With Canada’s federal budget set to be unveiled on November 4, it’s worth pausing to reflect on just how extensive the Prime Minister’s powers truly are — far more than most people realize.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/a-king-in-all-but-name-an-analysis-of-canadian-prime-ministerial-power   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

Vancouver joins a growing wave of Canadian governments mandating full-time office returns as debates over remote work’s productivity and satisfaction continue.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/city-of-vancouver-orders-1400-employees-back-amid-return-to-office   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

On this episode of the Coastal Front podcast, we are joined by Kindred Construction President Bryan Reid‬, who discussed the BC labour supply, approvals and permitting for new projects, and bottlenecks related to BC Hydro.   Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/xaTOmlMoIDg?si=x1SrKJWf-jvgqb_t   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc  

The BC government’s renewed $12-million annual pledge to Indigenous language revitalization highlights its commitment to reconciliation, but prompts scrutiny about fiscal efficiency and measurable outcomes.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/bc-pledges-12m-for-indigenous-language-revitalization-lacks-plan-to-measure-success   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

BC hospitality, liquor and cannabis groups say a strike by the BC General Employees’ Union could cost businesses more than $250 million and further strain the sector.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/bcgeu-strike-could-cost-liquor-stores-250m-businesses-warn   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

The government calls it support for “diverse journalism.” In reality, it’s another short-term fix for problems rooted in its own media law. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/opinion-ottawas-12-million-fix-for-a-problem-it-created   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

TransLink’s Rapid Transit Program faces major funding hurdles as plans for nine new Bus Rapid Transit lines continue to stall.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/translink-bus-rapid-transit-expansion-at-impasse-despite-approvals   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

Despite a slight uptick in employment, BC’s stagnant labour market and fiscal uncertainty point to broader structural issues.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/bc-gained-7800-jobs-economy-still-sluggish-survey-shows   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

BC’s fall legislative session opened under a $12-billion deficit, a fifth-week public-sector strike, and growing turmoil in the Conservative opposition.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/bc-legislature-opens-amid-12b-deficit-strike-and-political-turmoil   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

The BC government announced start of a University of Victoria student housing project. However, its bill to taxpayers is massive.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/uvic-housing-project-costs-178m-way-above-peers-in-canada   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

Some of Metro Vancouver’s board members have received tens of thousands in compensation. The question is whether that is necessary given the current economic climate.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/metro-vancouver-board-payouts-reach-tens-of-thousands-analysis-shows   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

Canada and Saudi Arabia have been allies for decades, but it's time to ask, given the Kingdom’s recent actions, whether that relationship is really worth it.    Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/wn7bdD8F-w0?si=BUEZRorg3D7bw3TR   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

On this episode of the Coastal Front podcast, we are joined by Chan Hon Goh‬, Executive Director of Goh Ballet Canada, who discussed Goh Academy, The Nutcracker, and many other topics relating to the art of ballet.   Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/skeIQvrxIfg?si=fBQfRLI7ZpvQ-V7z   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

Despite a $19-billion housing push and 93,600 homes since 2017, homelessness rose in 12 of 20 BC communities.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/bc-homeless-count-communities-see-rise-despite-19b-housing-push   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

The Canadian government’s messaging about economic resilience appears to have done little to temper anxiety about day-to-day costs.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/poll-62-percent-still-see-canadian-economy-as-poor-inflation-fears-persist   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

The Canadian government has pledged to distance itself from the US, yet the recent Canada–US HIMARS deal suggests otherwise.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/us-greenlights-canadian-purchase-of-himars-undercutting-canada-first-claims   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

The BC government has announced nine million dollars in new funding to speed up homebuilding. However, delays remain an issue.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/bc-awards-more-funding-support-for-local-home-building-despite-lagging-progress   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

Since 2016, the BC public sector workforce has expanded by more than 50 percent. While this has increased the scope of government services, it has also added pressure on the province’s public finances.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/bc-public-sector-workforce-grew-50-percent-since-2016-analysis-shows   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

Trump’s new H-1B visa policy highlights America’s strength in drawing global talent — while exposing Canada’s failure to compete. But Canada still has the chance to change that.   Read the full opinion here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/opinion-why-are-we-falling-behind-america   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc

Canada’s elections chief admits “unacceptable” failures in April’s federal vote — from lost ballots and staff shortages to polls that never opened.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/elections-canada-chief-admits-unacceptable-failures-in-april-vote   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastalFront/videos   FOLLOW COASTAL FRONT: 🔹 https://x.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.facebook.com/coastalfrontbc 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/company/coastal-front 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/coastalfrontbc