About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of project approval in BC, population decline, and climate change, featuring various expert guests.

Family Reunification on Hold: What the Sponsorship Freeze Means for BC GUEST: Barj Dhahan, Co-founder and director of the Canada India Education Society The Great Reversal: BC's Population Declines for the First Time in Modern History GUEST: Ken Peacock, economist who writes about the B.C economy on Substack, formerly the chief economist and senior vice president of the Business Council of B.C Beyond Resources: Why Canada Can't Stop the New Megafires GUEST: Jesse Winter, climate disaster journalist and author of Wild Fire: Dispatches from a Country Ablaze Jerome Gessaroli on the Price of Project Approval in BC  GUEST: Jerome Gessaroli, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guests: Barj Dhahan, Ken Peacock, Jesse Winter, Jerome Gessaroli

Topics covered

• Project Approval
• Population Decline
• Climate Change
• Family Reunification
• Economy

Keywords

• project approval
• BC
• population decline
• climate change
• family reunification

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canada India Education Society, Business Council of B.C, Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Places: BC, Canada

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