Adam Stirling: The Podcast

David Hutniak, CEO, Landlord BC, joined the program to discuss the guidelines regarding the repayment of rents that were unpaid between March 18th and August 17th.

Ross Crockford, writer with Focus Magazine, joined Adam to discuss the upcoming Victoria by-election and a piece he wrote in Focus magazine outlining the candidates and issues.

In this hour, David Hutniak, CEO, Landlord BC, joined the program to discuss the guidelines regarding the repayment of rents that were unpaid between March 18th and August 17th.

Adam spoke with Laine Smoley, a concerned parent whose child attends South Park Elementary School adjacent to campers at Beacon Hill Park. Smoley is part of a group of parents who have reached out to the city requesting they resolve the issue of the homeless encampment beside an elementary school.

In this hour, fuel suppliers now must begin providing details about wholesale prices of their products. Adam spoke with Dan McTeague, president, Canadians for Affordable Energy, about how this might impact the price at the pump.

Mike McNaney, president, National Airlines Council of Canada, joined the program to talk about the federal government’s flight plan to protect public health and safety in air travel.

Fuel suppliers now must begin providing details about wholesale prices of their products. Adam spoke with Dan McTeague, president, Canadians for Affordable Energy, about how this might impact the price at the pump.

In this hour, jury duty is slated to resume in a couple of weeks in BC and the Canadian Juries Commission is doing work to identify concerns. Mark Farrant, founder and CEO, Canadian Juries Commission, spoke with Adam about jury duty. Later, Mike McNaney, president, National Airlines Council of Canada, joined the program to talk about the federal government’s flight plan to protect public hea...

Tom Walker, General Manager, Victoria Carriage Tours, joined Adam to talk about the Victoria Carriage Tours stand being robbed in broad daylight beside the BC Legislature.

There are many unknowns about Covid-19 and the effect it has on the brains of patients is one of them. Inez Jabalpurwala, Global Director for VINEx, spoke with Adam about a multi-disciplinary exploration of the virus-brain connection.

In this hour, Tom Walker, General Manager, Victoria Carriage Tours, joined Adam to talk about the Victoria Carriage Tours stand being robbed in broad daylight beside the BC Legislature. Later, there are many unknowns about Covid-19 and the effect it has on the brains of patients is one of them. Inez Jabalpurwala, Global Director for VINEx, spoke with Adam about a multi-disciplinary exploration of...

Adam spoke with Kim Hall, owner, Ms. Green Thumbs' Landscaping, about why Hall feels it is unsafe to work in downtown Victoria after being pricked by a needle while working despite protection.

Jury duty is slated to resume in a couple of weeks in BC and the Canadian Juries Commission is doing work to identify concerns. Mark Farrant, founder and CEO, Canadian Juries Commission, spoke with Adam about jury duty.

In the first hour of today's show, Adam spoke with Kim Hall, owner, Ms. Green Thumbs' Landscaping, about why Hall feels it is unsafe to work in downtown Victoria after being pricked by a needle while working despite protection.

In the final hour of today’s show Adam takes calls from listeners.

In this hour, Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, joined Adam for their weekly political discussion. This week they discussed wwo changes with respect to premiers in two Atlantic provinces, and Joe Bien’s VP selection. Later, a SafeCare BC survey recently found that 82% of continuing care organizations reported being concerned that they will have a sufficient...

A SafeCare BC survey recently found that 82% of continuing care organizations reported being concerned that they will have a sufficient amount of personal protective equipment over the next six months. Jen Lyle, CEO, SafeCare BC, joined Adam to talk about the survey and what needs to be done to ensure all care providers have enough PPE.

Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, joined Adam for their weekly political discussion. This week they discussed two changes with respect to premiers in two Atlantic provinces, and Joe Bien’s VP selection.

A Victoria based research team is using math and statistics to better predict possible future waves of COVID-19 in B.C. Adam spoke with Junling Ma, University of Victoria statistical mathematician, about the work his team is doing.

In this hour, a Victoria based research team is using math and statistics to better predict possible future waves of COVID-19 in B.C. Adam spoke with Junling Ma, University of Victoria statistical mathematician, about the work his team is doing.

In the first hour of today's show, Mike Kazakowski from Citified.ca joined Adam for their weekly roundtable discussion.

In this hour, Four Canadians have been approved for end-of-life psilocybin or "magic mushroom" therapy. Trevor Millar, founding member, Canadian Psychedelic Association and Board Chair, MAPS Canada, joined Adam to discuss how the therapy works and the benefits of it. Later, vacancy rates in office spaces downtown Victoria is slightly on the rise. Marc Foucher, associate vice president, Colliers In...

In this hour, Diana Gibson, executive director, Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria, joined the program to discuss the details of the report and clarify a fact check. Later, there is a tent encampment setting up near Crystal Pool. Sean Kahil, board member, North Park Neighbourhood Association, joined the program to express how the community feels about this tent encampment.

In this hour, The second quarterly report for the Vancouver Island Drug Checking report found fentanyl (or unspecified analogue) was detected in 97% of samples. Dennis Hore, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria and co-lead, Vancouver Island Drug Checking Project, spoke with Adam about the drug supply on the island.

Four Canadians have been approved for end-of-life psilocybin or "magic mushroom" therapy. Trevor Millar, founding member, Canadian Psychedelic Association and Board Chair, MAPS Canada, joined Adam to discuss how the therapy works and the benefits of it.