Adam Stirling: The Podcast

David Screech, Mayor of View Royal, joined Adam to talk about how the use of police resources and delays in court due to COVID-19 is impacting his municipality.

Unionized workers at Nyrstar’s Myra Falls mine walked off the job June 3 in an effort to move contract negotiations along. Adam spoke with Gavin McGarrigle, Western Region Director for UNIFOR, about what those workers are asking for.

BC Housing has secured the temporary use of Mount Tolmie Hospital in Saanich to ensure everyone maintains their accommodation, as the lease on Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre temporary shelter could not be extended. Fred Haynes, mayor, District of Saanich, joined Adam to talk about how this will impact the community and how much consultation was done prior to the announcement.

In this hour, Unionized workers at Nyrstar’s Myra Falls mine walked off the job June 3 in an effort to move contract negotiations along. Adam spoke with Gavin McGarrigle, Western Region Director for UNIFOR, about what those workers are asking for. Later, David Screech, Mayor of View Royal, joined Adam to talk about how the use of police resources and delays in court due to COVID-19 is impact...

In this hour, BC Housing has secured the temporary use of Mount Tolmie Hospital in Saanich to ensure everyone maintains their accommodation, as the lease on Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre temporary shelter could not be extended. Fred Haynes, mayor, District of Saanich, joined Adam to talk about how this will impact the community and how much consultation was done prior to the announcement. Adam als...

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed a housing facility that has been announced in Saanich. Adam also took calls from listeners. 

ICBC has announced a new fairness officer will focus on ensuring the corporation's decisions, actions and practices are transparent and fair. Adam spoke with Rick McCandless, a policy analyst, ICBC watchdog, and former senior public servant, about what this new position will actually do.

Researchers from Simon Fraser University, Brandon University and the University of Windsor are collaborating with Sioux Valley Dakota Nation to search for unmarked graves at the Brandon Indian Residential School in Manitoba. Adam spoke with Eldon Yellowhorn, professor of Indigenous Studies at Simon Fraser University, about the work they’re doing in Manitoba.

In this hour, ICBC has announced a new fairness officer will focus on ensuring the corporation's decisions, actions and practices are transparent and fair. Adam spoke with Rick McCandless, a policy analyst, ICBC watchdog, and former senior public servant, about what this new position will actually do. Adam closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

Jens Wieting, Senior Forest and Climate Campaigner at Sierra Club BC, joined Adam to discuss the logging of old-growth forest on southern Vancouver Island and the origins of the Fairy Creek blockade.

In this hour, Jens Wieting, Senior Forest and Climate Campaigner at Sierra Club BC, joined Adam to discuss the logging of old-growth forest on southern Vancouver Island and the origins of the Fairy Creek blockade. Later, researchers from Simon Fraser University, Brandon University and the University of Windsor are collaborating with Sioux Valley Dakota Nation to search for unmarked graves at the B...

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed the Fairy Creek protest and local First Nations reaching an agreement to defer old-growth logging in parts of southwestern Vancouver Island for two years.

In this hour, Adam was joined by Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, for their weekly political discussion. This week they discussed how federal politics in Ontario shapes much of how Canadaian politics is done. Adam closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam was joined by Mike Kozakowski from Citified-dot-CA, for their weekly roundtable conversation. They discussed the city of Victoria voting to ban camping in Beacon Hill Park for a two year period.

In this hour, Adam was joined by Dr. Linc Kesler, former director of the University of British Columbia's First Nations House of Learning, for a conversation about the discovery of the 215 graves at the former Kamloops Residential School and why Canada needs to search all other former residential schools for unmarked graves. Adam also took calls from listeners.

Adam was joined by Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, for their weekly political discussion. This week they discussed how federal politics in Ontario shapes much of how Canadian politics is done.

Adam was joined by Dr. Linc Kesler, former director of the University of British Columbia's First Nations House of Learning, for a conversation about the discovery of the 215 graves at the former Kamloops Residential School and why Canada needs to search all other former residential schools for unmarked graves.

Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers, joined Adam for their weekly segment on legal stories that are of interest to the CFAX audience.

Tricia Logan, head of the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at the University of British Columbia, joined the program for a conversation about how Canada can admit the trauma and history of residential schools to begin healing.

A new report from the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices warns that climate change will similarly worsen health inequities and significantly increase costs to Canada's health system and economy without targeted government action. Dylan Clark, Senior Research Associate with the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, joined Adam to discuss what climate choices Canada can make to reduce the numb...

View Royal staff have proposed a bylaw that would charge people for rescue service if they were engaged in illegal or reckless behaviour. View Royal fire chief Paul Hurst, spoke with Adam about removing dangerous cliff diving from Thetis.

In this hour, a new report from the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices warns that climate change will similarly worsen health inequities and significantly increase costs to Canada's health system and economy without targeted government action. Dylan Clark, Senior Research Associate with the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, joined Adam to discuss what climate choices Canada can make to r...

In this hour, Tricia Logan, head of the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at the University of British Columbia, joined the program for a conversation about how Canada can admit the trauma and history of residential schools to begin healing. Later, Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers, joined Adam for their weekly segment on legal stories that are of i...

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed the last CRD board meeting and one director accusing other directors of being “undemocratic”.

In this hour, The BC Federation of Labour recently released a “Workers Deserve Better” report outlining the province’s broken compensation system for workers injured at work. Laird Cronk, president of the BC Federation of Labour, joined Adam to talk about what needs to be done to fix the compensation system for injured workers. Later, Anastasia French, Campaigns and Operations Or...