Mixing wit and humour with insight his talk is an up-to-the-minute update on the current state of affairs in our political scene.
BC's Political Pulse Panel
with Bill Good & Keith Baldrey
Borderland & Foreign Relations Canada / U.S. Relations and Victoria, Ottawa and Washington relations.
Borderland & Foreign Relations
Canada / U.S. Relations and Victoria, Ottawa and Washington relations.
Platform Plus Presentations
Unique formats and ways to connect with audiences.
Event Moderator
Whether you are hosting a high profile debate or need a dynamic moderator to move your audience through a day-long event, Vaughn has proven track record for making political discussions engaging and meaningful.
Panelist/In Conversation
Drawing on his 30+ years of hard-hitting political journalism, Vaughn lends his tenured insights to every panel discussion or one-on-one interview he participates in.
Audience reviews:
Absolutely fantastic. He’s a pro, commands attention, and the feedback from the audience was overwhelmingly positive. - Communications Manager, Interior Lumber Manufacturers' Association
I offer my own personal appreciation of the outstanding job you did in moderating our panel... The debate itself was extremely well received, and spanned a bunch of very meaty issues that benefitted from your expert handling. Commentary from participants was overwhelmingly positive, and you can take credit for that.
- Metro Vancouver
An excellent, topical speech by a man who knows his business thoroughly; loves it and conveys that passion in a very humorous way, all while ensuring the material is relevant to the audience.
- BC Human Resource Management Association Event
Vaughn was very well received and kept the crowd enlightened with his expertise. We were very pleased with his speech and he was very easy to work with, we all quite enjoyed him.
- Event & Marketing Specialist, ConstructConnect
Vaughn was wonderful! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed his speech. Simply fabulous. He is a great guy . . . showed up early, chatted with the CEO’s and stayed until all the questions were answered. Perfect! - BC CEO Network Association
Vaughn did a great job as usual. His knowledge and memory on BC politics is amazing. Our conference participants enjoyed his speech as confirmed by our survey results.
- Acting Chief Operating Officer, Post-Secondary Employers' Association
Your talk was very informative and you got rave reviews from everyone. It’s a rare gift to be able to keep the rapt attention of 200 people who had to spend all morning listening to me talk – your humor and insightful comments were just what the doctor ordered!
- West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd
Your insights into the political and policy making arena was very much appreciated especially since you present it in such a witty and entertaining fashion. Based on the evaluation received, your presentation was enthusiastically received by all those present and you ensured that the conference ended on a high note.
- Pricare- B.C. Association of Private Care
Informative, straight from the shoulder and very humorous. Great overview of the political climate in BC. Well-balanced and useful. Vaughn knows his stuff!
- BCB
He was witty, entertaining and a valued addition to our program…he handled the questions from our audience in a professional and sensitive manner.
- Dumont and Associates; Forestry Consultants
Vaughn was great! Really engaging and the audience could have listened to him all day long.
- Regional Director - British Columbia, Progressive Contractors Association of Canada
Speaker Biography
Vaughn Palmer’s hard-hitting columns have seen him cover the feats and follies of B.C.’s premiers for almost 40 years. An award-winning journalist, Palmer is the Vancouver Sun’s provincial political columnist, based in Victoria. Palmer is a regular commentator on radio station CKNW in Vancouver.
Palmer is the recipient of the Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jack Webster foundation, a co-winner of the Jack Webster award for reporting, and a recipient of the Hyman Solomon award for excellence in public policy journalism from the Canadian Public Policy Forum. Since 1984, Palmer has examined an extensive range of issues, personalities and scandals that have come to define B.C.’s political scene.
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