Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Discussions on the huge amount of snow Victoria woke up to this morning.  Driving conditions dangerous, bus routes, and ferry sailings have been cancelled as well as many flights. Adam speaks with listeners through calls and texts during open lines.

Continued discussions on the current weather, and road conditions. Adam speaks with listeners during open lines. Listeners weigh in through calls and texts.

Adam continues to monitor the weather, and disruptions caused by the snow in our region Listeners weigh in through calls and texts  

Adam speaks with Ted Olynyk, BC Hydro Spokesperson for Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast. Adam and Ted discuss power outages in our region, and what to do if you see a downed power line. To check on the status of an outage, visit bchydro.com/outages  

Adam begins the final hour of the show with calls from listeners during open lines. Continued discussions on housing, we listen to a conversation from earlier this morning with Ravi Kahlon, BC NDP House leader and BC Housing Minister. Discussions on Victoria’s Cold Weather Protocols.  We listen to a discussion from earlier this morning with Jordan Cooper, Director of Services, Our Place Society. A...

Poll Finds: Most Canadians Think We Have Seen the Worst of COVID-19 Adam speaks with Mario Canseco, President, Research Co. A new Research Co. poll has found, fewer than one-in-five Canadians are currently concerned about the possibility of declining conditions on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.   Continued discussions on metric vs. imperial, and the story of an emergency plane landing that was...

Adam discusses winter road safety, missing middle housing, and a report from the BCGEU. We hear from listeners during open lines.

Adam discusses the cold and snowy weather Greater Victoria is and will experience, and how many centimetres are in an inch.  Listeners also weigh in through calls and texts.   Percentage of seniors living in B.C. has doubled over the past five years Adam speaks with Isobel Mackenzie, BC Seniors' Advocate. The B.C. Office of the Seniors Advocate has released the 2022 Monitoring Seniors Report, reve...

Adam speaks with Mario Canseco, President, Research Co. A new Research Co. poll has found, fewer than one-in-five Canadians are currently concerned about the possibility of declining conditions on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Adam speaks with Isobel Mackenzie, BC Seniors' Advocate. The B.C. Office of the Seniors Advocate has released the 2022 Monitoring Seniors Report, revealing the percentage of seniors living in the province has jumped 10% over the past five years.

In this hour, Adam continued to discus the killing of of Metchosin man Martin Payne by two inamtes that broke out of William Head Prison in 2019. Later, Adam opened up the phone lines to take calls from listeners.

Adam spoke with Andrew Enns, Vice President at Leger Winnipeg about a recent Leger survey that found four-in-five Canadians feel that misinformation and disinformation in Canada are problems.

Adam opened up today's show by sharing his thoughts on James Lee Busch and Zachary Armitage being found guilty of first degree murder in the killing of Metchosin man Martin Payne in July 2019. Later, Mike Kozakowski from Citified-dot-CA joined Adam to discuss issues of the week.

In this hour, Adam spoke with Andrew Enns, Vice President at Leger Winnipeg about a recent Leger survey that found four-in-five Canadians feel that misinformation and disinformation in Canada are problems. Later, Adam opened up the phone lines to take calls from listeners.

In the final hour of today's show, Adam discussed Missing Middle Housing in the City of Victoria. He also took calls from listeners.

In this hour, Adam discussed Housing and some of the issues of public safety and disorder in the downtown. Later, Adam opened up the phone lines to hear from listeners.

In this hour, Adam spoke with Paul Schachter, a lawyer and provincial appointee to the Victoria Esquimalt Police Board whose resignation took effect November 30, about why a lack of information and limitations to the board’s oversight powers caused to resign from his position.  Later, Adam opened up the phone lines to hear from listeners.

In this hour, Adam opened up the phone lines to discuss housing issues. Later, Adam was joined by Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers, for their weekly segment to discuss interesting legal stories from around the province. 

Adam spoke with Paul Schachter, a lawyer and provincial appointee to the Victoria Esquimalt Police Board whose resignation took effect November 30, about why a lack of information and limitations to the board’s oversight powers caused to resign from his position. 

In the first hour of today's program, Adam continued the discussion on the City of Victoria's Missing Middle Housing initiative. 

Adam was joined by Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers, for their weekly segment to discuss interesting legal stories from around the province. 

Adam took the final hour of the show to hear from listeners on bike lanes and creating transportation infrastructure in the region.

Adam was joined by Colin Plant, chair of the Capital Regional District board, to discuss Plant being re-elected as chair. They also discussed the process around setting up a community commission on Salt Spring Island and the CRD's goose management program.

Adam spoke with Constable Terri Healy, Victoria police, about a three-day crackdown on retail theft led to 17 shoplifting arrests, weapon seizures and the recovery of about $5,000 worth of stolen goods, Victoria police say.

Adam opened the show by discussing BC MLA's not getting a pay raise due to high inflation. Later, Adam was joined by Colin Plant, chair of the Capital Regional District board, to discuss Plant being re-elected as chair. They also discussed the process around setting up a community commission on Salt Spring Island and the CRD's goose management program.