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...
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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The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
This week:
A new poll shows the B.C. Conservatives have pulled ahead of the NDP for the first time since the last election — and Kerry-Lynne Findlay has been leader for less than a week. Keith Baldrey joins us to break it down. And if the Conservatives are firmly planting their flag on the right, is there now an opening for a resurgent centrist party to fill the space the old BC Liberals used to own? (1:27) Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West joins us to dig into one of the defining questions of this political moment: why is it so...Is Vancouver ready for the FIFA World Cup?
Ted Field, Global B.C. Assignment Editor
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Our Energy Future: Pipeline nation vs. green province
Adrian Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions
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Inside The House
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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MLA Jordan Kealy accused of sexual assault
Angela Marie Macdougall, Executive director at Battered Women’s Support Services
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Allen Schoenborn granted a conditional discharge: is our justice system too lenient?
Allen Schoenborn granted a conditional discharge: is our justice system too lenient? (0:56)
Rob Dhanu, Former Federal Crown prosecutor, Criminal defense Lawyer and co-founder of Dhanu Dhaliwal Law Group
Metro Vancouver’s water restrictions leave some businesses running dry (12:12)
Bert Bos, owner of Bos Sod in Abbotsford
The Future of Remote Work: Court ruling says work-from-home no longer just a perk (22:12)
Geoff Mason, Employment and Human Rights Lawyer, and partner at Miller Thomson LLP
Another Surrey police board director wa...
Feds reveal long-awaited national AI strategy
Jesse Miller, Social Media Expert and Founder of Mediated Reality
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How to protect yourself from mosquito-borne illnesses
Dr. Ceinwen Pope, Medical Health Officer for the Sea to Sky region with Vancouver Coastal Health
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Surrey policing transition caught in political crossfire
Surrey police transition mired in local politics (0:50)
Former Vancouver Canucks player hits the studio with new country hit (13:29)
Aaron Volpatti, former Vancouver Canucks player
Our Energy Future: Can the electricity grid keep up? (24:32)
Mark Jaccard, Chair and CEO of the B.C. Utilities Commission
Brown Lawns, Dry Times: Metro Vancouver water restrictions reach Stage 3 (44:03)
Linda Parkinson, Metro Vancouver’s director of policy, planning and analysis for water services
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Metro Vancouver water restrictions reach Stage 3
Brown Lawns, Dry Times: Metro Vancouver water restrictions reach Stage 3
Linda Parkinson, Metro Vancouver’s director of policy, planning and analysis for water services
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Our Energy Future: Can the electricity grid keep up?
Our Energy Future: Can the electricity grid keep up?
Mark Jaccard, Chair and CEO of the B.C. Utilities Commission
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Is a new B.C. Liberal Party coming?
Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
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Former Canuck scores new country music hit
Former Vancouver Canucks player hits the studio with new country hit
Aaron Volpatti, former Vancouver Canucks player
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Surrey police transition mired in local politics
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Surrey Police Board chair resigns after chief’s departure
Surrey Police Board Chair steps down after Lipinski’s departure as chief (0:39)
Harley Chappell, former Chair of the Surrey Police Board
Lipinski out as Surrey’s police chief: what does this mean for the SPS? (29:40)
Darin Sheppard, Vice President of the Surrey Police Inspectors Association
Climate change and a strong El Nino: could 2027 be the hottest year yet? (43:37)
Kristi Gordon, Senior Meteorologist for Global B.C.
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Lipinski out as Surrey’s police chief
Lipinski out as Surrey’s police chief: what does this mean for the SPS?
Darin Sheppard, Vice President of the Surrey Police Inspectors Association
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Surrey Police Board chair departs after Lipinski leaves
Surrey Police Board Chair steps down after Lipinski’s departure as chief
Harley Chappell, former Chair of the Surrey Police Board
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Who represents the middle as Conservatives move right?
B.C. Conservatives lurch right: who speaks for the middle? (0:55)
Brad West, Mayor of Port Coquitlam
Has B.C.’s youth been shut out of the workforce? (11:47)
Jairo Yunis, Director of Policy at the Business Council of British Columbia
Our Energy Future: Are electric vehicles in retreat? (21:22)
Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com
Vancouver Park Board considers jetski ban (38:03)
Tom Digby, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner and Board Chair
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Vancouver Park Board considers jetski ban
Tom Digby, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner and Board Chair
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The Agenda
Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
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B.C Conservatives lurch right: who speaks for the middle?
B.C Conservatives lurch right: who speaks for the middle?
Brad West, Mayor of Port Coquitlam
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Has B.C.’s youth been shut out of the workforce?
Jairo Yunis, Director of Policy at the Business Council of British Columbia
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The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
This week:
Did the Supreme Court of Canada just handed BC a potential lifeline in the Cowichan Aboriginal title case, and Saturday is decision day for the BC Conservatives. A new leader gets chosen, and what happens next could shake up B.C. politics for years. Keith Baldrey (1:05) and Richard Zussman (16:32) weigh in
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B.C. Conservatives set to announce new leader
Our Energy Future: Wind and Solar (0:39)
Mike De Jong, longtime B.C MLA, former cabinet minister & ambassador for Wind & Solar B.C.
Inside The House (15:32)
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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Supreme Court rules Aboriginal title excludes private land
Aboriginal title can’t apply to private land, Supreme Court of Canada declares (0:55)
Dwight Newman, Professor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Rights, Communities, and Constitutional Law, University of Saskatchewan
FIFA blocks a charity raffle for World Cup tickets (11:08)
Chris McBride, executive director of Spinal Cord Injury B.C.
How can B.C. prevent more micromobility accidents? (17:35)
Grant Gottgetreu, Former traffic officer, now a forensic criminal and traffic consultant at Forensic-traffic-pro.com
The magic of Mahjong: why is it so...
Science World goes FIFA-ready
Science World goes FIFA-ready: what’s in store for the World Cup?
Tracy Redies, President and CEO of Science World
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B.C. Conservative Leadership Race reaches its climax
Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
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The magic of Mahjong: why is it so popular?
Sandy Gunn, co-founder of Lucky Tile Mahjong Events
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Aboriginal title can’t apply to private land
Aboriginal title can’t apply to private land, Supreme Court of Canada declares
Dwight Newman, Professor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Rights, Communities, and Constitutional Law, University of Saskatchewan
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Surrey testing one-year approach to illegal construction
Surrey walks back on illegal construction with one-year pilot program (0:50)
Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey
Burnaby hits the brakes on e-scooters in major roads (11:31)
Mahyar Saeedi is the founder of Vancouver ESK8, the official Personal Electric Vehicle community of Vancouver
Surrey walks back illegal construction enforcement (21:55)
Should B.C. have tougher penalties on e-scooters? (31:32)
Vic Leach, Pedestrian safety advocate with The Walkers Caucus
Canada signs major LNG deal with Germany (43:57)
Rebecca...
Canada signs major LNG deal with Germany
Rebecca Scott, Senior Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Western LNG LLC
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Our Energy Future: Critical minerals - B.C’s hidden card
Todd Stone, President and CEO of the Association for Mineral Exploration
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Surrey eases stance on illegal construction temporarily
Surrey walks back on illegal construction with one-year pilot program
Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey
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Stephen Guilbeault to resign as MP
Former federal environment minister Stephen Guilbeault to resign as MP (1:03)
Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent
All Things Auto: Hybrids are more popular, Ferrari’s new EV isn’t (15:00)
Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com
Is Fraser Health severely underfunded by the province? (31:43)
Misty Van Popta, B.C. Conservative infrastructure critic, and MLA for Langley - Walnut Grove
Lower beef prices…at the expense of Canada’s cattle farmers? (41:17)
Tyler Fulton, President of the Canadian Cattle A...
Did Vancouver overspend on FIFA World Cup tickets?
Did the City of Vancouver break the bank on FIFA World Cup tickets?
Bob Mackin, journalist at theBreaker.news
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Lower beef prices hurting Canada’s cattle farmers?
Lower beef prices…at the expense of Canada’s cattle farmers?
Tyler Fulton, President of the Canadian Cattle Association
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Is Fraser Health severely underfunded by the province?
Misty Van Popta, B.C. Conservative infrastructure critic, and MLA for Langley - Walnut Grove
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Hybrids are more popular, Ferrari’s new EV isn’t
All Things Auto: Hybrids are more popular, Ferrari’s new EV isn’t
Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com
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Community outraged over stalled Burnaby Hospital plans
Community members outraged as B.C’s Burnaby Hospital plans remain in limbo (0:54)
David Xie, spokesperson for the Burnaby Neighbourhood Watch
Western Premiers meet in Alberta: will the separatism issue be on the agenda? (14:13)
Ben O’Hara-Byrne, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter
AI data centres in Vancouver: economic opportunity or a threat to the community? (22:28)
Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist
Our Energy Future: First Nations and Energy Development (34:34)
Byng Giraud, President of Sedgewick Strategies
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