The Jas Johal Show

Guest host Robin Gill talks to 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

Ottawa commits to Sumas flood mitigation aid after repeated calls from Abbotsford (0:54) Guest: Ross Siemens, Mayor of Abbotsford Lookahead at the spring legislative session (9;42) Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Should public service workers return to the office full-time? (25:09) Guest: Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast PETA files complaint against Fear Factor revival filmed in B.C. (33:17) Guest: Lisa Lange, Senior Vice President of Communications for PETA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Robert Renger, retired city planner, commentator for City Hall Watch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: Premier David Eby joins us to talk about Surrey’s growing extortion problem, how far he’s willing to go to keep the Vancouver Whitecaps in the city long-term, and whether the DRIPA amendment could turn into a confidence issue (1:10) Keith Baldrey walks us through what to expect from the upcoming Throne Speech and the tone of the spring legislative session (17:05) Zack Spencer explains Ottawa’s shift on electric vehicle mandates and what the arrival of Chinese-made EVs means for Canadian consumers and industry (32:34) Former Vancouver Canucks and Vancouver Grizzlies owner Arthur Griffiths shares a candid look at the realities of owning a modern professional sports franchise in Vancouver (46:09) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Premier David Eby - Extortion Rising, Provincial Finances, and DRIPA Changes Ahead (0:30) Guest: David Eby, Premier of B.C. Mandates out, rebates back: is Ottawa resetting EV policy or creating new headaches for drivers and the auto industry? (16:17) Guest: Zack Spencer, Automotive journalist KNOWN AS Motormouth on YouTube, and does videos and reviews with his wife Andrea Whitecaps accept B.C.’s offer: a saving grace for the club, or just a small step forward? (29:49) Guest: Don Taylor, sportscaster and co-host of Donnie and Dhali-The Team on CHEK No snow, record warmth: is this a one-off winter, or a glimpse of Vancouver's future? (43:41) Guest: Kristi Gordon, Senior Meteorologist for Global B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Don Taylor, sportscaster and co-host of Donnie and Dhali-The Team on CHEK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Zack Spencer, Automotive journalist KNOWN AS Motormouth on YouTube, and does videos and reviews with his wife Andrea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Ottawa set to scrap EV mandates, while making room for Chinese EVs (0:53) Guest: Brian Kingston, President and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association A costly cup of coffee-flation: Canadians still drinking coffee despite soaring prices (15:10) Guest: Mike von Massow, Professor of Food Economics at the University of Guelph Are the Whitecaps being priced out? Vancouver meets the new economics of pro sports (23:40) Guest: Arthur Griffiths, Former owner of the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver Grizzlies, and General Motors Place. Also a member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame Heated Rivalry: A Global TV Hit — and a Mirror on How Canada Sells Itself to the World (39:49) Guest: Dr. JP Catungal, Assistant Professor of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. JP Catungal, Assistant Professor of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Arthur Griffiths, Former owner of the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver Grizzlies, and General Motors Place. Also a member of the B.C. Sports Hall of Fam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Brian Kingston, President and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Province offers net-zero deal to keep Whitecaps at B.C. Place (0:46) Guest: Squire Barnes, Global B.C. Sports Director and Anchor Is it time for B.C. to repeal DRIPA? Iain Black plans to do so (10:35) Guest: Iain Black, B.C. Conservative leadership candidate, and former B.C Minister of Labour YVR sees record boom in travellers in 2025 (26:41) Guest: Tamara Vrooman, President and CEO of the Vancouver International Airport Abbotsford seeks federal support on flood mitigation, after $3.3M funding from province (40:06) Guest: Ross Siemens, Mayor of Abbotsford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Caroline Elliott, B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Tamara Vrooman, President and CEO of the Vancouver International Airport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Guest: Squire Barnes, Global BC Sports Director and Anchor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is a 10-lane Massey Tunnel replacement bridge worth the cost? (0:37) Guest: Dylan Kruger, Delta City councillor Coquitlam considers adopting Zero Carbon Step Code (9:31) Guest: Bill Tieleman, director of the B.C Coalition for Affordable Dependable Energy (CADE) The Agenda - B.C. and Alberta: Unity, Energy, and the Politics of a Hardening West (24:31) Guests: Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Whitecaps at the brink: is Vancouver about to lose its MLS team? (41:23) Guest: Squire Barnes, Global B.C. Sports Director and Anchor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guests: Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dylan Kruger, Delta City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Matt MacInnis, President of the Electrical Contractors Association of B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week: Conservatives at a crossroads: We look at Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review, and are the B.C. Conservatives choosing a premier-in-waiting or repeating the same internal fight? (1:19) B.C. caps power for AI as demand surges and a national grid plan looms. Energy Minister Adrian Dix drops by (17:20) As free trade talks with the U.S. restart, is Canada ready for a world without a referee? Former diplomat Colin Robertson joins us (34:11) Can the Metro Vancouver Board reform itself? (50:46) Could British Columbians see a federal and provincial election in 2026? The Agenda Panel with Richard Zussman and Margareta Dovgal weighs in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. caps power for AI as demand surges (0:46) Guest: Adrian Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions The life and legacy of Catherine O’Hara (17:36) Guest: Rick Forchuk, TV Week Magazine columnist and CKNW contributor Poilievre leadership review, and BC Conservative leadership race ramps up (26:53) Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Campers set to face fee hikes in B.C. Parks (42:47) Guest: Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast Can Metro Vancouver Board reform itself? (53:12) Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and Mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and Mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Adrian Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan. 29, 2026: Guest host Rob Fai in for Jas Johal Premiers meet with Prime Minister Carney ahead of CUSMA review (0:00) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent Vancouver Mayor hopes for free FIFA screenings in B.C. Place (8:43) Guest: Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver What did Prime Minister Carney’s meeting with provincial premiers accomplish? (17:23) Guest: Julian Karaguesian, Lecturer at McGill University’s Department of Economics Tesla pivots to robots after profits plunge (26:59) Guest: Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist What’s driving reconciliation concerns in B.C.? (36:04) Guest: Khelsilem, Indigenous leader, formerly elected in the Squamish Nation Council Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Dr. Lisa Wilde, Professor at the University of Utah’s department of neurology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Khelsilem, Indigenous leader, formerly elected in the Squamish Nation Council Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Julian Karaguesian, Lecturer at McGill University’s Department of Economics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why it’s still easier to buy foreign wine than Canadian wine (0:56) Guest: Jeff Guignard, President and CEO of Wine Growers B.C. Surrey’s extortion crisis: does Ottawa step in or leave cities to cope? (9:54) Guest: Randeep Sarai, Liberal MP for Surrey Centre, and Secretary of State for International Development Langley Township cuts utility costs for homeowners (25:13) Guest: Eric Woodward, Township of Langley Mayor Free trade on the line: is Canada ready for a world without the old rules? (34:55) Guest: Colin Robertson, former Canadian diplomat, Senior Advisor and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and hosts its regular Global Exchange podcast Children should have a say in divorce proceedings, says Liberal MP (51:27) Guest: Lisa Hepfner, Liberal MP for Hamilton Mountain in Ontario Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Lisa Hepfner, Liberal MP for Hamilton Mountain in Ontario Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Colin Robertson, former Canadian diplomat, Senior Advisor and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and hosts its regular Global Exchange podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Eric Woodward, Township of Langley Mayor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Bridgitte Anderson, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surrey calls on feds to declare state of emergency over extortion crimes (0:50) Guest: Linda Annis, Surrey First councillor and mayoral candidate Construction delays could spike home prices by 27% in 2032 (9:59) Guest: Brendon Ogmundson, Chief Economist for the B.C Real Estate Association Richmond company’s call to reopen Cowichan Tribes case gets hearing date (17:12) Guest: Robin Junger, Counsel specializing in Indigenous Law with McMillan LLP, representing Montrose Properties Should the feds place a limit on LED headlight brightness (23:54) Guest: Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. Ross Jones, research associate at UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Robin Junger, Counsel specializing in Indigenous Law with McMillan LLP, representing Montrose Properties Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Brendon Ogmundson, Chief Economist for the B.C. Real Estate Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Linda Annis, Surrey First councillor and mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada groceries and essentials benefit (0:46) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent Points programs shuffle around (10:22) Guest: Patrick Sojka, Founder of FFB Group Inc., Rewards Canada, Frequent Flyer Bonuses Should bright LED headlights be banned (25:16) Guest: Sean Orr, Vancouver City councillor The Agenda: Election Talk Everywhere - Is it time for fixed dates? (41:13) Guests: Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Westham Island Bridge closures (58:19) Guest: Ian Paton, Conservative MLA for Delta South Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Ian Paton, Conservative MLA for Delta South Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dougie Stewart, Owner and operator of Colourstrings Music School on 8th and Quebec Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guests: Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Sean Orr, Vancouver City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices