For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas

🎉 Episode 100 of For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas A major milestone episode! This week, For the Record celebrates its 100th show with big announcements and exclusive interviews. ✅ Metro Matters – Daniel and Paul kick things off with a look at Metro Vancouver’s ballooning budgets and growing public concern. With clips from both CTV and CBC, they break down what’s really behin...

🎙️ For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas It’s officially the one-year countdown to the next civic election in New Westminster — and this week’s episode has a great segment on what the next 12 months could bring. ✅ 365 Days to Go – With the civic election set for October 17, 2026 , Daniel and Paul look ahead to what’s coming. From record tax hikes to “mushroom walls,” rewilded boul...

New Westminster city councillor and mayoral candidate Daniel Fontaine was invited in to the studios at CONNECT FM 91.5 to talk about vape shops and Metro Vancouver. Fontaine discusses the challenges that local municipalities have to restrict vape shops and whether the Province of BC should step in with provincial regulations. Popular host Vijay Saini also asks about Metro Vancouver and what more c...

🎙️ For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas This week’s episode dives into pay, perks, politics, and plenty of lively debate from inside and outside City Hall: ✅ Pay, Perks & Pensions – A new report recommends big increases to elected officials’ compensation — including raising the Mayor’s travel allowance from $200 to $850/month and doubling the Acting Mayor stipend. Daniel join...

🎙️ For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas This week’s episode dives into some of the most debated issues at New Westminster City Hall and beyond: ✅ Council Compensation Report – A proposal goes to Council Oct 6 to raise the Mayor’s car (aka transportation) allowance from $200 to $830/month, double the Acting Mayor stipend, and triple Councillor transportation allowances. Daniel’s a...

🎙️ For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas Special Co-Host: Kathleen Carlsen, NWP School Trustee This week’s episode brings school board insights, city debates, and provincial politics to the table: ✅ School Board Roundup – Trustee Kathleen Carlsen joins to discuss the five-block system at NWSS and the growing reliance on portables in the district, including a clip from NWP Trustee...

For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas This week’s episode covers a wide range of hot topics coming out of New Westminster’s special Queensborough council meeting and beyond: ✅ Seniors’ Discount on Solid Waste & Recycling – How can more seniors access the 25% discount available on solid waste and recycling pickup fees? ✅ Budget 2026 – Staff presented scenarios of 4–5% tax hike...

🎧 For the Record – Episode 94 Vape Shops, Housing Debates & A Big Change at Metro Vancouver? This week on For the Record with Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas , they're covering everything from vape shop regulations to political shake-ups and lacrosse fever. Let’s dive in: 🚭 Vape Shop Limits: A Motion Goes Provincial They open with coverage from Global BC’s Grace Ke and CKNW’s Robin Gill...

🎧 For the Record – Episode 93 Code of Conduct, Cheeseburgers & Crickets from Eby In this week’s episode of For the Record with Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas , we're digging into everything from political accountability to… free McDonald's burgers? 🍔 🧑‍⚖️ Should Civic Politicians Follow a Provincial Code of Conduct? Daniel Fontaine joined guest host Robin Gill on The Jas Johal Show...

🎧 For the Record: A Conversation with Author Jeremy Cross – From Addiction to Recovery This week, For the Record features a powerful and deeply personal conversation with Jeremy Cross , author of the memoir “Finding My Lost Life: The Fall to Addiction, The Rise to Recovery.” Jeremy’s story is raw, real, and ultimately hopeful — a first-hand account of how drug addiction took hold of his life, and...

🚨 New Episode Alert: For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas 🎙️ This week’s episode is packed with hot topics you won’t want to miss: ✅ Aug 25th Council Meeting Preview – A jam-packed agenda! Council will debate whether to provide multi-year funding for long-standing local non-profits and whether to boost community grant funding by 2026 — conveniently, an election year. ✅ Metro Va...

🎧 This Week on For the Record : Secret Votes, Costly Cafés & a Mayoral Reveal Coun. Daniel Fontaine flies solo this week as Coun. Paul Minhas is away on holiday — but there’s no shortage of hot topics to dig into on this episode of For the Record . 🚫 Metro Vancouver: Transparency on Trial? We start with the bombshell decision by Metro Vancouver directors to halt an independent review into th...

🎧 For the Record – Summer Heat, Big Headlines & Political Teasers After a two-week break, For the Record with Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas is back — and packed with everything you’ve missed (and then some). From billion-dollar blunders to e-scooter injuries and a potential NWP mayoral announcement, this 60-minute episode is stacked with stories making waves in New Westminster and beyond....

🎧 This Week on For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas There’s no shortage of hot topics on this week’s For the Record — from public safety and civic engagement to bike lanes, bus shelters, and a rare public apology. 🏞️ Pier Park Patrols: $400K Security Boost Proposed We kick off with the future of New Westminster’s waterfront. A new city staff report recommends nearly $400,000 in a...

🎙️ Episode 87: Mayor Pay, Mega Meetings & Civic Spending Scrutiny In Episode 87 of For the Record with Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas , the hosts dive into a range of timely and thought-provoking civic issues. The episode kicks off with a look at how much Metro Vancouver mayors are earning 💰—including base salaries, per diems, and expense claims. With all the 2024 Statements of Financial Inf...

🎙️ Canada Day Edition: For the Record – Hot Topics in New West In this special Canada Day edition of For the Record , Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas dive into the biggest issues stirring conversation in New Westminster right now—affecting residents, local businesses, and city hall. 🚨 Supervised Drug Site Sparks Heated Debate The proposed extension of a temporary permit for the downtown supervise...

In episode 85 of For the Record with Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas, a number of topical issues are discussed again this week. The focus right off the top is London Street and a significant number of local residents who are choked with what city hall has planned for their neighbourhood. They've been given a couple of options to consider regarding future bike lane improvements on their street...

For the Record continues to get record downloads as the popular podcast probes into interesting New West issues that are making national headlines this week! That's right, the National Post, City News, CKNW and a range of high profile social media platforms were covering the controversy regarding the removal of New West's crown logo. Out with the crown, in with the tugboat. So far, the pub...

How did all those topics of discussion get squeezed into a 57 minute podcast? This week, For the Record starts off with an exclusive interview with Alex Fischer who founded Delta Voices for Responsible Development. Are there lessons to be learned in Delta regarding how New Westminster became Canada's 2nd most densely populated urban center? Alex thinks so! Listen to the media roundup where a c...

In this latest episode of For the Record with Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas a number of local topics come up for discussion and analysis. This special episode was recorded from Ottawa at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities annual conference. To start off the podcast, the topic of 'just exactly what is temporary' comes up. When it comes to drug injection sites and homeless shelters,...

This podcast is packed with positivity! That's right, the first segment of the podcast is the "20 Minute Positivity Challenge". It's also known as the 'Gary Self-evaluation'. Is there any way to discuss the positive things the NWP has proposed on Council within 20 minutes on a podcast? Will the buzzer sound and will our co-hosts run out of time? A Deloitte report commission...

In another 60 minute packed podcast, co-hosts Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas talk New West politics. First up to the bat is a discussion on the $110,000 Council committed to make permanent the Citizen Assembly. It was a pilot project that was initially heralded as an opportunity to streamline the city's engagement activities and make them more effective. While the survey says yes, a couple of...

This week's podcast features an exclusive interview with New West school trustee Danielle Connelly. She's talking mental health and advocating for schools to be at the table when the Province of BC undertakes a review of the Mental Health Act. A significant motion passed this week that will change the way city hall communicates regarding major projects/initiatives. You can expect better si...

In this week's edition of FTR with Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas, special guest Liberal MP-elect Jake Sawatzky has an exclusive interview. He speaks about how it felt to win on election night and some of his key priorities in the early days before he's sworn in later this month. You'll want to tune in for this one! Next is a discussion regarding mental health and a motion coming to N...

It was a busy week in civic politics in New West - which translates into another great For the Record podcast! Starting off the top the discussion focuses on the federal election and some political prognostications. Who will pull it out of the hat on Monday in the New Westminster-Burnaby-Maillardville riding? Will the NDP's Peter Julian have the opportunity to be in Parliament for a quarter ce...