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...
How a Vancouver bar handles World Cup crowds
How a Vancouver bar keeps up with overwhelming World Cup demand
Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Tyler Broers, General Manager of Dublin Calling
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Where do we draw the line on road access?
Cars vs. e-scooters: where do we draw the line on road access?
Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Rose Gardner, Executive Director of HUB Cycling
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Vancouver crisis line extends hours for the World Cup
Vancouver crisis line extends hours for the World Cup, seeing a 20% call increase
Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Angela Marie Macdougall, Executive director at Battered Women’s Support Services
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Why Interior residents drink more than Metro Vancouver
Why do B.C. residents in the Interior drink more than those in Metro Vancouver?
Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Andrew Neuner, Executive Director of the Canadian Alcohol Use Disorder Society
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Trump signs agreement with Iran: is the war over?
Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington correspondent
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Canada’s bail reform law: a major step forward?
Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Rob Dhanu, Former Federal Crown prosecutor, Criminal defense Lawyer and co-founder of Dhanu Dhaliwal Law Group
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Could the Massey Tunnel project cost $11 billion?
Massey Tunnel project: will it cost the province $11 billion?
Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Dylan Kruger, Delta City councillor and mayoral candidate
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Massey Tunnel back to square one
Massey Tunnel back to square one: How did we get here?
Chris Gardner, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C.
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A simple solution became a billion-dollar mess
Still Waiting: How Politicians Turned a Simple Fix Into a multi billion dollar mess (0:34)
Massey Tunnel contractor dumped (16:20)
Mike Farnworth, B.C.’s Minister of Transportation and Transit
Did we need the World Cup to close off Granville Street? (32:17)
Brent Toderian, City planner; Urbanist at TODERIAN UrbanWORKS; formerly chief planner of the city of Vancouver
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Did we need the World Cup to close off Granville Street?
Did we need the World Cup to close off Granville Street?
Brent Toderian, City planner; Urbanist at TODERIAN UrbanWORKS; formerly chief planner of the city of Vancouver
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Massey Tunnel contractor dumped
Mike Farnworth, B.C.’s Minister of Transportation and Transit
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George Massey replacement reset after contractor axed
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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B.C. unveils electricity roadmap to 2050
B.C. maps out plan to meet electricity demand to 2050
Adrian Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions
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Why more parents are choosing private schools
Why more parents are sending their kids to private schools
Filiz Antinoglu, Certified Educational Consultant, Founder of FutureBright Canada, and Primary & Secondary School Placement Expert
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U.S.-Iran deal: what it means for gas prices?
U.S./Iran agreement; what this means for prices at the pump (0:48)
Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy
Why more parents are sending their kids to private schools (11:48)
Filiz Antinoglu, Certified Educational Consultant, Founder of FutureBright Canada, and Primary & Secondary School Placement Expert
B.C. Dumps Tunnel Contractor, Starts Over on George Massey Replacement (26:00)
Ian Paton, B.C. Conservative MLA for Delta South
B.C. maps out plan to meet electricity demand to 2050 (35:36)
Adrian...
B.C. drops contractor, restarts Massey Crossing project
B.C. Dumps Tunnel Contractor, Starts Over on George Massey Replacement
Ian Paton, B.C. Conservative MLA for Delta South
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Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire
Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX IPO surge
Mike Agerbo, CEO and Executive Producer, Get Connected Media
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Ottawa invests $3.2 billion towards food production and affordability
Ottawa invests $3.2 billion towards food production and affordability (0:57)
Lenore Newman, Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute, University of the Fraser Valley
Inside The House (16:27)
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
Our Energy Future: Building another pipeline in B.C.’s tidewater (31:47)
Gary Mar, CEO of the Canada West Foundation
Should parents be accountable for youth e-scooter injuries? (47:32)
Mahyar Saeedi, founder of Vancouver ESK8, the official Personal Electric Vehicle community of Vancouver
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Should parents be accountable for youth e-scooter injuries?
Mahyar Saeedi, founder of Vancouver ESK8, the official Personal Electric Vehicle community of Vancouver
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Our Energy Future: Building another pipeline in B.C.’s tidewater
Gary Mar, CEO of the Canada West Foundation
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The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
This week:
The B.C. Conservatives have a new leader, a new chief of staff, and a platform drawing battle lines. Plus David Eby's approval just hit a personal low. 31 percent. After nine years of NDP government, British Columbians are losing patience. Keith Baldrey fill us in (1:07) Canada's auto industry says there's no future without the U.S. Now they want Ottawa to scrap a deal letting 49,000 Chinese EVs in every year. Will Mark Carney blink? (16:31)
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Inside The House
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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Metro Vancouver taps into Coquitlam Reservoir for drinking water
Bob Cheng, Director of Project Delivery for the Coquitlam Water Supply Project and Coquitlam Water Main Project at Metro Vancouver
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Canada Post shifts 500,000 addresses to community mailboxes
Canada Post converts half a million addresses to community mailboxes (0:49)
Marvin Ryder, Associate professor at McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business
12-year-old’s guardian ticketed after child riding e-scooter hits car (10:56)
New poll rates Premiers’ performance; Eby hits new low (21:33)
Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
No whey: Is Canada heading towards a protein shortage? (33:33)
Ellen Goddard, Agricultural Economist at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
New poll rates Premiers’ performance; Eby hits new low
Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
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Trump not looking to renew CUSMA
Trump not looking to renew CUSMA (0:47)
Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent
Nearly 380,000 Canadians weighed in on Ottawa’s LED headlight survey (17:20)
Grant Gottgetreu, Former traffic officer, now a forensic criminal and traffic consultant at Forensic-traffic-pro.com
Our Energy Future: Is there room for nuclear energy in B.C.? (25:32)
David Novog, Professor of Nuclear Engineering at McMaster University
Should Canada walk away from Chinese EVs and focus on the U.S auto market? (42:05)
Jeremy Cato, Automotive Jo...
Ottawa seeks tighter rules for social media, AI
Ottawa introduces bill to restrict social media for teens, regulate AI chatbots
Peter Chow-White, Professor in the School of Communication and Director of the genalab at Simon Fraser university
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Is there room for nuclear energy in B.C.?
Our Energy Future: Is there room for nuclear energy in B.C.?
David Novog, Professor of Nuclear Engineering at McMaster University
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Nearly 380,000 Canadians weigh in on headlights
Nearly 380,000 Canadians weighed in on Ottawa’s LED headlight survey
Grant Gottgetreu, Former traffic officer, now a forensic criminal and traffic consultant at Forensic-traffic-pro.com
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New West landlords face 26-degree rental cap
Landlords in New West now have to keep rental units under 26 degrees Celsius
Nadine Nakagawa, New Westminster City councillor
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World Cup disruptions shutter local business
Local business forced to close during FIFA World Cup match days (0:45)
Kreig LeBlanc, co-owner and manager of Aquariums West
Auto industry group wants feds to scrap Chinese EV deal and focus on U.S market (11:16)
Brian Kingston, President and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association
Should water and sewer no longer be managed by Metro Vancouver? (20:49)
Brad West, chair of the Metro Vancouver Water Committee, and mayor of Port Coquitlam
Average rent prices in B.C. drop, bu...
Metro Vancouver's Stage 3 water restrictions
Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and mayoral candidate
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Should Metro Vancouver lose water, sewer oversight?
Should water and sewer no longer be managed by Metro Vancouver?
Brad West, chair of the Metro Vancouver Water Committee, and mayor of Port Coquitlam
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Local business closes during FIFA match days
Local business forced to close during FIFA World Cup match days
Kreig LeBlanc, co-owner and manager of Aquariums West
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Vancouver’s Granville Street prepares for FIFA fans
Granville St. pedestrian closure begins as Vancouver welcomes FIFA (0:50)
Peter Meiszner, ABC Vancouver City councillor
B.C. Politics at a Crossroads: Conservatives Tie NDP as Voters Search for Something New (9:00)
Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company
Rainforest Running Dry: How Metro Vancouver's Own Planning Created a Water Crisis (20:11)
Our Energy Future: Can B.C.'s Grid Handle the AI Data Centre Rush? (26:00)
Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist
Motorcycle deaths rise in B.C: how...
Rising motorcycle deaths spark safety concerns in B.C.
Motorcycle deaths rise in B.C: how riders can stay safe
Ambrose Ho, motorcycle instructor and co-owner of Pacific Riding School in Surrey
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The Agenda: NDP slipping, Conservatives surging, voters unconvinced
The Agenda: The NDP Is Slipping, the Conservatives Are Surging, and Half of BC Wants Neither
Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
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Can B.C.'s Grid Handle the AI Data Centre Rush?
Our Energy Future: Can B.C.'s Grid Handle the AI Data Centre Rush?
Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist
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Granville St. pedestrian closure begins as Vancouver welcomes FIFA
Peter Meiszner, ABC Vancouver City councillor
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Flood mitigation pitched as nation-building project
B.C. Mayors want flood mitigation as a nation building project (0:51)
Ross Siemens, Mayor of Abbotsford
Inside The House (11:40)
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
Our Energy Future: Pipeline nation vs. green province (26:09)
Adrian Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions
Canadians can soon switch phone plans without being charged (42:29)
Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle expert at HandyAndyMedia.com
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