Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Adam discusses global events after the U.S. launched an attack on Iran over the weekend. He reacts to comments on the situation from local Liberal Victoria MP Will Greaves.

Adam discusses municipal current events in Victoria, Esquimalt and beyond. Including exploration of discourse on the police budget. Listeners call and text in.

Listeners call and text in about local issues, including accessibility challenges with city infrastructure. Plus, Adam discusses U.S. President Trump’s social media post which says he will tell federal agencies to cease using Anthropic’s AI technology.

Adam discusses debates on development in Saanich and the region beyond. He also explores discourse in question period at the legislature after an independent MLA Tara Armstrong’s “Human Rights Code Repeal Act,” was voted down at first reading this week . 

Adam discusses how some provincial policy issues are playing out in local communities, including infrastructure and development discourse in Saanich and North Cowichan. Mike Kozakowski from Citified joins the show to dig into issues of the week.

Adam discusses provincial and local issues as listeners weigh in via open lines and text, including municipal election predictions. Plus, Adam explores B.C. political discourse involving the human rights code and tribunal.

Adam tunes into the BC Legislature for the budget vote and discusses more provincial issues. Plus, more conversation on local debates as listeners call and text in their takes.

Adam responds to listener text-ins on local debates, including housing issues, the West Shore RCMP detachment project and more. Plus, more discussion of how local issues fit into a wider context of provincial politics. Michael Mulligan joins for this week’s edition of Legally Speaking. 

Adam discusses municipal issues, including development and population growth in the context of infrastructure limitations, with exploration of North Cowichan’s concerns involving provincial housing targets. Plus, Adam reacts to listener texts as he explores more local political debates in Victoria, Colwood, Saanich and beyond. 

Adam reacts to question period moments at the BC legislature today, including discussion of gift cards for public-service employees, forestry debates and more.

Canadian Taxpayers Federation BC Director Carson Binda joins the show to discuss why he’s calling the province's planned $400-million strategic investment fund a “corporate welfare slush fund.” Plus, Adam checks in on current goings-on at the BC Legislature on this Pink Shirt Day and reads listener texts.

Adam discusses discourse in B.C. politics this week, including contrasting perspectives on the planned B.C. strategic investment fund, the B.C. budget eliminating the province’s merit commissioner and more. Plus, Adam checks in on trail issues at the CRD regional parks committee.

Adam explores updates on local discourse on development and infrastructure issues. Plus, Adam explores what led up to the speaker warning MLAs of all parties against trying to be “too cool,” in question period after what he described as “an embarrassment,” at the BC Legislature. 

Adam discusses comments from premier David Eby at the province’s announcement of a $400-million B.C. Strategic Investment Fund, including comments involving OpenAI’s decision not to report an internally flagged conversation with the Tumbler Ridge shooter to the police.

Adam discusses interesting and high-drama question period moments in the BC Legislature. Plus, he discusses the province announcing a $400-million B.C. Strategic Investment Fund.

Adam explores recent question period moments at the provincial legislature, including discussion of housing, health care, seniors and childcare.

Adam discusses current events in Sidney, Colwood and beyond. Including exploration of mayor and council renumeration issues, discourse on the West Shore RCMP detachment project and more.

Adam discusses recent notable moments during question period at the BC Legislature, with exploration of issues involving mining, artificial intelligence technology security and surveillance and more.

Adam discusses question period moments in the B.C. legislature, including discourse on access to healthcare, DRIPA legislation and more.

Adam explores local issues including plans for water development cost charges in the CRD. Plus, Adam reacts to listener text and calls. He explores provincial and federal reactions to a former B.C. school trustee being ordered to pay $750,000 by the province’s Human Rights Tribunal.

Adam discusses local issues, including the latest discourse on the West Shore RCMP detachment project and plans for water development cost charges in the CRD. Listeners call and text in their takes. 

Adam discusses local issues, including police resourcing in Victoria. Listeners weigh in via open lines and text.

Adam discusses current events, including a recent appearance of VicPD’s chief of police at Victoria council. Listeners call and text in to share their takes on more current events. 

Adam discusses local municipal affairs in Langford, Victoria and beyond. Including discussion of Victoria council’s deliberation on which resolutions to choose to bring to the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities.

Adam discusses the discourse on the West Shore RCMP detachment project, including a correction made by Colwood councillor Kim Jordison. Plus, Mike Kozakowski from Citified joins the show to weigh in on more issues of the week, including taxation changes in the budget which B.C.’s finance minister tabled this week.