By Aaron Ekman Unaired. Composed April 2021 You'd be forgiven for having missed the annual speech from the throne earlier this week, there were few real highlights, and contrary to what the BCNDP government had dearly hoped, every possible good news story is buried under the new daily records being set for Covid-19 cases, and the demoralising lag in vaccinations comparative to virtually every other surrounding jurisdiction. For those who've never bothered to watch a throne speech, it's a biz...

By Aaron Ekman Unaired. Composed January 27th, 2021 Manitoba announced this week that as of January 29th, anyone coming in to the province will be required to quarantine for two weeks. Though this falls short of a ban on inter-provincial travel, it raises the question how British Columbia is responding to the high number of cases, and corresponding deaths related to the Covid-19 Corona-virus. So far, British Columbia under John Horgan's BCNDP government has employed a comparatively libera...

By Nathan Giede Aired April 8th, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGF6ItDDO80 What do a nun, a vegan yoga instructor, and the chamber of commerce president all have in common? The answer: an enemy. As Easter slowly recedes behind us, the resurrection of anti-lockdown fervour only grows stronger. Rallies are being held even in those places where fear of the virus is more prevalent, and who’s showing up at those rallies is even more shocking: blue suits, black habits, and tight yoga pants, ...

By Aaron Ekman Aired March 25th, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0WL1kAKE38 For better or worse, the economy we seem to prefer requires each of us to hold down a job. If we don't, we risk either starving, or in the case of the north, freezing to death. The contradiction inherent in this system is that there simply aren't enough jobs to go around, and increasingly, the majority of jobs available simply won't pay the bills. If left unchecked, this contradiction can spark significant polit...

By Nathan Giede Aired March 21st, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMhNtXP1vG4 Are the federal Conservatives going to lose to Justin Trudeau for a third time? After the mishandling of the pandemic as well as vaccines, with Canadian debt at an all time high, the sluggish economy, let alone the laundry list of offences by Trudeau and co from LavScam, the We Scandal, silencing Jody Wilson-Raybould, the cost of ships, Admiral Norman’s show trial, and so much more, the Liberals should be in th...

By Aaron Ekman Aired March 18th, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cu1LAT2Tsk Well if the BC Liberal opposition has been struggling since losing power in 2017 to find an effective vein of attack on the Horgan government, those days are clearly over, and the fault rests squarely on the shoulders of rookie finance minister Selina Robinson, who at her first opportunity since replacing the retired Carol James, has just simply failed to submit a budget to the house of commons for approval. In ...

By Aaron Ekman Aired March 15th, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if0-gd9LlqY It's difficult to talk about British Columbia without touching on hydro electric power generation and the uniquely western Social Credit government that significantly (and controversially) changed the course of history for our province. An entire show could be produced focussing on the history of the electrification of the Columbia River, the resulting treaty between the US and Canada in 1961, and the multiple c...

By Aaron Ekman Aired March 13th, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndr91ZdO2Z4 With positioning around the BC Liberal Leadership question well underway and many names circulating as possibilities, the MLA from Skeena: former Haisla chief councillor, Ellis Ross emerged yesterday as the first to formally declare his intention to seek the office. Ross is a unique character to say the least. Contrary to what one might assume, he's pro-development, pro-pipeline, and in particular - Pro LNG. R...

by Nathan Giede Aired March 6th, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJUinh98Kng Does our Constitution mean anything anymore? From our earliest civics class in school or from the time we begin our path to citizenship, we are taught that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a sacred document, ensuring justice and equality for all regardless of race, class, creed, or background. The constitution sets its own measures in the opening lines, “Whereas Canada was founded on principles that recogni...

by Nathan Giede February 18, 2021 2021 is a big year for British Columbians: this summer marks 150 years since we joined Canada. We celebrate this on BC Day, with camping trips, family BBQs, and locally crafted beverages. But due to the pandemic, it is unlikely our 150th birthday will be properly saluted. Perhaps that’s just as well because even 150 years later, answers to the questions “what does it mean to be a British Columbian” and “is confederation still good for us,” have zero consistenc...