The Jas Johal Show

Amanda Chung, marketing manager for Metropolis at Metrotown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. Ferries Crisis Years in the Making as Aging Fleet, Delays Catch Up (0:45) Vancouver Canopy Tour Draws Crowds with 50-Metre Forest Climbs (10:54) Tom Zadorsky, founder of Cultivara Tree Tours Government-Run Grocery Stores Questioned as Fix for Soaring Food Prices (21:31) Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retail Polls Suggest Avi Lewis Could Split Support, Impact Poilievre (30:16) Greg Lyle, founder and President of Innovative Research Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Berry, President of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: B.C. Premier David Eby joins us as we discuss his plan to suspend Dripa, even though First Nations aren’t buying it (0:56) The B.C. Conservative leadership race is thinning out fast. Keith Baldrey breaks it down for us (13:56) Could new NDP leader Avi Lewis actually hurt Pierre Poilievre more than Mark Carney? The polling numbers might surprise you. Innovative Research President Greg Lyle joins us (29:38) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Polls Suggest Avi Lewis Could Split Support, Impact Poilievre Greg Lyle, founder and President of Innovative Research Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. Conservative Leadership Race Narrows as Key Endorsements Roll In (10:48) Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver Canopy Tour Draws Crowds with 50-Metre Forest Climbs Tom Zadorsky, founder of Cultivara Tree Tours Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eby wants to suspend B.C.'s Indigenous rights law — and First Nations are calling it a betrayal (0:43) Alec Lazenby, Legislative Reporter for the Vancouver Sun and The Province B.C. Ferries is down two ships heading into Easter weekend. This problem didn't start this week (11:12) Leonard Krog, Mayor of Nanaimo Eby stakes government on DRIPA suspension (19:01) David Eby, Premier of B.C. The World Cup lands in Vancouver in ninety days, and Canada is actually playing; Why this moment is bigger than the tournament (31:53) Murray Mollard, author of Winning Pitch: The Canadian Men’s Soccer Team at the World Cup and Beyond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The World Cup lands in Vancouver in ninety days, and Canada is actually playing; Why this moment is bigger than the tournament Murray Mollard, author of Winning Pitch: The Canadian Men’s Soccer Team at the World Cup and Beyond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is B.C. still waiting? Mike Klassen, ABC Vancouver City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Eby, Premier of B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eby wants to suspend B.C.'s Indigenous rights law — and First Nations are calling it a betrayal Alec Lazenby, Legislative Reporter for the Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C.’s EV mandate changes: a step in the right direction? Blair Qualey, President and CEO of The New Car Dealers Association of B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. relaxes EV mandates, invests over $19 million in chargers (0:39) Barry Penner, Chair of the Energy Futures Institute Richmond Mayor asks Cowichan Nation to renounce private land claims causing uncertainty (33:03) Malcolm Brodie, Mayor of Richmond Avi Lewis takes over the federal NDP: Where does the party go from here? (42:04) Bill Tieleman, veteran BC political strategist and campaigner, and President of West Star Communications Can Mark Carney’s pipeline plan proceed without relying on public funding? (58:06) Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where does the party go from here? Bill Tieleman, veteran B.C. political strategist and campaigner, and President of West Star Communications Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richmond Mayor asks Cowichan Nation to renounce private land claims causing uncertainty Malcolm Brodie, Mayor of Richmond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. relaxes EV mandates, invests over $19 million in chargers Barry Penner, Chair of the Energy Futures Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario cuts DCCs, while B.C’s high development costs tank housing starts Feds and Ontario team up to cut development charges: what would it take for B.C to do the same? Yuri Fulmer cuts pact with OneBC to avoid vote-splitting: a powerful alliance or a desperate move? BC's EV mandate doesn't cut emissions. It just moves cars between provinces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feds and Ontario team up to cut development charges: what would it take for B.C to do the same? Brad West, Mayor of Port Coquitlam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario cuts DCCs, while B.C’s high development costs tank housing starts Dean Johnson, Senior Vice President of Development at Wesgroup Properties Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Australia banned social media for kids; do Canadians want the same? Guest: Shachi Kurl, President of the Angus Reid Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unity or Power Play? BC Conservative leadership hopeful forms pact with OneBC’s Dallas Brodie Guest: Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keep Vancouver Fun: a City councillor’s plan to beef up funding for free festivals Guest: Pete Fry, Green Party Vancouver City Councillor and mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Care Delayed, Costs Soar: B.C’s planned long term care centre in Delta remains in limbo Taxes and transparency: Veteran journalist runs for West Van mayor Can Avi Lewis steer the federal NDP in the right direction? Unity or Power Play? BC Conservative leadership hopeful forms pact with OneBC’s Dallas Brodie Keep Vancouver Fun: a City councillor’s plan to beef up funding for free festivals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Care Delayed, Costs Soar: B.C’s planned long term care centre in Delta remains in limbo Guest: George Harvie, Mayor of Delta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pipelines are back on the table: is Canada ready to build, or still stuck in debate? Two court rulings put DRIPA under pressure: clarification or quiet rollback? GUEST: Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Driving the Future: GM Canada’s New Boss charts a new course for the automaker GUEST: Jack Uppal, President and Managing Director of General Motors Canada A billion-dollar infrastructure failure and rising homeowner costs — is Metro Vancouver’s utility plan accountability, or a power grab?GUEST: Iain Black, B.C Conservative leadership candidate, and former B.C Minister of Labour B.C.’s farmland watchdog cuts staff as pressure builds — what does that mean for farmers on the ground? GUEST: Ian Paton, B.C Conservative MLA for Delta South, and Agriculture and Food critic for the Official Opposition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway subway closure: can businesses survive before roads reopen? GUEST: Neil Wyles, executive director of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Association Translink hikes fares by 5% across Metro Vancouver GUEST: Denis Agar, executive director of Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders Save The Whitecaps: former goalkeeper launches petition to prevent the team’s relocation GUEST: David Ousted, former Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper, now the sporting director of the Kamloops United Football Club LaGuardia crash aftermath - are we facing an air traffic controller crisis? GUEST: John Gradek, Faculty lecturer and academic coordinator for Supply Networks and Aviation Management at McGill University, and former Director at Air Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway subway closure: can businesses survive before roads reopen? GUEST: Neil Wyles, executive director of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Outdoor pool bookings return with tweaks: better access or better management of a flawed system? GUEST: Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast Richmond Centre MLA immediately removed from B.C Conservative caucus GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief Pipelines are back on the table: is Canada ready to build, or still stuck in debate? Two court rulings put DRIPA under pressure: clarification or quiet rollback? GUEST: Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Canucks ticket prices rise as the team struggles: how much more will loyal fans take? GUEST: Patrick Johnston, Sports columnist for the Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Outdoor pool bookings return with tweaks: better access or better management of a flawed system? GUEST: Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peace Arch diverts maternity ward yet again, and B.C’s OBGYNs want the province to act Kits Pool: should the Park Board drop reservations entirely? Gas prices sink as Iran/U.S war continues - a glimpse of hope or short-lived relief? Concerns over bright LED headlights grow - will the feds clamp down on regulating them? U.S Jury finds Meta, Google liable in landmark social media trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. Moira Stillwell, former B.C Liberal MLA for Vancouver-Langara Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kits Pool: should the Park Board drop reservations entirely? Guest: Jody Vance, CKNW Host Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada’s Auto Sector Under Pressure: Tariffs, EV Uncertainty, and China—Can It Still Compete? “Pushed off a cliff”: North Shore jeweler's shop shut out by Trump’s tariffs Waymo pushes for B.C operations; is the province ready for driverless cabs? Driving the Future: GM Canada’s New Boss charts a new course for the automaker Kits Pool Controversy Returns: Real Reset or More of the Same? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ALC Cuts Staff: What It Means for Farmers, Development, and Delays Across B.C. Guest: Eric Woodward, Township of Langley Mayor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Driving the Future: GM Canada’s New Boss charts a new course for the automaker Guest: Jack Uppal, President and Managing Director of General Motors Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cheap drones are changing modern warfare fast — are Western militaries already falling behind? Guest: Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies, comparative defence management approaches and foreign policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deadly collision at LaGuardia — two Canadian pilots killed despite alarms and urgent warnings. How did the system fail? A billion-dollar infrastructure failure and rising homeowner costs — is Metro Vancouver’s utility plan accountability, or a power grab? The Agenda: Trump pushes for allied action as NATO hesitates — should Canada be drawn into a conflict it didn’t start? B.C.’s farmland watchdog cuts staff as pressure builds — what does that mean for farmers on the ground? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Agenda: Trump pushes for allied action as NATO hesitates — should Canada be drawn into a conflict it didn’t start? Guest: Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst and Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A billion-dollar infrastructure failure and rising homeowner costs — is Metro Vancouver’s utility plan accountability, or a power grab? Guest: Iain Black, B.C Conservative leadership candidate, and former B.C Minister of Labour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C.’s farmland watchdog cuts staff as pressure builds — what does that mean for farmers on the ground? Guest: Ian Paton, B.C Conservative MLA for Delta South, and Agriculture and Food critic for the Official Opposition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

$1B fix for Vancouver rec centres—overdue investment or taxpayer sticker shock? GUEST: Tom Digby, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner and Chair Eby’s polling slide—what’s behind the drop, and how worried should the NDP be? Carney leads in the polls—strike now or risk a Poilievre comeback? GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief Doug Ford plans ticket resale cap - ambitious or outmatched by the monopoly? GUEST: Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music and Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry “I don’t age. I level up.”: Celebrating the life of Chuck Norris GUEST: Rick Forchuk, TV Week Columnist and CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices