The Mike Smyth Show

We start by bringing you an update on the CFB Wainwright incident. BC Green leader Emily Lowan comes on to share her thoughts on what's been happening on the election trail so far. Does AI need its own government oversight and regulation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith Baldrey comes on to help us unpack all the latest updates on the provincial election. Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mayor Ken Sim comes on to explain why he thinks ABC should get 4 more years in power. BC Conservatives say they’d turn the tunnel project back to a bridge! Is this even feasible? What to make of the NDPs land back deal... how does it affect BC’s forest industry? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the municipal and provincial election both just days away, how are things looking for all the parties? Guest: Bill Tieleman - Strategy and communications consultant and veteran campaigner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More attention and funding for healthcare needed in the South Fraser Guest: Peter Fassbender, Chair of the South Fraser Healthcare Alliance and Former B.C. MLA and three-term Mayor of Langley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unpacking last night's televised debate. Was there a clear winner? Pete Fry from the Green Party of Vancouver comes on to discuss what he would do differently if he got elected mayor. Do kids need a house and a yard to thrive? What does the research say? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last night was the highly anticipated TV debate between three of our BC election candidates. How did it go? Was there a clear winner? Guest: Bill Tieleman - Strategy and communications consultant and veteran campaigner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Checking in on Trump amid the run-up to the midterms. What can TEAM offer Vancouver if Colleen Hardwick gets elected mayor? What would happen if BC scrapped public auto insurance? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight is the highly anticipated televised debate featuring the BC election candidates. What does each leader need to do? Guest: Bill Tieleman - Strategy and communications consultant and veteran campaigner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Checking in with Centre BC Leader Elenore Sturko. How is she feeling leading up to the provincial election? We're less than a week out from the municipal election. What does Vancouver actually need from its leader? Has housing become the top policy in Vancouver? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're down to the final 11 days before the provincial election, and both major parties firing off policies and attacks on each othe. The Vancouver civic election is coming up this Saturday. Could we see a possible upset victory? Guest: Bill Tieleman - Strategy and communications consultant and veteran campaigner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should the ultra rich welcome new taxes? What plans do the BC Conservatives have for seniors? Does failing transit hit harder than a tax hike? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will provincial election campaigns ramp up after the municipal election wraps up? Are people tired of provincial politics? Could this impact voter turnout? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do people really believe all the promises candidates make before an election? Premier Eby is defending his plan to lower gas and grocery prices, but what do the numbers say? To get you ready for Thanksgiving dinner, we get some turkey tips from Caren McSherry of the Gourmet warehouse! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unpacking the Municipal and Provincial election. Guest: Bill Tieleman - Strategy and communications consultant and veteran campaigner Guest: Rachael Segal - Former director in the Stephen Harper government, former senior director of BC Liberals and long time political strategist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s wrong with no fault insurance? BC's transportation minister Mike Farnworth says insurance rates could double if we went private. With the municipal election and provincial election fast approaching, are British Columbians experiencing election fatigue? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Premier David Eby says he will freeze ICBC rates for 3 years if re-elected. Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are the BC Conservatives trying to switch the province to private auto insurance? What would happen if we actually did? We also talk about the state of long-term care homes in BC, and why it's becoming harder and harder for seniors to find a bed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What would happen if ICBC went private? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quebec Election Results BC Election latest Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global BC Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three parties, three plans to tax wealth - who do you trust with your money? Are American officials entrenched in Alberta’s separation movement? BC election polling - who's in the lead, and who's in trouble? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on The Mike Smyth Show: Eby’s price controls Eby goes after Jimmy Pattison Death of former AG Colin Gabelmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mike Smyth Show, October 2, 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Bill Tieleman, Strategy and communications consultant and veteran campaigner in BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices