Ep 01: Band-aids on gaping flesh wounds

In the first episode of PolitiCoast, Scott and Ian discuss the motivations for the podcast, the approval of the Pacific Northwest LNG project and the latest in the Vancouver housing story and efforts to regulate a solution. In their quick takes they discuss the fallout from the first US presidential debate, the Green Party of BC’s decision to no longer accept corporate or union donations, a Richmond city council policy to mandate English on bus shelter ads and the BC NDP’s announcement that it will campaign on a $10/day childcare program. Make sure to like PolitiCoast on Facebook, follow @PolitiCoastPod on Twitter and subscribe to the podcast. Links: Federal government approves liquefied natural gas project on BC coast with 190 conditions – CBC Why Trudeau and the oil industry are losing the pipeline battle – Maclean’s Vancouver’s housing-bubble risk unmatched on the planet says Swiss bank – CBC BC Liberals pass contentious foreign buyer tax into law – Vancouver Sun Empty home tax coming to Vancouver – CBC Vancouver considers new restrictions to curb Airbnb effect – The Globe and Mail Ep 00: The NAFTA Debate – PolitiCoast BC Green Party to refuse corporate and union donations – Times Columist Chinese bus-ted in Richmond: Now English language also required at city bus shelters, on benches – Vancouver Sun NDP leader John Horgan proposes $10-a-day childcare if elected – CKNW