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...
Three more MLAs gone, seven join CentreBC, and a writ that could drop any day
GUESTS:
Peter Milobar, the new leader of Centre B.C
Mike Bernier, former Centre BC leader
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The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
Three MLAs gone. Eight joining Centre B.C. And a writ that could drop any day.
On the day B.C.’s Official Opposition came apart, the political world in got a whole lot more interesting.
This Week’s Political Happy Hour brings together:
Peter Milobar, the new leader of Centre B.C.
Mike Bernier, former Centre B.C. leader
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
What happened? What’s next? And what does it mean for B.C. politics?
The Ja...
Bridgitte Anderson on the $260-million PST reversal and its very convenient timing
Three more MLAs gone, eight join CentreBC, and a writ that could drop any day
GUEST:
-Peter Milobar, the new leader of Centre B.C
-Mike Bernier, former Centre BC leader
Inside The House - Keith Baldrey on the day BC's Official Opposition came apart
GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
Bridgitte Anderson on the $260-million PST reversal and its very convenient timing
GUEST: Bridgitte Anderson, President and CEO at the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
Joffre La...
Political Orphans: Why many B.C. voters are unsure
Political Orphans: Why many B.C. voters are unsure
GUEST: Shachi Kurl, President of the Angus Reid Institute
Discussing the Angus Reid Poll: BC residents feel politically orphaned
Jamil Jivani on U.S trade relations
GUEST: Jamil Jivani, federal Conservative MP for Bowmanville - Oshawa North in Ontario
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The Jas Johal Show: Sept. 16, 2026
One Province, One Scooter Rule? B.C. Mayors Want Consistency (0:53)
Patrick Johnstone, Mayor of New Westminster
Poll reveals approval jump for Eby; is an election on the horizon? (26:40)
Seven MLAs, No Name, No Time?: Inside Milobar's New Party (33:06)
Peter Milobar, interim leader of his new party, and independent Kamloops Centre MLA
From Regina to Rock Stardom: Colin James Tells His Story in new memoir (47:35)
Colin James, Canadian rock and roll legend, and author of Playing the Changes: A Musician’s Me...
From Regina to Rock Stardom: Colin James Tells His Story in new memoir
Colin James, Canadian rock and roll legend, and author of Playing the Changes: A Musician’s Memoir
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Seven MLAs, No Name, No Time?: Inside Milobar's New Party
Peter Milobar, interim leader of his new party, and independent Kamloops Centre MLA
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New poll shows B.C NDP's ongoing lead, while Conservatives slide further
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Kyle Baird, Senior Vice President at Ipsos Public Affairs
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B.C.'s project $13.8 billion deficit: how much deeper could it get?
Guest host Robin Gill talks to David Williams, Vice President of Policy for the Business Council of B.C.
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Could Vancouver get its own WNBA team?
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Kevin Hanson, former UBC and Canada men's basketball coach
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U.S./Canada trade war: How a Point Roberts business is being hit hard
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Daryl Marquette, owner of TSB Shipping
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Reaction to Anthropic CEO
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Edoardo De Martin, CEO and Founder of Industrio AI
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Ottawa eyes private money for major airports - what this means for travellers
Guest host Robin Gill talks to McKenzie McMillan, Managing Partner at The Travel Group
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B.C. Ferries in China: the Cost of Going Offshore
Swiss and Vancouver Researchers join forces on helping patients with addictions
GUEST: Dr. Pouya Azar, Clinical-scientist in addiction psychiatry and addiction medicine at Vancouver General Hospital
B.C. Ferries in China: the Cost of Going Offshore
GUEST: Jim Stanford, Economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work
BC deficit reaction
GUEST: Peter Milobar, interim leader of his new party, independent Kamloops Centre MLA, and former finance critic
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Can taxpayers foot Surrey’s proposed 10,000 seat arena?
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Linda Annis, Surrey First City councillor and mayoral candidate
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Independent MLA Teresa Wat joins Peter Milobar’s party
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Teresa Wat, independent MLA for Richmond-Bridgeport
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9/11: how it shaped foreign policy
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies, comparative defence management approaches and foreign policy, contributing author with The Hub dot ca
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Five-day horror film festival returns to Vancouver
Guest host Rob Fai talks to David Taylor, Festival Director of the Vancouver Horror Show
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9/11 at YVR: a staff member’s account of the tragic day
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Barb Maloney, Director of Security at the Vancouver Airport Authority
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The Jas Johal Show: Sept. 10, 2026
B.C.’s wineries caught in U.S trade war, leaving producers worried (0:44)
Jeff Guignard, President and CEO of Wine Growers B.C.
Inside The House (12:48)
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
Designer Ali Budd tackles million-dollar makeovers on House Of Ali (28:43)
Ali Budd, host of House Of Ali on the Home Network
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Inside The House
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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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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