Articles tagged with: BC Liberal
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The political strategist Jonathan Ross discusses his new website CivicScene.ca, the surfeit of political websites and blogs covering municipal affairs in Vancouver, how the current mayor Gregor Robertson and his council are doing, the HST debate in British Columbia, and the Liberal Party of Canada under Michael Ignatieff.
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Vancouver Kensington BC Liberal candidate Syrus Lee discusses the provincial election and referendum camapign with Joseph Planta.
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BC Liberal supporter and former BC Green Party leader Christopher Bennett talks to Joseph Planta about the current provincial election and referendum campaign, as well as tonight’s leaders debate, Michael Ignatieff’s speech to the federal Liberal convention yesterday, and engaging young voters.
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Government and media relations consultant, and pundit Michael Geoghegan discusses the current provincial election and referendum campaign; topics covered include the Van Dongen affair, the high standard we seem to have for candidates, government lobbying, STV, and the high level of disinterest amongst voters.
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Former MLA Judi Tyabji, CEO of Tugboat Enterprises, returns to the program to talk to Joseph Planta about the current provincial election and referendum campaign; discussed include: the sense of disengagement amongst the electorate, the Liberals candidates problems, the NDP’s campaign, and STV, which she is not supporting.
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Veteran Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer joins Joseph Planta to discuss the current election and referendum campaign; the John Van Dongen story, the forthcoming television leaders debate, whether STV will pass, and the NDP’s lacklustre campaign thus far are discussed.
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Political blogger (Oldtown News) Jamie Lee Hamilton returns to the program after a four-year absence to discuss the current provincial election and referendum campaign, her support of Green candidate John Boychuk in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, STV, and more.
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CBC Radio One’s Mark Forsythe joins Joseph Planta to discuss the current provincial election and referendum campaigns, as well as the future of his program BC Almanac, and his 25th anniversary with the CBC.
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The 24 Hours paper’s Irwin Loy talks about the current provincial election and referendum campaigns, looking at the John Van Dongen situation, the NDP campaign stumbles, Ray Lam dropping out of the race, the carbon tax, and what to expect in some Vancouver ridings, with Joseph Planta.
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Dr. Mark Jaccard, a professor at Simon Fraser University’s School of Resource and Environmental Management and a former member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses the essay he contributed to the Thomas Homer-Dixon edited book Carbon Shift: How the Twin Crises of Oil Depletion and Climate Change Will Define the Future (Random House, 2009), as well as the current provincial election campaign especially the NDP’s plan to axe the carbon tax, with Joseph Planta.