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PolitiCoast
Ian Bushfield & Scott de Lange Boom
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.
- 51 minutes 39 secondsSeven Liberals Enter, One Will Leave as Prime Minister
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.
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- 7 Liberal leadership candidates say they’ve submitted nomination papers as deadline passes | CBC News
- Karina Gould pitches policies as she officially enters race for Liberal leadership
- ‘Canadians have lost trust in our party,’ Liberal leadership hopeful says while taking a swipe at Trudeau | CBC NewsThe Next Generation of the Liberal Party of Canada – Karina Gould
- Liberal leadership launches: Freeland pledges tariff fight, Gould pitches carbon tax freeze – National | Globalnews.ca
- Freeland would scrap capital gains tax changes if elected Liberal leader: source | CBC News
- Party Renewal Plan | Leadership Campaign
- Trump reiterates Feb. 1 tariff deadline, muddying timeline for trade action – POLITICO
- Trump tells World Economic Forum U.S. doesn’t need Canadian oil, gas, autos or lumber
- If Trump tariffs Canada, Trudeau backs ‘dollar-for-dollar’ matching response – National | Globalnews.ca
- Ford tells LCBO to clear U.S. booze from shelves if Trump imposes tariffs | Globalnews.ca
- B.C. could stop buying U.S. alcohol in response to Trump tariffs, premier says | Globalnews.ca
- Ottawa has done nothing to actually seize millions from Russian oligarch | CBC News
- Canada’s immigration department cutting 3,300 jobs, prompting concerns over backlogs and processing times
- Short-term rental registry will deliver more homes, ensure hosts follow rules
- Final report of foreign interference inquiry to be made public next Tuesday
- Doug Ford planning to call Ontario election next Wednesday: source | CBC News
Official Websites of the Candidates (other than Ruby Dhalla, who does not appear to have one)
25 January 2025, 3:57 am - Seven Liberals Enter, One Will Leave as Prime Minister
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- 7 Liberal leadership candidates say they’ve submitted nomination papers as deadline passes | CBC News
- Karina Gould pitches policies as she officially enters race for Liberal leadership
- ‘Canadians have lost trust in our party,’ Liberal leadership hopeful says while taking a swipe at Trudeau | CBC NewsThe Next Generation of the Liberal Party of Canada – Karina Gould
- Liberal leadership launches: Freeland pledges tariff fight, Gould pitches carbon tax freeze – National | Globalnews.ca
- Freeland would scrap capital gains tax changes if elected Liberal leader: source | CBC News
- Party Renewal Plan | Leadership Campaign
- Trump reiterates Feb. 1 tariff deadline, muddying timeline for trade action – POLITICO
- Trump tells World Economic Forum U.S. doesn’t need Canadian oil, gas, autos or lumber
- If Trump tariffs Canada, Trudeau backs ‘dollar-for-dollar’ matching response – National | Globalnews.ca
- Ford tells LCBO to clear U.S. booze from shelves if Trump imposes tariffs | Globalnews.ca
- B.C. could stop buying U.S. alcohol in response to Trump tariffs, premier says | Globalnews.ca
- Ottawa has done nothing to actually seize millions from Russian oligarch | CBC News
- Canada’s immigration department cutting 3,300 jobs, prompting concerns over backlogs and processing times
- Short-term rental registry will deliver more homes, ensure hosts follow rules
- Final report of foreign interference inquiry to be made public next Tuesday
- Doug Ford planning to call Ontario election next Wednesday: source | CBC News
Official Websites of the Candidates (other than Ruby Dhalla, who does not appear to have one)
25 January 2025, 3:49 am - 1 hour 16 secondsLiberal’s last gasp
Candidates drop left, right and centre (mostly the latter two) from the leadership race. Now only Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland remain as everyone seems to take their sweet time. Well, there are a few others expressing interest but TBD if they make the cutoff. And this all comes as the provincial and federal governments find strategize to manage the incoming Trump administration’s tariff threats.
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- Mark Carney
- Freeland to announce Liberal leadership bid within the next week
- Liberal leadership race: Field of candidates narrows in the race to replace Justin Trudeau
- Cape Breton MP Jaime Battiste seeks to launch Liberal leadership campaign | CBC News
- Jaime Battiste letter of interest
- Trudeau won’t remove Liberal candidate for racist, sexist social media posts | CBC News
- ‘EI kind of folks’: Cape Breton MP criticized for comment about Atlantic Canadians
- Christy Clark out
- Field of contenders for Liberal leadership narrows as MPs throw support to Freeland and Carney – The Globe and Mail
- François-Philippe Champagne out
- Steven MacKinnon becomes latest cabinet minister to decline run for Liberal leadership – The Globe and Mail
- Anita Anand out
- Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland would scrap consumer carbon tax if elected Liberal leader, sources say
- Liberals prefer Mark Carney over Chrystia Freeland as next leader, poll suggests
- Federal Politics: Liberal Party Leadership – Leger
- Endorsement tracker: Sorbara, Chatel, Weiler, Chahal and Morrissey throw their support behind Carney | iPolitics
- 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election Endorsements – Wikipedia
- Liberal Party of Canada announces Leadership Expense Rules
- Ford says Canada must come first as Smith breaks with premiers on Trump retaliation | CBC News
- Prime Minister to hold Cabinet retreat focused on defending Canadian interests and strengthening Canada-U.S. relations
- B.C. provides economic assessment of Trump’s tariff threat
- $1,000 grocery rebate cheques may be on chopping block – Victoria Times Colonist
- Economic growth, protecting public services key focus of cabinet mandate
- Executive Council and Parliamentary Secretaries of B.C. – Province of British Columbia
18 January 2025, 12:56 am - 1 hour 8 minutesTrudover
The race is on to potentially be the shortest serving Prime Minister in Canadian history after Justin Trudeau announced his intention to resign following an abbreviated Liberal leadership race and a prorogation of Parliament. Meanwhile, the BC Conservatives are literally relitigating the last BC election.
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- Read Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation speech in full | CBC News
- Trudeau says abandoning electoral reform is his biggest regret. Here’s how it happened | CBC News
- NDP source says voters can expect an ‘unfiltered’ Singh in election campaign | CBC News
- CRA to continue with capital tax changes despite prorogation: finance department
- Liberal Party of Canada announces date of leadership vote
- Liberals say no changes coming for leadership race, despite risk of foreign interference | CBC News
- Charles Tupper – Wikipedia
- Businessman and former Grit MP Baylis first out of the gate to announce bid for Liberal leadership – The Hill Times
- Chandra Arya – For Prime Minister of Canada
- https://x.com/aryacanada/status/1877369746963968081
- Liberal backbencher vows to dump the monarchy if elected leader | CBC News
- Christy Clark preparing to announce bid for Liberal leadership: ‘we’re ready to go’
- Chrystia Freeland, Mark Carney poised to enter Liberal leadership race – The Globe and Mail
- Steve MacKinnon maybe https://x.com/gray_mackenzie/status/1877024375200735495
- Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc won’t run for Liberal Party leader – The Globe and Mail
- His Letter: https://x.com/DLeBlancNB/status/1877008016723071041?s=19
- Ottawa preparing response to threatened U.S. tariffs as Donald Trump ramps up attacks on Canada
- Doug Ford pitches energy alliance with the U.S. to avert trade war with Donald Trump
- Carbon tax ‘needs to be re-examined’ now that Trudeau’s done, say Liberal MPs
- B.C. Conservatives call for review of 2024 election, claiming ‘irregularities’ in voting | CBC News
- Conservative candidate plans to ask court to overturn result in Surrey-Guildford
Img credit: Prime Minister’s Office
11 January 2025, 3:59 am - 1 hour 1 minuteThis government’s time is up (and new year’s predictions)
We’re back to score our 2024 predictions, make some for 2025 and catch up on the latest federal political drama.
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Prime Minister announces changes to the Ministry
Former Liberal cabinet minister Marco Mendicino not seeking re-election | CBC News
Quebec Liberal caucus wants Trudeau to resign: sources | CBC News
Atlantic Liberal caucus calls for Trudeau to step down as leader | CBC News
Ontario Liberal MPs want Justin Trudeau to step down: sources | CBC News
Jagmeet Singh’s letter to Canadians « Canada’s NDP
Conservatives to move non-confidence motion against Liberal government in the new year | CBC News
Pierre Poilievre writes to Mary Simon
Government of Canada announces extension of 2024 charitable donations to February 28, 2025
Opinion | The joke is over for the leader of the Rhinoceros Party of Canada
4 January 2025, 4:36 am - 1 hour 10 minutesTrudeau’s final chapter
A bombshell resignation by Chrystia Freeland has turbocharged the likelihood we’re witnessing the final days of Justin Trudeau’s Prime Ministership. Plus the BC NDP and Greens sign a new confidence and supply agreement. We also get a peak at the province and country’s finances. And another byelection goes badly for the Liberals.
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- Sean Fraser to leave federal cabinet as PMO pushes to add Mark Carney | CBC News
- Trudeau says he won’t quit but will reflect on events in wake of Freeland’s resignation – The Globe and Mail
- Chrystia Freeland’s letter
- Dominic LeBlanc sworn in as finance minister in wake of Chrystia Freeland’s exit – The Globe and Mail
- ‘Why would I box myself in?’: Singh on why he won’t commit to helping bring Trudeau’s gov’t down, yet
- Premier’s statement on agreement with BC Greens
- Agreement in Principle [pdf]
- Fairy Creek closer to permanent protection | The Narwhal
- BC fiscal update
- B.C.’s projected deficit grows again to $9.4 billion in latest fiscal update | CBC News
- 2024 Fall Economic Statement: “Reducing Everyday Costs and Raising Wages”
- First Nations leaders blast feds for attributing deficit overrun to Indigenous legal claims | CBC News
- Election Night Results – Electoral Districts
20 December 2024, 5:30 am - 48 minutes 33 secondsConservative Caucus Cracks
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.
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- Rift in B.C. Conservative caucus deepens as MLA defies party leader | CBC News
- BC Conservative MLA accused of being a Manchurian candidate, Rustad defends free speech amongst caucus
- Canadian premiers urge strong response to Trump tariff threat, minister says | Reuters
- Eby says ‘nothing’s off the table’ in responding to Trump’s tariff threats
- Premier David Eby vows accountability after Small Business BC bankruptcy
- Small Business BC files for bankruptcy
- B.C. announces 9 new wind projects to power equivalent of 500,000 homes | CBC News
- Wind energy in B.C. now exempt from environmental assessment | The Narwhal
- Trudeau’s office at odds with Finance Minister Freeland over GST holiday, $250 cheques, sources say – The Globe and Mail
- Trudeau makes fresh bid to recruit Mark Carney amid tensions with Freeland – The Globe and Mail
- GST holiday would cost Ottawa $2.7-billion if provinces with HST asked for compensation, PBO says – The Globe and Mail
- The GST/HST holiday begins Saturday | CBC News
- 2024 Fall Economic Statement: Making it easier for homeowners to build secondary suites – Canada.ca
- Freeland doesn’t commit to meeting her own deficit target in fall economic statement – Lacombe Express
14 December 2024, 11:21 pm - 54 minutes 44 secondsHe posts and we deal with it
Health issues for NDP MLAs and MPs. Polling suggests the GST holiday lands with a thud. Foreign interference in the Conservative Party. Trudeau meets with Trump and looks at further immigration and gun control reforms.
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- Children and Family Development Minister Grace Lore steps down to undergo cancer treatment | CBC News
- NDP MP Randall Garrison to step down due to health reasons – The Globe and Mail
- Canadian Politics: December 2024 – Leger
- Agents of Indian government interfered in Patrick Brown’s Conservative leadership campaign: sources | CBC News
- Patrick Brown says Indian diplomat made an ‘angry’ call to his Conservative campaign chair | CBC News
- So how did Trudeau and Trump’s dinner meeting go? Here’s what we know | CBC News
- Canada promised helicopters, more border security in a bid to get Trump to walk back tariff plan – The Globe and Mail
- Poilievre calls for asylum seeker cap, border plan as U.S. tariff threat looms
- Provinces support defense spending call
- Ottawa plans clamp down on foreign jobs-for-sale scam, and asylum reforms – The Globe and Mail
- Immigration minister says private refugee sponsorship pause an ‘unfortunate reality’ – The Globe and Mail
- Canada pulls refugee welcome mat, launches ads warning asylum claims hard | Reuters
- Liberal government adds hundreds of firearm models to list of banned weapons | CBC News
- Trudeau government adds hundreds more assault-style weapons to its gun ban
7 December 2024, 12:37 am - 1 hour 13 minutesEp 400 – Eby must wait rebate
David Eby’s new cabinet is sworn in. John Rustad bestows opposition roles. But the legislature won’t meet till February. Federally, we have a GST holiday and $250 gift from Trudeau, if Singh will agree to the terms. And Trump threatens Canada and Mexico with 25% tariffs on everything.
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- New Chief of staff
- New cabinet ready to deliver on the priorities of British Columbians
- All NDP MLAs receive a new title, and all but one get a raise
- BC Conservative shadow cabinet revealed | Radio NL – Kamloops News
- New Abbotsford West MLA remains on school board
- Van Popta to juggle duties as MLA, and Langley Township councillor
- Dropped candidate Damon Scrase now caucus comms staffer
- B.C. legislature won’t sit until February, as fall sitting scrapped | Globalnews.ca
- Boissonnault out of cabinet after shifting claims about Indigenous heritage | CBC News
- Liberal candidate in B.C. byelection seeks Métis membership after identity questioned
- Government tables legislation to put more money in your pocket – Canada.ca
- Trudeau government to send $250 cheques to most people, slash GST on some goods | CBC News
- Liberals table GST holiday legislation, putting $250 rebate on backburner
- Trudeau holiday relief package in peril? NDP want changes, as House stalemate persists
- Freeland says the two-month GST holiday is meant to tackle the ‘vibecession’
- Rob Shaw: B.C. facing calls to match GST exemption with PST holiday break
- Quebec, New Brunswick, PEI raise concerns about compensation for lost tax revenue after Trudeau’s GST cut – The Globe and Mail
- 2 premiers ask Ottawa to cover provincial cost of proposed tax holiday | CBC News
- Trudeau meets with the premiers as Trump ramps up his threats against Canada | CBC News
- Trump, Sheinbaum discuss migration in Mexico amid tariff threat
- Nova Scotia PCs secure supermajority government with re-election win | CBC News
- Impact of the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan on Canada’s Housing Gap
- Elections chief proposes rule changes to discourage ‘longest ballot’ protests | CBC News
30 November 2024, 1:36 am - 50 minutes 17 secondsThe election is finally over
We remember John Horgan, look back at the final judicial recount results and preview an upcoming federal byelection. Plus labour strife for Trudeau, Singh promises to cut the GST on essentials, Liberal & Conservative bickering over housing grants and a cap on oil & gas emissions.
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- Former B.C. premier John Horgan dies following battle with cancer | Globalnews.ca
- Surrey-Guildford Judicial Recount Complete | Elections BC
- Kelowna Centre Judicial Recount Complete | Elections BC
- Prince George-Mackenzie Judicial Recount Complete | Elections BC
- Prime Minister announces by-election in Cloverdale—Langley City
- B.C. ports lockout: Union says it will challenge Ottawa’s intervention | Vancouver Sun
- Canada Post workers give 72-hour notice to strike as company warns of financial impact | CBC News
- Canada Post to launch chequing and savings account with Koho – BNN Bloomberg
- Singh’s NDP commits to lower monthly costs by taking the taxes off life’s essentials
- Conservative MPs frustrated after Poilievre bars them from promoting housing fund: sources | CBC News
- Ottawa to require oil, gas companies to cut carbon emissions by one-third – National | Globalnews.ca
- ‘I’m pissed’: Alberta premier, oil and gas industry slam Ottawa’s new emissions cap | Globalnews.ca
- Oil and gas sector greenhouse gas pollution cap – Canada.ca
Image credit: flickr BC Gov Photos
16 November 2024, 4:23 am - 53 minutes 13 secondsEvery vote mattersOh look, more ballots!9 November 2024, 12:08 am
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