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Jody Vance and George Affleck unpack the BC leaders' debate, Vancouver's mayoral race, undecided Surrey voters, and the future of Kits Pool.
The only televised leaders' debate of the BC campaign is behind us, and on Day 24 of the election, Michael Gardiner and Azim Jiwani were joined by Ravi Kahlon, former Minister of Health and Minister of Housing and MLA for Delta North, who is not on the ballot this time, to sort out who won the room.
Ahead of BC's only televised leaders' debate, Liberal MP Taleeb Noormohamed joins the BC War Room to discuss what's at stake for David Eby and Lorne Doerkson.
On Day 22 of the electon, BC War Room turned to the city that may decide it all, with Barinder Bhullar, principal of Mainland Strategies and former adviser to the Office of Premier Christy Clark. Surrey holds 10 of BC's 93 seats.
Doerkson argued that the people who built the province are being taxed more on less, squeezed out of their homes, and left waiting for care.
Halfway through a campaign few saw coming, former Premier Christy Clark joined Michael Gardiner and Azim Jiwani on BC War Room to size up the race.
George and Jody unpack the latest BC election developments, offer wildly different predictions, and weigh in on tight municipal races.
A typical two-income household would keep $2,000, about $167 a month.
Two leaders went to the same city on the same day with two different answers to the same question. On Day 17 of the campaign, David Eby and Lorne Doerkson both took their economic pitch to Surrey, and on BC War Room, Michael Gardiner and Azim Jiwani broke down who each plan is built for.
The date is finally set. On Wednesday, October 14, David Eby, Lorne Doerkson and Emily Lowan will share the stage for the only leaders' debate of the BC campaign, with OneBC's Dallas Brodie and CentreBC's Elenore Sturko left off it.
The ballot is set, and the map is drawn. Who will win B.C.? On Day 14 of the campaign, nominations have closed with 355 candidates. The Conservatives are running in all 93 ridings and the NDP in 92.
There were nearly 2,400 temporary emergency room closures between 2023 and 2025.
Eby tied the package to his earlier proposal to raise taxes on the highest earners.
The ballot is set, and the map is drawn. Who will win B.C.? On Day 14 of the campaign, nominations have closed with 355 candidates. The Conservatives are running in all 93 ridings and the NDP in 92.
Doerkson vowed to set up a Wildfire Response Cabinet Committee — which he would chair himself.
It would set a fixed cents-per-unit ceiling on the markup large corporate retailers can take on milk, eggs, butter, cheese, chicken, and turkey.
BC War Room welcomes its first guest, Wesgroup Properties CEO Beau Jarvis, for a debate over BC’s housing policies and David Eby’s proposed 2% tax on unsold new condos. Plus, the panel weighs in on LNG Canada’s Phase 2 expansion and the tightening provincial election polls.
Jody Vance and George Affleck break down the Pacific Link pipeline, BC’s snap election campaign, Vancouver’s mayoral race, and the fight over Kits Pool in Episode 340 of UnSpun.
Why did BC need an election on October 24? Before British Columbians cast their ballots, they deserve an answer.
BC War Room welcomes its first guest, Wesgroup Properties CEO Beau Jarvis, for a debate over BC’s housing policies and David Eby’s proposed 2% tax on unsold new condos. Plus, the panel weighs in on LNG Canada’s Phase 2 expansion and the tightening provincial election polls.
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