The Jas Johal Show

Jackie Hildering, Education Communications Director and Humpback Researcher at the Marine Education and Research Society discusses why a record number of Humpback Whales have been spotted swimming through the Salish Sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 17, 20228 min

Is birth tourism about to return to metro Vancouver now that travel restrictions have been lifted?

Graeme Wood, Reporter with Glacier Media takes a look at the potential return of birth tourism to Metro Vancouver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 17, 202215 min

Here we snow again: how can the city prevent weather-induced car crashes?

Daniel Fontaine, City Councillor for the City Of New Westminster discusses what the province needs to do to prepare for the next snowfall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 20229 min

The Full Show: Modular housing systems across the Fraser Valley and Canada, the premiere of Avatar and could Canada scrap its 100ml liquid rule at airports?

How has modular housing helped the homeless in Chilliwack? Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove discusses how modular housing within the Fraser Valley community has helped the region's homeless. How significant is today’s Avatar premiere? Rick Forchuk, Movie Blogger at Rick’s Picks and regular columnist for TV Week Magazine discusses the release of Avatar. Ontario gets tough with municipalities increasingly demanding faster housing proposals. Are there lessons for BC? Colin D’mello, Queen's Park Bureau Chief at Global News Toronto discusses how B.C. may be able to learn from Ontario on how to create more affordable housing. What’s the price of going sugar-free? Dani Renouf, Dietitian at St. Paul’s Hospital discusses the adverse effects of using artificial sweeteners. Why is TikTok’s algorithm promoting eating disorders and suicide? Social media expert and founder of Mediated Reality, Jesse Miller, discusses the issues with TikTok's algorithms. Could Canada scrap its 100ml liquid rule? Why are airline ticket prices going up? Claire Newell, President and Founder of Travel Best Bets answers whether or not Canada will scrap the 100ml liquid rule at airport security and why airline ticket prices are increasing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 20221h 7m

What’s the price of going sugar-free?

Dani Renouf, Dietitian at St. Paul’s Hospital discusses the adverse effects of using artificial sweeteners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 202214 min

Could Canada scrap its 100ml liquid rule? Why are airline ticket prices going up?

Claire Newell, President and Founder of Travel Best Bets answers whether or not Canada will scrap the 100ml liquid rule at airport security and why airline ticket prices are increasing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 202213 min

Why is TikTok’s algorithm promoting eating disorders and suicide?

Social media expert and founder of Mediated Reality, Jesse Miller, discusses the issues with TikTok's algorithms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 20226 min

Ontario gets tough with municipalities increasingly demanding faster housing proposals. Are there lessons for BC?

Colin D’mello, Queen's Park Bureau Chief at Global News Toronto discusses how B.C. may be able to learn from Ontario on how to create more affordable housing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 202211 min

How significant is today’s Avatar premiere?

Rick Forchuk, Movie Blogger at Rick’s Picks and regular columnist for TV Week Magazine discusses the release of Avatar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 20228 min

How has modular housing helped the homeless in Chilliwack?

Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove discusses how modular housing within the Fraser Valley community has helped the region's homeless. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 15, 202213 min

The Full Show: Will building 90 housing units in the DTES actually help unhoused people? - Hear from Premier David Eby, Minister Ravi Kahlon & Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim

How does the Province plan on tackling housing affordability? Richard Zussman, Global News Journalist based at the Legislature breaks down the latest housing announcement from the Province on tackling affordable housing in the Downtown Eastside. Will building 90 housing units in the DTES actually help unhoused people? Sarah Blythe, Executive Director of the Overdose Prevention Society examines the latest housing announcement within the downtown eastside. How will the “100 Day Plan” make housing more affordable? Ravi Kahlon, BC’s Minister of Housing discusses the Province's new announcement on affordable housing in the downtown eastside. How embezzlement and fraud led to the fall of the “Crypto Bros” Andy Baryer, Technology and Digital Lifestyle Expert, handyandymedia.com tells us why he never believed in cryptocurrency. Can gifting unhoused people with an unconditional, one-time payment end homelessness? Simone Dive, Executive Director of Foundations for Social Change discusses how they are looking to end homelessness. Will BC’s plan to address housing affordability benefit Vancouver? Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim discusses the Province's new housing plan within the downtown eastside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 15, 20221h 1m

Will BC’s plan to address housing affordability benefit Vancouver?

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim discusses the Province's new housing plan within the downtown eastside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 15, 20228 min

Can gifting unhoused people with an unconditional, one-time payment end homelessness?

Simone Dive, Executive Director of Foundations for Social Change discusses how they are looking to end homelessness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 15, 202216 min

How embezzlement and fraud led to the fall of the “Crypto Bros”

Andy Baryer, Technology and Digital Lifestyle Expert, handyandymedia.com tells us why he never believed in cryptocurrency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 15, 202211 min

How will the “100 Day Plan” make housing more affordable?

Ravi Kahlon, BC’s Minister of Housing discusses the Province's new announcement on affordable housing in the downtown eastside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 15, 202210 min

Beware of elaborate scammers asking for bail money

Sergeant Justine Thom, Media Relations Officer for the New Westminster Police Department discusses how one New West senior was scammed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 20226 min

Will building 90 housing units in the DTES actually help unhoused people?

Sarah Blythe, Executive Director of the Overdose Prevention Society examines the latest housing announcement within the downtown eastside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 20226 min

How does the Province plan on tackling housing affordability?

Richard Zussman, Global News Journalist based at the Legislature breaks down the latest housing announcement from the Province on tackling affordable housing in the Downtown Eastside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 20229 min

The Full Show: Surrey votes to scrap transition to municipal police force - would that help to deal with gang activity? A new book takes a look at the infrastructure of British Columbia

Surrey votes to scrap transition to municipal police force Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke discusses why the city has decided to vote to scrap the transition from the Surrey RCMP to a municipal police force - Surrey Police Service. Would a municipal police force mitigate gang activity in Surrey? Gurpreet S. Sahota, Organizer for “Wake Up Surrey!” Advocacy Group and Owner of Chardi kala Punjabi newspaper discussing why a group of Surrey parents feel a municipal police force would do a better job within the community than the Surrey RCMP. Reeling in porch pirates with “bait packages” Sergeant Justine Thom, Media Relations Officer for the New Westminster Police Department discusses the police forces new program to catch porch pirates. The art of connecting British Columbians through infrastructure Derek Hayes, well-known BC historian and author of Incredible Crossings: The History and Art of Bridges, Tunnels and Inland Ferries That Connect British Columbia, discusses his new book Supporting Western Food Banks with a month of Jolly Beer Adam Powell, Vice President of Operations at Original Joes and Hajirah Hussain Executive Director of the Richmond Food Bank Society discuss the Jolly Beer initiative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 202250 min

Supporting Western Food Banks with a month of Jolly Beer

Adam Powell, Vice President of Operations at Original Joes and Hajirah Hussain Executive Director of the Richmond Food Bank Society discuss the Jolly Beer initiative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 20227 min

The art of connecting British Columbians through infrastructure

Derek Hayes, well-known BC historian and author of Incredible Crossings: The History and Art of Bridges, Tunnels and Inland Ferries That Connect British Columbia, discusses his new book Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 202214 min

Reeling in porch pirates with “bait packages”

Sergeant Justine Thom, Media Relations Officer for the New Westminster Police Department discusses the police forces new program to catch porch pirates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 20226 min

Would a municipal police force mitigate gang activity in Surrey?

Gurpreet S. Sahota, Organizer for “Wake Up Surrey!” Advocacy Group and Owner of Chardi kala Punjabi newspaper discussing why a group of Surrey parents feel a municipal police force would do a better job within the community than the Surrey RCMP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 202212 min

Surrey votes to scrap transition to municipal police force

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke discusses why the city has decided to vote to scrap the transition from the Surrey RCMP to a municipal police force - Surrey Police Service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 202210 min

The Full Show: Province asks ICBC to freeze basic insurance rates for two years, What is 'Stiff Person Syndrome'? BC's Friendship Society got a little too friendly with China

Canadian debt payments climb at record pace as interest rates rise Ron Butler, Mortgage Broker and Founder of Butler Mortgage discusses rising Canadian debt payments in conjunction with rising interest rates BC's Friendship Society got a little too friendly with China Sam Cooper, Global News National Investigative Journalist provides the latest on RCMP investigating foreign interference from China. Will freezing insurance rates keep costs down in BC? Mike Farnworth, Solicitor General, Minister of Public Safety and the Minister responsible for ICBC, discusses why the Province is asking ICBC to freeze basic insurance rates. What is Stiff Person’s Syndrome? Dr. Katie Beadon, Co-Director of St. Paul's Immunotherapy in Neurology Clinic and Clinical Assistant Professor at UBC discusses Canadian pop star Celine Dion's 'Stiff Person Syndrome' diagnosis. Why is the ICBA offering a $100,000 reward for information about the violent attack on Coastal Translink Pipeline? Chris Gardner, President and CEO, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association discusses why the ICBA is offering up a $100,000 reward for tips about the violent attack on the Coastal Translink Pipeline, earlier this year. Santa replaces milk and cookies with beer and bar food at SantaCon Benjamin Houston, Organizer of SantaCon describes what SantaCon is like in Vancouver! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 202253 min

Santa replaces milk and cookies with beer and bar food at SantaCon

Benjamin Houston, Organizer of SantaCon describes what SantaCon is like in Vancouver! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 20227 min

Can ICBC afford to freeze insurance rates for two years?

Trevor Halford, Shadow Minister for Transportation and Infrastructure, ICBC, and Affordability discusses whether or not ICBC can actually afford to freeze basic insurance rates for two years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 20224 min

Why is the ICBA offering a $100,000 reward for information about the violent attack on Coastal Translink Pipeline?

Chris Gardner, President and CEO, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association discusses why the ICBA is offering up a $100,000 reward for tips about the violent attack on the Coastal Translink Pipeline, earlier this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 202211 min

What is Stiff Person’s Syndrome?

Dr. Katie Beadon, Co-Director of St. Paul's Immunotherapy in Neurology Clinic and Clinical Assistant Professor at UBC discusses Canadian pop star Celine Dion's 'Stiff Person Syndrome' diagnosis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 20228 min

Will freezing insurance rates keep costs down in BC?

Mike Farnworth, Solicitor General, Minister of Public Safety and the Minister responsible for ICBC, discusses why the Province is asking ICBC to freeze basic insurance rates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 20227 min

BC's Friendship Society got a little too friendly with China

Sam Cooper, Global News National Investigative Journalist provides the latest on RCMP investigating foreign interference from China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 20228 min

Canadian debt payments climb at record pace as interest rates rise

Ron Butler, Mortgage Broker and Founder of Butler Mortgage discusses rising Canadian debt payments in conjunction with rising interest rates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 202210 min

The Full Show: Racism in Coquitlam Minor Hockey Association, Is it time to make Stanley Park a legal person & The Wrap!

Racism in Coquitlam Minor Hockey Association GUEST: Cindy and son Zack, the family who experienced racism in Coquitlam Minor Hockey Twitter’s rivals try to capitalize on the Elon Musk-induced chaos GUEST: Andy Baryer, Technology and Digital Lifestyle Expert at Is it time to make Stanley Park a legal person? GUEST: Dr. Alexandra Flynn, Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia Peter A. Allard School of Law The Grizzlie Truth to be released in theatres nationwide GUEST: Jason Manaois, Producer of Mornings With Simi on CKNW Kat Jayme, filmmaker and director of The Grizzlie Truth The NDP plans to outlaw physically punishing children with Bill C-273 GUEST: Peter Julian, NDP MP for New Westminster - Burnaby Studying the family dynamics of millennials living with their parents GUEST: Umay Kader, PhD candidate in sociology at UBC The Wrap - Harry and Meghan…are they still relevant or is it time to be quiet and go away & Would a 4-day work week actually work? GUEST: Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host GUEST: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 20221h 4m

The Wrap - Friday Dec 9, 2022

The Wrap - Harry and Meghan…are they still relevant or is it time to be quiet and go away & Would a 4-day work week actually work? GUEST: Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host GUEST: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 202213 min

Studying the family dynamics of millennials living with their parents

GUEST: Umay Kader, PhD candidate in sociology at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NDP plans to outlaw physically punishing children with Bill C-273

GUEST: Peter Julian, NDP MP for New Westminster - Burnaby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Grizzlie Truth to be released in theatres nationwide

GUESTS: Jason Manaois, Producer of Mornings With Simi on CKNW Kat Jayme, filmmaker and director of The Grizzlie Truth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it time to make Stanley Park a legal person?

GUEST: Dr. Alexandra Flynn, Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia Peter A. Allard School of Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 20227 min

Twitter’s rivals try to capitalize on the Elon Musk-induced chaos

GUEST: Andy Baryer, Technology and Digital Lifestyle Expert at Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Racism in Coquitlam Minor Hockey Association

GUEST: Cindy and son Zack, the family who experienced racism in Coquitlam Minor Hockey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 202213 min

The Full Show: Vancouver City Council approves body cams for the VPD, Introducing BC’s new Attorney General & Does a 4-day work week actually work?

Vancouver City Council approves body cams for the VPD GUEST: Pete Fry, Vancouver City Councillor, Green Party of Vancouver Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and BC First Nations announced $800 million for four Indigenous-led conservation initiatives across Canada GUEST: Dallas Smith, President of Nanwakolas Council (A coalition of 6 BC First Nations, mid/north-Island and mainland) 6 children have died of a flu related illness this season GUEST: Dr. Anna Wolak, Family physician and assistant professor at UBC WNBA player Brittney Griner released from Russia as part of a prisoner swap GUEST: Jennifer Johnson, Global News Correspondent based in Washington Introducing BC’s new Attorney General - Niki Sharma GUEST: Niki Sharma, Attorney General of British Columbia Does a 4-day work week actually work? GUEST: Geoff Mason, Employment and Human Rights Lawyer for Miller Thomson LLP Streaming with Steven GUEST: Steven Chang, Show Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 202258 min

Streaming with Steven - what’s worth watching today?

GUEST: Steven Chang, Show Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does a 4-day work week actually work?

GUEST: Geoff Mason, Employment and Human Rights Lawyer for Miller Thomson LLP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 9, 20229 min

Introducing BC’s new Attorney General - Niki Sharma

GUEST: Niki Sharma, Attorney General of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WNBA player Brittney Griner released from Russia as part of a prisoner swap

GUEST: Jennifer Johnson, Global News Correspondent based in Washington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 children have died of a flu related illness this season

GUEST: Dr. Anna Wolak, Family physician and assistant professor at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and BC First Nations announced $800 million for four Indigenous-led conservation initiatives across Canada

GUEST: Dallas Smith, President of Nanwakolas Council (A coalition of 6 BC First Nations, mid/north-Island and mainland) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 9, 20226 min

Vancouver City Council approves body cams for the VPD