Adam Stirling: The Podcast

In this hour, Esquimalt’s Carlton Cabaret was one of the first nightclubs in the region to re-open, after Dr. Bonnie Henry relaxed some of the rules for restaurants and pubs last week. Jeremy Vail, manager of the Carlton Club in Esquimalt, spoke with Adam about what reopening looked like and how they are accommodating provincial guidelines. Later, Dave Korzinski, Research Director, Angus Rei...

In this hour, Ken Christie, Head of the Human Security and Peacebuilding Program at Royal Roads University, joined the program for a conversation about what systemic racism is, and what it looks like in our society. Later, The Gustavson Brand Trust Index study shows that during the pandemic consumer trust in many top brands has plummeted. Saul Klein, Dean of UVIC's Gustavson School of Business, sp...

Esquimalt’s Carlton Cabaret was one of the first nightclubs in the region to re-open, after Dr. Bonnie Henry relaxed some of the rules for restaurants and pubs last week. Jeremy Vail, manager of the Carlton Club in Esquimalt, spoke with Adam about what reopening looked like and how they are accommodating provincial guidelines.

Dave Korzinski, Research Director, Angus Reid Institute joined Adam to discuss a recent Angus Reid study about how Canadians are feeling the fatigue of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kris Sims, BC Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, joined Adam to discuss Canadians footing the RCMP security bill for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their stay in BC.

Ken Christie, Head of the Human Security and Peacebuilding Program at Royal Roads University, joined the program for a conversation about what systemic racism is, and what it looks like in our society.

Laird Cronk, president, BC Federation of Labour, joined Adam to discuss what happens if a person gets COVID-19 at work and if they’ll be covered by WCB.

The Gustavson Brand Trust Index study shows that during the pandemic consumer trust in many top brands has plummeted. Saul Klein, Dean of UVIC's Gustavson School of Business, spoke with Adam about consumer trust.

In the first hour of today's show, Kris Sims, BC Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, joined Adam to discuss Canadians footing the RCMP security bill for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their stay in BC.

In the final hour of today's show, Laird Cronk, president, BC Federation of Labour, joined Adam to discuss what happens if a person gets COVID-19 at work and if they’ll be covered by WCB. Adam closes out the show by taking calls from listeners.

In this hour, Victoria council has approved redevelopment of the former Tally Ho building to include more than 100 new affordable apartments. Adam was joined by Kathy Stinson, CEO, Cool Aid Society, to talk about this new affordable housing.

Cynthia Diadick is a Beacon Hill Park neighbour and creator of change.org petition 'Save Beacon Hill Park" that has already received more than 3000 signatures. She joined Adam to discuss the petition and why the park is so important to the community.

In the final hour of today's show, The tourism industry in Victoria has been very hard hit during this pandemic, and some hotels are just starting to reopen their doors. Bill Lewis, chair of the Hotel Association of Greater Victoria, and general manager of the Magnolia Hotel, joined Adam to talk about what the upcoming season will look like for the local hotel industry. Adam then closes out the pr...

In the first hour of today's show, Cynthia Diadick is a Beacon Hill Park neighbour and creator of change.org petition 'Save Beacon Hill Park" that has already received more than 3000 signatures. She joined Adam to discuss the petition and why the park is so important to the community. Later, Adam takes calls from listeners.

In this hour, Statistics Canada is showing Canadians are drinking more alcohol during the pandemic. Dr. Tim Stockwell, director of Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, joined Adam to discuss what these numbers could mean long-term for Canadians.

Statistics Canada is showing Canadians are drinking more alcohol during the pandemic. Dr. Tim Stockwell, director of Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, joined Adam to discuss what these numbers could mean long-term for Canadians.

Victoria council has approved redevelopment of the former Tally Ho building to include more than 100 new affordable apartments. Adam was joined by Kathy Stinson, CEO, Cool Aid Society, to talk about this new affordable housing.

The tourism industry in Victoria has been very hard hit during this pandemic, and some hotels are just starting to reopen their doors. Bill Lewis, chair of the Hotel Association of Greater Victoria, and general manager of the Magnolia Hotel, joined Adam to talk about what the upcoming season will look like for the local hotel industry.

Guy Felicella is a peer clinical advisor at the BC Centre for Substance Use and is a recovered drug user that has suffered an overdose six times. He joined Adam to help shed some light on the issues surrounding addiction and the importance of a properly regulated safe supply.

Three months into the pandemic there still aren’t supports for disabled people in Canada on a federal level. Jewelles Smith, chair of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, how this is impacting this community?

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

Michael McEvoy, BC's Information and Privacy Commissioner, joined the program to discuss why he found in a recent report that many public bodies must act to categorize and communicate to the public the kinds of records they will proactively disclose.

In the first of today’s show, In the first hour of today's show, Mike Kazakowski from Citified.ca joined Adam for their weekly roundtable discussion. Today they discuss the latest news from the Victoria City Council.

In this hour, Guy Felicella is a peer clinical advisor at the BC Centre for Substance Use and is a recovered drug user that has suffered an overdose six times. He joined Adam to help shed some light on the issues surrounding addiction and the importance of a properly regulated safe supply. Later, Michael McEvoy, BC's Information and Privacy Commissioner, joined the program to discuss why he found...

Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, joined Adam for their weekly political discussion. This week they discuss the latest premier approval ratings across Canada.