Articles tagged with: BC
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Political strategist Jonathan Ross, of TDH Strategies, talked with Joseph Planta about the current Liberal leadership race.
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Harbour Publishing’s Howard White joined Joseph Planta to talk about Raincoast Chronicles Fourth Five, which he’s edited, a large collection of stories, poems and articles on British Columbia identity, culture, and history.
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Noted historian and bestselling author Jean Barman talked with Joseph Planta about her latest book Stanley Park’s Secret: The Forgotten Families of Whoi Whoi, Kanaka Ranch and Brockton Point (Harbour, 2005), a fascinating book about inhabitants of the park who were displaced in order to create the constructed ideal of an urban oasis.
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Joseph Planta has a neat conversation with the sports columnist and author Jim Taylor, who has edited a new book, The Best of Jim Coleman: Fifty Years of Canadian Sport from the Man Who Saw it All (Harbour, 2005). It’s a collection of the legendary Coleman’s classic columns representing a remarkable look back at Canada and the sports that the country watched.
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Former broadcaster Jack Bennest talked with Joseph Planta about his radio days, from taking night courses at BCIT, to CKOK in the Okanagan, to CJOR and CKNW in Vancouver. As well, he shared some stories about knowing and working with Pat Burns, Jack Webster, Erwin Swangard, and more. Bennest is also the proprietor of http://www.bcradiohistory.com, a remarkable repository of radio’s past. Former broadcaster Jack Bennest talked with Joseph Planta about his radio days, from taking night courses at BCIT, to CKOK in the Okanagan, to CJOR and CKNW in Vancouver. As well, he shared some stories about knowing and working with Pat Burns, Jack Webster, Erwin Swangard, and more. Bennest is also the proprietor of http://www.bcradiohistory.com, a remarkable repository of radio’s past.
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Independent journalist John Twigg from BCPOLITICS.COM joined Joseph Planta again to look at politics in British Columbia and federally as we head into the summer season. Topics discussed include: the future of electoral reform, Gordon Campbell’s cabinet, the NDP caucus, the appointment of Jessica McDonald as head of the provincial civil service, and Stephen Harper and his leadership of the Conservative Party.
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Dennis Brown, former fishery policy advisor to the premier of BC, and the author of a new book, Salmon Wars: The Battle for the West Coast Fishery (Harbour, 2005), gives Joseph Planta a terrifically informative overview of the industry’s history in this province, discussion about the resource, and the political management, or mismanagement, as Brown charges.
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Paul Willcocks, freelance political columnist and blogger, willcocks.blogspot.com, joined Joseph Planta to discuss provincial politics five days before election and referendum day; how Gordon Campbell has done, how Carole James has done, and possibly what the political landscape could look like after Tuesday.
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Denise Brennan is the Work Less Party candidate in Vancouver Hastings, and she joined Joseph Planta today to talk about the party’s phillosphy, why she’s running, and why voting STV is what voters should do on election day, Tuesday.
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Lisa Voldeng is the Work Less Party candidate in the riding of Vancouver Burrard, and she joined Joseph Planta today to talk about why she’s running, and what about the Work Less Party that attracted her to run for them.
