Holiday Party with LG Austin, James Moore, Joy MacPhail, and Richard Zussman

<a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/hotelpacifico">Hotel Pacifico</a> was created by <a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/">Air Quotes Media</a> with support from our presenting sponsor <a href="https://connectingcanadaforgood.com/en/stories">TELUS</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.fortisbc.com/">FortisBC</a> and <a href="https://www.airbnb.ca/host">Airbnb</a>.<br /><br />🏨🌄  This week Hotel Pacifico hosts a year-end holiday party with special guests: <b>The Honourable Janet Austin </b>(Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia)<b>, James Moore </b>(Conservative Member of Parliament from 2000 to 2015)<b>, Joy MacPhail </b>(former BC NDP Deputy Premier), and <b>Richard Zussman </b>(Global BC Legislative Reporter)<b>.</b></p>Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. <br /><br />Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw9CXGHWuCUsFGSpgjEzjWA">Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube</a>.</p>

01:11:33

"Command performance" with Murray Rankin

<a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/hotelpacifico">Hotel Pacifico</a> was created by <a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/">Air Quotes Media</a> with support from our presenting sponsor <a href="https://connectingcanadaforgood.com/en/stories">TELUS</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.fortisbc.com/">FortisBC</a> and <a href="https://www.airbnb.ca/host">Airbnb</a>.<br /><br />🏨🌄  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 the evolving Indigenous rights landscape, the Haida agreement, the implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and national security with reference to the guest’s experience as MP from 2012-2019.<br /><br />In the Strategy Suite, the co-hosts chew over Premier Eby’s annual address to the BC Chamber of Commerce, and the internal debate within the BC Conservative caucus that spilled out into the open revolving around MLA Elenore Sturko. <br /><br />Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. <br /><br />Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw9CXGHWuCUsFGSpgjEzjWA">Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube</a>.</p>

01:20:48

"Cheaper energy and a new economy for Canada" with Merran Smith

<a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/hotelpacifico">Hotel Pacifico</a> was created by <a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/">Air Quotes Media</a> with support from our presenting sponsor <a href="https://connectingcanadaforgood.com/en/stories">TELUS</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.fortisbc.com/">FortisBC</a> and <a href="https://www.airbnb.ca/host">Airbnb</a>.<br /><br />🏨🌄  Welcome to Hotel Pacifico. We’re your 5-star podcast destination for B.C. politicos. Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. <br /><br />Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw9CXGHWuCUsFGSpgjEzjWA">Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube</a>.</p>

01:01:27

Housing Gatekeepers with Mayor Eric Woodward

<a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/hotelpacifico">Hotel Pacifico</a> was created by <a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/">Air Quotes Media</a> with support from our presenting sponsor <a href="https://connectingcanadaforgood.com/en/stories">TELUS</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.fortisbc.com/">FortisBC</a> and <a href="https://www.airbnb.ca/host">Airbnb</a>.<br /><br />🏨🌄  Welcome to Hotel Pacifico. We’re your 5-star podcast destination for B.C. politicos. Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. <br /><br />Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw9CXGHWuCUsFGSpgjEzjWA">Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube</a>.</p>

01:14:10

"The Steve Martin of Hotel Pacifico": Don Wright, former head of BC public service

<a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/hotelpacifico">Hotel Pacifico</a> was created by <a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/">Air Quotes Media</a> with support from our presenting sponsor <a href="https://connectingcanadaforgood.com/en/stories">TELUS</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.fortisbc.com/">FortisBC</a> and <a href="https://www.airbnb.ca/host">Airbnb</a>.<br /><br />🏨🌄  Welcome to Hotel Pacifico. We’re your 5-star podcast destination for B.C. politicos. Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. <br /><br />Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw9CXGHWuCUsFGSpgjEzjWA">Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube</a>.</p>

01:34:08

Remembering the Honourable John Horgan

Listeners, today is a difficult day.<br /><br />It is with a heavy heart that today we learned of the passing of a true public servant, the 36th premier of British Columbia, the Honourable John Horgan.<br /><br />On behalf of Air Quotes Media, our condolences go out to the Horgan family, and to all Canadians and British Columbians touched by his public service.<br /><br />Hotel Pacifico cannot exist without our generous sponsors supporting public discourse on the podcast and today’s episode, beginning in a few moments, will be a full, uninterrupted reflection on the life and legacy of John Horgan.<br /><br />Our presenting sponsor <a href="https://connectingcanadaforgood.com/en/stories">TELUS</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.fortisbc.com/">FortisBC</a> and <a href="https://www.airbnb.ca/host">Airbnb</a>, wish to extend their sincere condolences to Mr. Horgan’s family and friends, and acknowledge his lifelong dedication to public service and the people of British Columbia. His contributions will be remembered with gratitude.<br /><br />Joining Mike and Geoff to remember Mr. Horgan are special guests Don Wright & Maeghan Dewar. Don worked for the Government of British Columbia from 2017 to 2020, where he was deputy minister to Premier Horgan, cabinet secretary and head of the public service. Maeghan, Partner in FGS Longview’s Vancouver office, was a senior advisor to Manitoba Premier Gary Doer and was a key part of Jack Layton’s team during the 2011 federal breakthrough.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw9CXGHWuCUsFGSpgjEzjWA">Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube</a>.</p>

00:51:09

Aisha Estey, President of the BC Conservative Party

<a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/hotelpacifico">Hotel Pacifico</a> was created by <a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/">Air Quotes Media</a> with support from our presenting sponsor <a href="https://connectingcanadaforgood.com/en/stories">TELUS</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.fortisbc.com/">FortisBC</a> and <a href="https://www.airbnb.ca/host">Airbnb</a>.<br /><br />🏨🌄  Welcome to Hotel Pacifico. We’re your 5-star podcast destination for B.C. politicos. Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. <br /><br />Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw9CXGHWuCUsFGSpgjEzjWA">Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube</a>.</p>

01:19:43

BC NDP Campaign Director Marie Della Mattia + Strategy Suite with Don Guy

<a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/hotelpacifico">Hotel Pacifico</a> was created by <a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/">Air Quotes Media</a> with support from our presenting sponsor <a href="https://connectingcanadaforgood.com/en/stories">TELUS</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.fortisbc.com/">FortisBC</a> and <a href="https://www.airbnb.ca/host">Airbnb</a>.<br /><br />🏨🌄  Welcome to Hotel Pacifico. We’re your 5-star podcast destination for B.C. politicos. Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. <br /><br />Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw9CXGHWuCUsFGSpgjEzjWA">Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube</a>.</p>

01:16:36

And the winner is ...

<a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/hotelpacifico">Hotel Pacifico</a> was created by <a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/">Air Quotes Media</a> with support from our presenting sponsor <a href="https://connectingcanadaforgood.com/en/stories">TELUS</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.fortisbc.com/">FortisBC</a> and <a href="https://www.airbnb.ca/host">Airbnb</a>.<br /><br />🏨🌄  Welcome to Hotel Pacifico. We’re your 5-star podcast destination for B.C. politicos. Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. <br /><br />Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw9CXGHWuCUsFGSpgjEzjWA">Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube</a>.</p>

01:10:41

🎵 Eve of D̶e̶s̶t̶r̶u̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ Election 🗳️

<a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/hotelpacifico">Hotel Pacifico</a> was created by <a href="https://www.airquotesmedia.com/">Air Quotes Media</a> with support from our presenting sponsor <a href="https://connectingcanadaforgood.com/en/stories">TELUS</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.fortisbc.com/">FortisBC</a> and <a href="https://www.airbnb.ca/host">Airbnb</a>. Plus "Milking the Data" brought to you by <a href="https://bcdairy.ca">BC Dairy</a>.<br /><br />🏨🌄  Welcome to Hotel Pacifico. We’re your 5-star *DAILY ELECTION* podcast destination for B.C. politicos. Join Mike McDonald, Kate Hammer, and Geoff Meggs for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. <br /><br />(election pod 18 of 18)<br /><br />Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw9CXGHWuCUsFGSpgjEzjWA">Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube</a>.</p>

00:39:36