Adam Stirling: The Podcast

A study by the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control says the rapid harm-reduction response to the province's overdose crisis saved more than 3,000 lives during the peak of the emergency. Adam Stirling was joined by a postdoctoral researcher with the BC Centre for Disease Control, Mike Irvine

An environmental group says Canada needs to up its game on protecting its oceans. What are they proposing? Sigrid Kuehnemund, Vice President of ocean conservation, World Wildlife Fund Canada joined Adam Stirling. 

Open Lines: Is amalgamation the solution to elevating pressures on the police force?&  Following several years of robust growth, the BC economy continues to slow in the early part of 2019 we discuss this with our guest Brendon Ogmundson, Deputy Chief Economist, BCREA

Discussing the importance of an adequately-funded police force – especially one that polices large community events in the provincial capital with Catherine Holt, CEO, Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

Sigrid Kuehnemund, Vice President of ocean conservation, World Wildlife Fund Canada - The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society says in a report that while there has been progress in recent years, recommendations from international scientific bodies suggest there's more work to do.

Brendon Ogmundson, Deputy Chief Economist, BCREA - “While economic activity remained tepid at the start of 2019, a rebound in financial markets pushed the CLI higher” 

Catherine Holt, CEO, Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

In the final hour Adam talks about public funding for private schools and a Welfare Study with a UBC professor. 

In the first hour we open up the phone lines to discuss the lack of VicPD funding and how it could effect Canada Day Celebrations. 

Adam finished up open lines about police funding for Canada Day. Then we introduce Chief Judy Wilson to talk about the MMIWG Report

Professor Lindsey Richardson, research scientist at the BC Centre on Substance Use, associate Sociology professor at UBC, and principal investigator of the Cheque Day Study

Steve Mossop, Insights West - A new poll from Insights West finds that four-in-five British Columbians (78%) oppose providing taxpayer funds for elite or preparatory private schools in the province, with a total of 60% being strongly opposed to the idea. The study was conducted on behalf of the Institute for Public Education/British Columbia and First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition, w...

Chief Judy Wilson, Secretary-Treasurer of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs  - Violence against Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people continues to devastate families and communities across Turtle Island. Today, as the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls releases its final report, the Coalition on MMIWG2S in BC calls on the federal and provincial governme...

Kris Sims, BC Director & Franco Terrazzano, Alberta Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Elin Sigurdson, Counsel, BCCLA

Mario Canseco, President, Research Co. - In the online survey of a representative provincial sample, 51% of British Columbians who drive their own vehicles say it is “very likely” or “moderately likely” that the next vehicle they acquire for themselves or their household will be electric.

Political Analysis w/ Ron Cheffins + the President of the BC Nurses' Union, Christine Sorensen

A chat with BC Liberal Party leader, Andrew Wilkinson + Open lines on whatever is on your mind

There have been positive results from a number of sites that have added high-quality security personnel & a new doc on substance abuse for nurses. We find out more with the President of the BC Nurses' Union, Christine Sorensen

Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott Decide to run as independents + trends and results that have emerged from the last six provincial elections

Adam Stirling was joined by the BC Liberal Party leader Andrew Wilkinson to talk all things that went down recently

Government Street closed to cars, or should we continue to share? What is your take?