thePodcast: Political football in Vancouver

For the week of Dec. 14, 2025:  This week on thePodcast: Political football in Vancouver.  With six months to go, city hall’s FIFA World Cup 26 managers showed off the $24 million Killarney Park training pitch where visiting teams will prepare for B.C. Place Stadium matches. It was their first major news conference since Vancouver became a host city in mid-2022.  With less than a year until the next civic election, Mayor Ken Sim’s ABC majority city council voted to slap a $10 tax on freedom of information requests, leading critics to wonder what they’re trying to hide.  Meanwhile, Sim […]