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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.
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Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Val Litwin | 2021-2022 BC Liberal Leadership Series
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Join us as we kick off our BC Liberal Leadership series with our first candidate, Val Litwin. As an outsider to the political arena, Val is looking to change the BC Liberal Party and get it ready for 2024. How will he do this? Will his lack of political experience (in the traditional sense) assist him? And finally, where does he stand on critical issues impacting British Columbians?
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Monday Jun 07, 2021
Swimming Upstream with PSF (Part I)
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
For President and CEO Michael Meneer and Vice President Jason Hwang, every day is BC Wild Salmon Day (June 1st). Our guests are two of the many activists, researchers, and scientists who make up the incredible team at the Pacific Salmon Foundation, right here in Vancouver BC. Throughout our two-part interview we learn why some species of salmon are going extinct at an exponential rate, how Canada’s salmon population is heavily impacted by the decisions of international hatcheries, and why policy can never get it quite right. Check out Part One today! Stay tuned for Part II on Friday June 11!

Monday May 31, 2021
Evolution of Waterslides | WhiteWater West
Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
What do Great Wolf Lodge, Six Flags, Hawaiian Falls, Atlantis, and Cedar Fair all have in common? They’ve all had White Water West part of making their water parks exceptional. Maintaining their place as the world’s leading water park manufacturer, White Water West had its start in Penticton BC in 1980 and they haven’t slowed down. Tune in as we explore what it takes to make a company, in a unique market, beyond exceptional as well as the challenges that go into building outside of North America. Finally, you won’t want to miss what they have planned for the future of water parks.
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Friday May 28, 2021
Let's Break It Down | Taxpayers in the Dark (CEWS)
Friday May 28, 2021
Friday May 28, 2021
If you’ve followed us in the past year you know we’ve been vocal on the federal government’s misuse of funds when it comes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). It is no secret that big profitable Canadian and foreign companies have accessed this benefit when they did not need to, but what we still don’t know is the total amount. Follow our journey as we uncover how much these companies received and why the government is adamant about guarding the information. Special guest MP Peter Julian also sheds some light on the CEWS.

Friday May 21, 2021
Get to Know Surrey with Anita Huberman
Friday May 21, 2021
Friday May 21, 2021
With over a decade of knowledge and lived experience as the CEO of the Surrey Board of Trade, Anita Huberman is the best source of information if you want the inside scoop on the fastest growing municipality in BC. Anita was not shy about discussing unpopular topics nor giving her honest opinion. Together we dive into the problems in Surrey with infrastructure, policing, and why cannabis, while legal in Canada, is still illegal in Surrey.
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Friday May 14, 2021
Don Davies the Dental Warrior
Friday May 14, 2021
Friday May 14, 2021
Member of Parliament for Vancouver-Kingsway, Don Davies, has introduced more legislation in the House of Commons than any MP in the country. That’s a big feat since he only became an MP in 2008! It's no secret that the NDP have repeatedly called for a federal dental plan for Canadians, so it would only make sense that we ask Don how the proposed plan would work, the impact on dentists, and why we’ve been talking about universal dental since the 1960s.
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Tuesday May 04, 2021
Let's Break It Down | Where Art Thou Vaccine
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYiQumPzdBA
With a little over a year under our belt, BC health officials need to ask themselves if they know more about the virus today compared to this time last year. If the answer is yes, great they should share it with the population and get things moving in a real way. If the answer is no, then we need to seriously re-visit the methods we have in place which are responsible for collecting data, and by extension how policies are informed.

Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Let's Break It Down | Luxury Tax Short Falls
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Canadians have been anxious to see what would be included in the 2021 Federal budget. There has been no shortage of opinions, positive or negative. At the end of the day, the budget tabled on April 19th, 2021 will become the basis of the Liberal Party’s election platform, which will no doubt be announced later this year. The new Luxury Tax for example, sounds like a great idea on paper- taxing the rich on their Automobiles, planes, and boats. However, we’ll show you how its nothing more than Liberal showbiz baby!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/FrQeeli_mxI

Friday Apr 23, 2021
Fueling the Movement in Vancouver with Ken Sim
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
With 2022 around the corner, we spoke with one of Vancouver’s Mayoral candidates, Ken Sim. With no shortage of important issues impacting the City of Vancouver, we put Ken on the spot and asked him about his reasons for running, his vision for the City, and what sets A Better City apart from the other municipal parties.

Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Government Challenges & Independence: A Conversation with Councillor Rebecca Bligh
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Hard work and determination got Councillor Rebecca Bligh to where she is now, and the City of Vancouver is better for it. Tune in as we explore the days before politics and what Rebecca saw as some of the initial challenges when she entered the political arena. Additionally, Rebecca sheds light on the wrap around services required to successfully eliminate tent cities, the NPA, and her future ambitions.