Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Jennifer Heighton, founder of the Safe Schools Coalition B.C. and an elementary school teacher in Burnaby speaks to Adam about the mask mandates being lifted for children while at B.C. elementary schools. Heighton expresses discontent towards the mandates being lifted as schooling is a unique situation and alternative procedures should be engaged to ensure the safety of children and families. Open...

The show kicks off with Adam providing a compilation of audio clips that highlight some of the curios nature and habits of Victoria City Council over the last few years. Afterwards, Adam examines and speculates upon City Council’s latest initiative in which Council hopes to implement a voluntary property tax that could ultimately benefit local Indigenous communities under the name of reconci...

Alistair MacGregor, NDP MP for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford joins the program to speak to Adam about the recent agreement between the NDP and Liberal Parties which will allow Trudeau’s Government to remain in Federal power. MacGregor also acknowledges that it will take a tremendous amounts of efforts but is optimistic that the commitments between both Parties will ultimately help improve public...

John Alexander, litigation partner, Cox Taylor Barristers and Solicitors joins the program to speak to Adam about some breaking news in the Overnight Camping at Beacon Hill Park saga as an appeal as been issued for the Court Case to be reopened nearly a month after a verdict had been reached.

Jennifer Heighton, founder of the Safe Schools Coalition B.C. and an elementary school teacher in Burnaby speaks to Adam about the mask mandates being lifted for children while at B.C. elementary schools. Heighton expresses discontent towards the mandates being lifted as schooling is a unique situation and alternative procedures should be engaged to ensure the safety of children and families.&nbsp...

Mario Canseco, President, Research Co. speaks to Adam about recent polls conducted among Canadians to help determine the general attitudes towards COVID-19 and the on-going pandemic.  Canseco provides background information as well as statistics from polls that aim to examine if Canadians consider COVID-19 a real threat, do Canadians still wear masks when out, and whether Canadians think that...

Mario Canseco, President, Research Co. speaks to Adam about recent polls conducted among Canadians to help determine the general attitudes towards COVID-19 and the on-going pandemic.  Canseco provides background information as well as statistics from polls that aim to examine if Canadians consider COVID-19 a real threat, do Canadians still wear masks when out, and whether Canadians think that...

Susan Simmons, James Bay resident, MS advocate and coach joins the program to provide perceptive as a James Bay resident over the last few years. Simmons talks about the challenges the community had to face during 24/7 Camping at Beacon Hill Park and more recently, the ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests.  Simmons emphasizes how grateful residents are for VicPD’s efforts over the aidi...

The show starts off with Adam sharing a broadcast segment from CTV news which covers various aspects of the attempted ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest over the most recent weekend. Adam acknowledges the reality of damages caused by the convoy including harassment of James Bay residents and damage to the Beacon Hill Park ecosystem. Audio clips from one of the protest organizers is examined by A...

Charla Huber, president of the B.C. Association of Police Boards talks to Adam to clarify and give some background details pertaining to B.C. Freedom Of Information act. Huber notes that the “serial FOI requesters” are becoming burdensome on department resources. 

Adam starts the show off on the topic of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ and their attempt to rally vehicles outside the B.C. Legislature Building in Victoria. Adam examines various audio clips from convoy organizers and participants as VicPD prevents the convoy from entering the James Bay area via vehicle.  Adam also acknowledges how grateful citizens of James Bay and the Greater Victoria A...

Open Lines open up as listeners are able to chat with Adam to voice their concerns and opinions on topics covered in the show, notably, the ‘Freedom Convoy’. Daromir Rudnyckyj founding director of the Counter Currency Laboratory at UVic joins the program to speak to Adam about crypto-currency. Rudnyckyj notes upon how the age of currency has been changing for thousands of years and cry...

Open Lines continues listeners are able to voice their thoughts to Adam about various topics covered throughout the show including the Ukraine/Russia conflict, the ‘Freedom Convoy’, the great work done by B.C. doctors and nurses. Adam also plays portions of Al Ferraby’s segment Marg Gardiner as she speaks about the challenges faced by James Bay over the last few years.

Daromir Rudnyckyj founding director of the Counter Currency Laboratory at UVic joins the program to speak to Adam about crypto-currency. Rudnyckyj notes upon how the age of currency has been changing for thousands of years and crypto-currency’s place in a world full of various currency. Rudnyckyj also acknowledges the massive amounts of energy required to maintain particular kinds of crypto-...

Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science returns for the weekly Political Analysis segment with Adam as the duo chat Canadian politics. Cheffins provides a brief description of the political history of Ontario and speculates on the upcoming Ontario elections.  Cheffins also acknowledges the results of surveys that outline the current standings of various political fi...

Today’s show starts with a recap of notably audio clips pertaining to City Councilor Ben Isitt’s leave of absence from Victoria’s Committee Of The Whole weekly meetings. Adam speculates upon why Isitt may be taking a leave of absence and what sort of affects it is having on the productivity of the Victoria City Council. Mike Kozakowski from Citified-dot-CA joins Adam for their we...

Open Line are available for listeners to chat with Adam about their opinions and perspective on various topics covered throughout the show including the ‘Freedom Convoy’, pop culture fun facts, Victoria City Council, and the downtown Victoria area. Brian Holowaychuk, Grouse Nest owner joins the program to talk about his on-going project that will result in a temporary housing for Ukrai...

Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science returns for the weekly Political Analysis segment with Adam as the duo chat Canadian politics. Cheffins provides a brief description of the political history of Ontario and speculates on the upcoming Ontario elections.  Cheffins also acknowledges the results of surveys that outline the current standings of various political fi...

Brian Holowaychuk, Grouse Nest owner joins the program to talk about his on-going project that will result in a temporary housing for Ukrainian refugees. Holowaychuk shares that he has a goal of getting the property ready for Ukrainians in approximately two weeks including a campground and a refurbished resort that will hopefully support upwards of 100 refugees

Open Lines continue as listeners are able to share their perceptive and concerns on topics covered throughout the show. Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers joins the program for the weekly Legally Speaking segment with Adam as they discuss notably legal proceedings. The first case that Mulligan shares involves a “short-term-later-in-life-romantic-relationshi...

Geoff Dickson, President and CEO, Victoria Airport Authority joins Adam to speak about the recent changes to international travel into Canada including removing the mandatory COVID-19 tests for fully vaccinated travelers. Dickson notes that this change will ultimately be a positive one for the tourism industry in Canada. Open Lines are utilized by listeners to voice their thoughts and concerns to...

Adam starts the show by reminding the audience of a few indicants reported by downtown business owners that occurred during the ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests. Adam continues by noting that organizers of the convoy are anticipating more vehicles and people will be joining their gatherings  including a particular convoy referred to as “The Great Canadian Cruise”. Adam then s...

Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers joins the program for the weekly Legally Speaking segment with Adam as they discuss notably legal proceedings. The first case that Mulligan shares involves a “short-term-later-in-life-romantic-relationship” as a couple decides to purchase a house, however, the couple separates prior to them moving in. Afterwards, Mul...

Dean Cadieux, chair of VIU’s Automotive programs joins the show to speak to Adam about new training courses will be offered for automotive repairs on fully electric vehicles. Cadieux notes that the sales of electric vehicles are on the rise and the goals that Canada has for electric cars over the next ten years. Open Lines continue between guests as callers voice their perceptive and thought...

The show starts with Adam providing a brief recap of the relevant events that occurred pertaining to the potential new ‘Freedom Convoy’ intended to land in downtown Victoria in the coming weeks. Audio clips from one of the convoy organizers and as well as local Victoria officials are played as Adam speculates how future events may transpire. Open Lines are utilized by listeners as they...