Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Adam opens the show by talking about the snow storm we experienced over night and how the capital region has responded.

Christine Sorenson, President of the BC Nurses Union, speaks with Adam about why the province is funding an additional 611 training seats at BCIT for 2020-2021 for specialty nurse training. Later in the hour, Leslie Black from Canada Post, tells us why we should keep our dogs at a distance delivery agents.

Adam is joined by the Mayor of Kitimat, Phil Germuth, to get his perspective on the the 670-kilometre, $6.6-billion, natural gas pipeline from Dawson Creek to LNG Canada in Kitimat, and how it will affect his community. In the second half of the hour Janelle Staite, regional deputy director for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, joins the program to discuss how the roads are being...

Adam wraps up the show by taking open lines on the snow day.

Campaign 2000, a non-partisan network of organizations focused on ending childhood and family poverty, released the report card entitled "Child and Family Poverty 30 Years Later". It provides an analysis of childhood and family poverty in the country using the most recent data available, creating a picture of the status of childhood poverty in 2019. Adam Speaks with Leila Sarangi, National Coordin...

Campaign 2000, a non-partisan network of organizations focused on ending childhood and family poverty, released the report card entitled "Child and Family Poverty 30 Years Later". It provides an analysis of childhood and family poverty in the country using the most recent data available, creating a picture of the status of childhood poverty in 2019. Adam Speaks with Leila Sarangi, National Coordin...

Adam opens the dhow by discussing the possibility of the Royals moving to Greater Victoria and the sensationalism surrounding the topic. Adam then talks about the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs submitting a formal request to the United Nations to monitor RCMP, government and Coastal GasLink (CGL) actions on their traditional, unceded territory.

Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayer Federation, doesn't believe that Canadians should be on the hook for the costs related Prince Harry and Meghan Markle living in Canada. He explains why with Adam. Later in the hour Adam does open lines and receives a number of varying opinions on the matter.

Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayer Federation, doesn't believe that Canadians should be on the hook for the costs related Prince Harry and Meghan Markle living in Canada. He explains why with Adam.

Adam has a conversation with Teale Phelps-Bondaroff and Bree Gardner from Access BC, on why their organization is advocating for publicly funded contraception for all.

Adam has a conversation with Teale Phelps-Bondaroff and Bree Gardner from Access BC, on why their organization is advocating for publicly funded contraception for all.

Adam is joined by Isobel Mckenzie, BC's senior advocate, for a conversation about the fragile BC medical system and how overcrowded it has become in Greater Victoria hospitals. He then wraps up the show with open lines.

Adam is joined by Isobel Mckenzie, BC's senior advocate, for a conversation about the fragile BC medical system and how overcrowded it has become in Greater Victoria hospitals.

Adam opens the show by discussing the Ukranian Airlines flight that was shot down by the Iranian military that claimed the lives of 57 Canadians. Later in the hour he talks about the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) calling for Canada to halt three resource projects until free, prior and informed consent is obtained from all Indigenous peoples impacted by the projec...

Adam continues the conversation about the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) calling for Canada to halt three resource projects until free, prior and informed consent is obtained from all Indigenous peoples impacted by the projects. Later in the hour he discusses the possibility that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex could be moving to North Saanich.

According to Statistics Canada, British Columbia has seen job losses in seven of the last eight months, losing 7,700 jobs in December and a total of 32,400 private sector jobs over the course of 2019. Adam speaks with BC Liberal Jobs Critic and MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, Jordan Sturdy, about how severe this issue is, and what action the NDP is or isn’t taking to resolve it. In the se...

Adam is joined by Dave Korzinski, Research Director at the Angus Reid Institute, about a study finding that crime has risen in Canada since 2014.

According to Statistics Canada, British Columbia has seen job losses in seven of the last eight months, losing 7,700 jobs in December and a total of 32,400 private sector jobs over the course of 2019. Adam speaks with BC Liberal Jobs Critic and MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, Jordan Sturdy, about how severe this issue is, and what action the NDP is or isn’t taking to resolve it. 

Ron Crelinsten, Associate Fellow in U-Vic's Centre for Global Studies & author of "Counter Terrorism"

Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science & Dylan Green, founder of Green Coast Ventures

Christine Sorenson, president of the BC Nurses Union

Dylan Green, founder of Green Coast Ventures

Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science

Christine Sorenson, president of the BC Nurses Union

Adam Stirling &Mike Kozakowski from Citified-dot-CA, and a rotating panelist discuss the issues of the week.