Best Geoff Meggs Podcasts (2025)

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"Both provinces have a champion" with Cheryl Oates and Erika Barootes + George Abbott 1:26:28

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, BCGEU, BC Dairy and Port of Vancouver. This week, things are a little different at Hotel Pacifico. Mike and Geoff kick off with Cheryl Oates and Erika Barootes of Alberta’s “The Discourse” pod to unpack the escalating pipeline battle …

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"John Horgan: In His Own Words” with Rod Mickleburgh + Maria Dobrinskaya 1:20:17

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, and BCGEU. This week, Geoff and Mike welcome veteran journalist and author Rod Mickleburgh, co-author of “John Horgan: In His Own Words”, which was formally launched this week. Together, they reflect on Premier Horgan’s career and leg…

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"Mayors of BC, Unite" with Fran Yanor 1:06:31

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, and BCGEU. Geoff and Mike welcome back Fran Yanor of Northern Beat for an extended Strategy Suite. Together, they analyze the key moments from last week’s UBCM: mayors taking the government to task on street disorder, the Green Party’…

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"No Groundswell" with Dimitri Pantazopoulos 1:12:17

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, and BCGEU. This week, polling expert and political strategist Dimitri Pantazopoulos returns to the Hotel Pacifico for a debrief on the Conservative leadership review. Along with Mike and Geoff, they discuss John Rustad’s future as lea…

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Special Episode: BC Cities and Towns with Richard Zussman 36:12

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from FortisBC. In a special episode, Mike welcomes back frequent guest Global News reporter Richard Zussman to discuss the upcoming Union of BC Municipalities Convention and why it matters. They discuss the hot topics for mayors and councillors such as the Cowichan decision, Heritage Conse…

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"Infiltrating A Beauty Contest" with Judy Darcy 1:29:02

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, and BCGEU. This week, Geoff welcomes Judy Darcy, feminist, union leader and then cabinet minister, who got her start in politics infiltrating a beauty contest on behalf of the women’s movement. She went on to lead CUPE, Canada’s large…

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“Blindingly Obvious” with Don Wright 1:15:22

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, and BCGEU. Mike & Geoff welcome Don Wright back to Hotel Pacifico. The former head of BC’s public service has unleashed his views on his substack, Blindingly Obvious. The hosts discuss Wright’s hot takes on how Canada’s immigration le…

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“Take me to the Greek” with Dimitri Pantazopoulos 55:49

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, and BCGEU. Pollster and veteran campaigner Dimitri Pantazopoulos joins Mike for a rare 1:1 interview. He shares his perspective based on over three decades in national and provincial politics, including playing key roles in major poli…

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"Conservative Stereotypes" with Claire Rattée + Nicole Brassard 1:21:36

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 Mike & Kate are joined by Skeena MLA Claire Rattée, a first-term MLA serving as the Conservative Mental Health & Addictions critic. Rattée discusses her background as someone who battled and overcame addiction, and her journey that…

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"Evolution of Indigenous Journalism" with Wawmeesh Hamilton + Richard Zussman 1:09:07

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 Award-winning CBC Indigenous Affairs Reporter Wawmeesh Hamilton joins Kate and Mike to talk about his career and his indirect path to journalism, those who inspired him along the way, the evolution of Indigenous journalism, and ref…

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"Business and Government Parallels" with Glen Clark, BC's 31st Premier 53:43

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 Geoff, Kate, and, even, Mike, welcome back the 31st Premier of British Columbia Glen Clark. The hosts and Clark talk about the parallels running a big business and government, the challenge of reducing government costs, whether or …

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"Crack Down On Gender-Based Violence" with Angela Marie MacDougall 1:16:31

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week at Hotel Pacifico, we explore the growing political consensus in BC to crack down on gender-based violence. Angela Marie MacDougall, a leader in that battle and head of Battered Women’s Support Services, takes Geoff throu…

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BC Politics Trivia Duel with Baldrey & McElroy 55:48

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week, something completely different. As British Columbians head into the annual BC Day weekend, Mike & Geoff invite BC Press Gallery legend and hallway haunter Keith Baldrey (Global News), and data loving, BC nerd, cult favou…

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"Hotel Pacifico Rim" with Canada’s Ambassador to Japan Ian McKay + Anita Zaenker 1:16:21

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 It’s ‘Hotel Pacifico Rim’ this week as Mike and Geoff welcome Canada’s Ambassador to Japan Ian McKay. Ambassador McKay discusses the importance of Canada-Japan trade, especially for BC which sends minerals, lumber, LNG, propane and…

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BREAKING NEWS: Emergency Pod Cabinet Shuffle Reaction 21:48

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. BREAKING NEWS: Join Mike and Geoff for a special "Emergency Cabinet Shuffle Reaction" episode. 🏨🌄 Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. Thank you for joining…

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"Fires, Closures, and Loss" with Kim Haakstad + Jess Ketchum 1:20:33

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 Mike and Geoff welcome Kim Haakstad, president and CEO of the Council of Forest Industries, to Hotel Pacifico. They discuss the troubling state of the industry, impacts of government policy, low harvest levels, and other factors le…

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"The Whole Story" with Aaron Gunn 1:23:55

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 North Island-Powell River Conservative MP Aaron Gunn joins Kate, Geoff, and Mike for a wide-ranging discussion that includes his Langford origins, the pathway he followed to become one of BC’s top political influencers in social me…

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"It all fits" with Dallas Smith + Duncan Wlodarczak 1:17:10

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, the Health Sciences Association of BC, and the British Columbia School Trustees Association. 🏨🌄 Kate and Mike interview First Nations leader and president of Nanwakolas Council Dallas Smith. Smith discusses the progress of reconciliat…

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"The BC NDP has a younger, more dynamic bench" with Adrian Dix 1:22:26

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, the Health Sciences Association of BC, and the British Columbia School Trustees Association. 🏨🌄 Kate, Mike, and Geoff were joined by Vancouver Kingsway MLA and Minister of Energy & Climate Solutions Adrian Dix for a long-form intervie…

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"Tough Grandma" Mayor Brenda Locke 1:19:00

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC and the Health Sciences Association of BC. 🏨🌄 Surrey’s Mayor Brenda Locke joins Kate, Geoff, and Mike to talk about meeting the needs of her growing city, specifically discussing gaps in health care delivery and school facilities. Lock…

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🔥 Heat and Fire with Sean Holman + Fran Yanor 1:23:06

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC and the Health Sciences Association of BC. 🏨🌄 Geoff and Mike welcome Sean Holman to Hotel Pacifico. Holman, a former member of the BC press gallery and pioneer in online journalism, is now a professor in Environmental and Climate Journ…

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Harman Bhangu: The difference between BC Conservatives & national Conservatives 1:17:53

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 Mike and Geoff welcome BC Conservative MLA Harman Bhangu (Langley-Abbotsford) to Hotel Pacifico. The first-term MLA discusses how the BC Conservative team is taking shape, his motivations for seeking office, and his priorities as T…

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What to do with BC natural resources? ft. Stewart Muir 1:17:03

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 Kate, Mike and Geoff welcome Stewart Muir, Founder and CEO of Resource Works, to the Hotel for a discussion on natural resource development and the policy pivots taking place with the new Mark Carney administration and David Eby go…

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Multicultural Communications & Media with Jatinder Rai 1:17:16

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 Kate, Mike and Geoff welcome Jatinder Rai, CEO of Response Advertising, to Hotel Pacifico to discuss BC’s growing diverse communities and how political and media strategies play out differently, including why the Conservatives have…

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Western Alienation with Cheryl Oates and Erika Barootes 1:07:43

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week we've got a crossover pod of sorts, with the hosts of Alberta's "The Discourse" with Cheryl Oates and Erika Barootes, to discuss a serious and hot topic... Western Alienation. Consider it a second in a row #SuperStrategyS…

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Super Strategy Suite with Bob Dewar, Caroline Elliott and Brittney Kerr 1:07:43

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Mike and Kate are away, so Geoff takes over the pod with all-star players! Joining Geoff is a panel of politicos for this post-election super strategy suite episode: Bob Dewar, Caroline Elliott and Brittney Kerr. They'll …

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100th Episode Post-Election Special with David Herle 1:10:31

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Mike, Kate and Geoff welcome David Herle, host of The Herle Burly and Curse of Politics podcasts, to mark the 100th episode of Hotel Pacifico and dive into a discussion about the federal election. In the Strategy Suite, t…

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Battle for BC: Predictions! 41:59

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy, and the NFP. SPECIAL POD: 🏨🌄 This Sunday at Hotel Pacifico Mike McDonald and Richard Zussman launch our "Battle for BC" segment with a riding by riding review of 2025 federal election. Mike and Richard will join us each Sunday during the federal election with a look at a new…

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"Poilievre was channeling Trump" with Don Davies + Caroline Elliott 1:17:04

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Kate, Geoff, and Mike welcome five-term NDP MP Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) to Hotel Pacifico. Mr. Davies makes the case for the NDP amidst challenging poll results, and discusses how the NDP has influenced federal pol…

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Battle for BC: Vancouver and North of Fraser Review 52:25

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy, and the NFP. SPECIAL POD: 🏨🌄 This Sunday at Hotel Pacifico Mike McDonald and Richard Zussman launch our "Battle for BC" segment with a riding by riding review of 2025 federal election. Mike and Richard will join us each Sunday during the federal election with a look at a new…

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"Keep Connor McDavid on the Ice" /w former premier, Gordon Campbell + Marko Dekovic 1:19:29

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Kate, Mike, and Geoff welcome the 34th Premier of British Columbia, Gordon Campbell. Gordon discusses the federal election, the US tariff dispute, how Canada needs to build on its strengths, and just get rid of those inte…

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Battle for BC: Fraser Valley & Beyond Hope Review 49:02

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy, and the NFP. SPECIAL POD: 🏨🌄 This Sunday at Hotel Pacifico Mike McDonald and Richard Zussman launch our "Battle for BC" segment with a riding by riding review of 2025 federal election. Mike and Richard will join us each Sunday during the federal election with a look at a new…

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Election Polling with Greg Lyle + Guest Co-Host Aisha Estey 1:26:57

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 Pollster Greg Lyle (Innovative Research Group) stops by Hotel Pacifico this week to discuss the federal race with Mike, Geoff, and guest co-host Aisha Estey. Greg drills down into the data about what’s driving the Liberal lead in t…

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Battle for BC: Suburban Battleground Review 46:34

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy, and the NFP. SPECIAL POD: 🏨🌄 This Sunday at Hotel Pacifico Mike McDonald and Richard Zussman launch our "Battle for BC" segment with a riding by riding review of 2025 federal election. Mike and Richard will join us each Sunday during the federal election with a look at a new…

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"When Sh*t Really Hit The Fan" with Matt Stickney 1:17:06

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes Matt Stickney, former Senior Advisor to Prime Minister Trudeau. A Surrey boy through and through, Matt discusses working in the PMO, bringing a suburban voice to the table, how premiers make their …

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Battle for BC: Riding x Riding Review 39:24

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy. SPECIAL POD: 🏨🌄 This Sunday at Hotel Pacifico Mike McDonald and Richard Zussman launch our "Battle for BC" segment with a riding by riding review of 2025 federal election. Mike and Richard will join us each Sunday during the federal election with a look at a new set of ridin…

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"A Chaotic and Dysfunctional System" with Allan Gregg + Caroline Elliott 1:26:36

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes a legend and pioneer in Canadian polling and politics, Allan Gregg. We'll discuss all those things on the pod, and of course, the federal election. Today, Allan can found as a Principal at Earnscli…

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"More to be Desired" with Áʼa꞉líya Warbus 1:22:14

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes BC Conservative House Leader Áʼa꞉líya Warbus, MLA for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake to the pod. The political newcomer discusses her decision to enter politics last year, her parliamentary responsibilitie…

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"The Tariff War and Budgets" with Trevor Tombe 1:19:59

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes economist Trevor Tombe to discuss the ongoing tariff war with the United States, as well as a deep look into the recent provincial budget in British Columbia. In the Strategy Suite, our hosts will …

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Emerging from BC Budget Lockup 51:36

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico Mike McDonald and Geoff Meggs emerge from lockup to report on the BC Budget! Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. Thank you for …

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"Remove the partisan rhetoric" with former BC LG, Janet Austin 1:21:25

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes back the 30th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Janet Austin! She served as LG from 2018-2025 and today shares with the podcast the ways she scenario planned through the political shifts as …

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"Consolidate and Moderate" with Jas Johal 1:19:23

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes no stranger to media or politics, Jas Johal! Jas has had a long career in broadcasting and journalism, was also a former BC Liberal MLA, but has returned to his roots and is known currently as the …

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"A centrist alternative" with Karin Kirkpatrick 1:20:03

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes Karin Kirkpatrick, former Liberal MLA, former candidate for the BC United party, and eventual Independent candidate in the 2024 provincial election. She joins us for a conversation about rebuilding…

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"Working people up for grabs" with Sussanne Skidmore 1:15:08

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes Sussanne Skidmore, president of the BC Federation of Labour, to explore BC's changing economy, tariff threats, and how the conservative movement in the US, UK, and Canada are attracting the support…

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"It's the economy stupid" with Laura Jones 1:07:51

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico goes all in the Ragin' Cajun's maxim: "it's the economy stupid" as we explore ... the economy ... with Business Council of British Columbia president and CEO, Laura Jones! In the Strategy Suite, our hosts d…

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"Sphere of Influence" with Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai 1:26:44

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai to talk about Trump tariffs, his meeting with Don Jr., hooking up the Yukon to BC's electricity grid, and Yukon's abundance of critical minerals. In the Strategy Suite, th…

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"What the h*ll is a critical mineral anyway" with Michael Goehring 1:05:05

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes Michael Goehring, President and CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia, to answer: what the hell is a critical mineral anyway and why does it matter to the province? Join Mike McDonald, …

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"ChatGPT versus doctors" with Terry Lake 1:15:02

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes former BC Liberal Party MLA and provincial minister, Terry Lake. They'll take on the discussion of health care in the province, our aging population, opioids and hard reduction, how ChatGPT can tak…

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Holiday Party with LG Austin, James Moore, Joy MacPhail, and Richard Zussman 1:11:33

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC and Airbnb. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico hosts a year-end holiday party with special guests: The Honourable Janet Austin (Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia), James Moore (Conservative Member of Parliament from 2000 to 2015), Joy M…

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"Command performance" with Murray Rankin 1:20:48

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC and Airbnb. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes Murray Rankin, KC, recently retired from his roles as Minister of Indigenous Relations & Reconciliation and MLA for ‘Behind the Tweed Curtain’. Mike, Kate, and Geoff talk to Murray about…