The Mike Smyth Show

What happens to rural healthcare when doctors retire? Guest: Paul Adams, Executive Director BC Rural Health Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue to see the fallout from the mess going on with the Surrey Police Service. FIFA is getting greedy! First they stop a charity from raffling off a couple of free tickets, and now they're even banning reusable water bottles from the stadiums! Lastly, we bring you an update on Project Iris (the home security camera registry in Surrey.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

The BC NDP is going on the immediate attack on the new BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Guest: Bill Tieleman - Strategy and communications consultant and veteran campaigner in BC Guest: Rachael Segal - Founder and co-host of the Beyond A Ballot podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC Ferries is introducing a 5% fuel surcharge to their sailings and it's hitting passengers right in the wallet! Is artificial intelligence to blame for the recession? Even the POPE is weighing in on the subject! A Coquitlam pedestrian was ticketed for walking TOO slowly at a crosswalk! The guy says he'll fight it in court, but is the law on his side? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Independent MLA Jordan Kealy is being charged with sexual assault, but he is maintaining that he's innocent. BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay and Premier David Eby are already trading verbal jabs. Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turmoil in the Surrey Police Service: Chief Norm Lipinski is OUT. Why was he let go in the first place? Some former Snowbird pilots are fighting to keep the iconic flying program in the air. Have Canadians reached the tipping point on tipping? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It hasn't even been a week since Kerry-Lynne Findlay has been elected as the leader of the BC Conservatives, and BC Premier David Eby are already trading jabs. Canada is now in a recession. Carney says it's partly because of the previous Liberal government, but Pierre Poilievre it's all on Carney. Trump is bringing back his 51st state comments, and the US ambassador to Canada appears to be getting...

What is Kerry-Lynne Findlay's game plan now that she's been elected as leader of the BC Conservatives? Why was Chief Norm Lipinski let go from the Surrey Police Service? Guest: Bill Tieleman - Strategy and communications consultant and veteran campaigner in BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is AI making it harder for young British Columbians to find work? B.C.'s latest minimum wage increase is now in effect, but many argue it still falls short of what workers need to keep up with rising living costs. As Chinese electric vehicles gain traction worldwide, questions are being raised about potential security and data privacy risks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

It's official. Kerry-Lynne Findlay is the new leader of the BC Conservative party. Is this a positive choice for the party? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We officially have a new leader of the BC Conservative Party... It's Kerry-Lynne Findlay! Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is hitting pause on the Alberta referendum debate. What do Albertans want? FIFA World Cup costs have gone through the roof! How much more can taxpayers take?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The BC government is pausing the moving of an Overdose prevention site to Downtown Vancouver due to public safety concerns. Premier Danielle Smith is making it official: a referendum to hold an Alberta referendum will take place on October 19th. Should there be warning labels on our alcohol? It's being proposed after a recent report from Dr. Bonnie Henry and it's drawing mixed reactions. Learn mor...

Why can't Trump get a deal with Iran? Guest: Dave Levinthal, Investigative reporter in Washington DC, Senior Editor at Notus.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ICBC no fault insurance leaving victims with no help GUEST: Tiana Taylor, Brain-injury victim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Burnaby is implementing sweeping restrictions around where people can ride e-scooters. Should Vancouver follow suit? The FIFA World Cup is just 2 weeks away, and yet ticket sales to games and events have been lackluster to say the least. We hear an harrowing account of one woman's fight against ICBC's iron-clad no-fault insurance policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

Steven Guilbeault announced his resignation from the Liberal caucus. He says he's resigning because of the Liberal pipeline promise with Alberta. Today's the end of the BC legislative session. How did Eby do? We're now only a couple days away from finding out the new leader of the BC Conservative party. Would Peter Milobar resign if Kerry-Lynne Findlay wins? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legi...

We're only days away from finding out the new leader of the BC Conservative party. Which candidates are the front runners and who's going to come out on top? Tim Hortons is hiring 10,000 local workers, which is a complete 180 after recently asking the government to hire more temporary foreign workers! Why the sudden backtrack? A man has been convicted in the largest voyeurism case in Canadian hist...

Steven Guilbeault is quitting, citing his conflicting environmental views with PM Carney. BC Premier is slamming Danielle Smith's promise for an Alberta sovereignty referendum. Were getting down to the wire in the BC Conservative leadership race. Who are the front-runners as we head into the final days? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many Canadians are wondering about the potential economic impacts if Alberta actually split from the rest of the country. The DRIPA drama continues! Is your private property actually at risk?! The FIFA World Cup is just weeks away, and Vancouver residents are really worried about BC's soaring price tag for hosting just 7 games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's day 2 of the Western Premier's Conference in Alberta, and the tension between Premiers Eby and Smith is becoming wildly apparent. Even PM Mark Carney is weighing in on it. The BC Conservative leadership race results will be announced this Saturday. Who will come out on top? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conversations around Alberta sovereignty continue to escalate, so we bring on Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi to get his take. Rallies are popping up everywhere pushing back against AI data centres. Do they actually have a place in Canada? Speed tourists are flocking to the sea-to-sky highway to put the pedal to the metal. Is more traffic enforcement needed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

DRIPA appeal GUEST: Robin Junger, Lawyer at McMillan LLP $1 billion for the World Cup GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer AT Concordia University Generic Ozempic GUEST: Brian Rodrigues, Professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Molecular and Systems Pharmacology at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Sim is now proposing free swim lessons for residents. Is the Mayor getting desperate? Some Metro Vancouver city councilors received a HUGE pay-day. Over $500 for attending a 3.5-minute meeting! Mentions of AI at some recent college graduation ceremonies were met with a chorus of boos! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike and Bill begin by discussing the highly anticipated meeting between BC Premier Eby and Prime Minister Carney. How did it go? Was it productive? Why are hotel room bookings below normal ahead of the FIFA World Cup. Should they lower the prices? Alberta government MLAs mistakenly put out a news release falsely saying that a sovereignty referendum had been approved Learn more about your ad choic...

Should BC support the Alberta pipeline deal? Guest: Trevor Halford, Interim leader for BC Conservatives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices