Icba Cast

ICBA CONVERSATIONS: ICBA’s regional VP, Mike Davis, joined Jordan to talk about BC’s north, #buildKM, #FederationFlight and #StopPropRep. #Get2Yes #Stick2Yes #ConfidenceinCanada

ICBA CAST: Chris and Jordan talk about John Horgan’s absolute blundering of the Trans Mountain file. At one point, they’re at an actual loss for words over how reckless and stupid the whole mess is. #ConfidenceInCanada #BuildKM #Get2Yes #Stick2Yes  

Former Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall spoke at the 2018 ICBA Industry Outlook Forum, and his passionate case for Canadian energy, agriculture and resource development held us spellbound.   Premier Wall was introduced by Greg D'Avignon of the Business Council of British Columbia. A Q7A was conducted by Tom Clark, chair of public affairs at Global Public Affairs.   Recorded May 16, 2018, in Vancouver.  

ICBA CAST: Chris and Jordan welcome Ken Baerg of the Canada West Construction Union (www.cwcu.ca) to talk about the current state of the labour movement, why progressive unions are succeeding where traditional unions are failing, and why the NDP government is tilting the playing field toward an outdated labour model.    

Justin Trudeau, John Horgan and Rachel Notley met Sunday in Ottawa and accomplished nothing on the #buildKM file. Jordan and Chris are getting mighty worried…

ICBA CAST: Surrey South MLA Stephanie Cadieux joined Chris and Jordan to talk about the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project, Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner retiring, the Pattullo Bridge and more.

Confidence in Canada Press Conference April 12th, 2018 – More than 70 organizations call on Justin Trudeau, John Horgan and Rachel Notley to break the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project impasse.

Chris and Jordan react to the troubling weekend news that Kinder Morgan has set a May 31st drop-dead date for the province to get out of the way of their Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project.

Chris and Jordan talk about the hottest book in BC politics (Shaw/Zussman's Matter of Confidence), polling on union-only bidding, Greg Moore's Metro miscue, and a quick update on #Get2Yes projects.    

ICBA CAST: Chris and Jordan talk about John Horgan's LNG tax plan, Andrew Weaver's reaction, and ICBA's submission to the labour code review.    

On this ICBA CAST, Anne McMullin of the Urban Development Institute (Pacific Region) joins Chris and Jordan to talk about housing affordability, including tax and regulation regimes, supply and public perception.    

Jordan and Dr. Shinder Purewal, Kwantlen Polytechnic University political science professor and author of Tandoori Democracy, talk Justin Trudeau's trip to India, Jagmeet Singh's secessionist problem, payroll taxes, and the NDP's shortsighted decision to kill World Cup games in B.C.

Chris and Jordan talk about federal finance minister Bill Morneau’s recent speech to the BC Business Council, and four new/raised taxes the BC NDP are imposing on British Columbians.

ICBA CAST: Chris and Jordan talk about the federal and B.C. budgets, Horgan's Trans Mountain backdown, and the future of investment in Canada.    

ICBA CAST: Chris and Jordan ponder the NDP Government's PipeVine War, the Pattullo Bridge announcement, the big NDP budget, our week at BUILDEX and more.

ICBA CAST: Chris and Jordan chat about Horgan's whine and wine war, minimum wage, the Wilkinson win, Surrey NIMBYs, and, perhaps most importantly, Chris's eye.    

In our final ICBA Cast before we move offices, Chris and Jordan talk about the Horgan-Notley battle over Trans Mountain, and make bold predictions about this weekend's BC Liberal leadership vote.    

ICBA CAST: Chris and Jordan talk about Andrew Weaver's silly comments on LNG, Christy Clark's response to Patrick Brown's resignation, the final BC Liberal leadership debate, and Trudeau v. Trump on taxes.

ICBA CAST: Chris Gardner and Jordan Bateman preview the biggest debate of the BC Liberal leadership race, talk about the Resource Forum in Prince George, the wild and wooly world of Weaver's wacky warblings, and the TransLink Mayors' never-ending push to get more of your money. Plus, pro protestor portapotties and what it proves...    

Chris Gardner and Jordan Bateman talk about the BC Liberal leadership race, the swan song of Gregor Robertson (and Greg Moore), B.C.-Asia trade, and minimum wage. Watch us now - or download later as a free audio podcast in the iTunes or Google Play stores (just search for ICBA Cast).