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...
Carney meets with Premiers as First Ministers Meeting concludes
Prime Minister Carney meets with Premiers as First Ministers Meeting concludes (1:00)
David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent
Can we slow aging? A UBC professor says it’s possible (10:51)
Dr. Michael Kobor, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Social Epigenetics , and Director of the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging at UBC
New Cultural Precinct could reshape Downtown Vancouver (24:02)
Suzanne Anton, Chair of the Vancouver Concert Hall and Theatre Society and former Attorney General of B.C.
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Could better forest management reduce B.C.'s wildfire risk?
Dr. Jamie Stephen, Managing Director of TorchLight
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New Cultural Precinct could reshape Downtown Vancouver
Suzanne Anton, Chair of the Vancouver Concert Hall and Theatre Society and former Attorney General of B.C.
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Can we slow aging?
A UBC professor says it’s possible
Dr. Michael Kobor, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Social Epigenetics , and Director of the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging at UBC
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Let your kids grow by letting go
Lenore Skenazy, President of Let Grow, and author of Free-Range Kids
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Council of the Federation: what did Premiers achieve?
Council of the Federation: what did Premiers achieve? (0:47)
David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent
Drones join the frontlines of B.C.'s wildfire fight (14:19)
Fons Raedschelders, superintendent of cultural and prescribed fire with the B.C. Wildfire Service
Commentary: No More Concessions (25:37)
B.C. Place’s pitch finds new life after the World Cup (33:26)
Tony Valente, Senior Director of Capital Projects at PavCo (B.C. Pavilion Corporation)
Why Metro Vancouver residents are le...
Why Metro Vancouver residents are leaving for other parts of B.C.
Wendy Waters, real estate expert
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B.C. Place’s pitch finds new life after the World Cup
Tony Valente, Senior Director of Capital Projects at PavCo (B.C. Pavilion Corporation)
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Drones join the frontlines of B.C.'s wildfire fight
Fons Raedschelders, superintendent of cultural and prescribed fire with the B.C. Wildfire Service
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B.C. to Triple Public EV Charging Network by 2035
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Trump to hit Canada with new 50% tariff
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World Cup Brings Record VPD Deployment
GUEST: Don Chapman, Deputy Police Chief for the Vancouver Police Department
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Metro Van's Top Bureaucrat may be out, but taxpayers are on the hook
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Inside The House with Keith Baldrey
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The Price of Project Approval in BC
Family Reunification on Hold: What the Sponsorship Freeze Means for BC
GUEST: Barj Dhahan, Co-founder and director of the Canada India Education Society
The Great Reversal: BC's Population Declines for the First Time in Modern History
GUEST: Ken Peacock, economist who writes about the B.C economy on Substack, formerly the chief economist and senior vice president of the Business Council of B.C
Beyond Resources: Why Canada Can't Stop the New Megafires
GUEST: Jesse Winter, climate disaster journalist and author of Wild...
Why Canada Can't Stop the New Megafires
Beyond Resources: Why Canada Can't Stop the New Megafires
GUEST: Jesse Winter, climate disaster journalist and author of Wild Fire: Dispatches from a Country Ablaze
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Could the Whitecaps run B.C. Place?
No Helmet, Deadly Consequences: the VPD's Urgent Scooter Warning
GUEST: Sgt. Adam Donaldson, Media Relations Officer with the Vancouver Police Department
The bid is in: Could the Whitecaps run B.C Place?
GUEST: Patrick Johnston, Sports columnist for the Vancouver Sun and The Province
Next steps: how a car-free Granville Street could work post-World Cup
GUEST: Brent Toderian, City planner; Urbanist at TODERIAN UrbanWORKS; formerly chief planner of the city of Vancouver
Next steps: how a car-free Granville Street could work post-World Cup
Next steps: how a car-free Granville Street could work post-World Cup
GUEST: Brent Toderian, City planner; Urbanist at TODERIAN UrbanWORKS; formerly chief planner of the city of Vancouver
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Mayor Ken Sim pivots on the Park Board!
Mayor Ken Sim is pivoting on the Park Board, blaming BC.
A $13 billion Meta AI data centre is headed for Alberta. Is B.C missing something?
If someone on an E-scooter in BC gets injured... who pays?
Is Ottawa setting trade barriers on the new pipeline?
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Ottawa setting trade barriers on the new pipeline?
Ottawa setting trade barriers on the new pipeline?
Guest: Jack Mintz, President’s Fellow at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy
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E-scooter injuries in B.C: who pays?
If someone on an e-scooter in BC gets injured, who pays?
Guest: Greg Phillips, a personal injury lawyer with Johnston Franklin Bishop and Board Member for the Trial Lawyers Association of BC
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Mayor Ken Sim pivots on the Park Board
Mayor Ken Sim is pivoting on the Park Board. What happened here?
Guest: Tom Digby, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner and Chair
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Mayor Sim goes full 180 on Park Board
Ken Sim tried to kill the Park Board. Now he wants to win it?!
Chilliwack transformer plant closes with 43 jobs gone. Can BC stop it?
Nurses rejected their own union's deal. How does this end?
The push to build the tallest tower in Vancouver.
It's easier to order wine from France than Ontario. Can the premiers fix it?
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The land deals rocking Surrey City Hall
Does it all fit? Super tankers, a pipeline and a port collide at Roberts Bank
GUEST: Ian Paton, B.C. Conservative MLA for Delta South
Inside The House GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
Bailout or bargain? The land deals rocking Surrey City Hall
GUEST: Linda Annis, Surrey First City councillor and mayoral candidate
BCUC: AI and energy. Should B.C. sit out the AI gold rush?
GUEST: Mark Jaccard - Chair and CEO of...
The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
This week:
Keith Baldrey: Nurses on the Picket Line, Conservatives at War: Keith Baldrey on a Wild Week in Politics (1:13) Mike Farnworth: $8.5 Billion and Counting: How the Massey Tunnel Replacement Doubled in Cost (15:11) Marc Jaccard: Alberta Wins 13 Billion Facebook AI Data Center. Should BC Say No to the AI Gold Rush? (28:00)
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Should B.C. sit out the AI gold rush?
BCUC: AI and energy. Should B.C. sit out the AI gold rush?
Mark Jaccard - Chair and CEO of the B.C. Utilities Commission; Professor - School of Resource and Environmental Management at Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University
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Bailout or bargain? The land deals rocking Surrey City Hall
Linda Annis, Surrey First City councillor and mayoral candidate
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Super tankers, a pipeline and a port collide at Roberts Bank
Does it all fit? Super tankers, a pipeline and a port collide at Roberts Bank
Ian Paton, B.C. Conservative MLA for Delta South
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California restaurant fines parents for unruly kids
The California restaurant that charges parents who don’t discipline their kids
You You “Alexander” Xie, owner of Chez Xue in Foster City, California
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North Van reverses course on chlorine plant
North Van District u-turns on chlorine plant despite safety concerns
Catherine Pope, District of North Vancouver City councillor
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North Van District u-turns on chlorine plant despite safety concerns
North Van District u-turns on chlorine plant despite safety concerns (0:54)
Catherine Pope, District of North Vancouver City councillor
Why Vancouver should rethink its Villages Plan (14:38)
Sandy James, former City of Vancouver Planner
Gas prices set to rise by 4 cents a litre after Trump/Iran fallout (25:23)
Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy
The California restaurant that charges parents who don’t discipline their kids (34:44)
You You “Alexander” Xie, owner of Chez Xue in Foster City, Califo...
Burnaby pushes back on disruptive flight paths
"Freeways in the Sky": Burnaby pushes back on disruptive flight paths
Mike Hurley, Mayor of Burnaby
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Was the World Cup Worth $729 Million?
Was the World Cup Worth $729 Million? Mayor Ken Sim on Vancouver's Big Month (0:57)
Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver
Christy Clark on Pipeline Politics and the $8.5 Billion Massey Tunnel (16:17)
Christy Clark, Former Premier of B.C.
Poilievre Loses Another MP, Carney Talks NATO, and Pipeline politics (32:24)
Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent
Puppies in Crates, a Free Bunny in a Box: B.C.'s Pet Abandonment Problem (48:18)
Rebeka Breder, Animal Rights Lawyer
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Christy Clark on Pipeline Politics and the $8.5 Billion Massey Tunnel
Christy Clark, Former Premier of B.C.
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Was the World Cup Worth $729 Million? Mayor Ken Sim weighs in
Was the World Cup Worth $729 Million? Mayor Ken Sim on Vancouver's Big Month
Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver
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Why Canadians Are Financing Milk and Bread
Groceries in Four Instalments: Why Canadians Are Financing Milk and Bread
Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retail
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The Surrey lawyer who braved Mt. Everest
Ajaypal Dhaliwal, Lawyer, Runs Dhaliwal Law Office
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B.C. Ferries ramp issue leaves Sunshine Coast residents stuck
Silas White, Mayor of Gibsons
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B.C. prepares legal action against OpenAI
B.C. prepares legal action against OpenAI (0:50)
Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist
World Cup wraps in Vancouver: was it worth it? (12:16)
Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company
Killing the Bridge: The Massey Mistake the NDP Won't Admit (20:23)
The Surrey lawyer who braved Mt. Everest (20:23)
Ajaypal Dhaliwal, Lawyer, Runs Dhaliwal Law Office
Tesla Driver Falls Asleep with Two Children in the Car. Should there be stricter rules? (29:04)
Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist...
Massey Tunnel's budget jumping to $8.5 billion
Massey Tunnel cost update (0:53)
Dylan Kruger, Delta City councillor and mayoral candidate
Trump sticks his fingers into World Cup red card decision (9:57)
Patrick Johnston, Sports columnist for the Vancouver Sun and The Province
Massey Tunnel budget jumps to $8.5 billion (21:44)
Chris Gardner, President and CEO of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C.
Dress codes: do we need them back? (33:29)
Harrison Lowman, Managing Editor of The Hub
Massey Tunnel replacement...
