Emergency Pod: BC United suspends campaign + BC Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC.🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico holds an emergency podcast as BC United suspends its campaign. Mike is joined by long-time BC Liberal Kim Haakstad (former deputy chief of staff to Christy Clark) to discuss BC United leader Kevin Falcon’s unprecedented decision to suspend the party’s campaign.   Reaction to the joint news conference held by BC Conservative leader John Rustad and Falcon.Then the regular podcast includes Mike’s 1:1 interview with BC Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau where she discusses her personal backstory, outlines the party’s approach and priorities, where the party is at with candidate nominations, election strategy, ridings to watch, and what she considers to be success at 10pm on election night.In the strategy suite (recorded August 27), Mike is joined by guests Andrea Reimer (former Vancouver City Councillor) and Jordan Bateman (VP of the ICBA and former head of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation in BC).  Mike, Andrea, and Jordan discuss the Province’s budget situation, reflections on the Sonia Furstenau interview and where the Greens fit into the provincial election landscape, and recent polling from the BC Chamber of Commerce on the state of the race.So... Welcome to Hotel Pacifico. We’re your 5-star podcast destination for B.C. politicos. Hosts Mike McDonald and Kate Hammer provide insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. Plus, our weekly segments #StrategySuite with Geoff Meggs + #MiniBar!Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.