The Jas Johal Show

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

Guest: Gregor Robertson, MP, Canadian Federal Minister for housing & infrastructure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: Global National Ottawa correspondent Mackenzie Gray, breaks down Prime Minister. Mark Carney’s pivotal week — from his Davos speech to his address to the nation. (1:07) Keith Baldrey joins us to assess whether early federal or provincial elections are back on the table. (15:29) Richard Zussman and Margareta Dovgal dig into Canada’s high-stakes pivot toward China. (28:59) And former B.C. attorney general Geoff Plant explains why, on Indigenous land rights, judges — not politicians — ultimately have the final say. (45:26) Pull up a chair. Fire up the expense account, it time for the Political Happy Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The need for industrial land protection (0:39) Guest: Louise Schwarz, an industrial business owner (Recycling Alternatives) Who has last word on Aboriginal law: judges or politicians? (15:08) Guest: Geoff Plant, Former Attorney General and Vancouver Lawyer Keith Baldrey breaks down early election chatter (31:00) Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief Are we in a state of emergency with extortions in Surrey (44:24) Guest: Steve Kooner, B.C. Conservative MLA for Richmond-Queensborough and Attorney General Critic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Cameron Smith, PhD student in UBC’s faculty of land and food systems Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Steve Kooner, B.C. Conservative MLA for Richmond-Queensborough and Attorney General Critic 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: Geoff Plant, Former Attorney General and Vancouver Lawyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Louise Schwarz, co owner of Recycling Alternative & Terraforma assistance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Metro Vancouver’s development cost charges are set to rise by about 250% in just three years (0:43) Guest: Jairo Yunis, Business Council of British Columbia’s Director of Policy Carney speaks at the Liberal cabinet retreat in Quebec City (11:48) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Correspondent in Ottawa Residential development on Industrial Land (26:05) Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant 98th Oscar nominations announced this morning (42:58) Guest: Rick Forchuk, TV Week Magazine columnist and CKNW contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Guest: Ben O’Hara Byrne, Host of Weekends with Ben O’Hara Byrne on CKNW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Correspondent in Ottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Jairo Yunis, Business Council of British Columbia’s Director of Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investment soars in wind and solar renewable power projects across B.C. (0:43) Guest: Mike De Jong, Former MLA & Finance Minister, current ambassador for Wind and Solar B.C. Federal Court rules that TikTok can continue to operate in Canada for now (10:40) Guest: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle expert at HandyAndyMedia.com A semi truck has hit the Blundell Overpass on Highway 99 (17:48) Guest: Alexa Loo, Richmond City councillor Abacus data says Canadians think less of fellow Canadians who travel to the U.S. (23:08) Guest: Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast Vancouver Developers are speaking out against DCC’s (31:27) Guest: Heather McNell, Deputy CAO of Policy and Planning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. Ehud Ur, Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Heather McNell, Deputy CAO of Policy and Planning, and Metro Vancouver 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

Guest: Alexa Loo, Richmond City councillor 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: Mike De Jong, Former MLA & Finance Minister, current ambassador for Wind and Solar B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. postponing changes to heritage act to step up consultation (0:54) Guest: Chris Gardner, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. Editorial: Carney’s speech (16:07) B.C. laws are leaving landowners alone with expensive discoveries of Indigenous remains (23:21) Guest: Elenore Sturko, MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale Yuri Fulmer on his prospective candidacy to lead B.C. Conservatives (36:10) Guest: Yuri Fulmer, B.C. business leader & Capilano University chancellor Are warmer winters making skiing more costly? (51:18) Guest: Madeleine Orr, PhD - Assistant Professor of sport ecology at the University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Madeleine Orr, PhD - Assistant Professor of sport ecology at the University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Yuri Fulmer, B.C. business leader & Capilano University chancellor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Elenore Sturko, MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Kim Haakstad, President & CEO of the B.C. Council of Forest Industry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Chris Gardner, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Commentary: Greenland security (0:31) Canada’s Chinese EV deal (30:37) Guest: Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com The Agenda: Canada’s pivot to China (43:31) Guests: Margareta Dovgal, Managing-director of Resource Works Society Richard Zussman, Vice President, Public Affairs, Western Canada, Burson Social media and 'shadow pandemic' of disordered eating in teens (59:55) Guest: Hasina Samji, Health sciences assoc. prof at SFU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Hasina Samji, Health sciences assoc. prof at SFU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guests: Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst Richard Zussman, Vice President, Public Affairs, Western Canada, Burson 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

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices