PolitiCoast

Strongish Freeish Elections

March 28, 2026·56 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Who’s up, who’s down and who’s out of the BC Conservatives, the Strong and Free Elections Act and the Auditor General attacks the government once more Links BC Leadership Poll: Milobar and Elliott down to the wire B.C. MLA Hon Chan charged with assault and choking, kicked out of Conservative caucus | CBC News B.C. NDP government fires back after Greens accuse AI minister of conflict over investments | CBC News Green MLA Valeriote Disclosure Heritage conservation engagement leads to updated proposals to make the act work better for everyone Montreal-area byelection to use write-in ballots due to dozens of protest candidates | CBC News Ottawa proposes amendments to Elections Act to counter long-ballot protests - The Globe and Mail Liberal government targets deepfakes, foreign interference in major election law reforms | CBC News Government Bill (House of Commons) C-25 (45-1) - First Reading - Strong and Free Elections Act International Student Program Reforms - Canada.ca Auditor-General flags weaknesses in IRCC’s anti-fraud controls for international student program - The Globe and Mail Modernizing the Pay System - Canada.ca Replacing Phoenix pay system will cost at least $4.2-billion, Auditor-General report says - The Globe and Mail Recruiting for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Canada.ca RCMP failed to recruit enough officers to meet operational needs: auditor general | CBC News

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