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Your source for news, opinion and analysis about British Columbia issues, institutions and influencers.

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April 14, 2024 • 00:38:55
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thePodcast: After testifying at the foreign interference inquiry, Kenny Chiu's perspective on the Hogue Commission

For the week of April 14, 2024: The spring phase of public hearings in the Foreign Interference Inquiry is over.  The climax came April...

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April 07, 2024 • 00:32:01
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thePodcast: MMA panel puts 2024's first quarter under the microscope

For the week of April 7, 2024: The MMA panel returns to thePodcast to wrap-up the first quarter of 2024 and look ahead to...

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March 31, 2024 • 00:27:42
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thePodcast: Trudeau Liberal Online Harms bill fraught with problems, says ex-publisher, broadcast regulator

For the week of March 31, 2024: Peter Menzies, senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, says protecting children is a legitimate goal of the...

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March 24, 2024 • 00:29:59
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thePodcast: Rush to solve housing crisis with more density, less democracy a recipe for failure

For the week of March 17, 2024: Rather than solve the affordable housing crisis, David Ley predicts pro-development politicians like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,...

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March 17, 2024 • 00:24:16
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thePodcast: Gaelic sports thriving in Canada

For the week of March 17, 2024: A special St. Patrick’s Day edition of thePodcast, with guest Kerry Mortimer, the chair of Gaelic Games...

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March 10, 2024 • 00:32:02
thePodcast: Victoria lawyer alarmed by antisemitism in B.C.'s capital

thePodcast: Victoria lawyer alarmed by antisemitism in B.C.'s capital

For the week of March 10, 2024:  Where is the line between speech people hate to hear and hate speech? Do hundreds of protesters...

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