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...
Why B.C. trades training should start young
Skilled at age seven: Why B.C.’s trades training should begin at an early age
Rob Fleming and Mike Bernier, former B.C. ministers of education, and serve as honorary co-chairs of Honour the Work for the B.C. Road Builder and B.C. Construction Association
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Could DRIPA trigger a provincial election?
Could we see a provincial election due to DRIPA? (0:46)
Low snowpack and high costs puts B.C.’s farmers in the hot seat (7:38)
Paul Pryce, Director of Policy and Government Relations for the B.C. Agriculture Council
Inside the House - Could we see a provincial election due to DRIPA? (16:13)
Plus, The latest on the B.C Conservative leadership race (26:38)
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
A fragile ceasefire: unpredictability looms as Iran/U.S. talks co...
AEW star Will Ospreay: From backyard wrestling to the biggest arenas
AEW star Will Ospreay joins us
Will Ospreay, All Elite Wrestling star
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Could we see a provincial election due to DRIPA?
Inside the House: Could we see a provincial election due to DRIPA?
Plus, The latest on the B.C Conservative leadership race (10:25)
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
This week:
Are we on the verge of a provincial election with a DRIPA confidence vote just weeks away? (0:56) Global News Ottawa correspondent Mackenzie Gray joins us from Montreal to discuss persistent rumours of more floor crossings ahead (16:44) And Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand stops by to talk about navigating Canada through a disruptive world (27:08)
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Floor crossing hurts Conservatives; Poilievre’s leadership in doubt
Another floor crossing deals a blow to the federal Conservatives: Are Poilievre’s days as leader numbered? (0:43)
Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent
The state of reconciliation and forestry in B.C. (11:06)
Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations
Ruthless promotion: why your manager may prefer self-serving employees (27:40)
Dr. Karl Aquino, professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, and co-author of the study
B.C. woman offered MAID for her back pain…has th...
40 years: Canada Place celebrates a huge milestone
40 years on the waterfront: Canada Place celebrates a huge milestone
Gillian Behnke, Director of Events & Experience, and Internal Engagement at the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
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B.C. woman offered MAID for her back pain
Has the program become widespread?
Daphne Gilbert, Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa, and Vice Chair of Dying with Dignity’s Board of Directors
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Why your manager may prefer self-serving employees
Ruthless promotion: why your manager may prefer self-serving employees
Dr. Karl Aquino, professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, and co-author of the study
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Ferry issues, public safety and our forestry sector
Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog joins us
Leonard Krog, Mayor of Nanaimo
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The state of reconciliation and forestry in B.C.
Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations
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Finding hockey amidst grief: a Sportsnet anchor's moving memoir
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Evanka Osmak, Sportsnet Anchor
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Steady visitors, struggling businesses: The state of Downtown Vancouver
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Andy Yan, Urban Planner - and Director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University
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Costly coffees fuel backlash over doctor recruitment
Brewing Backlash: B.C. taxpayers on the hook for $165-a-cup of coffee to recruit U.S health care workers
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Carson Binda, B.C. Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
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B.C. forces West Vancouver to meet provincial housing targets
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Mark Sager, District of West Vancouver Mayor
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Metro Vancouver sees B.C.’s worst distracted driving increase
Metro Vancouver sees worst increase in distracted driving in B.C.
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Grant Gottgetreu, Former traffic officer, now a forensic criminal and traffic consultant at Forensic-traffic-pro.com
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Another MP crosses floor, majority within reach
A step closer to a majority: Another MP crosses the floor
Guest host Robin Gill talks to David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent
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B.C.’s forest industry now fighting to survive
B.C.'s forest industry built this province. Right now it's fighting to survive
Kim Haakstad, President and CEO of the B.C. Council of Forest Industries
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B.C. Ferries’ rocky long weekend
B.C. Ferries’ rocky long weekend - from aging fleets to funding issues, who is responsible? (0:47)
Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
The latest on the Iran/U.S. conflict (12:02)
Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent on the latest updates on Iran/U.S conflict
Summer squeeze: Low snowpack thins out Metro Vancouver's water use limits (19:41)
Mark Sager, Vice Chair of the Metro Vancouver Water Committee, and the Mayor of the District of West Vancouver
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How is Canada navigating the complex international climate?
Anita Anand, Canada's Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs joins us
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Aging vessels plagues B.C. Ferries’ Easter weekend
Aging vessels plagues B.C. Ferries’ Easter weekend; CEO Nicolas Jimenez joins us (0:47)
Nicolas Jimenez, President and CEO of B.C. Ferries
Two dollars a litre and climbing — Dan McTeague on how bad this gets (14:50)
Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy
Vancouver's presale condo collapse — Is the market broken? (31:46)
Ron Butler, principal broker at Butler Mortgages
The chatbot was more empathetic. The humans won anyway. What that tells us about loneliness (47:57)
Ruo Nin (Ronnie) Li, PhD candidate at UBC...
Humans beat empathetic chatbot; what loneliness reveals
The chatbot was more empathetic. The humans won anyway. What that tells us about loneliness
Ruo Nin (Ronnie) Li, PhD candidate at UBC’s department of psychology
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Vancouver's presale condo collapse: Is the market broken?
Ron Butler, principal broker at Butler Mortgages
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Fuel surcharges, fewer flights, a pricier summer
What the Iran war means for your travel plans
McKenzie McMillan, Managing Partner at The Travel Group
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B.C. Ferries is broken. We did it to ourselves
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Aging fleet hits B.C. ferries Easter weekend
Nicolas Jimenez, President and CEO of B.C. Ferries
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Metrotown Marks 40th Anniversary with Months-Long Celebration
Amanda Chung, marketing manager for Metropolis at Metrotown
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B.C. ferries crisis years in the making
B.C. Ferries Crisis Years in the Making as Aging Fleet, Delays Catch Up (0:45)
Vancouver Canopy Tour Draws Crowds with 50-Metre Forest Climbs (10:54)
Tom Zadorsky, founder of Cultivara Tree Tours
Government-Run Grocery Stores Questioned as Fix for Soaring Food Prices (21:31)
Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retail
Polls Suggest Avi Lewis Could Split Support, Impact Poilievre (30:16)
Greg Lyle, founder and President of Innovative Research Group
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Volunteer-Run Burnaby Railway Welcomes 100,000 Riders, Seeks Help
Peter Berry, President of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers
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The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
This week:
B.C. Premier David Eby joins us as we discuss his plan to suspend Dripa, even though First Nations aren’t buying it (0:56) The B.C. Conservative leadership race is thinning out fast. Keith Baldrey breaks it down for us (13:56) Could new NDP leader Avi Lewis actually hurt Pierre Poilievre more than Mark Carney? The polling numbers might surprise you. Innovative Research President Greg Lyle joins us (29:38)
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Polls suggest Avi Lewis could split support
Polls Suggest Avi Lewis Could Split Support, Impact Poilievre
Greg Lyle, founder and President of Innovative Research Group
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Eby’s DRIPA Reversal Sparks Leadership Questions, Election Talk
B.C. Conservative Leadership Race Narrows as Key Endorsements Roll In (10:48)
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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Vancouver canopy tour draws crowds with forest climbs
Vancouver Canopy Tour Draws Crowds with 50-Metre Forest Climbs
Tom Zadorsky, founder of Cultivara Tree Tours
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Eby wants to suspend B.C.'s Indigenous rights law
Eby wants to suspend B.C.'s Indigenous rights law — and First Nations are calling it a betrayal (0:43)
Alec Lazenby, Legislative Reporter for the Vancouver Sun and The Province
B.C. Ferries is down two ships heading into Easter weekend. This problem didn't start this week (11:12)
Leonard Krog, Mayor of Nanaimo
Eby stakes government on DRIPA suspension (19:01)
David Eby, Premier of B.C.
The World Cup lands in Vancouver in ninety days, and Canada is actually playing; Why this moment is bi...
World Cup nears: why this moment matters more
The World Cup lands in Vancouver in ninety days, and Canada is actually playing; Why this moment is bigger than the tournament
Murray Mollard, author of Winning Pitch: The Canadian Men’s Soccer Team at the World Cup and Beyond
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Ontario just landed billions in federal housing money
Why is B.C. still waiting?
Mike Klassen, ABC Vancouver City councillor
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Eby stakes government on DRIPA suspension
David Eby, Premier of B.C.
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Eby seeks to suspend Indigenous rights law
Eby wants to suspend B.C.'s Indigenous rights law — and First Nations are calling it a betrayal
Alec Lazenby, Legislative Reporter for the Vancouver Sun and The Province
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B.C.’s EV mandate changes: right direction?
B.C.’s EV mandate changes: a step in the right direction?
Blair Qualey, President and CEO of The New Car Dealers Association of B.C.
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B.C. eases EV mandates, invests $19M in chargers
B.C. relaxes EV mandates, invests over $19 million in chargers (0:39)
Barry Penner, Chair of the Energy Futures Institute
Richmond Mayor asks Cowichan Nation to renounce private land claims causing uncertainty (33:03)
Malcolm Brodie, Mayor of Richmond
Avi Lewis takes over the federal NDP: Where does the party go from here? (42:04)
Bill Tieleman, veteran BC political strategist and campaigner, and President of West Star Communications
Can Mark Carney’s pipeline plan proceed without relying on public funding? (58:06)
Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ot...
