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• Pipelines and the B.C. election campaign

  October 3, 2026 · 18 min

  A busy week in politics in B.C. Our weekly political panel talks about Canada's growing appetite for LNG projects and oil pipelines, and what it means for the BC election campaign. Adam Olsen is a former Green Party MLA, and a member of…

• B.C. Politics with a First Nations perspective

  October 1, 2026 · 17 min

  Island residents will head to the polls twice in October for the municipal and provincial elections. This week we hear from two Island First Nations leaders, to hear what they're watching or hoping for as the many campaigns…

• Campaign kickoff in B.C.

  September 26, 2026 · 19 min

  British Columbians will head to the polls twice this fall. NDP leader David Eby visited Government House in Victoria this week to launch the election. Our weekly political panel takes on the parties and the issues. Adam Olsen is a former…

• A change to electing school trustees in Greater Victoria

  September 24, 2026 · 12 min

  School District #61 is moving to a ward system for electing school trustees. Some say it will lead to increased representation from all communities in the district. We hear from Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins and former school trustee and…

• Get ready for a snap election in B.C.

  September 24, 2026 · 13 min

  British Columbians are heading to the polls next month for a snap election, and Elections BC has just weeks to pull it off. We'll hear from the Chief Electoral Officer on organizing a province-wide vote on such a short notice.

• Election speculation in B.C.

  September 19, 2026 · 19 min

  Less than two years after the last provincial election, there's speculation we're heading to the polls again. Former Green Party MLA and Tsartlip First Nation member Adam Olsen, former BC Liberal and BC United staffer Andrew Reeve, and…

• Floor crossing and border crossings in B.C. Politics

  September 12, 2026 · 17 min

  Can Kerry-Lynne Finlay keep the remaining BC Conservatives inside her cabinet? And did BC's premier strike the right tone with new border signs that tell American drivers we'll never be the 51st state? Former Green Party MLA and Tsartlip…

• What CBC has learned about a voyeur case in Saanich

  September 10, 2026 · 16 min

  After months of looking into the case surrounding Canada's most prolific voyeur, our reporter Emily Fagan shares what she's learned about the toll this has taken on victims.