Adam Stirling: The Podcast

In this hour, Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, joined Adam for their weekly political discussion. This week they discuss politics in the province of Alberta. Adam takes calls from listeners in the second half of the hour.

In this hour, David Eby, BC's Attorney General joined Adam to address questions raised earlier on the show this week about ICBC and when BC residents can expect road tests to resume. Later, Marg Gardiner, President of the James Bay Neighbourhood Association joined the program to express her growing concern for her community given the increased  camping in Beacon Hill Park.

In the final hour of the show today, As child care centres and schools return -- many are turning to outdoor classrooms to stay safe during the transition. ​Frances Krusekopf, the Principal of Ecole Millstream Elementary, and a co-founder of the Sooke Nature Kindergarten joined the program for a conversation with Adam about outdoor education and what benefits it offers to young learners. Adam then...

As child care centres and schools return -- many are turning to outdoor classrooms to stay safe during the transition. ​Frances Krusekopf, the Principal of Ecole Millstream Elementary, and a co-founder of the Sooke Nature Kindergarten joined the program for a conversation with Adam about outdoor education and what benefits it offers to young learners.

David Eby, BC's Attorney General joined Adam to address questions raised earlier on the show this week about ICBC and when BC residents can expect road tests to resume.

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 and the camping in Beacon Hill Park.

Marg Gardiner, President of the James Bay Neighbourhood Association joined the program to express her growing concern for her community given the increased  camping in Beacon Hill Park.

Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, joined Adam for their weekly political discussion. This week they discuss politics in the province of Alberta.

In this hour, How could the shocking elder abused exposed in Ontario care homes be allowed to happen in Canada and what safeguards need to be implemented to ensure this isn't repeated? Gloria Gutman, professor emerita at SFU’s Gerontology Research Centre, and also president of the North American chapter of the International Society for Gerontology joined Adam to talk about the state at Canad...

In this hour, A team of health care professionals at Royal Jubilee are practicing their responses to various scenarios that might arise during the COVID crisis — and their simulation guide is being used around the world. Darin Abbey is the Director at the Centre for Inter-professional Clinical Simulation Learning at Island Health and spoke with Adam about developing these simulations. Later,...

In the final hour of today's show, A well-loved, community art centre and Gallery in Colwood is closed indefinitely. Kathryn Fudge, president Coast Collective Gallery Art Centre spoke with Adam about the difficult decision to pull the plug. Adam then closes out the show with open lines.

In the first hour of the show today, Tally-Ho Carriage Tours has had to shutdown all operations due to COVID-19, but they still have tremendous costs for horse care. They have a goal for a Gofundme of $120,000 and have now hit the halfway mark. Owner Donna Friedlander spoke with Adam about all the support they've received from the community.

Ellen Tarshis, Executive Director of Community Living Victoria joined the program for a conversation about the struggle of providing services for children with special needs while also respecting COVID-19 prevention guidelines.

Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers, joined Adam for their weekly discussion pertaining to legal matters of stories that CFAX is following. This week they discuss the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.

How could the shocking elder abused exposed in Ontario care homes be allowed to happen in Canada and what safeguards need to be implemented to ensure this isn't repeated? Gloria Gutman, professor emerita at SFU’s Gerontology Research Centre, and also president of the North American chapter of the International Society for Gerontology joined Adam to talk about the state at Canada's long-term...

A well-loved, community art centre and Gallery in Colwood is closed indefinitely. Kathryn Fudge, president Coast Collective Gallery Art Centre spoke with Adam about the difficult decision to pull the plug.

A team of health care professionals at Royal Jubilee are practicing their responses to various scenarios that might arise during the COVID crisis — and their simulation guide is being used around the world. Darin Abbey is the Director at the Centre for Inter-professional Clinical Simulation Learning at Island Health and spoke with Adam about developing these simulations.

Tally-Ho Carriage Tours has had to shutdown all operations due to COVID-19, but they still have tremendous costs for horse care. They have a goal for a Gofundme of $120,000 and have now hit the halfway mark. Owner Donna Friedlander spoke with Adam about all the support they've received from the community.

Getting used to working from home in your pajamas? The world of work has been turned upside down since March. What changes will last, post-pandemic, and what new changes are we likely to see? Adam was joined by Rebecca Paluch, an assistant professor in the UBC Sauder School of Business’s Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Division to speak about what changes we might see at the offic...

Save-On-Foods is ending the $2 per hour "hazard pay" for their employees during the pandemic, and instead will offer other incentives. The grocery chain says they will now be offering their employees the option of 10% off their groceries, or 30 times their "More Rewards" points. Kim Novak, president, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1518 joined Adam to talk about hazard pay for grocery sto...

Saanich council unanimously voted Monday night to host a public hearing about allowing a government run cannabis store to operate at Uptown Shopping Centre. Saanich Councillor Colin Plant joined Adam to discuss the proposal.

Buckle up a wild ride at the grocery store​. Expect higher prices on food for quite some time. Sylvain Charlebois, senior director with the Agri-food Analystics Lab at Dalhousie University joined the program to explain why Canadians will be spending more at the grocery store in the foreseeable future.

Jas Johal, BC Liberal MLA (Richmond-Queensborough) & the Official Opposition's Critic for ICBC joined Adam to discuss why he thinks ICBC should be offering customers rebates.

In this hour, Jas Johal, BC Liberal MLA (Richmond-Queensborough) & the Official Opposition's Critic for ICBC joined Adam to discuss why he thinks ICBC should be offering customers rebates. Later, Saanich council unanimously voted Monday night to host a public hearing about allowing a government run cannabis store to operate at Uptown Shopping Centre. Saanich Councillor Colin Plant joined Adam...

In the final hour of today's show, getting used to working from home in your pajamas? The world of work has been turned upside down since March. What changes will last, post-pandemic, and what new changes are we likely to see? Adam was joined by Rebecca Paluch, an assistant professor in the UBC Sauder School of Business’s Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Division to speak about wha...