liberal Leader has past. We break down who is in, what they want to do. Plus a look at the upcoming fight over US tariffs.

    Liberal’s last gasp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 60:16


    Then there were two (or maybe three and a couple others). The Liberal leadership takes shape.

    Trudover

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 68:22


    Justin Trudeau announces his resignation and a prorogation.

    This government’s time is up (and new year’s predictions)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 61:07


    A cabinet shuffle, Jagmeet Singh ups his threat and we look back at our predictions for 2024.

    Trudeau’s final chapter

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 70:41


    Freeland resigns with a blow to Trudeau. GreeNDP 2.0. And some fiscal updates no one cared about.

    Conservative Caucus Cracks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 48:33


    Tensions in the BC Conservative caucus spills out into public view. Plus a round up of BC politics stories and the latest from Ottawa on the GST holiday and the long delayed fiscal update. Links

    He posts and we deal with it

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 54:44


    Bits and bobs from federal politics

    Ep 400 – Eby must wait rebate

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 73:06


    Our 400th episode!

    The election is finally over

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 50:17


    The provincial election is over, it's time to start looking at federal politics. And RIP John Horgan

    Every vote matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 53:13


    Oh look, more ballots!

    Technically a majority

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 58:47


    It's back to speaker debates as the NDP claim one more seat. Plus two more elections and some federal politics.

    Deja Vu

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024


    It's another tie.

    The final stretch Election 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 75:25


    It's almost over! We take a look at the Conservative and Green platforms and the last news before polls close.

    Cadaverous

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024


    The big debate, oppo dumps and will the polls move

    A very mid election strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024


    A radio debate, an NDP platform and a raft of Conservative policies.

    John Rustad’s a Facebook uncle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024


    The election is officially on with dueling policies and oppo dumps. Plus continuing confidence motions in Ottawa.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024


    The NDP tacks right, a new rival emergences, BC United bailout and federal byelections.

    The Americanization of bcpoli

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 44:51


    Jen St Denis joins to discuss the BC Conservatives and Eby's carbon tax flip flop

    Musical chairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024


    Candidate shuffles, Green platforms and the federal confidence deal is dead. ft Shannon Waters

    Autodefenestration

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024


    Bye bye BC United, victory for MNP and the shards of our immigration consensus

    Nothing unites like political success

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024


    Best heard through your tinfoil hat

    Don’t tell people what you’re not

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024


    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.

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    Retconning Trudeau

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 60:07


    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

    It’s getting sad

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 49:11


    Reviving Liberalism and fundraising data

    A transit election

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024


    Multiplex compliance, translink funding plans, nomination news and Elections Canada eyes nomination processes.

    Friendship ended with Ottawa, now premiers are my new best friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 62:36


    David Eby goes on the anti-Ottawa tear, the BC Conservatives have a health plan and Trudeau loses a friend & cabinet Minister

    Trying to save the ship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024


    BC's two-way race, Greens gone wild, and Trudeau looks for ways to save his ship

    Done with Trudeau

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024


    The BC Greens lose an MLA and the federal Liberals lose a by-election.

    F the drivers, build some homes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024


    That latest to jump ship on BC United, shadow money and defamation cases over foreign interference allegations.

    May and Singh are the reasonable ones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 49:55


    BC United is a joke, as is the approach of the largest two federal parties when it comes to foreign interference allegations.

    A baker’s dozen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2024


    More defections provincially and more deception federally.

    We’re being led by a bunch of dorks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024


    United Conservative drama, a boring group of leaders, federal opposition jockeying and mandatory service is a bad idea

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