BC War Room
This B.C. election, take a step inside the campaign.Two Strategists. Two sides. One Election.Welcome to the B.C. War Room.Hosted by NDP Strategist Michael Gardiner and Conservative Strategist Azim Jiwani.No scripts. No Talking points. Just raw insider Analysis.
BC's Favourite Mayor
Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West, chair of the TransLink Mayors' Council, joins the BC War Room on Day 11
of the campaign. West breaks down the NDP's rocky start to the snap election, the confusion of running a
municipal campaign at the same time as a provincial one, and the welcome shift toward an economy-
focused race — along with what both parties have left out: how their announcements translate into a better
life for working British Columbians.
He also makes the case that neither party is being honest about BC's de...
Housing Policy: You Can't handle The Truth.
It's housing day in the War Room — and the show's first-ever guest joins the desk. Beau Jarvis,
President and CEO of Westgroup Properties, takes on David Eby's 2% unsold-condo tax (“political
opportunism”), the collapse in Metro Vancouver pre-sales — from roughly 4,000 a quarter to just 62
— and the 30% of a new home's cost that's already government fees, levies, and taxes. Plus: LNG
Canada's Phase 2 green light in Kitimat, tightening polls 23 days out from the October 24 vote, and
why a Conservative and a New Democrat both think it's time to pause the step code. Host...
It's The Economy, Stupid.
Both leaders have promised to double resource production, David Eby on critical minerals and Lorne Doerkson on LNG, and Michael Gardiner and Azim Jiwani disagree on which promise is more achievable and whether Dirksen's plan to cut environmental standards helps him or Eby. They also cover candidate vetting under a snap election, the Eby–Carney LNG Canada announcement, whether Dirksen has won over federal Liberal swing voters, and the issue of the day: Eby's proposed tax on unsold new condos.
0:00 Cold open
2:26 Inside the campaigns
24:22 Issue of the Day
Michael Gardiner is...
How Did We Get Here?
In the first episode of BC War Room, NDP strategist Michael Gardiner and Conservative strategist Azim Jiwani review the first week of the BC election campaign, from David Eby's rocky start to Lorne Doerkson rise.
They break down the ballot box question, the fight for centrist and Green votes, and where the two sides disagree on the Conservatives and the deficit.
0:00 Cold open
1:31 Inside the campaigns
15:16 Issue of the day: the ballot box question
25:47 Trend line
Michael Gardiner is an NDP strategist and former Executive...
