Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Open lines continue as listeners are able to chat with Adam about various topics including vaccines, foreign interveners, and the federal government. Adam speaks to the theory that Russia may have been involved with the current discontent among Canadians.

Adam starts the show by recapping and examining the address that the Prime Minister and other government officials made yesterday pertaining to the Freedom Convoy and the Russia/Ukraine situation. Adam continues to analyze how the Emergencies Act has already affected protests and how it may continue to change other protests. The hour ends with Adam opening up the call in lines for listeners to voi...

Dave Korzinski, Research Director, Angus Reid Institute joins Adam to speak about the recent research conducted and data about public opinion towards COVID-19 mandates and relevant protests to mandates. Korzinski notes that approximately 72% of Canadians are in favour of the Freedom Convoy going home as they have made their point. 

Geoff Dickson, president and CEO, Victoria International Airport joins Adam to discuss the current protocols are airports for those leaving and arriving into the country. Dickson also talks about how as mandates change so does the market for travel and how important the science is for making decisions on changing travel mandates. Open Lines are available again for listeners to chat to Adam about t...

Open Lines continues as listeners are able to call in to chat to Adam about on going protests, mandates, and vaccines. Adam makes notes on how B.C. was actually in the process of lifting restrictions just prior to the “Freedom Convoy”. Then Adam recaps a news story that involves RCMP finding several weapons, ammunition, personal combat safety equipment, and a sharp edged tool inside ve...

Geoff Dickson, president and CEO, Victoria International Airport joins Adam to discuss the current protocols are airports for those leaving and arriving into the country. Dickson also talks about how as mandates change so does the market for travel and how important the science is for making decisions on changing travel mandates. 

Adam kicks of the show by sharing the story of a young Indigenous person has been found after almost three months of being missing in the back country over winter. Adam also recaps and examines yesterday’s Victoria City Council meeting that covered topics such as Government Street, the Build Back Victoria initiative, and the upcoming Cruise Ship season. Mike Kozakowski from Citified-dot-CA j...

Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science joins Adam to address the outcome of the B.C. Liberal Party Leader election and how the on-going protest may be affecting the current political climate of Canada. Cheffins spoke about Premier Ford and Prime Minister’s public conferences speaking to the COVID-19 Mandate protesters. Afterwards, Adam finishes the show with openi...

Adam opens up the Call In lines allowing for listeners to call in. A few Government Street Merchants were able to call in to express their own concerns and opinions on City Council’s options regarding allowing access to Government Street during the upcoming Cruise Ship season. Stephen Andrew, Victoria City Councillor joins Adam to acknowledge and provide insight to the Government Street deba...

Stephen Andrew, Victoria City Councillor joins Adam to acknowledge and provide insight to the Government Street debate along with his own stance on the issue. 

Mike Williamson, CEO of Cascadia Seaweed, and Abraham Pelkey, Tsawout First Nation elected councillor, joined Adam to share a new project between Cascadia Seaweed and the Tsawout First Nation. Williamson spoke to how they are able to create eco-friendly farms for seaweed, and Pelkey spoke to how important it is for the nation to utilize their Indigenous rights

Mike Williamson, CEO of Cascadia Seaweed and Abraham Pelkey, Tsawout First Nation elected councillor join Adam to share a new collaborated project between Cascadia Seaweed and the Tsawout First Nation. Williamson speaks to how they are able to create eco friendly farms for seaweed and Pelkey speaks to how important it is for the nation to utilize their Indigenous rights. The remainder of the show...

Adam recaps the changes in the Trucker Convoy Protests as the protests have now affected various groups, individuals, and economics necessities. Adam opens up the call in lines for listeners to voice their opinions and concerns regarding local government and business, on-going protests

Listeners are able to continue chatting with Adam via open lines. Listeners express their thoughts about COVID-19 mandates and federal government. Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers joins Adam for their weekly segment; Legally Speaking. Mulligans shares a few legal cases including a Indigenous Grandmother seeking to care for her grandchildren and a man who quits...

Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers joins Adam for their weekly segment; Legally Speaking. Mulligans shares a few legal cases including a Indigenous Grandmother seeking to care for her grandchildren and a man who quits his jobs in hopes to avoid paying child support. Mulligans also speaks about the negotiations between Crown Council Association in B.C. and the Pro...

Listeners continue to call in for Open Lines to discuss various topics with Adam including ‘the great reset’ and hospital numbers regarding COVID-19. Benjamin Cox, study's lead author shares with Adam some of his research about carbon taxes and climate change. Cox stresses that there is a common ground between Mining Industry and Environmental Movements and if utilized properly, could...

Adam kicks off the show with examining the recent developments regarding COVID-19 protocols in various Canadian Provinces and speculate what it might look like going forward. Colin Plant, board chair, Capital Regional District joins Adam to discuss topics to be covered in an upcoming the CRD Board Meeting. One of these topics being how the CRD Board plans to create a 10 year strategic plan for loc...

Benjamin Cox, study's lead author shares with Adam some of his research about carbon taxes and climate change. Cox stresses that there is a common ground between Mining Industry and Environmental Movements and if utilized properly, could benefit all involved

Colin Plant, board chair, Capital Regional District joins Adam to discuss topics to be covered in an upcoming the CRD Board Meeting. One of these topics being how the CRD Board plans to create a 10 year strategic plan for local parks as well as reports on regional greenhouse gas inventory. 

Horacio Bach, Adjunct Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UBC Faculty of Medicine, joined to Adam to discuss the recent developments for COVID-19 safety protocols and how they are changing in other Canadian Provinces. Bach also to help clarify some common pieces of misinformation that has been prevalent on the internet. 

Adam opens the call-in lines for listeners to be able to chat about their various concerns and thoughts about affordable housing and the Ottawa protests. Fred Haynes, Saanich Mayor joins Adam to share updates on Saanich’s four year plan to improve access to housing as well maintaining the core attributes of Saanich. Haynes notes that the city has no intention to build housing that may harm o...

Adam kicks off the show by examining some of the news clips pertaining to the protests produced by Truck Convoy supporters and how foreign entities may be getting involved. Adam also reads texts from listeners as they voice their concerns about the Go-Fund-Me and Give-Send-Go fundraising campaigns. Adam acknowledges Victoria’s tourism changes that may affects downtown businesses.

Call-In lines reopen for listeners to talk with Adam to voice their opinions about where and how the Trucker Convoy was able to raise millions of dollars, COVID-19 mandates, and as well as the on-going housing crisis.

Fred Haynes, Saanich Mayor joins Adam to share updates on Saanich’s four year plan to improve access to housing as well maintaining the core attributes of Saanich. Haynes notes that the city has no intention to build housing that may harm or damage any greenery.

The show starts off with Adam recapping the Trucker Convoy Protests in both Ottawa and Victoria as well as expressing his own personal discontent with the situation. Call-in Lines open up as Adam discusses Covid-19 mandates, vaccines and boosters, and federal and local politics.