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...
$10B rebuild cut to $6B — cheaper now, costlier later? Can Metro keep Iona on track?
$10B rebuild cut to $6B — cheaper now, costlier later? Can Metro keep Iona on track? (0:48)
Guest: Mike Hurley, Metro Vancouver Board Chair and Mayor of Burnaby
Conservative leadership concerns gives B.C. NDP the advantage in approval polls (11:42)
Guest: Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company
20,000 jobs at risk: Vancouver’s housing sales collapse (25:26)
Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant
B.C. Legislature fall session begins (40:21)
Gues...
Former cabinet minister and union leader tells all in new memoir
Guest: Judy Darcy, author of Leading From The Heart: The Battles of a Feminist, Union Leader and Politician
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B.C. Legislature fall session begins
Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter
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20,000 jobs at risk: Vancouver’s housing sales collapse
Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant
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Conservative leadership concerns gives B.C. NDP the advantage in approval polls
Guest: Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company
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Enbridge CEO urges tanker ban end, says no company will build ‘pipeline to nowhere’
Alberta vows $20B B.C. oil pipeline; tanker ban and Indigenous consent loom (0:52)
Guest: Gary Mar, President and CEO of the Canada West Foundation
Metro Vancouver pivots on Iona Wastewater Plant approach. Is cost-cutting to $6 billion enough? (12:52)
Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster city councillor
Is keeping shipbuilding in Canada realistic? (18:56)
Guest: Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies and foreign policy
The Wrap - Should airlines be offering alcohol for free? (27:21)<...
The Wrap: Should airlines be offering alcohol for free?
Plus, have we become dependent on subtitles?
Guests:
Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer
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Commentary: B.C.'s real opportunity is LNG
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The Week That Was in Politics
Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter
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Metro Vancouver pivots on Iona Wastewater Plant approach. Is cost-cutting to $6 billion enough?
Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor
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B.C.’s taxi industry sounds the alarm on taxi camera rules being scrapped
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Mohan Kang, President of the B.C. Taxi Association
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The fight for stronger accessibility standards in new provincial buildings
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Amanda Dorsi, Senior director of programs for the Rick Hansen Foundation
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Alberta pushes for new pipeline to B.C. coast
Oct. 2, 2025: Guest host Scott Shantz in for Jas Johal
Will Alberta’s proposed pipeline across B.C. ever become a reality? (0:00)
Guest: Andy Hira, Political Science professor at Simon Fraser University, and head of the Clean Energy Research Group
Food prices in Canada continue to rise (8:59)
Guest: Stuart Smyth, Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan
Trump brings back calls for Canada to be the 51st state (14:48)
Guest: Alexander Salt, fellow wi...
Will raising the GST save Ottawa from debt?
Guest host Scott Shantz talks to Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)
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B.C.’s Energy Minister weighs in on Danielle Smith’s pipeline proposal
Guest host Scott Shantz talks to Adrian Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions
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Food prices in Canada continue to rise
Guest host Scott Shantz talks to Stuart Smyth, Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan
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B.C’s downtown decline: has the province’s empathy overshadowed accountability?
GUEST: Julian Daly, CEO of Our Place Society
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Should B.C soften AirBNB rules for the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
GUEST: Orion Rodgers, President of the Property Rights Association of B.C
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How B.C can generate over $230 billion in projects by dropping red tape
GUEST: Bridgitte Anderson, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
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BC dropping red tape - World Cup AirBNB rules - Downtown decline - Has Vancouver lost its swagger?
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Vancouver Art Gallery selects Indigenous-led architect for new building
Sept. 30, 2025: Guest host Robin Gill in for Jas Johal
Vancouver Art Gallery taps Indigenous-led architect for its new home (0:00)
Guest: Jon Stovell, Chair of the Gallery Association Board
Vancouver City Hall shuts down equity office (7:15)
Guest: Pete Fry, Green Party Vancouver City councillor
How a local Indigenous-owned business is navigating U.S. tariffs (22:55)
Guest: Anthony Wingham - co-founder of Nuez Acres
The Indigenous artist who designs orange shirts for Winners and Marshalls (22:55)
<...The Sinixt Launch Dual Constitutional Challenges Against B.C. Government Over Discriminatory Exclusion from Land Consultation and Education
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Jarred Erickson, who represents the Sinixt Confederacy
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What should B.C. do with aging ferries?
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Alex Reuben, Executive Director at Association of British Columbia Marine Industries (ABCMI)
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The Indigenous artist who designed orange shirts for Winners and Marshalls
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Jenny Kay Dupuis, artist and author, and a member of the Nipissing First Nation in Ontario
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How a local Indigenous-owned business is navigating U.S. tariffs
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Anthony Wingham - co-founder of Nuez Acres
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India-based Bishnoi gang now listed as a terrorist entity in Canada
Sept. 29, 2025: Guest host Charis Hogg in for Jas Johal
Feds officially declare Bishnoi gang as terrorist entity (0:00)
Guest: Kash Heed, former Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General of B.C, and former Chief Constable of the West Vancouver Police Department
Can Larry Campbell help address challenges in the Downtown Eastside? (6:34)
Guest: Sarah Blyth, Advocate for the DTES and Executive Director of the Overdose Prevention Society Vancouver
Layoffs at Vancouver City Hall: necessary savings or desperate cost-cutting? (13:03)
Guest: Dan...
Is WestJet saying goodbye to reclining seats in economy class?
Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Claire Newell, President of Travel Best Bets
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How can B.C. act faster on implementing pre-fabricated homes in the province?
Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Glyn Lewis, founder and CEO of Renewal Development
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Poll sees buying Canadian as a top priority for consumers
Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retail
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How the Canada Post strike affects your mail, from passports to cheques
Sept. 26, 2025: Guest host Robin Gill in for Jas Johal
The latest on Canada Post’s sudden workers strike (0:00)
Guest: Jennifer Savage, CUPW’s National Director for the Pacific Region (Canadian Union of Postal Workers)
Are small businesses left in limbo amidst the current postal strike? (9:14)
Guest: Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)
Will the U.S. reconsider pre-clearance checks in Canadian airports? (22:52)
Guest: Colin Robertson, former Canadian diplomat, Vice President and Fellow at the...
Trump slams more tariffs on pharmaceutical drugs, kitchen cabinets, and heavy trucks
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Julian Karaguesian, Lecturer at McGill University’s Department of Economics
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Pre-fabricated homes: a potential solution shunned by the province?
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Tore Jacobsen, Chair of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board and managing broker with Macdonald Realty
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Is Canada turning a blind eye on overstayed visas?
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Barj Dhahan, Co-founder and director of the Canada India Education Society
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Canada Post union launches strike after Ottawa announces delivery changes
Sept. 25, 2025: Guest host Robin Gill in for Jas Johal
Canada Post workers back on strike (0:00)
Guest: Jennifer Savage, CUPW’s National Director for the Pacific Region (Canadian Union of Postal Workers)
Canada Post to make sweeping changes, ending door-to-door delivery (7:13)
Guest: Marvin Ryder, Associate professor at McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business
John Rustad plans to change Metro Vancouver…can he deliver? (15:14)
Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor
New Patullo Bridge comple...
Can Emily Lowan take the B.C. Greens in the right direction?
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Stewart Prest, Political Science lecturer, University of British Columbia
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Introducing Emily Lowan: the brand new leader of the B.C. Greens
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Emily Lowan, leader of the B.C Green Party
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Canada Post workers back on strike
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Jennifer Savage, CUPW’s National Director for the Pacific Region (Canadian Union of Postal Workers)
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Canada’s EV strategy: A poor example of industrial policy?
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Jerome Gessaroli, senior fellow with the Macdonald Laurier Institute, and leads the Sound Economic Policy Project at BCIT
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Another City Councillor considers seat as Vancouver's next mayor
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Pete Fry, Green Party Vancouver City councillor
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Did Jimmy Kimmel have a triumphant return?
Sept. 24, 2025: Guest host Robin Gill in for Jas Johal
Jimmy Kimmel returns to TV - was it a triumphant comeback? (0:00)
Guest: Dana Gee, Arts reporter for Vancouver sun and The Province
Can the ostrich cull be justified? (11:25)
Guest: Jason Tetro, Host of the Super Awesome Science Show, Microbiologist with expertise in emerging pathogens
Should the B.C. government leave the Heritage Conservation Act untouched? (19:47)
Guest: Trish Mandewo, President of the Union of B.C Municipalities
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