
The Jas Johal Show
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The US/Canada tariff war pauses for breath
The US/Canada tariff war pauses for breath GUEST: Mackenzie Gray, National Correspondent with Global National & Global News Doug Ford tough talks in response to Trump tariff threats GUEST: Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for Global News Toronto Reported sightings of a Penticton peacocks take flight GUEST: Yanti Sharples, longtime Penticton resident and musician - who first saw the news on a community Facebook group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The impact of tariffs on American business and U.S. relations
GUEST: Rachel Smith, President and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Bridgitte Anderson, President & CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is the “America first” sentiment at odds with the American consumer?
GUEST: Adam Taylor, Partner at Northstar Public affairs and a former senior advisor on international trade during the Stephen Harper Conservative government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trudeau meets with Trump today in the latest battle in this ongoing tariff war
Trudeau meets with Trump today in the latest battle in this ongoing tariff war GUEST: Mackenzie Gray, National Reporter with Global National & Global News New west to pass Lobbyist Transparency Act GUEST: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City Councillor Taken down on the final hurdle - Former B.C. Liberal Cabinet Minister Mike de Jong ousted from federal Conservative nomination race GUEST: Mike de Jong, Former B.C. Liberal Cabinet Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen Next: Global National with Dawna Friesen | Trudeau says Trump's tariffs are 'very dumb' as trade war begins
The frustration of both Canadians and Americans as U.S. President Donald Trump officially launches his trade war; and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's tough words for Trump. The fears among auto, steel, and aluminum companies. How Canadians are uniting as they fight the tariffs. Plus, how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is trying to salvage his relationship with Trump after that infamous Oval Office shouting match. Listen to more episodes of Global National with Dawna Friesen here: https://link.chtbl.com/gndf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How tariffs could effect the construction industry
GUEST: Chris Gardner, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BC Provincial budget breakdown & U.S. tariffs finally hit Canada
BC Provincial budget check in GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Impacts of US tariffs GUEST: Carlo Dade, director for international policy at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary Budget 2025 breakdown with BCBC GUEST: David Williams, Chief Economist at BCBC How tariffs could effect the construction industry GUEST: Chris Gardner, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Preliminary Rates for Anti-Dumping Duties for Softwood Lumber in the U.S. Department of Commerce's Sixth Administrative Review
Preliminary Rates for Anti-Dumping Duties for Softwood Lumber in the U.S. Department of Commerce's Sixth Administrative Review GUEST:Kurt Niquidet, President of BC Lumber Trade Council Metro Vancouver Updates GUEST: Mike Hurley, Mayor of Burnaby, Metro Vancouver Board Chair The Agenda: Has the Canada-US relationship permanently changed or is this fight temporary and under Trump’s regime? GUEST: Mary Polak, former B.C Liberal Cabinet Minister GUEST: Moe Sihota, former B.C NDP Cabinet Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Guest Host Robin Gill: Fireworks between Zelensky and Trump, Brad West proposed Metro Vancouver board members cut their fees and an explosion in Langley
Washington Roundup and Fireworks between Zelensky and Trump GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent Global News Brad West proposed Metro Vancouver board members cut their fees GUEST: Mike Hurley, Mayor of Burnaby Explosion and fire in Langley Township GUEST: Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Langley RCMP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tech Talk with Andy Baryer
bonusGUEST: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle Expert at HandyAndyMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Wrap - The Oscars are this Sunday, Tate brothers leave Romania despite travel ban, remembering Gene Hackman and Katy Perry goes to space!
bonusGUEST: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster GUEST: Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
‘Dropping like flies’: B.C. families among hundreds to fall ill at Mexican resort
Feb. 27, 2025: Guest host Robin Gill in for Jas Johal Sick in Mexico (0:00) Guest: Sheena Robinson, travelled to Mexico for a wedding and people got sick B.C. man loses out on double lung transplant because no specialists available (8:14) Guest: Dr. Robert Carruthers, President Consultant Specialists of B.C. Vancouver council approves controversial supportive housing freeze (23:30) Guest: Lisa Dominato, Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A motion has been approved for Davie Street Pride festivities
bonusGuest host Robin Gill talks to Peter Meiszner, ABC Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New report from Prezler Law about Vancouver’s two largest municipalities Surrey and Vancouver being among the worst for pedestrian-cyclist fatalities
bonusGuest host Robin Gill Navdeep Chhina, Director of Campaigns & Inclusion at HUB Cycling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Crowdfunding campaign launched for protective area of Kamloops
bonusGuest host Robin GIll talks to: Tom Dickinson, Grasslands Conservation Council of British Columbia Jennie McCaffrey, B.C. Parks Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Surrey vs Metro Vancouver
bonusGuest host Robin Gill talks to New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver council approves controversial supportive housing freeze
bonusGuest host Robin Gill talks to: Effy Demeter, Founder of Our DTES Amanda Burrows, Executive Director of First United Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ken Sim's private meetings, Takeaways from the Liberal leadership debate, & Highlighting internal trade barriers!
Despite getting a slap on the wrist by the integrity commissioner, the ABC party says it will continue to hold private meetings. The biggest takeaways from the Liberal leadership debate! Let's dissect Greater Vancouver Board of Trade’s report on internal trade barriers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Schools are seeing an increase in substance use
bonusCanadian school principals call for more support to deal with student substance use - seeing an increase in use - according to a study done by UBC. Guest: Lisa Beare - Minister of Education in the province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Surrey wants out from Metro Vancouver’s 2050 Regional Growth Strategy
bonusSurrey wants out from Metro Vancouver’s 2050 Regional Growth Strategy Guest: Eric Woodward - Chair of the Metro Vancouver Regional Planning Committee and Langley Township Mayor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Guest Host Robin Gill: B.C. Business Council has some ideas to help east Trump's tariffs, tariffs and the housing market in B.C., B.C. Conservativesare having more internal strife, ABC Vancouver's secret meeting and revealing elected officials pay
BC Business Council has some ideas for how the province can help ease the pain of the tariffs GUEST: David Williams, Vice President of Policy for the Business Council of BC How the tariff may impact or disrupt the effort to boost housing starts in British Columbia GUEST: Barrett Sprowsen, Senior VP sales and marketing at Peterson Provincial conservatives are having more internal strife GUEST: Richard Zussman, Global B.C Legislative Reporter ABC Vancouver’s secret meetings raise alarms GUEST: Kirk LaPointe, Columnist with Business in Vancouver New Westminster votes to make elected officials’ pay to go public GUEST: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How can you avoid fake casino ads online?
bonusHow can you avoid fake casino ads online? GUEST: Maria Szabo, spokesperson for BCLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jewish Book Festival returns amid rising antisemitism and tensions surrounding the Gaza ceasefire
bonusJewish Book Festival returns amid rising antisemitism and tensions surrounding the Gaza ceasefire GUEST: Dana Camil Hewitt, festival director Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rapids - the app supporting early mental health diagnosis
bonusRapids - the app supporting early mental health diagnosis GUEST: Dr. Diane McIntosh, psychiatrist, author, educator, and host of the PsychedUP Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ABC Vancouver Park Board politicians violated transparency policy, Trump's tariffs to start on March 4 & Emergency room closures hit B.C.’s Lower Mainland
Feb. 24, 2025: Guest host Robin Gill in for Jas Johal Members of Vancouver's ABC party hold internal meetings and align messaging before debates (0:07) Guest: Pete Fry, Vancouver City Councillor Donald Trump’s tariffs on schedule, will take effect on March 4th (12:19) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Ottawa correspondent with Global National Delta Hospital Closures and the messaging around it (18:26) Guest: Jordan Armstrong, Global News Reporter Americans should come to Nanaimo (26:35) Guest: Leonard Krog, Mayor of Nanaimo Metro Vancouver’s special board meeting (34:49) Guest: Mike Hurley, Chair of the Metro Vancouver Board and Burnaby Mayor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are amenities the solution to B.C.’s rental housing crisis?
bonusGuest host Robin Gill talks to Andrew Charney, Director of Residential Assets Management, Peterson Rentals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abbotsford is among the B.C. cities that will be hardest hit by tariffs
bonusGuest host Robin Gill talks to Ross Siemens, Mayor of Abbotsford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Guest Host Rob Fai: Earthquake hits B.C., are more earthquakes coming, struggles of running a restaurant in B.C., and are B.C’s restaurants running on life support?
Calls - did you feel the earthquake?? GUESTS: CKNW Listeners B.C’s Emergency Management Minister reacts to the 5.1 magnitude earthquake GUEST: Kelly Greene, B.C’s Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness B.C. Earthquake - are we at risk for more? GUEST: Brent Ward, Earth Sciences Professor and Co-Director of the Natural Hazards Research at SFU The challenges of running a restaurant in B.C. GUEST: Corvette Romero, owner of Shameless Buns Are B.C.’s restaurants running on life support? GUEST: Ian Tostenson, President of the B.C Restaurant and Foodservices Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When will B.C’s carbon tax end?
bonusWhen will B.C’s carbon tax end? GUEST: Richard Zussman, Global BC Legislative Reporte Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are funding cuts enough to steer Metro Vancouver in the right direction?
Are funding cuts enough to steer Metro Vancouver in the right direction? GUEST: Kash Heed, Richmond City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Did the B.C NDP miss the mark on safe supply?, why is False Creek taking too long to be developed? and Maple Scan
Did the B.C NDP miss the mark on safe supply? GUEST: Elenore Sturko, B.C Conservative MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale, and Critic for Solicitor General and Public Safety Why is False Creek taking too long to be developed? GUEST: Geoff Meggs, former Vancouver City Councillor and former Chief of Staff to Premier John Horgan Maple Scan: The mobile app to help you buy Canadian GUEST: Sasha Ivanov, creator of the Maple Scan app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why is False Creek taking too long to be developed?
bonusNearly 40 years after Expo ‘86, why has nothing been built on the False Creek waterfront? GUEST: Geoff Meggs, former Vancouver City Councillor and former Chief of Staff to Premier John Horgan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
B.C introduces task force to grow and improve the province’s food sector
bonusB.C introduces task force to grow and improve the province’s food sector GUEST: Dr. Lenore Newman, Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The harm behind Ken Sim’s pause on supportive housing in the DTES
bonusThe harm behind Ken Sim’s pause on supportive housing in the DTES GUEST: Pete Fry, Green Party Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should Metro Vancouver Board cut its economic development office to save money?, How hard will Trump’s tariffs hit housing in B.C?, and the state of immigration in Canada
Should Metro Vancouver Board cut its economic development office to save money? GUEST: Linda Buchanan, Chair of Invest Vancouver and Mayor of City of North Vancouver How hard will Trump’s tariffs hit housing in B.C? GUEST: Brendon Ogmundson, Chief Economist, BC Real Estate Association Tighter rules and Trump’s threats: The state of immigration in Canada GUEST: Marc Miller, Federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Healthcare providers raise concerns over ICBC’s new rules
bonusHealthcare providers raise concerns over ICBC’s new rules GUEST: Manvir Purewal, Surrey-based physiotherapist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
B.C. Ends Take-Home Opioid Program to Curb Criminal Diversion
bonusB.C. Ends Take-Home Opioid Program to Curb Criminal Diversion GUEST: Richard Zussman, Global B.C Legislative Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Booing national anthems: fair play or foul? Eby’s throne speech and economic hopes & An exclusive chat with sci-fi icon William Shatner
Is it ok to boo other countries' national anthems? (0:00) Crowd boos U.S. national anthem before U.S.A. vs Canada 4 Nations matchup in Montreal Did Premier Eby’s throne speech give hope in uncertain economic times? (5:32) Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter Trudeau’s exit leaves Conservative voters rethinking their choice (16:21) Guest: Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company Sci-fi legend William Shatner joins the show (25:16) Guest: William Shatner, actor best known as Captain Kirk in Star Trek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should Vancouver extend its drinking hours? City releases survey for public feedback
bonusGuest: Sarah Kirby-Yung, Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did a Delta flight end up upside-down at Toronto Pearson? B.C. politics: what’s at the top of the NDP’s agenda? How well does your EV perform in the winter?
The latest on the plane crash at Toronto Pearson Airport (0:37) Guest: Jaden Lee Lincoln, reporter for Global News Toronto What caused the Delta Airlines plane to crash upside-down at Toronto Pearson Airport? (6:03) Guest: Duncan Dee, Airline industry analyst and Former Air Canada COO Return to Legislature: What are the B.C. NDP’s biggest priorities? (13:29) Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter How well does your EV perform in the winter? (28:48) Guest: Shawn Pettipas, Director of Corporate Purpose and Mobility Marketing at BCAA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2025 Invictus Games come to a close
bonusGuest: Scott Moore, CEO of Invictus Games Vancouver/Whistler 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LifeLabs workers strike over wages and working conditions
bonusGuest: Paul Finch, President of the BCGEU [British Columbia General Employees’ Union] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How have Trump’s tariffs impacted our neighbours south of the border?
bonusGuest: Mary Lou Steward, Mayor of Blaine, Washington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Air Canada and WestJet pull back on U.S. flights?
bonusGuest: Claire Newell, President of Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Wrap - How harshly should we judge individuals for past social media posts and should Elon Musk not have taken his child to the White House??
bonusGUEST: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster GUEST: Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Full Show: GST Holiday ends, Is Donald Trump distracting us from David Eby's economic record?, and ABC Vancouver boots Rebecca Bligh
GST Holiday comes to an end: did it make a difference in B.C's restaurants? GUEST: Ian Tostenson, President and CEO of B.C Restaurant and Foodservices Association Is Donald Trump distracting us from David Eby’s disastrous economic record? GUEST: Kirk LaPointe, Columnist for Glacier Media ABC Vancouver boots Rebecca Bligh from council caucus. What’s going on at 12th and Cambie? GUEST: Rebecca Bligh, Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ABC Vancouver boots Rebecca Bligh from council caucus.
bonusABC Vancouver boots Rebecca Bligh from council caucus. What’s going on at 12th and Cambie? GUEST: Rebecca Bligh, Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Week That Was in Politics
bonusThe Week That Was in Politics GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global BC Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chronic loneliness: a public health issue worse than smoking
bonusChronic loneliness: a public health issue worse than smoking GUEST: Kiffer Card, Assistant Professor for SFU’s Faculty of Health Sciences Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trump's tariffs leaves B.C's financial plans and economy in limbo
GUEST: Ravi Kahlon, B.C’s Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices