Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Liberals and Conservatives nearly neck and neck according to a new poll + Legally Speaking w/ Michael Mulligan. 

Kicking off the first hour with a press release + a new report on climate change. 

A proposal on wrongful convictions, no luck for Oak Bay Beach Hotel bond holders, an appeal by the Court of Appeal of Yukon & why a Vancouver police officer was suspended for five days. 

With the federal election months away, both parties are neck and neck with the Liberals ahead slightly with 35% and Conservatives at 34%. The NDP & Greens are tied with 11%. We learn more with the vice president of Mainstreet Research, Joseph Angolano. 

We get reaction from the president of the Victoria Real Estate Board, Cheryl Woolley. 

Richard McCandless of BC Policy Perspectives joined Adam Stirling. 

We hear from the vice-president, Pacific at the Insurance Bureau of Canada, Aaron Sutherland. 

That brings the total population down to 73. We hear from a field biologist at the Center for Whale Research, Michael Weiss. 

When Meagan Delgado couldn’t find an emergency kit that could fit in a backpack or purse, she decided to create one of her own. She joined Adam Stirling to talk about her creation, Respondkits. 

Adam Stirling was joined by a fire information officer at BC Wildfire Service, Hannah Swift who provided an update. 

That includes finding a family doctor or experiencing lengthy wait-times for surgery, diagnostic tests, or specialist visits. We learn more with a research associate at Angus Reid Institute, Dave Korzinski. 

Adam Stirling was joined in-studio for reaction with the chair of Saanich's Memorial Avenue Committee, Ray Travers. 

A way to honor veterans, pitched by a Victoria councilor + a new survey shows Canadians 55 and older are facing challenges with health care in their province. 

3 southern resident killer whales declared dead + university graduate creates emergency kit for backpacks and purses. 

Councillor Marianne Alto will forward a motion looking at the creation of medallions + wildfires are alive and well in some parts of the province. 

This comes after two mass shootings over the weekend. Is the U.S. a safe place to travel to at the moment? We hear from the Head of the Human Security and Peacebuilding Program at Royal Roads University, Professor Ken Christie.

Adam Stirling speaks with Commander, Maritime Forces Pacific, Rear-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie on HMCS Ottawa's departure today and the two missions the ship will be participating in namely: Op PROJECTION and Op NEON.  

Adam Stirling talks with studio guest, Executive Director & BC Coordinator, AdventureSmart, Sandra Riches, on 'Backcountry-Deaths'. Preliminary data shows there have been seven fatal falls involving hikers or climbers in B-C since May -- which is double the annual average + Two South American countries recommend against U.S. travel after mass shootings

Adam Stirling's studio guest, BC LIberal MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson, Peter Milobar, talks about John Horgan’s "half-baked" gas price review at the British Columbia Utilities

Collusion with gasoline prices, is the province a victim? And open lines on whatever is on your mind after the long weekend. 

 Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science

Ted Smith, President & Founder, Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club

-Yesterday two dispensaries were raided downtown -The Horse Chestnut tree on Dallas rd. was removed - And the Police Budget is back in the spotlight

Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan, Tam and Pearson

Gavin Dirom, President and CEO of Geoscience BC - A new minerals research project that is expected to bring new mineral exploration interest to northern Vancouver Island is set to begin this week.