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EPISODE · Mar 8, 2025 · 52 MIN

A budget about nothing

from PolitiCoast · host Leg-in-Boot Media

Listen, we were mad at John Horgan for years for continually making big announcements on Fridays after we'd recorded. So now it's our turn to be mad at John Rustad and the BC Conservatives for their caucus implosion that happened after we recorded this latest episode. But we still had lots to talk about with David Eby's first budget since the election, the BC Conservative AGM and the state of the ongoing tariff trade war with the USA.LinksBC BudgetHistory on Olympic Village school announcementsPremier announces new measures to defend B.C. from Trump tariffs John Rustad Free Trade and Mobility within Canada ActJudy Toor Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Strategy ActThe BC Conservative AGM Was Rowdy. But Rustad Flexed Power | The TyeeTories reject former B.C. cabinet minister Mike de Jong as federal election candidate | CBC NewsAnita Huberman rejected from Tory nomination in Surrey Centre - Peace Arch NewsTrump delays tariffs on some goods from Canada, Mexico for 1 month - National | Globalnews.caOttawa agrees with provinces to act fast to topple internal trade barriers - The Globe and MailTrudeau announces $37B in child care deals with 11 provinces and territories | CBC NewsOttawa announces locations for first three Arctic military hubsLiberals face challenge of securing the vote while keeping leadership race accessible | CBC NewsMark Carney says he's begun the process of renouncing Irish, U.K. citizenship | CBC NewsPhoto: Flickr/BCGovPhotos

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

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