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...
Australia bans social media for children under 16
GUEST: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle expert at HandyAndyMedia.com
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Motion for no right turns on red lights
GUEST: Lucy Maloney, Vancouver City Councillor
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R1 zoning, public hearings and 16 Metro Mayors calling on the Province to pause and reconsider
GUEST: Mark Sager, Mayor of West Vancouver and one of the letters signatories
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Mayors on zoning - No right turns on red - Development sector year in review
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Landmark B.C Appeal Court solidifies First Nations consent on provincial decisions
GUEST: Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of the B.C Assembly of First Nations
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New Pattullo name - Broadway businesses in trouble - Hastings Racecourse shutdown
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Appeal court rules B.C.’s Indigenous rights legislation can be enforced
Court of Appeal rules B.C.’s Indigenous rights laws can be legally enforced (0:40)
Guest: Dr. Dwight Newman, Professor of Law and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Rights, Communities, and Constitutional Law at the University of Saskatchewan
Netflix acquires Warner Bros.: What does this mean for your streaming bill? (12:52)
Guest: Rick Forchuk, TV Week Magazine columnist and CKNW contributor
City of Vancouver proposes 20% cut to development fees (23:22)
Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant
The Wrap: Should taxpayer dollars be used to keep sports teams in Vancouver
Plus, should Jas run as B.C. Conservative leader?
Guests:
Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer
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Hastings Racecourse scraps live horse racing immediately
Guest: Annette Toth, president of MoveUP, the union representing workers at Hastings Racecourse since 1985
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The Week That Was in Politics
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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Court of Appeal rules B.C.’s Indigenous rights laws can be legally enforced
Guest: Dr. Dwight Newman, Professor of Law and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Rights, Communities, and Constitutional Law at the University of Saskatchewan
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John Rustad quits as B.C. Conservative leader
John Rustad quits as B.C. Conservative leader (0:34)
Guest: Alec Lazenby, Legislative Reporter for the Vancouver Sun and The Province
Are Canada’s stadiums too small for the FIFA World Cup? (11:11)
Guest: Rob Fai, CKNW host and longtime sportscaster
John Rustad quits as B.C Conservative leader (19:01)
Guest: Kirk LaPointe, Vice President, Fulmer & Company; and columnist at Lodestar Media
B.C. still reliant on importing power, despite the fully-working Site C Dam (30:40)
Guest: Barry Penner, Chair of...
Scam Watch: Disrupting cryptocurrency fraud
Guest: Sammy Wu, Manager of Investigations with the B.C Securities Commission
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Who could replace John Rustad as official opposition leader?
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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B.C. still reliant on importing power, despite the fully-working Site C Dam
Guest: Barry Penner, Chair of Energy Futures Initiative
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What John Rustad’s leadership cost B.C.
Guest: Kirk LaPointe, Vice President, Fulmer & Company; and columnist at Lodestar Media and The Hub
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Four Delta councillor dropped by Mayor in upcoming civic election Part 2
GUEST: George Harvie, Mayor of Delta
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Four Delta councillor dropped by Mayor in upcoming civic election Part 1
GUEST: Dylan Kruger, Delta City Councillor
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Crofton mill the latest in a string of closures
GUEST: Jeff Bromley, chair of the Steelworkers Wood Council
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John Rustad ousted? - Surrey Police Service seeks big bucks - Crofton Mill closure
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Carney’s climate pivot sparks internal rift as Trudeau-era liberals struggle to adapt
Carney’s climate pivot sparks internal rift as Trudeau-era liberals struggle to adapt (0:49)
Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent
Crofton shutdown follows 100 Mile House closure, deepening B.C.’s forestry crisis (10:18)
Guest: Kim Haakstad, President and CEO of the B.C Council of Forest Industries
$18 million payments to host First Nations raises questions about B.C.’s FIFA costs (16:29)
Guest: Peter Milobar, B.C. Conservative MLA for Kamloops Centre and Critic for Finance
Denmark gets rid of mail d...
AFN chiefs unite to reject tanker ban changes, demand Ottawa scrap pipeline deal
Guest: Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations
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Legendary broadcaster George Stroumboulopoulos hosts Whistler Film Festival’s 25th anniversary
Guest: George Stroumboulopoulos, award winning television and radio host
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$18 million payments to host First Nations raises questions about B.C.’s FIFA costs
Guest: Peter Milobar, B.C Conservative MLA for Kamloops Centre and Critic for Finance
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Crofton shutdown follows 100 Mile House closure, deepening B.C.’s forestry crisis
Guest: Kim Haakstad, President and CEO of the B.C Council of Forest Industries
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Say no to gifting e-scooter, says Vancouver Coastal Health
Say no to gifting e-scooter, says Vancouver Coastal Health (0:49)
Guest: Mahyar Saeedi, founder of E-SK8, which represents the official Personalized Electric Vehicle community of Vancouver
Vancouver’s patio program receives major overhaul (12:31)
Guest: Mike Klassen, ABC Vancouver City councillor
B.C. cuts off slot machine revenue to horse racing industry (20:14)
Guest: David Milburn, President of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of B.C.
Why the Exxon Valdez disaster looms over B.C. and Alberta’s ongoing pipeli...
Whitecaps march forward to face Lionel Messi and Inter Miami at MLS Cup final
Guest: Rob Fai, CKNW host and longtime sportscaster
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Why the Exxon Valdez disaster looms over our energy debate
Guest: Rick Steiner, retired marine conservation professor from the University of Alaska, and was part of the emergency command team for Exxon Valdez in 1989
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B.C. cuts off slot machine revenue to horse racing industry
Guest: David Milburn, President of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of B.C.
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B.C. cuts off slot machine revenue to horse racing industry
Guest: David Milburn, President of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of B.C.
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Commentary: Pipeline Politics and isolated Eby
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How will Alberta’s proposed pipeline impact B.C.’s North Coast
How will Alberta’s proposed pipeline impact B.C.’s North Coast (1:08)
Guest: Simon Donner, Professor at UBC’s Department of Geography
The Week That Was in Politics (14:04)
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
How warmer winters are changing your Christmas tree options (28:36)
Guest: Sally Aitken, Professor at UBC’s Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences
Should Vancouver approve social housing high-rises without public input? (38:21)
Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architec...
The Wrap - Airport dresscode: When did pajamas and slippers become your flight fit?
Plus, should you separate celebrities from their controversial opinions?
Guests:
Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer
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Whitecaps battle San Diego in high stakes Western Conference Final
Guest: Asa Rehman, sports reporter for Global News and radio play-by-play commentator for the Whitecaps
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PNE begins hunt for Pacific Coliseum and Agrodome’s naming rights partners
Guest: Karen Massicotte, Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Business Development for the PNE
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How warmer winters are changing your Christmas tree options
Guest: Sally Aitken, Professor at UBC’s Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences
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The Week That Was in Politics - Carney and Smith strike a deal, Eby left out
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
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Alberta strikes oil pipeline deal with federal government
Alberta strikes oil pipeline deal with federal government (0:32)
Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent
What led Ottawa to seal the deal with Alberta on a pipeline to the Pacific? (29:01)
Guest: Tim Hodgson, federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Ottawa risks billions in investments for a pipeline to nowhere (57:48)
Guest: Dr. Tom Gunton, Professor and Director of the Resource and Environmental Planning Program at SFU and former Deputy Minister of Environment in B.C.
Granville St. businesses call for SRO...
Ottawa risks billions in investments for a pipeline to nowhere
Guest: Dr. Tom Gunton, Professor and Director of the Resource and Environmental Planning Program at SFU and former Deputy Minister of Environment in B.C.
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What led Ottawa to seal the deal with Alberta on a pipeline to the Pacific?
Guest: Tim Hodgson, federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
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