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...
The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
Welcome to The Jas Johal Show Political Happy Hour, where the week’s best political conversations keep going.
This week:
🍸 Keith Baldrey on the debate and whether “bozo eruptions” really move voters (1:14) 🍸Matt Stickney of Quorum Strategies on Saturday’s municipal elections, races too close to call. Who survives the night? (16:14)Pull up a chair. Fire up the expense account.
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The Jas Johal Show: Oct. 16, 2026
The real harm of fake images. The harm done by the Churchill Secondary Case (0:43)
Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst and Journalist
It’s municipal election eve! Where does everything stand? (15:09)
Matt Stickney, Senior Partner at Quorum Strategies
Inside the House with Keith Baldrey (28:58)
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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Inside the House with Keith Baldrey
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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It’s municipal election eve! Where does everything stand?
Matt Stickney, Senior Partner at Quorum Strategies
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The Jas Johal Show: Oct. 15, 2026
Fake videos, real harm: the Churchill Secondary deepfake case, and the dad speaking out (0:38)
Gene, parent of a 12th Grade student at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary
Land Returns and Logging Rights: What Was the Eby Government Planning? (13:47)
Kim Haakstad, President and CEO of the B.C. Council of Forest Industries
U-Turn. The Massey Crossing Mess (22:00)
Grammys, sold-out stadiums, and a junior hockey team. Giants owners’ Michael Bublé and Ron Toigo join us (33:00)
Ron Toigo, majority owner and President of the...Grammys, sold-out stadiums, and a junior hockey team. Giants owners’ Michael Bublé and Ron Toigo join us
Ron Toigo, majority owner and President of the Vancouver Giants Michael Bublé, Grammy-winning recording artist and co-owner of the Vancouver Giants
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Land Returns and Logging Rights: What Was the Eby Government Planning?
Kim Haakstad, President and CEO of the B.C. Council of Forest Industries
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50th anniversary of the Vancouver Police foundation
Guest host Robin Gill talks to:
Francesa Chen, Cadet Shelley Sainsbury, Executive Director of Vancouver Police Foundation
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Provincial leaders debate preview
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Michael Gardiner, Senior Partner with Current Public Affairs; Former NDP Strategist from the John Horgan era
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Eby’s ALR Pledge Sparks Backlash from B.C. Farmers
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Jennifer Woike, President of the B.C. Agriculture Council
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Turn Cloverdale into a modern entertainment complex?
Linda Annis says yes
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Linda Annis, Surrey First City councillor and mayoral candidate
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B.C. Cons plan to axe election overlap if elected
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Jenna Stoner, President of the Union of B.C. Municipalities, and mayoral candidate for the District of Squamish
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The Resale Revolution: Why Pre-Owned Shopping Is Taking Off
Guest host Robin Gill talks to David Ian Gray, Retail Advisor
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B.C.’s development industry calls for lower building costs
Guest host Robin Gill talks to:
Michael Drummond, CEO of the Urban Development Institute Jill Atkey, CEO of the B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association
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Leaders debate preview: Where does each party stand amongst British Columbians?
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
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Energy Choice at the Ballot Box: BC Coalition Urges Voters to Push Back on Natural Gas Bans
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Bill Tieleman, director of the B.C. Coalition for Affordable Dependable Energy (CADE)
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Is Canada preparing for a long shot U.S. invasion?
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies, comparative defence management approaches and foreign policy, contributing author with The Hub dot ca
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B.C. Conservatives lead in polls, but do British Columbians still prefer Eby as Premier?
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company
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David Eby admits using $10/day childcare; B.C Conservatives react
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Margareta Dovgal, B.C. Conservative candidate for Vancouver-Yaletown
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Minister Sidhu and Team Canada's trade mission to India
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Eric Kam, Professor, Economics, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Election confusion: The issue with overlapping elections
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Jenna Stoner, President of the Union of B.C Municipalities, and mayoral candidate for the District of Squamish
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How much are tariffs impacting the cost of your Thanksgiving dinner and holiday shopping
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retail
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B.C. business getting undercut by Alberta tax set-up, and government not doing anything to help
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Rodney Moore, Fine Edge Beauty and Barber Supply, Vancouver
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Can Richmond take the next step?
From crime to bottlenecking at City Hall, how can the community take the next step?
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Alexa Loo, Richmond city councillor and mayoral candidate
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Heat Pumps or Natural Gas: What do British Columbians prefer in their homes?
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Barry Penner, Chair of the Energy Futures Institute
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Canadians Say No to AI-Generated Podcasts
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Matt Hird, Vice President of Research with Signal Hill Insights
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David Eby admits to benefiting from $10 a day child care
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Sharon Gregson, Spokesperson for the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C.
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The Jas Johal Show: Oct. 9, 2026
Vancouver’s puzzling issue, with rats? (0:27)
Kareem Allam, Vancouver Mayoral Candidate
Inside the House with Keith Baldrey (13:58)
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
Welcome to The Jas Johal Show Political Happy Hour — where the week’s best political conversations keep going.
This week:
Keith Baldrey with the latest on the provincial campaign, and the importance of Surrey during this election (1:09) Lorne Doerkson: the accidental leader. We discuss ICBC, his economic plan, Dripa, and dumping a candidate (15:16)
Pull up a chair. Fire up the expense account.
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B.C. Election latest
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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The Jas Johal Show: Oct. 8, 2026
The provincial leaders are promising to make changes to ICBC. What will this mean for no-fault insurance? (0:42)
Nicholas Peterson, Vice President of the Trial Lawyers Association of B.C.
Canada has seen 24 consecutive months of lower asking rents. What does this mean for investor real estate (15:09)
Ron Butler, Principal Broker at Ron Butler Mortgage. @ronmortgageguy on Twitter. Host of the Angry Mortgage Podcast
B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson (30:29)
Lorne Doerkson, Interim Leader, B.C. Conservatives
B.C...
B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson
Lorne Doerkson, Interim Leader, B.C. Conservatives
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The Jas Johal Show: Oct. 7, 2026
Ottawa Shuts the Door on MAID for Mental Illness (0:43)
Daphne Gilbert, Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa, and Chair of Dying with Dignity’s Board of Directors
Did an Election Call Cost B.C. Its Share of Federal Food Money? (15:07)
Lenore Newman, Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute, University of the Fraser Valley
Secret Deal or Open Letter? The NDP Wrote One Too (28:24)
Eby promises funding for new Filipino Community Centre (37:21)
Mable Elmore, B.C. ND...
Eby promises funding for new Filipino Community Centre
Mable Elmore, B.C. NDP candidate for Vancouver-Kensington
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Did an Election Call Cost B.C. Its Share of Federal Food Money?
Lenore Newman, Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute, University of the Fraser Valley
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Secret Deal or Open Letter? The NDP Wrote One Too
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The Jas Johal Show: Oct. 6, 2026
Unsigned Order Leaves BC Food Processors Locked Out of Federal Cash (0:37)
James Donaldson, CEO of B.C. Food and Beverage
Eby Takes Aim at Pattison as NDP Tax Hike Reaches Well Below Millionaires (14:49)
Vancouver Stars in Hundreds of Films, but Almost Never as Itself (24:01)
Sam Wiebe, author of Shot In Vancouver: Adventures in Hollywood North
Federal Cash Stuck in Limbo for B.C.’s Food Processors (39:15)
Paul Pryce, Director of Policy and Government Relations with the B.C. Ag...
Vancouver Stars in Hundreds of Films, but Almost Never as Itself
Sam Wiebe, author of Shot In Vancouver: Adventures in Hollywood North
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Unsigned Order Leaves B.C. Food Processors Locked Out of Federal Cash
James Donaldson, CEO of B.C. Food and Beverage
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'Do I enjoy politics? No': B.C. man's Kelowna City Council campaign raising eyebrows
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Brady Rogers, Kelowna City councillor candidate
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