Ep 76: What the heck Ontario?

John Michael McGrath of TVO’s The Agenda on Politics joins us to break down what the heck has been going on in Ontario politics for the past couple weeks as we careen toward the Ontario PC Leadership race this weekend. Then BC Today’s Shannon Waters talks about what it’s like covering the BC Legislature and she sticks around to run through our gamut of quick takes. We have a new partner! BC Today is a brand new daily newsletter dedicated exclusively to BC Politics. Sign up for a free two-week trial and listen to the episode for your code for 25% off of a subscription if you decide to continue. Start your trial at britishcolumbiatoday.ca Links Ian’s Vancouver Municipal Election Candidate spreadsheet Segment 1: Ontario politics with John Michael McGrath Subscribe to The Agenda on Politics Follow @jm_mcgrath Segment 2: Covering the BC Legislature with Shannon Waters at 35m02s Subscribe to BC Today Follow @BCTodayOfficial and @sobittersosweet Quick takes at 1h07m23s Former Burns Lake mayor faces 24 charges for sex-related crimes Jasper Atwal press conference Gary Mason profiles US environmental connections to Kinder Morgan protests and some background on the source for the story Alberta threatens to cut off BC’s oil & gas supply Trump throws steel tariffs around #bestofbcpoli 1h37m34s Open Justin’s tweet to see the full thread they laugh but i’m actually sketching out a bracket of ndp consultations this is a cry for help pic.twitter.com/EjYub8WH6d — Justin McElroy (@j_mcelroy) March 8, 2018 NDP: We’re forming committees to study dozens of things. “You study too much! Take action!” NDP: Okay here’s a bunch of new taxes to deal with affordability. “No! You need to think things through!” Welcome to government, NDP. #bcpoli — Ryan Clayton (@ItsRyanClayton) March 9, 2018