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 Jas Johal Show’s contributor Geri Mayer-Judson, Global News anchor Chris Gailus, and the Global News Radio newsroom round out the team keeping you in the know on developin...
Why industrial land protection matters
The need for industrial land protection (0:39)
Guest: Louise Schwarz, an industrial business owner (Recycling Alternatives)
Who has last word on Aboriginal law: judges or politicians? (15:08)
Guest: Geoff Plant, Former Attorney General and Vancouver Lawyer
Keith Baldrey breaks down early election chatter (31:00)
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
Are we in a state of emergency with extortions in Surrey (44:24)
Guest: Steve Kooner, B.C. Conservative MLA for Richmond-Queensborough and Attorney General Critic
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The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
This week:
Global National Ottawa correspondent Mackenzie Gray, breaks down Prime Minister. Mark Carney’s pivotal week — from his Davos speech to his address to the nation. (1:07) Keith Baldrey joins us to assess whether early federal or provincial elections are back on the table. (15:29) Richard Zussman and Margareta Dovgal dig into Canada’s high-stakes pivot toward China. (28:59) And former B.C. attorney general Geoff Plant explains why, on Indigenous land rights, judges — not politicians — ultimately have the final say. (45:26)Pull up a chair. Fire up the expense account, it time for the Political Happy Hour.
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Front of package nutrition labels
Guest: Cameron Smith, PhD student in UBC’s faculty of land and food systems
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Keith Baldrey breaks down early election chatter
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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Are we in a state of crisis with Extortions in Surrey
Guest: Steve Kooner, B.C. Conservative MLA for Richmond-Queensborough and Attorney General Critic
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Who has last word on Aboriginal law, Judges or politicians?
Guest: Geoff Plant, Former Attorney General and Vancouver Lawyer
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The need for industrial land protection
Guest: Louise Schwarz, co owner of Recycling Alternative & Terraforma assistance
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Metro Vancouver DCCs to rise 250% by 2028
Metro Vancouver’s development cost charges are set to rise by about 250% in just three years (0:43)
Guest: Jairo Yunis, Business Council of British Columbia’s Director of Policy
Carney speaks at the Liberal cabinet retreat in Quebec City (11:48)
Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Correspondent in Ottawa
Residential development on Industrial Land (26:05)
Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant
98th Oscar nominations announced this morning (42:58)
Guest: Rick Forchuk, TV Week Maga...
Residential development on Industrial Land
Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant
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Is Metro Vancouver board “too big to function”?
Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor
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Check in with Ben
Guest: Ben O’Hara Byrne, Host of Weekends with Ben O’Hara Byrne on CKNW
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Carney speaks at the Liberal cabinet retreat in Quebec City
Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Correspondent in Ottawa
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Metro Vancouver’s development cost charges are set to rise by about 250% in just three years
Guest: Jairo Yunis, Business Council of British Columbia’s Director of Policy
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Cheaper versions of Ozempic and Wegovy on the way
Guest: Dr. Ehud Ur, Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Wind and solar power projects in B.C. see sharp rise in investment
Investment soars in wind and solar renewable power projects across B.C. (0:43)
Guest: Mike De Jong, Former MLA & Finance Minister, current ambassador for Wind and Solar B.C.
Federal Court rules that TikTok can continue to operate in Canada for now (10:40)
Guest: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle expert at HandyAndyMedia.com
A semi truck has hit the Blundell Overpass on Highway 99 (17:48)
Guest: Alexa Loo, Richmond City councillor
Abacus data says Canadians think less of fellow Canadians who...
Vancouver Developers are speaking out against DCC’s
Guest: Heather McNell, Deputy CAO of Policy and Planning, and Metro Vancouver
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Abacus data says Canadians think less of fellow Canadians who travel to the U.S.
Guest: Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast
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A semi truck has hit the Blundell Overpass on Highway 99
Guest: Alexa Loo, Richmond City councillor
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Federal Court rules that Tiktok can continue to operate in Canada for now
Guest: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle expert at HandyAndyMedia.com
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Investment soars in wind and solar renewable power projects across B.C.
Guest: Mike De Jong, Former MLA & Finance Minister, current ambassador for Wind and Solar B.C.
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Heritage Act reforms delayed as B.C. seeks broader consultation
B.C. postponing changes to heritage act to step up consultation (0:54)
Guest: Chris Gardner, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C.
Editorial: Carney’s speech (16:07)
B.C. laws are leaving landowners alone with expensive discoveries of Indigenous remains (23:21)
Guest: Elenore Sturko, MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale
Yuri Fulmer on his prospective candidacy to lead B.C. Conservatives (36:10)
Guest: Yuri Fulmer, B.C. business leader & Capilano University chancellor
Are warmer winters making sk...
Are warmer winters making skiing more costly?
Guest: Madeleine Orr, PhD - Assistant Professor of sport ecology at the University of Toronto
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Yuri Fulmer on his candidacy to lead B.C. Conservatives
Guest: Yuri Fulmer, B.C. business leader & Capilano University chancellor
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B.C. laws are leaving landowners alone with expensive discoveries of Indigenous remains
Guest: Elenore Sturko, MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale
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COFI launch new “Forestry is a Solution” platform
Guest: Kim Haakstad, President & CEO of the B.C. Council of Forest Industry
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B.C. postponing changes to heritage act to step up consultation
Guest: Chris Gardner, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C.
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Pro-Greenland demonstrators mock Trump with ‘Make America Go Away’ hats
Commentary: Greenland security (0:31)
Canada’s Chinese EV deal (30:37)
Guest: Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com
The Agenda: Canada’s pivot to China (43:31)
Guests:
Margareta Dovgal, Managing-director of Resource Works Society Richard Zussman, Vice President, Public Affairs, Western Canada, BursonSocial media and 'shadow pandemic' of disordered eating in teens (59:55)
Guest: Hasina Samji, Health sciences assoc. prof at SFU
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Social media and 'shadow pandemic' of disordered eating in teens
Guest: Hasina Samji, Health sciences assoc. prof at SFU
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The Agenda: Canada’s pivot to China
Guests:
Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst Richard Zussman, Vice President, Public Affairs, Western Canada, Burson
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Canada’s Chinese EV deal
Guest: Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com
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Milobar enters Conservative leader race - Canada-China EV deal
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Extortion attacks rise in Surrey: does the city have enough funding to respond?
More extortion attacks plague Surrey: is the city getting enough funding to fight back? (0:43)
Guest: Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey
Privacy commissioner forces Richmond to take down traffic cameras (11:26)
Guest: Alexa Loo, Richmond City councillor
The Massey Bridge: What could have been (20:00)
Guest: Dylan Kruger, Delta City councillor
Former B.C. Liberal Minister joins the race for Conservative leadership (31:03)
Guest: Iain Black, former B.C Minister of Labour
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The U.S. journalist who was somehow recruited by ICE
Guest: Laura Jedeed, journalist and writer for Firewalled Media
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Former B.C. Liberal Minister joins the race for Conservative leadership
Guest: Iain Black, former B.C. Minister of Labour
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More extortion attacks plague Surrey: is the city getting enough funding to fight back?
Guest: Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey
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The Massey Bridge: 9 years since its cancellation
Guest: Dylan Kruger, Delta City councillor
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Developers raise alarm over Metro Vancouver DCC hike amid weakening housing market
Seven developers sound alarm on Metro Vancouver DCC hike as fragile housing market worsens (0:56)
Guest: David Williams, Vice President of Policy for the Business Council of B.C.
Feeling pooped: Which Vancouver neighbourhood has the most dog poop complaints? (15:06)
Guest: Kim Rosenmayer, Public Engagement Coordinator for Animal Services with the City of Vancouver
B.C. steps back from drug decriminalization program (24:54)
Guest: Josie Osborne, B.C.’s Minister of Health
Carney in China, Eby in India: Can Canada mo...
Langley Toys R’ Us shuts down: The challenges of running a toy store in 2026
Guest: Matthew Purdy, owner of Toy Traders in Langley
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Carney in China, Eby in India: Can Canada move fast enough in a world of tariffs, Trump, and pipeline politics?
Guest: Christy Clark, Former Premier of B.C.
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Commentary - DCC Hike: Higher fees, fewer homes, and a housing crisis we’re making worse
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