Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Adam continues to focus in on the Victoria City Council as they further discuss the Police Reform Report and incidents involving Youth in the downtown area as well as how the school district and police departments are responding to these concerns. Additionally, we listen to a segment from Mornings With Al Ferraby as Jim Swanson , Managing Partner, Victoria HarbourCats talks about the grand return...

Adam starts the show by providing an update on the nomination for the RTDNA Awards then shifts focus to Victoria City Council and the Victoria Police Department. We examines various audio clips as Adam speculates upon some of the potential tensions between City Council and the Police Department regarding to the Province-Wide Police Reform Report and the rise in incidents in the downtown Victoria a...

Marcus Kolga, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and founder of DisinfoWatch.org joins the program to speak with Adam about why Canada is banning tech-company Huawei from participating in Canadian 5G networks. Kolga explains what 5G and how it works and also provides understanding in why Huawei may be banned from participating in this technology in Canada. Then, Deputy Chief George K...

Deputy Chief George Klemm, Errington Fire Department chats with Adam about a new initiative as the department has purchased a drone capable of utilizing thermal imaging in emergency and rescue efforts. 

Marcus Kolga, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and founder of DisinfoWatch.org joins the program to speak with Adam about why Canada is banning tech-company Huawei from participating in Canadian 5G networks. Kolga explains what 5G and how it works and also provides understanding in why Huawei may be banned from participating in this technology in Canada. 

Adam speaks with Dr. Patrick Brown, Centre for Global Health Research - St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Statistical Sciences - University of Toronto. We hear about a U of T study which shows that, Omicron triples Canada's COVID-19 infection count.  

Adam speaks with listeners during open lines. We hear peoples thoughts on the closure of the museum, and continued discussions on yesterdays council meeting.  

Adam starts the hour with open lines. Callers discuss the letter regarding stay home students, and crime involving youth downtown.  Dr. Patrick Brown joins the show to discuss a U of T study which shows that, Omicron triples Canada's COVID-19 infection count Adam takes call from listeners during open lines. Topics discussed are covid, and the future museum upgrade.

Adam discusses yesterdays council meeting.  Topics discussed included, an apparent letter that allegedly bans international students from being downtown after 5:00pm.  Adam also discusses a previous motion in which Councilor Marianne Alto was in favor of ditching free lunches for council members. Mike Kozakowski  from citified.ca joins Adam to speak on these issues as well. Adam spe...

Adam Stirling returns to the show! To start the show off, Adam provides updates on topics from last week including the ‘Freedom Convoy’, Albert politics, Victoria City Council, and Pickleball courts. Adam speculates upon City Council’s involvement with the Pickleball community as certain members appear to be stepping out of their duties in attempt to provide solutions for finding...

Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers joins the program for the weekly Legally Speaking segment with Adam as Mulligan shares interesting and notably legal proceedings. The first case Mulligan explains sees a party goer get intoxicated on drugs and alcohol to the point of being considered an  automaton and how the court proceeded with the crimes committed by thi...

Open Lines continue as listeners are able to speak with Adam and provide their thoughts and concerns on topics covered on the show including legal understandings, the Pickleball courts, Royal B.C Museum, government spending, and a Vancouver Island train system. Dr. Stuart Smyth,  Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan, & ho...

Adam shifts focus to the Royal British Columbia Museum as the provincial government had announced last week that the museum will be rebuilt and upgraded at the cost of $800 million. Open Lines are aviable for listeners to voice their thoughts and opinions with Adam on topics covered on the show including the RBC Museum and Pickleball courts.  Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulli...

Dr. Stuart Smyth,  Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan, & holds the Agri-Food Innovation and Sustainability Enhancement Chair joins the program to speak about the rising inflation rates on food in Canada. Dr. Smyth acknowledges the silver lining as Canadians are spending less of their wages on food compared to other indu...

CTV’s Rob Buffam sits in for Adam Stirling. Dr. Jennifer Lush, Victoria Family Physician joins the program to speak about doctor shortage crisis and a World Family Doctor Day rally planned for tomorrow outside of Legislature. Dr. Lush notes that without a complete system overhaul, we may continue to see doctors changing practices or leaving B.C. Additionally, Dr. Lush acknowledges that priva...

CTV’s Rob Buffam sits in for Adam Stirling. Katie DeRosa, Reporter, Time Colonist, and Bhinder Sajan, News Reporter, CTV Vancouver join Rob for a roundtable discussion about key topics in B.C politics over the last week. In particular, DeRosa and Sajan provides their opinions on the RBC museum, gas prices, the B.C Liberal Party, inflation, healthcare and more. 

CTV’s Rob Buffam sits in for Adam Stirling. Katie DeRosa, Reporter, Time Colonist, and Bhinder Sajan, News Reporter, CTV Vancouver join Rob for a roundtable discussion about key topics in B.C politics over the last week. In particular, DeRosa and Sajan provides their opinions on the RBC museum, gas prices, the B.C Liberal Party, inflation, healthcare and more. Raj Sahota, lawyer with Acheson...

CTV’s Rob Buffam sits in for Adam Stirling. Mayco Noël, mayor of Ucluelet joins the program to chat with Rob about illegal camping in the Tofino/Ucluelet area as well as Ucluelet’s health care services. Mayor Noel notes that illegal campers have been leaving significant amounts of garbage and trash that is left for the local community members to clean up. Mayor Noel also talks abo...

CTV’s Rob Buffam sits in for Adam Stirling. Sonia Furstenau, B.C Green leader speaks with Rob about various topics including hiking gas prices, free transit, RBC Museum, and B.C healthcare. Furstenau speculates upon the lack of details from officials about the budget for the RBC Museum’s rebuild and stresses that the government should be held more accountable for how money is being spe...

CTV’s Rob Buffam sits in for Adam Stirling. Ann Chabert, Canadian Blood Services, Local Territory Manager speaks with Rob about how Canadian Blood Services are seeking more donations of all kinds of blood. Chabert also answers various questions from listeners about the process of donating blood.

CTV’s Rob Buffam sits in for Adam Stirling. Raj Sahota, lawyer with Acheson Sweeney Foley Sahota, joins the program to speak about a class-action-lawsuit that Acheson Sweeney Foley Sahota are representing. Sahota provides an understanding of the lawsuit in which children in foster care were not provided with resources in dealing with mental, sexual, physical assaults and other trauma from th...

CTV’s Rob Buffam sits in for Adam Stirling. Curtis Pelletier, Victoria Harbourcats General Manager provides an update on the HarbourCats season opener on May 31st and notes that they are looking to hire several new staff members. Then, Ann Chabert, Canadian Blood Services, Local Territory Manager speaks with Rob about how Canadian Blood Services are seeking more donations of all kinds of blo...

CTV’s Rob Buffam sits in for Adam Stirling. Dr. Jennifer Lush, Victoria Family Physician joins the program to speak about doctor shortage crisis and a World Family Doctor Day rally planned for tomorrow outside of Legislature. Dr. Lush notes that without a complete system overhaul, we may continue to see doctors changing practices or leaving B.C. Additionally, Dr. Lush acknowledges that priva...

CTV’s Rob Buffam sits in for Adam Stirling. Mayco Noël, mayor of Ucluelet joins the program to chat with Rob about illegal camping in the Tofino/Ucluelet area as well as Ucluelet’s health care services. Mayor Noël notes that illegal campers have been leaving significant amounts of garbage and trash that is left for the local community members to clean up. Mayor Noël also...

CTV’s Rob Buffam sits in for Adam Stirling. Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc, UBC School of Nursing & Director of the Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC) joins the program to speak with Rob about International Day Against Homophobia. Dr. Saewyc notes that today aims to combat homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, which people, especially youth, in B.C. are still the subject...