The Jas Johal Show

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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...

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B.C. Cons plan to axe election overlap if elected
Yesterday at 11:03 PM

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Jenna Stoner, President of the Union of B.C. Municipalities, and mayoral candidate for the District of Squamish

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The Resale Revolution: Why Pre-Owned Shopping Is Taking Off
Yesterday at 10:54 PM

Guest host Robin Gill talks to David Ian Gray, Retail Advisor

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B.C.’s development industry calls for lower building costs
Yesterday at 12:38 AM

Guest host Robin Gill talks to:

Michael Drummond, CEO of the Urban Development Institute Jill Atkey, CEO of the B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association

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Leaders debate preview: Where does each party stand amongst British Columbians?
Last Tuesday at 11:59 PM

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief

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Energy Choice at the Ballot Box: BC Coalition Urges Voters to Push Back on Natural Gas Bans
Last Tuesday at 11:37 PM

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Bill Tieleman, director of the B.C. Coalition for Affordable Dependable Energy (CADE)

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Is Canada preparing for a long shot U.S. invasion?
Last Tuesday at 11:20 PM

Guest host Robin Gill 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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B.C. Conservatives lead in polls, but do British Columbians still prefer Eby as Premier?
Last Tuesday at 11:19 PM

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company

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David Eby admits using $10/day childcare; B.C Conservatives react
Last Tuesday at 12:45 AM

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Margareta Dovgal, B.C. Conservative candidate for Vancouver-Yaletown

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Minister Sidhu and Team Canada's trade mission to India
Last Tuesday at 12:30 AM

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Eric Kam, Professor, Economics, Toronto Metropolitan University

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Election confusion: The issue with overlapping elections
Last Tuesday at 12:14 AM

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Jenna Stoner, President of the Union of B.C Municipalities, and mayoral candidate for the District of Squamish

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How much are tariffs impacting the cost of your Thanksgiving dinner and holiday shopping
Last Monday at 11:45 PM

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retail

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B.C. business getting undercut by Alberta tax set-up, and government not doing anything to help
Last Monday at 11:28 PM

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Rodney Moore, Fine Edge Beauty and Barber Supply, Vancouver

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Can Richmond take the next step?
Last Monday at 11:17 PM

From crime to bottlenecking at City Hall, how can the community take the next step?

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Alexa Loo, Richmond city councillor and mayoral candidate

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Heat Pumps or Natural Gas: What do British Columbians prefer in their homes?
Last Monday at 10:57 PM

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Barry Penner, Chair of the Energy Futures Institute

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Canadians Say No to AI-Generated Podcasts
Last Monday at 10:45 PM

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Matt Hird, Vice President of Research with Signal Hill Insights

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David Eby admits to benefiting from $10 a day child care
Last Monday at 10:33 PM

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Sharon Gregson, Spokesperson for the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C.

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The Jas Johal Show: Oct. 9, 2026
Last Friday at 11:34 PM

Vancouver’s puzzling issue, with rats? (0:27)

Kareem Allam, Vancouver Mayoral Candidate


Inside the House with Keith Baldrey (13:58)

Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief

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The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
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Last Friday at 11:33 PM

Welcome to The Jas Johal Show Political Happy Hour — where the week’s best political conversations keep going.


This week:

Keith Baldrey with the latest on the provincial campaign, and the importance of Surrey during this election (1:09) Lorne Doerkson: the accidental leader. We discuss ICBC, his economic plan, Dripa, and dumping a candidate (15:16)

Pull up a chair. Fire up the expense account.

The Political Happy Hour starts now.

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B.C. Election latest
Last Friday at 1:09 AM

Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief

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The Jas Johal Show: Oct. 8, 2026
Last Friday at 1:07 AM

The provincial leaders are promising to make changes to ICBC. What will this mean for no-fault insurance? (0:42)

Nicholas Peterson, Vice President of the Trial Lawyers Association of B.C.


Canada has seen 24 consecutive months of lower asking rents. What does this mean for investor real estate (15:09)

Ron Butler, Principal Broker at Ron Butler Mortgage. @ronmortgageguy on Twitter. Host of the Angry Mortgage Podcast


B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson (30:29)

Lorne Doerkson, Interim Leader, B.C. Conservatives


B.C...


B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson
Last Friday at 12:33 AM

Lorne Doerkson, Interim Leader, B.C. Conservatives

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The Jas Johal Show: Oct. 7, 2026
10/08/2026

Ottawa Shuts the Door on MAID for Mental Illness (0:43)

Daphne Gilbert, Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa, and Chair of Dying with Dignity’s Board of Directors


Did an Election Call Cost B.C. Its Share of Federal Food Money? (15:07)

Lenore Newman, Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute, University of the Fraser Valley


Secret Deal or Open Letter? The NDP Wrote One Too (28:24)


Eby promises funding for new Filipino Community Centre (37:21)

Mable Elmore, B.C. ND...


Eby promises funding for new Filipino Community Centre
10/08/2026

Mable Elmore, B.C. NDP candidate for Vancouver-Kensington

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Did an Election Call Cost B.C. Its Share of Federal Food Money?
10/08/2026

Lenore Newman, Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute, University of the Fraser Valley

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Secret Deal or Open Letter? The NDP Wrote One Too
10/08/2026

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The Jas Johal Show: Oct. 6, 2026
10/07/2026

Unsigned Order Leaves BC Food Processors Locked Out of Federal Cash (0:37)

James Donaldson, CEO of B.C. Food and Beverage


Eby Takes Aim at Pattison as NDP Tax Hike Reaches Well Below Millionaires (14:49)


Vancouver Stars in Hundreds of Films, but Almost Never as Itself (24:01)

Sam Wiebe, author of Shot In Vancouver: Adventures in Hollywood North


Federal Cash Stuck in Limbo for B.C.’s Food Processors (39:15)

Paul Pryce, Director of Policy and Government Relations with the B.C. Ag...


Vancouver Stars in Hundreds of Films, but Almost Never as Itself
10/07/2026

Sam Wiebe, author of Shot In Vancouver: Adventures in Hollywood North

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Unsigned Order Leaves B.C. Food Processors Locked Out of Federal Cash
10/07/2026

James Donaldson, CEO of B.C. Food and Beverage

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'Do I enjoy politics? No': B.C. man's Kelowna City Council campaign raising eyebrows
10/06/2026

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Brady Rogers, Kelowna City councillor candidate

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The latest on the provincial campaign
10/06/2026

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Stewart Prest, Political Science lecturer at the University of British Columbia

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Social media problems: Why limiting screen time isn’t enough
10/05/2026

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist

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Tax the Rich? Eby’s New Election Pitch
10/05/2026

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Chris Gardner, President and CEO of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C.

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“Run Terry Run” brings never-before-seen footage of Canadian icon Terry Fox to the big screen
10/05/2026

Guest host Rob Fai talks to

Sean Menard, Filmmaker, Run Terry Run Darrell Fox, brother of Terry Fox

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Mayoral debate recap
10/05/2026

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Simi Sara, host of Mornings With Simi on 730 CKNW

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The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
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10/03/2026

Welcome to The Jas Johal Show Political Happy Hour, where the week's best political conversations keep going. Each week, we curate the sharpest debates and interviews from the show. Think of it as a smart drink at the end of a long political week.


This week:

· Keith Baldrey on the campaign trail, where David Eby wants to cap what grocers can charge for milk and eggs, the Conservatives want water bombers, and the Greens want to stop AI data centres cold (1:09)

· Mackenzie Gray on the Alberta to Delta Pacific Link pi...


The Jas Johal Show: Oct. 2, 2026
10/03/2026

B.C. rules out vehicle levy to fund Translink; who pays? (0:45)

Denis Agar, Executive Director of Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders


Inside The House (11:18)

Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief


Wetter winters, drier summers: Is B.C. ready for a Super El Niño? (24:59)

Dr. Lori Daniels, Professor and Co-Director, Centre for Wildfire Coexistence, Dept. of Forest and Conservation Sciences at UBC

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Wetter winters, drier summers: Is B.C. ready for a Super El Niño?
10/03/2026

Dr. Lori Daniels, Professor and Co-Director, Centre for Wildfire Coexistence, Dept. of Forest and Conservation Sciences at UBC

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Inside The House
10/03/2026

Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief

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The Jas Johal Show: Oct. 1, 2026
10/02/2026

A Million Barrels a Day to the Coast: Inside Canada's First National Interest Project (0:46)

Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent


A Gas Tax Cut, a New Pipeline, and a Poll That Flipped in Two Weeks (11:58)

Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief


The Man in Motion Tour as You've Never Heard It (22:30)

Rick Hansen, Founder of the Rick Hansen Foundation and a lifelong advocate for people with disabilities in Canada. He is best known as the “Man In Motion” Amanda Hansen, Rick’s wife <...


The Man in Motion Tour as You've Never Heard It
10/02/2026

Rick Hansen, Founder of the Rick Hansen Foundation and a lifelong advocate for people with disabilities in Canada. He is best known as the “Man In Motion” Amanda Hansen, Rick’s wife

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