Location:
Canada
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Description:
A Canadian politics podcast from the West Coast.
Twitter:
@politicoastpod
Language:
English
Website:
http://politicoast.ca/
Email:
podcast@politicoast.ca
Episodes
Should Be Digging Up
10/10/2025
A bevy of bills get introduced in the BC Legislature, Rustad’s caucus troubles continue and Carney changes his signature legislation. Links BC Legislature Bills:
Duration:01:03:35
Pipeline purity tests
10/3/2025
As the Legislature returns, the Conservative infighting continues. Alberta wants a pipeline and the federal NDP race has contestants.
Duration:01:11:29
Our first zoomer leader
9/26/2025
John Rustad surives, kind of, Emily Lowan wins and Mark Carney takes on the post office
Duration:01:06:25
This party contains dead people
9/19/2025
People are dying to vote in Rustad's leadership review.
Duration:00:50:24
Only Moe can go to China
9/12/2025
Will the real BC Greens please stand up?
Duration:00:47:25
Fast-track the office to build the things
9/5/2025
Politics is warming up with strikes, calls to end the temporary foreign worker program and a hint at coming major projects
Duration:01:02:47
Ben Woodfinden
8/29/2025
Ben Woodfinden, former Communications Director for Pierre Poilievre comes on the pod to discuss the 2025 election and the state of Canadian conservativism. Links
Duration:00:53:01
Green Party Leadership Interviews
8/22/2025
We interview the candidates to lead the BC Green Party Emily Lowan, Adam Bremner-Akins and Jonathan Kerr. Find out why they are running and what is their vision for the BC Green Party and the Province. Links Official Campaign Websites: Emily Lowan Adam Bremner-Akins Jonathan Kerr Referenced polls: British Columbians Back Mandatory Voting and Spring […]
Duration:01:12:49
The Greens’ Choice
8/16/2025
Ryan Clayton joins the pod to discuss the BC Green Party leadership race and couple consequential court decisions. Links
Duration:01:06:28
Blue Grit Honeymoon
8/8/2025
David Moscrop joins the pod to discuss 100 days of Carney. What does the three and a third months since the election tell us about what kind of PM Mark Carney is and what does it mean for the future of Canada. Links
Duration:00:55:54
Let’s nuke Oak Bay
7/25/2025
A mining rescue operation, ultimatums for Oak Bay & West Van, an even bigger ballot and First Ministers meet.
Duration:00:54:07
Feet in the file
7/18/2025
A cabine shuffle, a drug decision flip-flop and Poilievre's struggle for relevancy
Duration:00:55:55
The first rule of the BC Green Leadership race is don’t talk about the BC Green Leadership race
7/11/2025
BC Greens & fed NDP get their leadership races going, events will need risk assessments and tariffs are back on the menu
Duration:00:53:00
Quote-unquote blackmail
6/28/2025
Non-political blackmail, political ferries and unprecedented NATO spending
Duration:01:00:28
“Blackmail”
6/28/2025
Rustad didn't mean to politicize "blackmail", ferry fiascos and NATO spending
Duration:00:55:14
Henry VIII Clauses
6/21/2025
BC Conservatives make blackmail accusations, the Liberals infrastructure bill moves ahead and the G7 concludes
Duration:00:55:14
One More BC Party
6/15/2025
The independent Conservative MLAs start a new party, but only some of them. Plus the NDP has ferry troubles again. Meanwhile in Ottawa, Carney takes a page from BC’s Bill 15 as questions pile up about what is his foreign policy. Links
Duration:00:58:18
It’s not 2015 anymore
6/6/2025
Procedural shenanigans and strong armed bills in the House of Commons
Duration:01:01:43
The Canadian King’s Speech
5/31/2025
The BC Legislature rises for the summer, just as the House of Commons gets back underway
Duration:00:58:18
Sovereignty by any other name
5/23/2025
BC hires then fires a DTES czar, Carney releases the mandate letter to rule them all and Danielle Smith plays with fire
Duration:00:59:01