Latest Episodes
Debate: Is social media destroying democracy?
Thanks to SFU Public Square for allowing us to share the audio from their recent debate. Here’s their information: Is Social Media Destroying Democracy? A Debate on Social Media in the Age of Disinformation Democracy, the fundamental idea that an individual can express their personal choices through a vote, hangs...
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Ep 133: Social media is bad
Trudeau threatens to sue Scheer for saying mean things and smart people debate whether social media is destroying democracy.
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Latest Articles
The state of BC’s party finances
Good afternoon! Patrick from Cambie Report here with some analysis I managed to work through quickly. Elections BC released the 2018 annual financial disclosures today and I had the chance to do a quick a skim. Using the roughest of measures, cash on hand minus liabilities, we can get a sense of the overall health...
Bad PR Arguments Everyone Needs To Stop Making
The campaign over the proportional representation referendum is in full swing. As with any campaign, that brings on a slew of bad arguments. Hearing the same bad arguments, day after day, has gotten me to the point were I felt compelled to write this (even if it is just to blow off a little steam).
Vancouver Byelection Thoughts
Today is the byelection to fill the seat vacated by Geoff Meggs, and to elect an entire school board after the last one was unceremoniously fired by the provincial government. I gave some of my thoughts on Episode 56 of the podcast, but wanted to put a few more thoughts down about the byelection. I...
Ep 134: For the UCP 1+1=2.2
What do the Alberta election results mean for BC?
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