The Jas Johal Show
The Jas Johal Show is the Lower Mainland’s town square, helping you connect with the stories that matter. It’s about finding the solutions to the challenges facing our region, even when we disagree. Jas’s decades of experience as a local news reporter, a Global News bureau chief in China and India, as well as a BC MLA have strengthened his conviction that no one “side” has all the answers. The Global News Radio newsroom rounds out the team keeping you in the know on developing stories from the North Shore to the Fraser Valley. The Jas Johal Show provi...
Inside The House
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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City officials run against Metro Vancouver
Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
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The Jas Johal Show: Aug. 5, 2026
Bradley Creek wildfire update (0:49)
Angela Jung, Global B.C. reporter
Delta Mayor Wants Out of Metro Vancouver Services (9:24)
George Harvie, Mayor of Delta
B.C. acquires natural gas plant in Campbell River (20:09)
Barry Penner, Chair of the Energy Futures Institute
The B.C. woman who stunt doubled for Matt Damon in The Odyssey (32:15)
Devyn Dalton, Vancouver-based stuntperson who was featured in The Odyssey
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The B.C. woman who stunt doubled for Matt Damon in The Odyssey
Devyn Dalton, Vancouver-based stuntperson who was featured in The Odyssey
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Delta Mayor Wants Out of Metro Vancouver Services
George Harvie, Mayor of Delta
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Canucks eye Britannia facility
Why can’t Vancouver build a new ice sheet?
Tom Digby, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner and Chair
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The Jas Johal Show: Aug. 4, 2026
The latest on the Bradley Creek wildfire (0:40)
Klaudia Van Emmerik, Global Okanagan reporter
The latest on the Pear Lake wildfire (8:54)
Lorne Doerksen, B.C. Conservative MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin
Canucks eye training facility in Britannia: what could it cost the community? (16:06)
Levi Higgs, President of the Vancouver Minor Hockey Association
Okanagan wildfires: resident describes the moment she evacuated from her home (27:06)
Atlyn Becker, Okanagan resident
$300k for arts and culture: Is Metro...
The latest on the Pear Lake wildfire
Lorne Doerksen, B.C. Conservative MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin
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The latest on the Bradley Creek wildfire
Klaudia Van Emmerik, Global Okanagan reporter
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Is Metro Vancouver sidestepping basic responsibilities?
$300k for arts and culture: Is Metro Vancouver sidestepping basic responsibilities?
Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and Mayoral candidate
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From Sunshine to Survival: The “new normal” of summer?
Pete McMartin, Vancouver Sun columnist
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Okanagan wildfires: resident describes the moment she evacuated from her home
Atlyn Becker, Okanagan resident
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Canucks eye training facility in Britannia
What could it cost the community?
Levi Higgs, President of the Vancouver Minor Hockey Association
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Vernon wildfire update
Angela Jung, Global B.C. reporter
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The Jas Johal Show: Aug. 3, 2026
The latest on B.C. wildfires (0:38)
Grace Ke, Global B.C. Reporter
Canucks' Britannia practice facility: Who wins, who loses? (9:14)
Craig Ollenberger, Co-Chair of the Planning and Development Committee, and a Board Director at the Britannia Community Services Centre
Box office booms with Spider-Man and The Odyssey: Are movies back? (21:23)
Rick Forchuk, TV Week Magazine columnist and CKNW contributor
Could the Whitecaps be saved by a former Canucks owner? (35:11)
Plus, FIFA Scraps Plan To Sell World...
Could the Whitecaps be saved by a former Canucks owner?
Plus, FIFA Scraps Plan To Sell World Cup Stakes After Backlash (8:25)
Ben Steiner, Soccer Writer for Sports Illustrated
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WestJet strike ends, impact on summer travel lingers
WestJet strike ends, but its impact on summer travel lingers
Martin Firestone, President of Travel Secure, a travel insurance agency
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Canucks' Britannia practice facility: Who wins, who loses?
Craig Ollenberger, Co-Chair of the Planning and Development Committee, and a Board Director at the Britannia Community Services Centre
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The use of AI by University Students and the battle between institutions
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Eric Kam, Professor of Economics at Toronto Metropolitan University
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Major League Baseball potentially coming to Vancouver
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Tom Mayenknecht, Sports Business Commentator, Host of The Sports Market
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Vancouver’s Pride Parade is this weekend
What to expect
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Nicole Tran, Co-Chairperson of Vancouver Pride
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Kids' birthday parties are getting expensive
Should guests be expected to help cover the cost?
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Vanessa Lapointe, parenting educator, best-selling author, international speaker, and former registered psychologist based in British Columbia
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A new organization will provide autism training to first responders
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Sylvain Formo, Autism Director and Founder of ORCAS Society of B.C.
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Translink’s new real estate development on Arbutus and West Broadway
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Kevin Quinn, Translink CEO
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The Jas Johal Show: July 30, 2026
Vancouver Farmers Market wants more infrastructure investment (0:46)
Laura Smit, Executive Director of the Vancouver Farmers Market
The Villages Plan is dead - Why one councillor voted for it (10:50)
Lucy Maloney, Vancouver City councillor
Inside the House: Findlay's leadership under fire. No seat, no strategy, no Isidorou (25:19)
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
This week:
Keith Baldrey: No Seat, No Strategy, No Isidorou: Findlay’s Leadership Under Fire (1:09) Russ Taylor: Interfor Quietly Leaves B.C. (20:11) Sarah Kirby-Yung: Fake Callers, AI Scripts, and 100 No-Shows (30:21)Thanks for listening to The Jas Johal Show Political Happy Hour Podcast.
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Inside the House: Findlay's leadership under fire
No seat, no strategy, no Isidorou
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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The Jas Johal Show: July 29, 2026
Vancouver’s MLB dreams takes one step forward with new partner (0:56)
Steve Ewen, Sports Reporter for the Vancouver Sun and The Province
Carney Says Ottawa Has Taken Back Control of Immigration. At What Cost to B.C.? (11:21)
Barj Dhahan, Co-founder and director of the Canada India Education Society
Bailout or Breakthrough? Metro Vancouver Split on Government Condo Buying Plan (43:11)
Evi Mustel, co-founder and President of the Mustel Group
BC Place Is Not for Sale. Should It Be? (49:19)
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The Jas Johal Show: July 28, 2026
Villages Plan Dead: Smart Listening or Election-Year Retreat? (0:44)
Mike Klassen, ABC Vancouver City councillor
E-Scooters Are Sending Kids to the ER. Doctors Say It's Preventable (9:48)
Dr. April Kam, pediatric emergency medicine division head at McMaster Children’s Hospital
Interfor Quietly Leaves B.C. (18:21)
Russ Taylor, President of Russ Taylor Global – Wood Business & Market Consulting
AI Is Rewriting B.C. Politics, and Not for the Better (28:25)
Eric Woodward, Langley Township Mayor
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AI Is Rewriting B.C. Politics, and Not for the Better
Eric Woodward, Langley Township Mayor
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Interfor Quietly Leaves B.C.
Russ Taylor, President of Russ Taylor Global – Wood Business & Market Consulting
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The Expert Who Helped Kill the Villages Plan
Sandy James, former City of Vancouver Planner
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Villages Plan Dead: Smart Listening or Election-Year Retreat?
Mike Klassen, ABC Vancouver City councillor
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The Tallest Tower West of Toronto Just Got Approved
It Breaks Vancouver's Own Rules
Rebecca Bligh - Vancouver City councillor
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Vancouver Marches to Ban AI Data Centers
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100+ Abandon Vancouver City Hall Meeting
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Is Real Reform Possible for Metro Vancouver's Board?
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The Hijacking of Vancouver City Hall
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MLA to introduce Child Water Safety Act after recent spike in drownings
Gavin Dew, Conservative MLA for Kelowna-Mission
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Metro Vancouver board votes to shrink board down to 34
Metro Vancouver board votes to shrink board down to 34 (0:51)
Dylan Kruger, Delta city councillor
Inside The House (9:24)
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
Vancouver council cries foreign interference at recent public hearing (23:32)
Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
B.C. is open to selling BC Place to the Whitecaps, Ravi Kahlon (34:46)
Patrick Johnston, Sport columnist with the Vancouver sun and Province
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