Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Adam Stirling Hour 2 - December 23 23.12.2019 43:28 ↓

John Rustad, BC Liberal forestry critic & MLA, Nechako-Lakes, joins Adam to discuss the Western Forest Products strike and if government intervention may be necessary. Later in the hour, Ian King, oil and gas writer at The Capital, joins the program to talk about the constantly changing gas prices in BC.

Adam Stirling Noon Hour - December 23 23.12.2019 38:19 ↓

With the holidays in full swing, Adam is joined by Gail Hammond, instructor in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, food, nutrition and health program at UBC, to discuss our eating and health habits during the holiday season.

Adam Stirling Hour 3 - December 23 23.12.2019 42:52 ↓

Adam is joined by Halena Seiferling, campaign organzer, Living Wage for Families, to discuss what a living wage is in BC, as well as how organizations and employers are altering their practices to accommodate the ever-changing modern workplace.

Adam Stirling Hour 1 - December 23 23.12.2019 42:46 ↓

Adam opens the show by discussing the six-month strike by Western Forest Products workers, and how it is impacting families and communities on Vancouver Island. Later in the hour, Adam talks about ICBC initially claiming Westshore RCMP Constable Sarah Beckett was responsible for the crash that claimed her life and their subsequent apology. 

Driver advocacy group says speed not the biggest factor in Malahat crashes 19.12.2019 39:21 ↓

Derek Lewers, SENSE BC

Andrew Berry sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility of parole for 22 years on each count to be served concurrently 19.12.2019 23:05 ↓

Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers

New services for people struggling with high-risk drinking 18.12.2019 8:51 ↓

The province has rolled out a new guideline to help manage individuals with high-risk drinking and alcohol use through early screening, intervention and offering new tools to manage withdrawal. Who will be screened and who won’t be? Based on what? How will this bridge the gap between research and practice? Whats the timeline in terms of when these guidelines will be made into practice?

Who should be the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada? 18.12.2019 10:31 ↓

Shachi Kurl, executive director, Angus Reid Institute

The province has rolled out a new guideline to help manage individuals with high-risk drinking and alcohol use through early screening, intervention and offering new tools to manage withdrawal 18.12.2019 21:27 ↓

Dr. Bernie Pauly, Canadian Institute for Substance use measurement 

Our population is not diminishing and now that the Province has decided against developing an detour for the Malahat highway, we're going to need all the options we can get. 18.12.2019 24:08 ↓

Larry Stevenson, CEO, Island Corridor Foundation

On Nov. 1, 2019, LifeLabs reported a potential cyberattack on their computer systems to the IPC and the OIPC 18.12.2019 18:39 ↓

Richard Frank, assistant professor in the SFU's School of Criminology & director of the International CyberCrime Research Centre (ICCRC)

Andrew Scheer is resigning as the Conservative leader, but will stay on until a replacement is named 12.12.2019 11:26 ↓

Allan Warnke, Honourary Research Associate at Vancouver Island University

Wednesday, December 11th marks the 50th anniversary of the capture of the Northern Resident killer whale “Corky,” the oldest surviving Pacific Northwest orca in a marine park, now residing in Sea World San Diego 12.12.2019 23:34 ↓

Michael Harris, ABC News Wildlife Specialist

Stats Canada has released sales figures of non-medical cannabis, during the first year of legalization 12.12.2019 19:51 ↓

Rielle Capler, a post-doctoral research fellow at the BC Centre on Substance Use and also the co-founder of the Association of Canadian Cannabis Retailers

NDP introduce further changes to flawed speculation tax 12.12.2019 21:02 ↓

Peter Milobar, BC Liberal MLA of Kamloops-North Thompson

Preventable Medical Mistakes Are The Third Leading Cause of Death in Canada 12.12.2019 22:18 ↓

Sandi Kossey, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships and Priorities for the Canadian Patient Safety Institute joins Adam Stirling to discuss preventable medical mistakes and how the medical industry tries to avoid them and reacts when they do.