The Jill Bennett Show

A recent survey finds that busy parking lots are stressful for BC drivers! Political leaders, legal experts and victims from across British Columbia are urging the recently re-elected NDP government to pass legislation limiting the use of harmful NDAs. Breaking down the data gathered from Taylor Swift's 3 Vancouver concerts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Festive feasts to enjoy this holiday season! Fairmont Vancouver Airport - festive afternoon tea (nov 29-Dec 31) https://www.fairmont-vancouver-airport.com/events/festive-tea/ Fairmont Notch 8 - Holiday Chalet Afternoon Tea https://www.notch8-dining.com/holiday-afternoon-tea/ Capilano Canyon Lights Fresh Prep Holiday meal kit Kringles at the Castle - Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Paul Bakery festive dinners Guest: Richard Wolak - Editor/Publisher Vancouver Foodster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC Conservatives are calling for Elenore Sturko to apologize! What for? Taylor Swift Mania is in full swing ahead of tonight's concert! CKNW's own "Swiftie Correspondent" Talia Miller comes on to tell us what the energy is like downtown! Lastly, some Surrey residents are expressing grave concern and opposition to a proposed crematorium being built in their neighbourhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are we experiencing a surge of violence in Metro Vancouver?! The Trudeau government is promising to arm our borders with more drones and helicopters. This is being done in light of President-elect Donald Trump's threatened tariffs. For the first time ever, the chimes in the Gastown Steam clock are being changed to highlight the arrival of Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour". From now until December 13th, the clock will play Swift's hit song "Shake It Off". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For 28 years, First Call and SPARC BC have released a report card highlighting child and family poverty in BC. Guest: Adrienne Montani - Executive Director of First Call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why surging demand for Christmas trees is creating a flurry of problems! The latest travel news and deals with Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets! Last but not least, why can someone who is declared a dangerous offender get released? (We also include a fascinating call segment where he spoke to THREE different people named Steve!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pavco employees are getting free Taylor Swift Tickets?! Realtors in Metro Vancouver say buyers are taking advantage of a relatively balanced market as the number of homes changing hands in November rose more than 28 per cent from the same month last year. We are on day 19 of the Canada Post strike. Where do we go from here? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada Post has presented the union representing some 55-thousand striking postal workers with a framework to reach negotiated agreements. Cyber Monday and the average Canadian shopping cart! The Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) is releasing its latest report providing a crucial examination of protection orders and peace bonds, exposing systemic barriers that compromise victim-survivors’ safety and offering actionable solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it justice, or just a piece of paper? The Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) is releasing its latest report on protection orders in British Columbia. Guest: Angela Marie MacDougall - Executive Director, Battered Women’s Support Services Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cyber Monday and the average Canadian shopping cart! Guest: Bruce Winder - Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Surrey policing saga FINALLY comes to an end after 6 years of debate over whether the RCMP should continue or a new local force should be policing. Canadian news organizations are suing ChatGPT! Respiratory illness season is upon us! What are the big viruses to look out for, and how can we maximize prevention? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walmart is the largest retailer to roll back diversity policies. What might it mean for Canadian employees? GUEST: Chantelle Nascimento, specializes in DEI workplace training and has worked with various municipalities in the lower mainland Christmas Market at UBC for the first time GUEST: Emer Byrne, Director of Marketing at UBC Properties Trust - the development arm of UBC Metro Vancouver residents prefer single family homes GUEST: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! The federal government has paused mediation efforts with the Canada Post strike. Is this perhaps an opportunity to reset their positions and be better prepared for the next round of negotiations? A recent StatCan study says 3% of BC homes are being flipped each year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Update on Avian Flu case in BC, The Canada-US tariff situation, & The economic impact of Taylor Swift's shows in Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Jawn Jang, Translink Spokesperson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Farah Mohammed, King’s Trust CEO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Gemma Martini, Chair of ScreenBC which represents different segments of the film industry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uncertainty over natural gas amendments in Vancouver, Impact of Canada's $10-a-day childcare, & Implications of carbon tax policies on food supply Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Economists say the government's temporary G-S-T cut and relief cheques could play into a rosier outlook for economic growth next year GUEST: Doug Porter , Bank of Montreal Chief Economist Vancouver man completes seven marathons on seven continents in seven days GUEST: Collin Zwickel, Vancouver marathoner Ice cream truck leads to Delta driveway parking debate GUEST: Brooke Alexander, run’s Cookies Ice Cream Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

City council receives final report from Park Board transition working group Sarah Kirby-Yung - Vancouver City Councillor More on city council receiving final report from Park Board transition working group Brennan Bastyovansky - Park Board Commissioner Vandal causes $100,000 of damage at Abbotsford car dealership Brendon Hall - Owner and Manager of Abbotsford’s The Honda Way Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rustad slams Eby’s expensive government, Canada Post strike update, Bomb cyclone hits BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Nicole Mucci,Manager, Media Relations & Communications for the Union Gospel Mission Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 4 of Canada Post Strike, Fraud packages and tickets concern, & A new series about transplant stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada Post strike explained, Most cities not reaching BC housing mandate goals, & A Raccoon had to be revived by Narcan?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Port Coquitlam councillor speaks out against calls to resign, PNE Amphitheatre cost double, & Police will soon be wearing body worn cameras! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Diana Skakavac - Content creator, “have coupons will travel” on Instagram and Tiktok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Dr. Daniel Bernstein, Kwantlen Polytechnic University Psychology Instructor GUEST: Hanna Erceg, Project Manager at Lifespan Cognition Lab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tributes continue to pour in for former Premier John Horgan, who passed away yesterday in Victoria. Metro Vancouver meets with West End residents over controversial water tunnel set to be under Burrard inlet and Stanley park Lastly, it’s a cancer that doesn’t get as much attention as others – but the rate of stomach cancer cases in BC is rising and it’s more prevalent in certain communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former BC Premier John Horgan dies at age 65. Jill is joined by guests throughout the show to discuss the impact Horgan had on the province and the legacy he will leave. GUEST: Jas Johal, Host of the Jas Johal Show on CKNW GUEST: Andrew Weaver, Former Leader of the BC Green Party GUEST: Stewart Prest, UBC Political Science Lecturer BC Premier David Eby comments on Horgan passing GUEST: Michael Gardiner, former campaign director for John Horgan’s leadership campaign, and was Executive Director of the BC NDP Lastly, with a BC teen sick in hospital with suspected bird flu, what should parents know about the disease? GUEST: Jason Tetro, Microbiologist with expertise in emerging pathogens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remembrance Day: Canada honours veterans’ ‘legacy of courage’ GUEST: Craig Thomson - President, BC Yukon Command, Royal Canadian Legion Coding for Veterans, a military-focused organization, is celebrating its 5th anniversary. Coding for Veterans will open trading at the TSX on Monday to mark Remembrance Day. Coding for Veterans retrains Canadian military veterans for a second career in cybersecurity. In that time more than 800 veterans have enrolled in the program. GUEST: Jeff Musson - Coding for Veterans Executive Director Bird flu: What we know about Canada’s 1st human case detected in B.C. GUEST: Allison McGeer - infectious disease specialist in the Sinai Health System, and a professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Kathy Powelson - Founder, Paws for Hope Animal Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Sarah Kirby-Yung, Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Matt Poirier, "Beer Writer and Educator, and Certified Cicerone" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Jim Cuddy, Canadian Singer-Songwriter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Owen Coomer, Chief Operating Officer at Taphouse Taverns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Jeremy Johnson, started petition calling for councillors to resign. He is also a member of the Tri-Cities Housing and Homelessness Task Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Keith Head, Professor, Strategy and Business Economics Division at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Dan Kelly, CFIB President Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The City of North Vancouver is banning new currency exchanges at street level. How will this affect the community? The federal government is ordering TikTok to end its business interests in Canada following a national security review, but will still allow Canadians to use the popular social media app. Finally, how will BC businesses be affected by Trump's proposed tariffs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How will Donald Trump's win affect Trudeau's next campaign? Guest: Warren Kinsella - Former special Advisor to Jean Chretien and founder of the Daisy Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump's election victory is historic in several respects. At 78, he is the oldest person elected to be commander-in-chief. Trump will also be only the second president after Grover Cleveland to serve a second term following a gap. Jill breaks down Trump's win with an epic roster of guests: Bruce Heyman - former diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2017 under President Barack Obama. Warren Kinsella - Former special Advisor to Jean Chretien and founder of the Daisy Group Jeffrey Meyers - Criminology Instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Americans are voting on Election Day whether to send Donald Trump back to the White House or elevate Kamala Harris to the Oval Office. Surrey council green-lights 12 cannabis retail store applications in the city. Councilor Catherine Pope is renewing the call for a provincial inquiry into North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The presidential campaign comes down to a final push across a handful of states on the eve of Election Day. Employers at British Columbia ports say they are going ahead with locking out more than 700 foremen across the province after strike activities from union members began. Metro Vancouver home sales surged more than 30 per cent year-over-year in October. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kerala Kitchen - 9386 120 St #103, Surrey Hugo's Mexican kitchen - 19151 Fraser Highway, Surrey Dhaliwals Lounge - #112 – 7938 128 Street, Surrey Chao Mami - 4088 Hastings Street, Burnaby Claudio's Ristorante - 4402 Skyline Dr #103, Burnaby Secret Garden Korean Buffet - 9628 Cameron St, Burnaby Guest: Richard Wolak - Editor/Publisher vancouverfoodster.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The union representing some 700 foremen at ports in British Columbia say employers completely ``overreacted'' by threatening a full-scale lockout. A beloved BC bakery says their staff with disabilities are being mistreated at an increasingly alarming rate! Should "pod hotels" be a thing in Vancouver? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than 650 Students to Lay Poppies Monday, November 4 in ‘No Stone Left Alone’ Ceremony at Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster. Guest: HCol (ret’d) Karen Baker-MacGrotty - Honorary Colonel (Ret’d) The Royal Westminster Regiment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent by the federal government to produce podcasts! Taylor Swift's Canadian concert dates are causing a massive spike in hotel prices. Finally, we give some tips on how to keep your beloved animals safe during Halloween celebrations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NCDA is urging the new BC NDP government to support policy shifts that will support affordability. Vancouver police have re-arrested a man who stabbed a stranger in a Downtown Tim Hortons. The implications of decarbonizing Canada's electricity grid! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's now time for our weekly travel segment with Clare Newell from Travel Best Bets! Guest: Claire Newell - President/Founder Travel BestBets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a major step forward for wildlife conservation, over 1,800 hectares of critical habitat for iconic species such as Grizzly Bears, Moose, and Woodland Caribou in Northern British Columbia have been protected forever. Guest: Andy Day - CEO, BC Parks Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices