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The Govern...This!? Podcast
by CJ - Political Inquisitor
A political podcast for non-political people. Asking the simple & ignorant questions about our country (Canada) and government from a raw and accessible perspective.
Episodes
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Economics: The Most Complex Man Made System – Part Two (GT023B)
An in depth and broken down look at economics and the economy; and some of the building blocks that are involved in this extremely complex and seldom understood ‘Man Made’ system. “For us to break out of the current business, government lock on things, there has to be a change in consciousness to...
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Economics: The Most Complex Man Made System – Part One (GT023A)
An in depth and broken down look at economics and the economy; and some of the building blocks that are involved in this extremely complex and seldom understood ‘Man Made’ system. “For us to break out of the current business, government lock on things, there has to be a change in consciousness to...
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Becoming a Citizen, Understanding Privilege and the Dissolving of Our Rights and Freedoms – with ‘Citizen Luke’ (GT022)
Luke is a 4-year old Canadian Citizen that came to Canada from Australia. We talk about his background, his journey to citizenship and the process all immigrants must go through. “Thanks for the immigration, and thanks for the weed… and you know… you can take back everything else that you did….”…
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BC Employees Organize and Fight for Freedom – Meet Philip Davidson and the ‘BC Public Service Employees for Freedom’ (BCPSEF – GT021)
“The BCPSEF stands for Medical privacy and bodily autonomy and for workers fundamental employment rights.” – Philip Davidson “…You know, I don’t know if we’ll get there… but if we kind of allow this sort of thing to happen, or we accept this as normal, or ok, then we’ve lost something important…
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‘Courage Is Contagious’: Neophyte Politician, Non-Compliance Advocate, and Courage Guru – Meet Jeremy MacKenzie, Former 2021 PPC Candidate (GT020)
An hour with Jeremy MacKenzie will have you delving into: How to Run in a Federal Election when you’re not a Politician Non-Compliance and His Pandemic Tipping Point Biggest Lie: “That you can’t make a difference.” Masks: “I just say No!… They’re a symbol of the loss of our free speech!” Getting...
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‘The Line in the Sand’: With Andrew Veness of Action4Canada (GT019)
An encouraging chat with Andrew Veness, a volunteer for Action4Canada. We cover a few things including the following: Action 4 Canada: Who they are and what they’re doing Legal Resources: Such as ‘Notice of Liability’ for schools and employers Federal Election:Why are we surprised? The VaxPass…
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‘We Can’t Be Passive’: With John Randal Phipps (PPC Victoria Candidate, at the Sept.1 Rally – GT018)
A quick chat with PPC Victoria Candidate John Randal Phipps after the Sept 1 rally. He addresses ‘Lies and Fraud’, being ‘Ferocious Canadians’, and even the challenge to put our personal hobbies on hold as this is a time to fight for our freedoms. (Note: at 2:35, I meant to say “the rally on Wed”...
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Are They Overreaching? (BC Gov. Protest and Important Coming Events – GT017)
A quick chat with organizer Joelle when I stop off at a Rally at the Legislature in Victoria, BC on Wed Aug.25. I learn about the Canadian Frontline Nurses and their GLOBAL STRIKE/Protest on Sept. 1st., and the WorldWide Rally Sept. 18/19. As well as the below resources, which we should all look...
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They Sue the Government for Your Rights and Freedoms – With Lawyer Marty Moore (GT016)
“Rights and Freedoms”… in Canada and throughout COVID?… We actually Do Have them! And Justice Centre Lawyer Marty Moore brings it all to light here. This was a fun and really important conversation – and the urgency of becoming informed and aware becomes more evident as we cover such topics and...
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The 2021 GT ReBoot – GT015
A little reboot rundown on what to expect in upcoming episodes – an expansion on the original podcast. Hope you enjoyed this episode and thanks for listening. Until next time… Stay Curious – CJ 🙂 *If you like what you hear and you think it’s important, please share it with as many people as you...
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Esquimalt Council’s Tim Morrison on the 2019 Canadian Federal Election – GT014
It was great to sit down with Esquimalt City Council member Tim Morrison the other day. We chatted about his extensive and interesting resume; what led him to be on city council; how he views his role as a city council member; and the upcoming 2019 federal election and how it affects local...
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First Trip to the Legislature with my Pal Dylan MacCannell – GT013
In this episode my buddy Dylan and I talk about our first experience of going to see Parliament in Session at the BC Legislature. Photos on the Blog (sorry they don't show on the apps, so if you want to see him go to http://www.governthis.ca): Dylan on the left: Cleaned up... and on the right…
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BC’s Referendum on Electoral Reform with Prof. Daniel Westlake – GT012
So here we are in the middle of a very important Referendum in BC where many people either don't know about it or are confused. If you do know what's generally going on I'll bet you're missing a few key bits of information that Daniel brings to light here. We got into the details of the…
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BC’s Electoral Reform with Prof. Daniel Westlake – GT011
This is the follow up episode with Professor Daniel Westlake where we talk more in depth about what is going on in BC and our own Electoral Reform. Daniel Westlake is a Professor from the University of Victoria who teaches Electoral Reform. Check out the prequel where we get into the details of...
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Electoral Reform with Prof. Daniel Westlake – GT010
British Columbia is in the midst of Electoral Reform with a referendum coming this fall. I was able to track down Daniel Westlake, a Political Science professor who teaches the subject and he agreed to sit down and give me the low down. In this episode we focus on what Electoral Reform is all…
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How Canada Got Started with Nathan Walsh – GT009
OK... Montreal turned 375 this year... and Canada turned 150... what's going on... why is Montreal so much older, and what was happening before Canada became Canada? These are the few questions that started me down a road that I think will last for many sporadic episodes in the future. I'm so...
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Bob Warwick: on Managing a Provincial MLA Campaign to Working with the Greens between Elections – GT008
Bob Warwick and I take a few moments to sit down and talk about what it was like for him to manage BC Green Candidate Dr. Chris Maxwell's campaign during the 2017 Provincial Election in BC. Then we get into what goes on with political parties between elections and what it's like being a part of...
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Elections: From Campaign Start to Elected Government with Andrew Reeve – GT007
Andrew Reeve returns to talk about elections and what happens on either side of one. Starting from when the campaigning begins as the Writ is Dropped and the current Government is dissolved, to what happens on election day and how to follow it. Then we get into our current 2017 BC Election and…
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Running ‘Independent’ at 21 with Jordan Templeman – GT006
It was a refreshing to sit down and chat with Independent Candidate and 21 year old Political Science student Jordan Templeman. I enjoyed hearing his well considered thoughts on all the major issues, the major political parties and his experience so far running in this election. It was…
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Voting & Political Insights with Andrew Reeve – GT005
This chat with Andrew was really fun and I learned a ton! He is great at explaining things and has quite the resume which he skims through during our chat. Andrew is a Political Science graduate from the University of Victoria who works in the Whip's Office at the Legislature. He is also…
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Running Green with Dr. Chris Maxwell – GT004
I had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with scientist Dr. Chris Maxwell, who has taken a quick turn from the science world to see what the political spectrum has to offer as the BC Green Party Candidate for the Victoria-Swan Lake riding. We start off talking about this switch and the...
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“Municipal Government” with City Councillor Jeremy Loveday – GT003
In this episode I got to sit down with Victoria City Councillor Jeremy Loveday. I found it pretty enlightening how the city runs itself, and our level of input or lack thereof (which is on us), not to mention how his job has a very minimal 'actual' job description. We cover a bunch of ground,...
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The Basics of Voting (BC Provincial Election) – GT002
I'm back with Ryan Steele from the first episode - he works at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Senior Systems Analyst, and in this episode we talk about the basics of the current system of voting for the provincial government here in BC. The next BC election takes place in May -...
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The Provincial Structure – GT001
Ryan Steele works at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Senior Systems Analyst. His time there has allowed him to get a good understanding of how the provincial government is set up. He lays out the structure of the provincial government, giving a good basis for me to start from....
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A political podcast for non-political people. Asking the simple & ignorant questions about our country (Canada) and government from a raw and accessible perspective.
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CJ - Political Inquisitor
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