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Ep. 075: Canada's Stance on Assisted Dying Laws
Howard Shapray knows all too well the challenges deteriorating health has on a person and their family. He was a member of the legal team that challenged Canada’s assisted death legislation in the Supreme Court of Canada and won.
Ep. 074: Self-Censorship Violates Freedom of Speech
People in power in Canada are self censoring. That is what Ujjal Dosanjh believes. The former premier of British Columbia and free speech advocate believes that, in doing so, they are preventing open and honest discourse about issues that form the fabric of Canadian society.
Ep. 052: Can You Trust Election Polls?
Dimitri Pantazopoulos is the only person who called the 2013 correctly in British Columbia’s last general election. He takes us inside the world of polling – a world he says is complex.
Ep. 033: Making A Better British Columbia
John Horgan, the leader of the BC NDP, is reaching the one year anniversary of his rise to the party's leadership.
Ep. 026: Does your vote count?
Voter turnout, particularly with younger voters is dropping. The unintended consequence is older people are becoming more powerful. That is according to Dr. Gerald Baier of UBC's Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions.
Ep. 024: The Two Sides of Vancouver's Transit Referendum
Vancouver Sun columnist Daphne Bramham thinks the "no" is likely to win in the Vancouver transit referendum. Well, maybe – well, maybe not.
Ep. 023: No To Vancouver Transit Referendum
Jordan Bateman thinks you should vote "no" in the Vancouver transit referendum.
Ep. 022: Yes to Vancouver Transit Referendum
Michael Geller thinks you should vote yes in the Vancouver transit referendum.
Ep. 007: Verifiable Online Public Engagement
Colleen Hardwick, CEO of Place Speak, was sick and tired of governments hiding behind the internet firewall saying they didn’t know who was a real person and where they lived.
Ep. 005: Understanding First Nations Land Claims
Gordon Gibson spells out the ramifications of the Tsilhqot’in Land Claim judgement handed down by the Supreme Court in June.
Ep. 004: Impact of Declining Voter Turnout
Mario Canseco of Insights West contends there are myriad issues at play that include, but are not limited to, a lack of coverage by media about local politics.