Today on Left East to West, Don Davies joins us to talk about the NDP's opposition to Mark Carney backing Trump's Iran War, the need to be clear-eyed about Modi, and how social democratic approaches can build housing where other's won't. And HRT coverage!
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Trying to track the changes in international policy from the Carney government - and the implications - this week with rapid shifts? We asked @donvdavies.bsky.social to join us on Left East to West this morning to break them down. Catch him on Monday on your favourite podcast platform.
New today: Left East to West interview with Shannon Phillips, former Alberta NDP minister
Dark money, Trump interference, and defeating the UCP
Listen on Apple Podcasts
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Upcoming Left East to West episode!
Shannon Phillips, former Alberta NDP cabinet minister, talks about the increasingly radical UCP, foreign interference, defeating Danielle Smith and how the federal NDP can help
Watch on YouTube, listen on podcast. Releases Monday.
It's official: US Gold Winning Olympic Hockey team declined invitation to be political props for Trump at the SOTU tomorrow
The women, that is
The men are still too stupid, self-absorbed and misogynistic to realize that going, will stick to them permanently
@emmettmacfarlane.com: Albert Premier Danielle Smith’s vision is one that would create a nightmarish, dystopian underclass. It is a cruel, inherently racist agenda, straight from the far-right populist playbook we have seen play out in the United States. It is anti-Canadian. #abpoli
Air Canada to resume flights to Mexico's Puerto Vallarta from Tuesday reut.rs/4tPgcWY
When someone illegally takes your money, that’s called stealing.
Donald Trump stole your money with his illegal tariffs — and you paid higher prices on everything from housing to groceries.
It’s time for Trump to pay up and give back your money.
Great episodes of Left East to West coming your way. Monday we have guest Iglika Ivanova and next Monday Shannon Phillips joins us.
But I’m heading to the beach for post budget downtime so check us out on your favourite podcast platform.
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BREAKING NEWS: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, reports say.
"Racism is immoral. It is poison"
Jason Kenney is sounding off at the right-wing website Juno News for platforming a white nationalist
The white nationalist who advocates mass deportations is causing a rift between Alberta's former premier and a right-wing outlet run by his own former spokesperson
"93 per cent of residents say they're satisfied with library services."
Do you know how hard it is to get 93% of people to agree on anything, let alone for that thing to be satisfaction with a government service?
Libraries are freaking magic.
📢 80+ civil society leaders from faith, labour, enviro, legal, academic and arts communities are standing together for human rights and reconciliation—calling on #BCgov to recommit to implementing not amending #DRIPA. #bcpoli #IndigenousRights
Read the statement: wcel.org/DeclarationAct
Skilled trades training was a big focus in the BC Budget yesterday. On our new podcast - Left, East to West - Tom Parkin and I welcomed BC Building Trades ED Brynn Bourke to the show to talk about why skilled trades are more important than ever.
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Budget 2026/27, titled “Securing BC’s Future,” has been tabled.
Our team breaks down what matters, what’s new, and what it signals for BC’s economic direction.
🔗 Read our full analysis here: www.hilltoppublicaffairs.ca/securing-bcs...
#bcpoli #BCBudget #PublicAffairs
This week on the Left, East to West podcast:
Rebuilding skilled trades, feature interview with Brynn Bourke, Executive Director, BC Building Trades
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The 4th episode of Left East to West is out tomorrow with Brynn Bourke, ED at B.C. Building Trades, joining as our weekly guest to talk about the high demand for skilled trades.
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The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power. trib.al/NS4Lf8H
Sorry sweetie, but thanks to Trump’s policies, Valentine's Day treats are 15% more expensive this year.
I have been privileged to be reporting on Tumbler Ridge for more than a decade.
I wanted to provide a little more context for why it is so incredibly unique and why the word "resilient" keeps popping up when people talk about it
It's a town that doesn't give up
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Excellent column by a former police officer:
"Violence is not explained by identity labels, and grief is not eased by scapegoating"
#BritishColumbia
#TumblerRidge
#TumblerRidgeShooting
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Right wing ‘influencers’ are a hot topic this week. We talked about their rise on this week’s Left, East to West podcast - and we’ll be talking about the harm of their behaviour related to the Tumbler Ridge tragedy on Monday’s new show.
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Our own North Shore mountains are alarmingly unsnowy this winter: www.wired.com/story/record...
Alberta + Canada = Together 4Ever 🧡🇨🇦
BC Premier David Eby recounts the story of Tumbler Ridge Secondary School teacher Mr. Deeley and his students. (2/2)
As part of his remarks at vigil, Premier David Eby promises Tumbler Ridge Secondary students that no one will be forced to go back to the school.
“We will provide a safe place for you to go to school.”
The latest episode of Left East to West is up on your fave podcast app.
We’re talking to Aileen Machell, former Deputy Chief of Staff to BC Premier David Eby, about how Trump's talk of Canada as a 51st state caused a major shift to an economic focus in BC.
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All of Canada when they hear Bad Bunny give us a shout out 🙌 What a performance! #superbowl
There is a very brief, but great, scene of Elly at work at the end of this really great documentary on the media and the 1979 federal election (which occurred roughly a month and a half before I was born).
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