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 Jas Johal Show’s contributor Geri Mayer-Judson, Global News anchor Chris Gailus, and the Global News Radio newsroom round out the team keeping you in the know on developin...
Concerns about Bill M216 - New BCGEU contract - Chinese interference in Canada
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The Week That Was in Politics
GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
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The Vancouver Whitecaps have sold out B.C. Place for their upcoming playoff match vs LAFC
Guest: Asa Rehman, sports reporter for Global News and radio play-by-play commentator for the Whitecaps
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New book reveals the shocking details of Beijing’s five-decades-long effort to influence and interfere in Canadian political life
Guest: Dennis Molinaro, author of Under Assault: Interference and Espionage in China's Secret War Against Canada
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Experts address concerns about Bill M216, the Professional Reliance Act
Guest: Patrick Condon, Professor Emeritus, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
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Two B.C. major projects getting fast-tracked - The decline of higher education - Immigration removals tied to extortion case
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Major projects and Canada's regulatory maze
Commentary
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Why is getting a wheelchair repaired in B.C. so difficult?
GUEST: Michelle Gamage, health reporter, The Tyee
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West Vancouver mayor pledges to hold his ground on provincial housing targets
Guest: Mark Sager, Mayor of West Vancouver
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Immigration removals tied to B.C. extortion investigations
Guest: Michael Shapray, criminal-defence lawyer, Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers
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The gradual decline of higher education in B.C. is underway
Guest: Trevor McFadyen, Instructor, Business Administration, School of Business, Capilano University
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Municipal budget; New rules on sick notes eliminate unnecessary paperwork
Municipal Budget (0:57)
Guest: Pete Fry, Vancouver City councillor
New rules on sick notes eliminate unnecessary paperwork (9:28)
Guest: Jennifer Whiteside, B.C. Minister of Labour
'Walk my Walk' - an AI song - tops country charts (16:29)
Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator at ThatEricAlper.com
Cloning pets (29:58)
Guest: Rebeka Breder, Animal Rights Lawyer
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Federal budget
Guest: François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue
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Commentary: The Cowichan Decision --> Time for First Nations to Lead
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Vancouver’s 2025 Remembrance Day ceremony held at Victory Square
Thousands of people lined the area around Victory Square to pay their respects to people who have served and continue to serve Canada (0:41)
PM to announce more Nation building projects in Prince Rupert this Thursday (15:15)
Guest: Mackenzie Gray, National reporter with Global National & Global News covering Parliament Hill
Forestry industry (29:43)
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
Canadian Defence spending (40:49)
Guest: Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies, comparative...
The B.C. government cutting funding to Queensborough Middle School
Guest: Don Doyle, Queensborough Middle School PAC Chair
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Canada loses measles elimination status since outbreak lasts more than a year
Canada loses measles elimination status since outbreak lasts more than a year (0:56)
Guest: Dr. Bernie Garrett, Associate Professor, UBC School of Nursing
New study finds half of young men at risk of problem anger (13:11)
Guests:
Dr. David Kuhl, CEO & Co-Founder, Blueprint Kenton Boston, CEO & President of CMHFSports gambling scandals have now made their way into Major League Baseball (28:30)
Guest: Michael Naraine, Associate Professor, Department of Sport Management at Brock University
Surging rat sightings in Canada (42:36)
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Shoppers buying meat straight from producers to save, cutting out the middle man (grocery stores)
Guest: Andy Wolfe, owner of Mount Lehman Farm
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The Wealthy Barber
Guest: Dave Chilton, author of The Wealthy Barber and The Wealthy Barber Returns, and a former Dragon on Dragons’ Den
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New study finds half of young men at risk of problem anger
Guests:
Dr. David Kuhl, CEO & Co-Founder, Blueprint Kenton Boston, CEO & President of Canadian Mental Health Foundation
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The Wrap: Do you still carry cash? - Annoying phone habits
GUEST: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster
GUEST: Steven Chang, Producer
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The Week That Was in Politics
GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
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U.S. border photos? - Poilievre in trouble - Ford dumping electric truck?
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‘Zero means zero’ budget sends Vancouver back to basics, cutting about 400 jobs
‘Zero means zero’ budget sends Vancouver back to basics, cutting about 400 jobs (0:52)
Guest: Dan Fumano, City Columnist for Vancouver Sun and The Province
Supreme Court dismisses ostrich farm’s appeal to prevent cull (9:31)
Guest: Jason Tetro, Host of the Super Awesome Science Show, Microbiologist with expertise in emerging pathogens
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux resigns from Parliament (19:33)
Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent
Richmond real estate company calls for Cowichan Tribes case to be reopened (27:53)
Guest: Robin...
Huge win over Calgary puts B.C. Lions in Western Division finals
Guest: Duane Vienneau, President of the B.C. Lions
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Richmond real estate company calls for Cowichan Tribes case to be reopened
Guest: Robin Junger, Counsel specializing in Indigenous Law with McMillan LLP, representing Montrose Properties
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Federal budget cuts international student permits by more than half
Guest: Barj Dhahan, Co-founder and director of the Canada India Education Society
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Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux resigns from Parliament
Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent
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Did the federal budget provide a much-needed investment into our mining industry?
GUEST: Todd Stone, President and CEO of the Association for Mineral Exploration
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MLS Commissioner’s visit to Vancouver: will it lead to a new Whitecaps stadium deal?
GUEST: Squire Barnes, Global BC Sports Director and Anchor
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China resumes group tours to Canada
GUEST: Jeremy Nuttall, Reporter at Green Street News, former national correspondent for the Toronto Star, who has lived and covered current affairs in China.
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Vancouver police spending - Eby meets First Nations leaders - Whitecaps stadium future
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Highlights from Prime Minister Carney’s first federal budget
Highlights from Prime Minister Carney’s first federal budget (0:19)
Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent
Federal budget: billions in new spending as deficit balloons to $78 billion (10:50)
Guest: Sahir Khan, Co-founder and Executive Vice President of The Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy. Sahir is also a former Assistant Parliamentary Budget Officer
Federal budget: What's in it for B.C.? (20:50)
Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter
Federal budget scraps oil and gas emissions cap (30:32)
Gu...
Metro Vancouver forecasts $837 property tax jump in 2026
Metro Vancouver signals $837 property tax hike in 2026 (0:45)
Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and mayoral candidate
Why are perfectly good homes filling Coquitlam’s landfills? (15:04)
Guest: Craig Hodge, City councillor in Coquitlam and mayoral candidate; Vice chair of Metro Vancouver’s Zero-Waste Committee; Chair of the Nation Zero Waste Council
Forestry struggles, Site C costs, and Carney’s first budget: What’s next for B.C.? (25:37)
Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter
Feds plan to tackle t...
Legendary musician Bif Naked rocks Vancouver with new documentary
Guest: Bif Naked, Platinum Recording Artist and Best-Selling Author
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Commentary: Inside the costly lessons behind Site C’s $16-billion price tag
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Why are perfectly good homes filling Coquitlam’s landfills?
Guest: Craig Hodge, City councillor in Coquitlam and mayoral candidate; Vice chair of Metro Vancouver’s Zero-Waste Committee; Chair of the Nation Zero Waste Council
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Metro Vancouver signals $837 property tax hike in 2026
Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and mayoral candidate
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Surrey seeks 150 more officers to tackle extortion: a viable solution or a cop-out?
Surrey seeks 150 more officers to tackle extortion: a viable solution or a cop-out? (1:00)
Guest: Linda Annis, Surrey First City councillor and mayoral candidate
The Week That Was in Politics: Eby’s numbers (9:38)
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
Halloween Candy shrinkflation: More trick, less treat? (23:45)
Guest: Moshe Lander, Senior Lecturer of Economics at Concordia University in Montreal
West Coast Express celebrates 30 years of service (32:36)
Guest: Dr. Stephan Nieweler, independent researcher and consultant who te...
The Wrap: Should social media influencers require degrees or specialization?
Plus, what is the worst Halloween candy?
Guests:
Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer
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