Inflation's back, Alberta's pipeline clock is ticking, and B.C. just blew up another megaproject contract. Welcome to Episode 1.

ICBA Coffee & Construction is the news that matters to the people who build British Columbia and Alberta — fast, sharp, and straight up. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with Jordan Bateman.
On this episode:

– Inflation hits 3.2% — gas up 33%, groceries up again — and what it means on a job site

– Alberta's nine-day countdown to a million-barrel pipeline proposal, and why David Eby's "same coast, different liquid" position doesn't add up

– A $5-billion gold-and-copper mine stalled because the NDP fumbled its duty to consult

– The Massey tunnel contract blowup — and how a funded 2024 bridge became a $9-billion-and-climbing hole in the ground
Chapters (adjust to your cut):

0:00 Cold open: inflation's back

0:30 Inflation hits 3.2%

2:00 Alberta's pipeline countdown vs. Eby's veto

4:30 KSM mine stalled — sloppy consultation, $5B price

6:30 Massey tunnel: what did we get for it?

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