The Jas Johal Show
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Yaletown stabbing, unprovoked attacks, and the case for involuntary care
Yaletown stabbing, unprovoked attacks, and the case for involuntary care (0:42) Guest: Leonard Krog, Mayor of Nanaimo B.C. calls for federal aid after Trump’s tariffs hit struggling lumber industry (12:36) Guest: Kurt Niquidet, President of B.C. Lumber Trade Council Ken Sim halts park board dissolution over controversial parkland transfer clause (20:00) Guest: Brennan Bastyovanszky, Vancouver Park Board Vice-Chair Eby’s showdown with developers highlights growing clash between housing policy and economic reality (34:33) Guest: Anne McMullin, President and CEO of the Urban Development Institute Victoria real estate agent’s dating application captures the attention of Monica Lewinsky (50:31) Guest: Krista Nugent, real estate agent in Victoria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eby’s showdown with developers highlights growing clash between housing policy and economic reality
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Commentary: Love and a little malice: How B.C.’s free enterprise lost its way — and how it can win again
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Ken Sim halts park board dissolution over controversial parkland transfer clause
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Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners freed as part of Gaza ceasefire
Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners freed as part of Gaza ceasefire (0:40) Guest: Noah Shack, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs Has Canada’s food industry become over-reliant on temporary foreign workers? (13:57) 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 AI slop: have Sora videos gotten out of hand? (27:15) Guest: Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist What does Canada need to do to realistically achieve EV targets? (38:33) Guest: Brian Kingston, President and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
End of the Eras: Taylor Swift closes book on record-breaking tour with six-part docuseries
bonusGuest: Talia Miller, former CKNW Producer, now producer of Connect with Sarah Crosbie on QRCalgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
B.C. Beekeeping program for seniors expands throughout North America
bonusGuest: Tanya Snow, Director of Operations at Bria Communities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Wrap - J.K Rowling/Park Board & Rustad phone check
bonusGUESTS: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are we expecting too much out of a trade deal between PM Carney and Trump?
bonusGUEST: Julian Karaguesian, Lecturer at McGill University’s Department of Economics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Week That Was in Politics - Pipeline push & B.C Conservative implosion
bonusGUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hostages and prisoners released in Israel/Hamas ceasefire deal
bonusGUEST: Ezra Shanken, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Funding cuts put seniors in jeopardy - Yaletown stabbing - Trade deal hopes - The Wrap
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Has AI made critical thinking harder for students?
GUEST: Marc Low, Partner, Innovation & Emerging Technology Section at KPMG in Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From housing challenges to park board referendum, B.C’s Housing Minister joins the show
bonusGUEST: Christine Boyle, B.C’s Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Xavier’s Law: a push to keep dangerous drivers off the road
bonusGUEST: Zahra Rasul, mother of Xavier Rasul-Jankovics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Park Board referendum - City-funded clinics in Surrey - Housing Minister's busy plate
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Vancouver City Council approves mass Broadway-Cambie rezoning, at expense of public input
Vancouver City Council approves mass Broadway-Cambie rezoning, at expense of public input (0:48) Guest: Mike Mangan, retired real estate lawyer Ken Sim promises ‘zero means zero’ property tax increases, at what cost? (10:40) Guest: Tom Davidoff, Director of UBC’s Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate Premier David Eby speaks on concerns about Danielle Smith’s pipeline push (20:22) Guest: David Eby, Premier of B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Premier David Eby speaks on Danielle Smith’s pipeline push
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How the BCGEU strike blocked a student from accessing financial aid
bonusGuest: Tyler Coburn, BCIT student Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Commentary: The pipeline that exists mostly in politics, not reality
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Will regulating timely payment for contractors help B.C build faster?
bonusGUEST: Chris Gardner, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith calls B.C’s pipeline pushback ‘un-Canadian’
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What came out of Prime Minister Carney’s meeting with Donald Trump?
bonusGUEST: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carney/Trump meeting - Eby vs. Smith - After-school childcare change - Westjet bag fee hike
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$10B rebuild cut to $6B — cheaper now, costlier later? Can Metro keep Iona on track?
$10B rebuild cut to $6B — cheaper now, costlier later? Can Metro keep Iona on track? (0:48) Guest: Mike Hurley, Metro Vancouver Board Chair and Mayor of Burnaby Conservative leadership concerns gives B.C. NDP the advantage in approval polls (11:42) Guest: Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company 20,000 jobs at risk: Vancouver’s housing sales collapse (25:26) Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant B.C. Legislature fall session begins (40:21) Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter Has the Sora 2 app made AI videos get out of hand? (49:30) Guest: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle Expert at HandyAndyMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former cabinet minister and union leader tells all in new memoir
bonusGuest: Judy Darcy, author of Leading From The Heart: The Battles of a Feminist, Union Leader and Politician Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
B.C. Legislature fall session begins
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20,000 jobs at risk: Vancouver’s housing sales collapse
bonusGuest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Conservative leadership concerns gives B.C. NDP the advantage in approval polls
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Enbridge CEO urges tanker ban end, says no company will build ‘pipeline to nowhere’
Alberta vows $20B B.C. oil pipeline; tanker ban and Indigenous consent loom (0:52) Guest: Gary Mar, President and CEO of the Canada West Foundation Metro Vancouver pivots on Iona Wastewater Plant approach. Is cost-cutting to $6 billion enough? (12:52) Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster city councillor Is keeping shipbuilding in Canada realistic? (18:56) Guest: Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies and foreign policy The Wrap - Should airlines be offering alcohol for free? (27:21) Plus, have we become dependent on subtitles? 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
The Wrap: Should airlines be offering alcohol for free?
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Commentary: B.C.'s real opportunity is LNG
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The Week That Was in Politics
bonusGuest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Metro Vancouver pivots on Iona Wastewater Plant approach. Is cost-cutting to $6 billion enough?
bonusGuest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
B.C.’s taxi industry sounds the alarm on taxi camera rules being scrapped
bonusGuest host Robin Gill talks to Mohan Kang, President of the B.C. Taxi Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The fight for stronger accessibility standards in new provincial buildings
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Alberta pushes for new pipeline to B.C. coast
Oct. 2, 2025: Guest host Scott Shantz in for Jas Johal Will Alberta’s proposed pipeline across B.C. ever become a reality? (0:00) Guest: Andy Hira, Political Science professor at Simon Fraser University, and head of the Clean Energy Research Group Food prices in Canada continue to rise (8:59) Guest: Stuart Smyth, Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan Trump brings back calls for Canada to be the 51st state (14:48) Guest: Alexander Salt, fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute B.C.’s Energy Minister weighs in on Danielle Smith’s pipeline proposal (20:31) Guest: Adrian Dix, B.C’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions Should B.C. abandon its planned ban on gas vehicles by 2035? (29:12) Guest: Carson Binda, B.C. Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Should Ottawa’s gun buyback program be scrapped? (34:48) Guest: Douglas Bancroft, Region 1 (Vancouver Island) President of the B.C. Wildlife Federation Will raising the GST save Ottawa from debt? (39:54) Guest: Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Has a surge of immigration overwhelmed Canada’s federal court? (46:20) Guest: Will Tao, Co-founder and immigration and refugee lawyer for Heron Law Offices Amazon opens up over 1,000 jobs in Vancouver with higher base pay (52:57) Guest: Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will raising the GST save Ottawa from debt?
bonusGuest host Scott Shantz talks to Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
B.C.’s Energy Minister weighs in on Danielle Smith’s pipeline proposal
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Food prices in Canada continue to rise
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B.C’s downtown decline: has the province’s empathy overshadowed accountability?
bonusGUEST: Julian Daly, CEO of Our Place Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should B.C soften AirBNB rules for the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
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How B.C can generate over $230 billion in projects by dropping red tape
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BC dropping red tape - World Cup AirBNB rules - Downtown decline - Has Vancouver lost its swagger?
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Vancouver Art Gallery selects Indigenous-led architect for new building
Sept. 30, 2025: Guest host Robin Gill in for Jas Johal Vancouver Art Gallery taps Indigenous-led architect for its new home (0:00) Guest: Jon Stovell, Chair of the Gallery Association Board Vancouver City Hall shuts down equity office (7:15) Guest: Pete Fry, Green Party Vancouver City councillor How a local Indigenous-owned business is navigating U.S. tariffs (22:55) Guest: Anthony Wingham - co-founder of Nuez Acres The Indigenous artist who designs orange shirts for Winners and Marshalls (22:55) Guest: Jenny Kay Dupuis, artist and author, and a member of the Nipissing First Nation in Ontario Trump jabs Canadian lumber and furniture with more tariffs; How much can we take? (36:47) Guest: Brian Menzies, Executive Director, Independent Wood Processors Association of B.C. Electronic Arts goes private - what does this mean for the gaming industry? (43:13) Guest: Bradley Shankar, Gaming Editor for MobileSyrup What should B.C. do with aging ferries? (49:56) Guest: Alex Reuben, Executive Director at Association of British Columbia Marine Industries (ABCMI) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Sinixt Launch Dual Constitutional Challenges Against B.C. Government Over Discriminatory Exclusion from Land Consultation and Education
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What should B.C. do with aging ferries?
bonusGuest host Robin Gill talks to Alex Reuben, Executive Director at Association of British Columbia Marine Industries (ABCMI) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Indigenous artist who designed orange shirts for Winners and Marshalls
bonusGuest host Robin Gill talks to Jenny Kay Dupuis, artist and author, and a member of the Nipissing First Nation in Ontario Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How a local Indigenous-owned business is navigating U.S. tariffs
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India-based Bishnoi gang now listed as a terrorist entity in Canada
Sept. 29, 2025: Guest host Charis Hogg in for Jas Johal Feds officially declare Bishnoi gang as terrorist entity (0:00) Guest: Kash Heed, former Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General of B.C, and former Chief Constable of the West Vancouver Police Department Can Larry Campbell help address challenges in the Downtown Eastside? (6:34) Guest: Sarah Blyth, Advocate for the DTES and Executive Director of the Overdose Prevention Society Vancouver Layoffs at Vancouver City Hall: necessary savings or desperate cost-cutting? (13:03) Guest: Dan Fumano, City Columnist for Vancouver Sun and The Province Are Vancouver City Hall’s cost-cutting measures reckless? (20:45) Guest: Rebecca Bligh, Vancouver City councillor and mayoral candidate Is WestJet saying goodbye to reclining seats in economy class? (28:13) Guest: Claire Newell, President of Travel Best Bets Trump threatens outsourced film production with 100% tariffs (37:44) Guest: Rick Forchuk, TV Week Magazine columnist and CKNW contributor How to safely buy Girl Guide cookies without getting scammed (45:19) Guest: Diamond Isinger, provincial spokesperson for B.C. Girl Guides Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices