The Jas Johal Show

Guest: Negar Mojtahedi, reporter for Iran International, host of the Eye For Iran Podcast series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

The latest on the Broadway subway closure (0:48) Guest: Neil Wyles, executive director of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area Surrey opens new three-storey school to counter overcrowding; are more on the way? (10:06) Guest: Gary Tymoschuk, Chair of the Surrey Board of Education The Week That Was in Politics: The latest on the B.C Conservative leadership race (19:00) Plus, is Pierre Poilievre prepared for his leadership review? (27:57) Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief Could there be a Tsawwassen/Roberts Bank pipeline route? (32:31) Guest: Lucero Gonzalez, Conservation and Policy Campaigner with The Wilderness Committee The Wrap: Shrinking seats, growing tensions (42:46) Plus, family sections on flights: sensible solution or airborne segregation? (49:41) Guests: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, family sections on flights: sensible solution or airborne segregation? (6:55) Guests: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, is Pierre Poilievre prepared for his leadership review? Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

VSO will no longer seek NDAs related to sexual misconduct allegations (0:52) Guest: Dr. Julie Macfarlane, Distinguished Law Professor at the University of Windsor, and co-founder of the “Can’t Buy My Silence” campaign for change in the law – on misuse of NDAs The latest and coolest tech from CES 2026 (15:09) Guest: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle Expert at HandyAndyMedia.com Vancouver living on a budget: how one author made Lower Mainland frugality work (36:29) Guest: Steve Burgess, author of Cheapskate in Lotusland: The Philosophy and Practice of Living Well on a Small Budget Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Steve Burgess, author of Cheapskate in Lotusland: The Philosophy and Practice of Living Well on a Small Budget Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies and foreign policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Barj Dhahan, CEO and Founder of Sandhurst Group (that owns a number of retail businesses in B.C), and former Vancouver Police Department Board Member and Vice Chair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle Expert at HandyAndyMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. Julie Macfarlane, Distinguished Law Professor at the University of Windsor, and co-founder of the “Can’t Buy My Silence” campaign for change in the law – on misuse of NDAs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime and safety concerns drive London Drugs out of Vancouver's downtown eastside (0:50) Guest: Jess Ketchum, Co-founder of the Save Our Streets coalition Canada’s World Juniors loss highlights the problem with for-profit hockey programs (8:03) Guest: Topher Scott, Founder of The Hockey Think Tank Trump pitches ban on big investors buying single-family homes; should Canada do the same? (22:04) Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant Mayoral candidate proposes City-run grocery stores to counter rising food prices (36:14) Guest: Amanda Burrows, OneCity Vancouver mayoral candidate 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: Mike De Jong, former B.C. Attorney General and longtime MLA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Amanda Burrows, OneCity Vancouver mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Topher Scott, Founder of The Hockey Think Tank Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Jess Ketchum, Co-founder of the Save Our Streets coalition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OBGYN shortage continues to plague Peace Arch Hospital with maternity patient diversions (0:34) Guest: Dr. Adam Thompson, President of the Doctors of B.C. Maduro’s capture: Did the U.S and Venezuela have a back-door deal? (8:59) Guest: Louise Blais, former Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the U.N. Why Venezuelan oil production won’t replace Canada’s industry (23:41) Guest: Michael Spyker, Principal Analyst at HTM Energy Partners B.C.’s property values down in latest assessment; what does this mean for the housing market? (40:19) Guest: Andy Yan, Urban Planner - and Director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Michael Spyker, Principal Analyst at HTM Energy Partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Guest: Louise Blais, former Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada’s reaction to U.S. capture of Maduro’s in Venezuela (0:38) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent Why Venezuelan oil could put Canada’s industry at risk (29:17) Guest: Adam Pankratz, Lecturer at UBC’s Sauder School of Business China’s BYD dethrones Tesla as world’s top EV seller (42:25) Guest: Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com Surrey mayoral candidate wants full access to 500 traffic cameras for Surrey Police (54:59) Guest: Linda Annis, Surrey First councillor and mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Greg Harper, Media Relations Advisor for ICBC 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

Guest: Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Adam Pankratz, Lecturer at UBC’s Sauder School of Business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. Assessment notices roll out; how much have property values changed? (0:42) Guest: Bryan Murao, Residential Lower Mainland Assessor for B.C Assessment Nike’s Air Jordans: 40 years of revolutionizing the sneaker game (12:47) Guest: Tye Engmann, founder of Curated Van Metro Vancouver's real crisis isn't the leak… it's the panic (27:12) Guest: Kirk LaPointe, Columnist at Lodestar Media and The Hub, and Special Advisor for Fulmer & Company Tesla loses top spot as world’s biggest EV seller to China’s BYD (42:39) Guest: Zack Spencer, Automotive journalist KNOWN AS Motormouth Canada on YouTube What to expect from Canada’s immigration laws in 2026 (52:27) Guest: Barj Dhahan, Co-founder and director of the Canada India Education Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, is New Year’s Eve overrated? Guests: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Kirk LaPointe, Columnist at Lodestar Media and The Hub, and Special Advisor for Fulmer & Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Tye Engmann, founder of Curated Van Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Tanya ter Keurs, Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer of NiaHealth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan. 1, 2026: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal Canada's grocery code of conduct work: will it work? (0:00) Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, co-host of The Food Professor Podcast, and visiting scholar at McGill University The state of Hollywood North: how B.C.’s film industry is preparing for 2026 (13:47) Guest: Marnie Gee, B.C.'s Film Commissioner The health benefits of the Polar Bear Plunge (27:31) Guest: Tanya ter Keurs, Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer of NiaHealth Where does Canada’s relationship stand with the U.S. in 2026? (33:45) Guest: Max Cameron, Professor at UBC’s Department of Political Science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, the most anticipated films of 2026 Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Rick Forchuk, TV Week Magazine columnist and CKNW contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Scotty Harrold, co-chair of the 2026 White Rock Beach Polar Bear Plunge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Nardwuar, The Human Serviette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 31, 2025: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal Calgary moves to repeal multi-unit zoning; should B.C. to do the same? (0:00) Guest: Mark Sager, Mayor of West Vancouver How to achieve your health and diet goals in the New Year (13:16) Guest: Dani Renouf, Registered Dietitian at St. Paul’s Hospital The State of the DTES heading into 2026 (22:45) Guest: Sarah Blyth, Advocate for the DTES and Executive Director of the Overdose Prevention Society Vancouver The biggest entertainment and pop culture stories of 2025 (35:09) Guest: Dana Gee, Arts reporter for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Dana Gee, Arts reporter for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Constable Darren Wong, Media Relations Officer for the VPD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Sarah Blyth, Advocate for the DTES and Executive Director of the Overdose Prevention Society Vancouve Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Mark Sager, Mayor of West Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Bailey Mitchell, emergency police call taker for E-Comm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 30, 2025: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal Fun without fireworks? What’s going on with New Year’s Eve celebrations in Vancouver? (0:00) Guest: Fred Lee, Vancouver’s ‘Man About Town’ - columnist, broadcaster, and perpetual Gala Gala Doo attendee B.C.’s most popular baby names; what made the list? (10:06) Guest: Kathryn Stewart, Director of Talk and Talent for 730 CKNW How a 9.0 magnitude earthquake could shake B.C. up (16:47) Guest: Edward Nissen, Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences at University of Victoria How uncertainty over property rights puts B.C.’s economy at risk (32:33) Guest: David Livingstone, senior fellow at the conservative leaning Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and professor in Liberal Studies and Political Studies at Vancouver Island University The new St. Paul’s hospital: a medical facility of the future? (44:52) Guest: Dan Fumano, City columnist for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Dan Fumano, City columnist for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to David Livingstone, senior fellow at the conservative leaning Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and professor in Liberal Studies and Political Studies at Vancouver Island University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Edward Nissen, Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences at University of Victoria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 29, 2025: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal Staffing challenges cause overnight ER closures in Mission (0:00) Guest: Ian Tait, Communications Director with the Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. Whitecaps reach settlement in class action suit over Messi no-show (7:33) Guest: Squire Barnes, Global B.C. Sports Director and Anchor What can B.C. do to prevent further E.R closures from happening? (15:31) Guest: Trevor Halford, Surrey-White Rock MLA and interim leader of the B.C. Conservatives Is the B.C government doing enough to protect private property rights? (23:58) Guest: Brad West, Mayor of Port Coquitlam U.S. border photographs Canadian travellers: will cross border trips become more difficult? (34:44) Guest: Richard Kurland, Immigration lawyer and policy analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Kirk LaPointe, Vice President, Fulmer & Company; and columnist at Lodestar Media and The Hub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Trevor Halford, Surrey-White Rock MLA and interim leader of the B.C. Conservatives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Squire Barnes, Global B.C. Sports Director and Anchor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices