thePodcast: Political intrigue, from B.C. to Beijing

For the week of Jan. 11, 2026:  The first regular edition of thePodcast of 2026 is anything but regular. It’s a two-for-one. First, at 01:20, China expert Charles Burton explains why British Columbians should be concerned about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trade mission to Beijing, where he will meet the world’s most-powerful dictator, Xi Jinping.  Burton is the author of “The Beaver and the Dragon: How China Out-Manoeuvred Canada’s Diplomacy, Security and Sovereignty.” Then, at 23:35, New Westminster Coun. Daniel Fontaine kicks-off theBreaker.news coverage of B.C.’s 2026 municipal elections. Fontaine is running for the mayoralty in the Royal City in […]