Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Adam explores question period at the BC Legislature today and discusses issues of the week as listeners text in their takes—including discourse on park signs, reconciliation, the media and more. 

Adam digs into question period highlights at the BC Legislature, including discourse involving healthcare, tech regulations, the mental health care system and more. Plus, Michael Mulligan joins for this week’s edition of Legally Speaking!

Adam discusses question period highlights at the BC Legislature. Plus, more exploration of current debates involving municipal rules for short-term rentals as listeners call and text in their thoughts. Councillor Don Brown calls in during open lines.

Adam explores current events in Saanich and beyond, including a long council discussion involving the district’s short-term rental rules.  

Angus Reid senior research associate Jon Roe joins the show for the latest polling on the job market and economy. Adam explores more local current events in Central Saanich, Saanich and beyond, with discussion of development & short-term rental debates.

Adam discusses local current events in Sooke and beyond, as municipal councils navigate a tight financial context. Plus, more exploration of the big-picture economic and geopolitical pressures shaping local news. Listeners text in their thoughts.

Adam discusses local current events, including questions involving trustee resignations at the SD62 (Sooke) school board. He explores local governance issues & debates on record-keeping, procedural rules, codes of conduct and more. 

Adam discusses key question period moments at the BC legislature, including DRIPA discourse and other political issues.   

Adam discusses current issues including tech regulation, housing issues, social dynamics in politics, land acknowledgements and more. Listeners call in to share their thoughts on current issues.

Adam discusses local current events and municipal politics in the region as election season nears. Plus, exploration of economic issues in the aftermath of the federal government’s shift on immigration policy, including labour supply, housing and the financial models of post-secondary institutions. Listeners call and text in their thoughts.

Adam discusses local current events after several local municipalities made decisions involving property taxes and budgets yesterday evening. Plus, more on local discourse on housing policies. Listeners text in their takes.

Listeners call and text in their thoughts on local and provincial issues, including local infrastructure, traffic and community safety debates. Adam analyzes moments from question period at the BC Legislature.

Adam discusses current issues at the BC Legislature including debate on mandating economic education for MLAs. Listeners call and text in their perspectives.

Adam discusses local and provincial current events, including budget debates in local municipalities as several councils are expected to vote on property taxes today. Plus, Adam analyzes provincial discourse involving DRIPA after last week’s fallout from the government’s latest flip-flop and reacts to listener texts.  

Adam discusses local current events, including how an apparent typo delayed Victoria council business recently. Including discourse involving economic development agency support, property taxes and police funding in municipalities across the region.  

Adam discusses community issues, including fundraising efforts to restore Stadacona Park. Listeners call and text in.

Adam discusses current issues in Victoria and beyond, including police resourcing and local discourse on budgets. Listeners call and text in their perspectives. Listeners call and text in their thoughts. View Royal Councillor Don Brown calls in during open lines.

Adam discusses Victoria Council proceedings, including key moments involving council’s plan for taxes and the ratio of tax burdens from businesses and residencies.

Adam explores current events, including what happened at Victoria Council this week. Plus, Mike Kozakowski from Citified joins to talk more local issues, including ambulance services & costs in Sooke and more budget debates.

Adam discusses local issues as he explores more moments from Victoria Council today involving proceedings on an application for a sign bylaw variance.

Adam explores local and provincial current events, including discussion on question period moments at the BC Legislature today. Adam engages with listener texts. 

Adam discusses key moments at Victoria Council today, as he explores local current events including proceedings involving an application for a sign bylaw variance. Plus, Michael Mulligan joins for this week’s edition of Legally Speaking.  

Adam discusses the latest on the U.S.’s war and economic fallout such as gas price troubles, including exploration of comments from Gasbuddy petroleum analyst Patrick De Hann this morning, and analysis of U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth scolding the media in the Pentagon. Listeners text in their takes.

Adam discusses his concerns with the idea of municipalities second-guessing a hiring bottle-neck in police recruitment, among other local issues. Plus, Adam explores question period in the BC Legislature as MLAs get into energy cost pressures, pipeline politics, infrastructure issues and more.

Adam discusses issues involving the toxic drug crisis, community safety issues and economic risks in downtown areas. Plus, Adam explores the Victoria Chamber of Commerce’s call to hold or pause the business tax rate in 2026. Listeners call and text in their thoughts on issues of the day, including preferences and questions on the upcoming municipal election season.