The Mike Smyth Show

Should the Surrey Police Board be able to muzzle the chief or does the public deserve to hear directly from the top cop? E-scooters are everywhere. Is it time for clearer rules and more dedicated lanes? From coast to coast, Saturday nights were spent in front of the TV - what made Hockey Night in Canada such an institution? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Bo Chen, Executive Director of ABLE BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Massey Tunnel project has reached a new level of failure! How is the NDP still fumbling one of BC’s biggest infrastructure projects? Should kids be banned from social media, or is that a problem parents should be solving? A US-Iran deal is on the table. Peace at last - or just another timeout? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump makes a deal with Iran but won't commit to CUSMA Guest: Dave Levinthal, Investigative reporter in Washington DC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new report shows that Metro Vancouver’s rental pipeline is the largest on record. Is there such a thing as TOO much rental housing? Why do wait times keep growing for specialists in BC? Imagine shopping online and discovering that you're being charged a different price than someone else for the exact same product. This is called surveillance pricing, and it's already being heavily used by busine...

The latest Angus Reid poll shows the BC Conservatives are ahead of the BC NDP. After 75 years, Hockey Night in Canada will no longer air on CBC. Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. President Donald Trump is claiming he has brokered a breakthrough agreement with Iran that could end months of conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Food prices continue to rattle Canadians. Ottawa has proposed a range of measures aimed at improving competition, increasing transparency in the grocery sector, and lowering costs for consumers. British Columbia's appetite for electricity is...

BC is nixing the deal with its contractor for the George Massey Tunnel replacement project. Mike Farnworth says the project is still on track, but the skepticism is growing. BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is cleaning house! Who is going and who is safe? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will the deal between the US and Iran last? GUEST: Dave Levinthal, Investigative reporter in Washington DC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should World Cup supports be extended to be a year-round thing? Alarms are being raised concerning women's sports equipment. How is the FIFA World Cup impacting Vancouver's restaurants and bars? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After years of anticipation, the FIFA World Cup is underway in Vancouver. Mayor Ken Sim says it's already shaping up to be a resounding success, but is that the consensus? Adrian Dix is expected to make a big energy-related announcement today. What is it going to be about? UFC held a fight tournament on the White House lawn for Trump's 80th birthday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

World Cup supports should be extended year round GUEST: Amanda Burrows, Executive Director of First United Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘Shrink it and pink it’ thinking is not good enough for female athletes GUEST: Ine Mylle, Postdoctoral fellow at SFU’s Run Lab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should Canada spend more on foreign aid? Do we need school liaison officers in our schools? Are AI IPO values over-inflated? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does an AI data center use as much water as we think? Would nuclear power help BC's energy woes? Nicotine pouch use is going way up in youth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are AI data center environmental worries overblown? Guest: David Clement, North American Affairs Manager at the Consumer Choice Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do we need warning labels on alcohol? Guest: David Clement, North American Affairs Manager at the Consumer Choice Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Highlighting the problems with people consulting "Dr. Google" for medical advice. After years of relentless upward pressure on rents and housing prices, there are now signs that BC's housing market may finally be starting to loosen. Is AC killing us? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FIFA World Cup kicks off today, but there seems to be a noticeable lack of excitement. Is Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West thinking of running for Premier of BC? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is Canada's new AI strategy? Do we really understand Vancouver's "villages plan"? Lastly. we look at FIFA's enormous greed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should MLAs have to take a leave of absence when charged with crimes Guest: Amelia Boultbee, Independent MLA for Penticton-Summerland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Research Co poll shows 47% want a new centre right party. 41% want a return of the BC Liberals. Can it happen? Kicker: Trump booed thunderously at the Knicks game Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative Leader Kerry Lynne Findlay going to see Danielle Smith. KLF’s takeover of the Conservatives: half of her party members rejected her! Will we see the emergence of a free enterprise coalition party? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We take a look at Quadra Island raising $50,000 to hire a recruiter to find new doctors. BC Residents are stuck with a $200m bill from non-residents' healthcare. And water cuts across Metro Vancouver and Vernon have started up - the BC Fruit Growers' Association is calling for an emergency plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Record number of Sea to Sky speeders busted Guest: Grant Gottgetreu, Former traffic cop, now with Forensictrafficpro.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices