Episodes

  • The Jas Johal Show: July 7, 2025

    The Jas Johal Show: July 7, 2025
    Jul 8 2025
    Made in China, sailed in B.C.? (0:46) B.C. Ferries faces public pressure over its recent decision to award a multi-billion-dollar contract to build four new major vessels to a Chinese shipyard Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative reporter EV availability update (11:56) Clean Energy Canada's recommendations to the federal government's plans to update its ZEV mandate Guest: Rachel Doran, Executive Director of Clean Energy Canada Is this the route to energy security or Environmental trouble? (22:18) Guest: Ellis Ross - Member of Parliament representing Skeena-Bulkley Valley in British Columbia Teachers vs. Tate: Who’s shaping young minds? (34:00) Guest: Luc Cousineau - co-director of research at the Canadian Institute for Far-Right Studies and faculty at Dalhousie University in Halifax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • Amazon Prime Day and the Canadian trends

    Amazon Prime Day and the Canadian trends
    Jul 7 2025
    Two common themes in retail right now: extra value and Canadian content - A reflection of where we are as a country: many customers afraid of job loss due to the trade war and looking to spend less and a heightened sense of patriotism and buy-Canadian Guest: Bruce Winder - Retail analyst and Author of RETAIL Before, During & After COVID-19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Slower streets, safer cities?

    Slower streets, safer cities?
    Jul 7 2025
    The City of Vancouver is considering lowering the speed limits on minor streets from 50 km/h to 30 km/h in an effort to save lives Guest: Grant Gottgetreu - Former traffic cop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • The Jas Johal Show: July 4, 2025

    The Jas Johal Show: July 4, 2025
    Jul 5 2025
    Can Richmond City Council get Mayor Brodie to cap his own salary? (0:36) Guest: Kash Heed, Richmond City Councillor City of Victoria commits $10 million into public safety (12:03) Guest: Marianne Alto, Mayor of Victoria Vancouver City Councillor aims to drastically reduce traffic fatalities with ambitious plan (24:02) Guest: Lucy Maloney, OneCity Vancouver City Councillor The Wrap - Should Canada tariff hot vacation spots for Americans (36:09) Plus, should Metro Vancouver be reducing speeds down to 30km/h on minor streets? Guests: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • Vancouver City Councillor aims to drastically reduce traffic fatalities with ambitious plan

    Vancouver City Councillor aims to drastically reduce traffic fatalities with ambitious plan
    Jul 5 2025
    Guest: Lucy Maloney, OneCity Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 mins
  • The Week That Was in Politics

    The Week That Was in Politics
    Jul 4 2025
    Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 mins
  • The Jas Johal Show: July 3, 2025

    The Jas Johal Show: July 3, 2025
    Jul 4 2025
    B.C.’s ballooning deficit: could it hit $17 billion (0:48) Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C Legislative Reporter Is it time for a hard salary cap on local politicians? (12:35) Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City Councillor Is Canada’s dairy market and supply management at the mercy of Donald Trump? (28:30) Guest: Sylvain Charlebois - Professor and Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University Are foreign investors the answer to Vancouver’s struggling housing industry? (37:38) Guest: Andy Yan, Urban Planner, Associate Professor in Urban Studies and Director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • Will Prime Minister Carney’s NATO spending send Canada into a $77 billion annual deficit?

    Will Prime Minister Carney’s NATO spending send Canada into a $77 billion annual deficit?
    Jul 4 2025
    Guest: Don Drummond, Fellow-In-Residence with the C.D Howe Institute, Stauffer-Dunning Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 mins