Ep 77: Horgan blocks World Cup bid

John Horgan’s NDP effectively killed Vancouver’s chance to be a part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Was it an epic save or an own goal? Then we follow up last week’s conversation with a look at the results of the Ontario PC leadership contest. It was a mess and Doug Ford won. Check out Ian’s new podcast: Cambie Report, coming soon to cover Vancouver municipal politics! Check out our 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 Segment 1: At least we won’t have World Cup Riots Vancouver loses World Cup bid after BCNDP waffling Chicago also pulls out From the Backline episode 220 for soccer fan analysis (discussion starts at 43m20s) Mike Smyth and Jon McComb think it was the right decision Segment 2: A Wynne for Ford Nation at 11m32s We didn’t actually put any links in our script, we just wrote “Doug Ford huh” Quick Takes at 21m45s Andrew Weaver proposes lowering voting age to 16 in BC BC’s basic income pilot won’t happen until at least 2020 Competing Kinder Morgan protests (note CBC’s clarification) Joe Arvay appointed to dilbit reference case Alberta minister calls BC “shitheads” and apologizes Singh under fire for attending Sikh separatist rally in 2015 #bestofbcpoli at 35m07s A sure sign that spring has returned to Victoria, the Green leader has been spotted in his summer plumage #bcpoli https://t.co/2jRHqNfxSk — Shannon Waters (@sobittersosweet) March 11, 2018 After 5.1π years of neglect in BC, we’re working hard to turn it π radians. ? Happy #PiDay. #bcpoli #SorryNotSorry — Bowinn Ma (@BowinnMa) March 15, 2018