Coastal Front
Coastal Front is a Vancouver-based media company providing in-depth reporting and opinion, with a strong focus on government accountability at all levels in Canada. As part of our work, the Coastal Front podcast, hosted by Andrew Johns, features conversations on business, politics, and community, exploring the stories shaping our city, province, and country.
Episodes
A small line in Canada’s 2025 budget rekindles the long-dormant debate over airport privatisation and what it could mean for the country’s aviation future.
BC farmers are facing a deepening financial crisis, with over $450 million lost in 2024 alone due to rising costs, climate disasters, and policy challenges, raising serious concerns about the future of farming and food security in the province.
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A rapid rise in cataract operations is reshuffling BC’s top medical earners, intensifying the debate over physician pay.
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A new report breaks down how Canada’s banking system drives home prices, household debt, and rental pressures.
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BC’s luxury-car tax was designed to make the rich pay more. Yet, the government has no data to show if it works.
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On this episode of the Coastal Front podcast, we are joined by Wishpond CEO Ali Tajskandar, who discussed the challenges of launching a tech company in Canada and the rise of conversational AI.
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Canada wants more EVs—but its anti-China tariffs may be sabotaging its own climate goals and hurting farmers in the process.
Read the full opinion here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/opinion-why-is-carney-making-canadians-pay-more-for-chinese-evs
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BC posted the weakest per-capita economic performance in Canada last year, according to a new BCBC report. Private-sector activity remains sluggish while out-migration hits near-record levels.
Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/bc-ranks-last-in-per-capita-economic-performance-report-finds
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Carney’s bid to balance Alberta’s demands with coastal protections sparks Indigenous backlash and fresh cracks in Parliament.
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An in-camera vote quietly added $46 million to Vancouver’s PNE Amphitheatre budget, pushing the project close to $200 million ahead of the World Cup.
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Canada delivers the tech in a $1 billion deal, yet strategic control still sits south of the border.
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A rising price tag for a New Westminster elementary school underscores growing concerns about escalating construction costs and BC’s mounting fiscal pressures.
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A steep drop in study permits for Indian students is reshaping Canadian campuses amid scrutiny of the international student system.
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Canada has poured more than $450 million into Haiti since 2022 — much of it into foreign-run security missions. Where is the money really going?
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Last week, Mayor Ken Sim’s office unveiled the 2026 Vancouver budget, outlining significant shifts across both emergency services and recreational departments.
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...A recent report shows that rents in Vancouver are declining, but still high compared to other cities in Canada.
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On this episode of the Coastal Front podcast, we are joined again by Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West, who discussed immigration, city core services, and the merging of municipalities.
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BC grape growers are reporting a surplus and financial strain as US imports continue under the province’s watch, undercutting its commitment to “Buy Canadian.”
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Carney’s long-anticipated first budget delivers a deep deficit, streamlines government operations, shifts Canada’s global relationships, and offers British Columbia a modest boost in resource development and infrastructure investment.
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After years of hostility toward Beijing, Prime Minister Mark Carney has reopened diplomatic channels with China.
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