The Jas Johal Show

Guest: Laura Jedeed, journalist and writer for Firewalled Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More extortion attacks plague Surrey: is the city getting enough funding to fight back? (0:43) Guest: Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey Privacy commissioner forces Richmond to take down traffic cameras (11:26) Guest: Alexa Loo, Richmond City councillor The Massey Bridge: What could have been (20:00) Guest: Dylan Kruger, Delta City councillor Former B.C. Liberal Minister joins the race for Conservative leadership (31:03) Guest: Iain Black, former B.C Minister of Labour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Iain Black, former B.C. Minister of Labour 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: Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seven developers sound alarm on Metro Vancouver DCC hike as fragile housing market worsens (0:56) Guest: David Williams, Vice President of Policy for the Business Council of B.C. Feeling pooped: Which Vancouver neighbourhood has the most dog poop complaints? (15:06) Guest: Kim Rosenmayer, Public Engagement Coordinator for Animal Services with the City of Vancouver B.C. steps back from drug decriminalization program (24:54) Guest: Josie Osborne, B.C.’s Minister of Health Carney in China, Eby in India: Can Canada move fast enough in a world of tariffs, Trump, and pipeline politics? (35:06) Guest: Christy Clark, Former Premier of B.C. Langley Toys R’ Us shuts down: The challenges of running a toy store in 2026 (48:06) Guest: Matthew Purdy, owner of Toy Traders in Langley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Matthew Purdy, owner of Toy Traders in Langley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Christy Clark, Former Premier of B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Guest: David Williams, Vice President of Policy for the Business Council of B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver’s real estate slump: A rare opening to fix affordability? (0:37) Guest: Patrick Condon, Professor Emeritus, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia What to expect with Prime Minister Carney’s trip to China (15:42) Guest: Julian Karaguesian, Lecturer at McGill University’s Department of Economics. What are the immediate effects of Metro Van’s DCC hike? (23:55) Guest: Anne McMullin, President of the Urban Development Institute Does China still matter to B.C.’s forestry industry? (39:44) Guest: Juliet Lu, Assistant Professor in the School for Public Policy and Global Affairs and the Department of Forest Resources Management at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Juliet Lu, Assistant Professor in the School for Public Policy and Global Affairs and the Department of Forest Resources Management at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Anne McMullin, President of the Urban Development Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Patrick Condon, Professor Emeritus, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Rob Blackwell, Executive Vice President of Development at Anthem Properties Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carney’s diplomatic tightrope: Coastal First Nations at home, Beijing abroad (1:01) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent Road rage turns violent in Vancouver: Why are drivers so angry, and how do we cool it down? (14:20) Guest: Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast Iran on edge: Familiar crackdown, or the uprising that changes everything? (26:26) Guest: Negar Mojtahedi, reporter for Iran International, host of the Eye For Iran Podcast series Faith, funding, and final choice: Can religion override patient rights in public? (41:12) Guest: Daphne Gilbert, Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa Developers push Metro Vancouver to pause rising development costs (50:28) Guest: Robert Bruno, Executive Vice President for Polygon Homes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Robert Bruno, Executive Vice President for Polygon Homes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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