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...
Goodbye Meatloaf: Rethinking What B.C Hospitals Feed You
Dr. Annie Lalande, PhD graduate at UBC’ Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
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The Jas Johal Show: Sept. 9, 2026
B.C. Forestry says it's at a breaking point. Is Victoria listening? (0:54)
Kim Haakstad, President and CEO of the B.C. Council of Forest Industries
Whose neighbourhood is it? Inside the Hastings-Sunrise barrier fight (12:47)
Tom Siracusa, spokesperson for RemoveTheBarriers.ca, and resident in Vancouver’s Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood
Political update: Findlay's Byelection, Milobar's Party, Eby's Opening (24:53)
Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
A.I: They Think It Could Kill Us All. They're Still Building It (32:44)
Ca...
A.I: They Think It Could Kill Us All. They're Still Building It
Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist
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Whose neighbourhood is it? Inside the Hastings-Sunrise barrier fight
Tom Siracusa, spokesperson for RemoveTheBarriers.ca, and resident in Vancouver’s Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood
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B.C. Forestry says it's at a breaking point. Is Victoria listening?
Kim Haakstad, President and CEO of the B.C. Council of Forest Industries
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The Jas Johal Show: Sept. 8, 2026
Trade War Tuesday: Canada's tariffs strike back (0:49)
Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent
Hit the brakes: B.C. schools crack down on e-scooters (10:44)
Gillian Robinson, Executive Director of Communications, Privacy and Community Engagement at the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District
Metro Vancouver: A leadership change won’t be enough (32:01)
Kirk LaPointe, mayoral candidate for West Vancouver
Bigger budget, more playgrounds, says Richmond candidate (46:55)
Alexa Loo, Richmond City councillor and mayoral candidate
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How Canada can avoid the political polarization of the United States
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Max Cameron, Political Science professor at the University of British Columbia, Author of Divided We Fall
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What role will the new party have when the B.C. legislature reconvenes?
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Peter Milobar, MLA for Kamloops Centre
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A new memorial has been erected in honour of 8,000 Japanese Canadians detained at Hastings Park during World War II
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Suzanne Tabata, Founder and CEO of Japanese Canadians Legacy Society
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The federal government’s new guidelines on building AI data centers
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst and Journalist
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The decline in international students is pinching B.C.’s rental market
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Wendy Waters, Real Estate Analyst
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Where do the B.C. Conservatives fit in the new political landscape in B.C.
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Hamish Telford, Political Science professor at the University of the Fraser Valley
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BC's political realignment is here. Nine Gone, Five Regrouping, One Leader Refusing to Move
The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour with guest Richard Zussman, Vice President of Public Affairs, Burson
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Promoting improving literacy in adults
GUEST: Maureen Kehler, Acting Executive Director and Program Director of Decoda Literacy Solutions
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Where does CentreBC fit in BC's political landscape?
GUEST: Mike Bernier, Leader of CentreBC
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The Jas Johal Show: Sept. 3, 2026
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The Jas Johal Show: Sept. 2, 2026
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WorkSafeBC Wants to control how you run your company
GUEST: Jordan Bateman, Vice President of Communications of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association
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Scott McInnis, the 9th MLA to leave Conservatives
GUEST: Scott McInnis, Independent MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke
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Donegal Wilson leaving BC Conservatives
GUEST: Donegal Wilson, Independent MLA for Boundary-Similkameen
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The Jas Johal Show: Sept 1, 2026
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BC Conservative Party turmoil continues
GUEST: Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
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The Jas Johal Show: Aug. 31, 2026
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7th BC Conservative MLA leaves the party
GUEST: A’a:liya Warbus, Independent MLA for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake
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E-Scooters to AI: what B.C. municipalities are most concerned about?
From E-Scooters to AI: what B.C municipalities are most concerned about
Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Cori Ramsay, President of the Union of B.C Municipalities, and Prince George City councillor
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No free cake for former NBA player, says Vancouver bakery
Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Fanny Lam, owner of Oh Sweet Day! Bake Shop
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Is Vancouver Driving Investment Away?
Glowbal vs. City Hall: Is Vancouver Driving Investment Away?
Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Emad Yacoub, CEO/President and Proprietor of Glowbal Group
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Are the B.C. Conservatives blowing it again?
Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Les Leyne, Contributor for Times Column
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Bruce Banman speaks on why he left the B.C. Conservative Party
Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Bruce Banman, Independent MLA for Abbotsford-South
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The Jas Johal Show: Aug. 27, 2026
Who Decides What You Can Say Online? (0:51)
Michael Geist, Law Professor, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa
Turn Off The Energy Taps? Not So Fast (10:45)
Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Bruce Banman steps down from B.C. Conservative caucus (18:49)
Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
The Honey Tariff Nobody Saw Coming (29:42)
Jeff Lee, commercial honey producer and...
The Honey Tariff Nobody Saw Coming
Jeff Lee, commercial honey producer and beekeeper, and a former journalist with the Vancouver Sun
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Bruce Banman steps down from B.C. Conservative caucus
Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
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MLA Bruce Banman leaves B.C. Conservative Party, will sit as Independent
Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
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The B.C. Conservatives Are Falling Apart
Adam Pankratz, lecturer at UBC’s Sauder School of Business
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The Jas Johal Show: Aug. 26, 2026
B.C. Conservative cracks deepen: Teresa Wat walks (0:41)
Teresa Wat, Independent MLA for Richmond-Bridgeport
$17 Billion Later: Is Meta Finally Being Held Accountable? (12:04)
Mike Agerbo, CEO and Executive Producer, Get Connected Media, and host of the Get Connected podcast
The B.C. Conservatives' implosion continues (19:24)
Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
Eby says avoid U.S. travel - but what if you can’t? (36:10)
Steven Chang, Producer
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Brennan Day steps down from B.C. Conservative Party
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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The Jas Johal Show: Aug. 25, 2026
Canada fights back with dollar-for-dollar tariffs on the U.S. (0:49)
Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent
The life and legacy of Dolly Parton (13:13)
Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music and Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry
A Party Coming Apart in Real Time (27:57)
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
B.C. Is the Most Exposed Province in Canada. Christy Clark on What Comes Next (45:12)
Christy Clark, former Premier...
The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
This week:
Keith Baldrey: A Party Coming Apart in Real Time (1:18) B.C. Is the Most Exposed Province in Canada. Christy Clark on What Comes Next (18:35) Delta South MLA Ian Paton on Leaving Caucus and What Comes Next (36:13)
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Ian Paton Breaks With the B.C. Conservatives and Names Names
Ian Paton, independent MLA for Delta South
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A Party Coming Apart in Real Time
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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