Adam Stirling: The Podcast

We hear from listener through calls and texts.  Listeners discuss housing, crime and more.   Many international students are still waiting on study permits Adam speaks with Mackenzy Metcalfe, executive director of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations. Mackenzy says the organization is hearing from several frustrated international students who are affected by backlogs at Immigration, Refug...

Adam speaks with Sarah Milligan, mother of Maysa. She is a 10 year old suffering with cystic fibrosis. A life-changing drug finally has funding from B.C., after calls on the government to do so.   We hear from listeners during open lines.   Street disorder and crime Adam speaks with Jeff Bray, CEO, Downtown Victoria Business Association (DVBA) Members of Business Improvement Areas of BC (BIABC) ha...

Adam speaks with Mackenzy Metcalfe, executive director of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations. Mackenzy says the organization is hearing from several frustrated international students who are affected by backlogs at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.  Some students say this is causing lots of anxiety, and worry they may loose a semester of school.

Adam speaks with Jeff Bray, CEO, Downtown Victoria Business Association (DVBA) Members of Business Improvement Areas of BC (BIABC) have called for urgent action from all three levels of government to deal with untenable street issues and crime plaguing communities across the province. 

Adam speaks with Sarah Milligan, mother of Maysa. She is a 10 year old suffering with cystic fibrosis. A life-changing drug finally has funding from B.C., after calls on the government to do so.

Canadians report chronic difficulty getting access to Health Care Adam speaks with Dave Korzinski, Research Director, Angus Reid Institute. A new cross-border study shows that Canadians have less confidence, and more difficulty accessing health care than Americans.  A summer of health care related horror stories – from emergency room closures to doctor shortages to surgery delays – is shaking publ...

Memorandum of Understanding Adam speaks with Conrad Browne, Director Indigenous Partnerships & Strategic Relations at The Teal-Jones Group. The Pacheedaht First Nation and Teal Jones have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) creating a framework for engaging in dialogue to identify areas of joint opportunity for economic activities in balance with continued stewardship of and safeguard f...

Updates on the upcoming municipal elections. How many candidates have signed up to run for mayor, and city council? Answer is, a lot.  With so many running, how will the all-candidates meeting work? Two current councillors are running for mayor, and just one current councillor is seeking re-election. This means big changes are in store for Victoria City Hall after elections.

Adam speaks with Dave Korzinski, Research Director, Angus Reid Institute. A new cross-border study shows that Canadians have less confidence, and more difficulty accessing health care than Americans.  A summer of health care related horror stories – from emergency room closures to doctor shortages to surgery delays – is shaking public faith in what has traditionally been a source of national pride...

Adam speaks with Conrad Browne, Director Indigenous Partnerships & Strategic Relations at The Teal-Jones Group. The Pacheedaht First Nation and Teal Jones have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) creating a framework for engaging in dialogue to identify areas of joint opportunity for economic activities in balance with continued stewardship of and safeguard for the land and water.

During the last hour of the show we hear from listeners through texts and calls. Continued discussions on city council elections, HST, the monarchy and more.

We go live to a broadcast of King Charles III's pre-recorded speech, his first since the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Adam discussed the upcoming elections for Victoria City Council. We from listeners during open lines. Discussions on HST, city council, the monarchy and more.

Adam discusses how the world has reacted to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday. Adam plays a press conference with Mayor Lisa Helps regarding her thoughts on Queen Elizabeth II and her passing. We learn some of the things discussed during yesterdays City Council meeting. During Friday Round Table, Adam speaks with Mike Kozakowski from citified.ca. They discuss the passing of Queen Elizabe...

Adam's show continues into a 4th hour as we continue live coverage, on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II Adam speaks with Kevin Murdoch, Mayor of Oak Bay about the passing of Queen Elizabeth II We hear reaction from listeners through texts and phone calls.

Adam begins the second hour of the show with calls from listeners during open lines. At half past the second hour of the show, news breaks of Queen Elizabeth II passing.  Bruce Hallsor, Monarchist league of Canada joins us to speak on the Queens passing. We go to live coverage on the death of Queen Elizabeth II

We continue live coverage on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II Adam speaks with Ken Lane, Chair of the Monarchist League of Canada – Victoria Branch about the passing of Queen Elizabeth II We hear reaction from listeners through texts and phone calls.

City council is set to meet today for MNP governance review. Adam discusses the tax credit increases, and rent hike cap that B.C. announced Beacon Hill Park: BC Attorney General Appeal is Challenged Adam speaks with John Alexander, lawyer with Cox Taylor representing the Friends of Beacon Hill Park. The Province is proceeding with its appeal to Justice Punnett’s Supreme Court opinion which support...

The last hour of the show is spent discussing crime in Victoria, city council, and more. Adam discusses an interview from earlier this morning with Premier John Horgan. We hear from listeners during open lines.  Callers and texters give their opinions on issues discussed on todays show.

New physician compensation model in the works Adam speaks with Dr. Rita McCracken, family physician and professor, Department of Family Practice, UBC. The B.C. government announced last month it's working on a new physician compensation model, expected to be unveiled later this year. For many British Columbians, this is just another piece of the primary-care puzzle.   We hear from listeners throug...

The deadline for completed nomination packages for Victoria City Council, is only a few days away. We hear who has announced their candidacy so far. Adam speaks about recent crime in downtown Victoria. We hear about recent break-in of Black Apple Cellular, this is the second break-in in 3 months at that location.  The owner says, this makes him think twice about operating a business downtown.  We...

Adam speaks with Dr. Rita McCracken, family physician and professor, Department of Family Practice, UBC. The B.C. government announced last month it's working on a new physician compensation model, expected to be unveiled later this year. For many British Columbians, this is just another piece of the primary-care puzzle.

As inflation grows, so does demand at food banks Adam speaks with Tyson Elder, Operations Manager for the Saanich Peninsula Lions Food Bank. As prices rise, many families are turning to food banks to feed their families. Many food banks are seeing a huge increase in demand.   During the last hour of the show listeners weigh in on topics discussed today, through texts and calls.  

Adam goes over some of the people that have announced their candidacy for Victoria City Council. Victoria is now in the 4th month of the missing middle housing debate, Adam discusses the sequence of events that lead us here. What are the key aspects of evaluating missing middle housing?   HarbourCats sign 5 year lease Adam speaks with Jim Swanson, Managing Partner, Victoria HarbourCats. We hear ab...

Continued discussions on the upcoming Victoria City Council elections, and missing middle housing. We hear from listeners during open lines.   Have we become worse drivers? Adam speaks with Mario Canseco, President, Research Co. A new Research Co. poll has found the level of confidence that Canadians bestow upon drivers in their city or town has dropped drastically over the past year. Listeners ca...

Adam speaks with Mario Canseco, President, Research Co. A new Research Co. poll has found the level of confidence that Canadians bestow upon drivers in their city or town has dropped drastically over the past year.