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The Jas Johal Show
The Jas Johal Show is the Lower Mainland’s town square, helping you connect with the stories that matter. It’s about finding the solutions to the challenges facing our region, even when we disagree. Jas’s decades of experience as a local news reporter, a Global News bureau chief in China and India, as well as a BC MLA have strengthened his conviction that no one “side” has all the answers. The Global News Radio newsroom rounds out the team keeping you in the know on developing stories from the North Shore to the Fraser Valley. The Jas Johal Show provides fresh perspective and lively conversati...
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Episodes
No Fun City no more? Pete Fry's plan to beef up funding for cultural events 31.03.2026 15:39
Keep Vancouver Fun: a City councillor’s plan to beef up funding for free festivals Guest: Pete Fry, Green Party Vancouver City Councillor and mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can Avi Lewis steer the federal NDP in the right direction? 31.03.2026 57:12
Care Delayed, Costs Soar: B.C’s planned long term care centre in Delta remains in limbo Taxes and transparency: Veteran journalist runs for West Van mayor Can Avi Lewis steer the federal NDP in the right direction? Unity or Power Play? BC Conservative leadership hopeful forms pact with OneBC’s Dallas Brodie Keep Vancouver Fun: a City councillor’s plan to beef up funding for free festivals Learn mo...
Planned long term care centre in Delta remains in limbo 31.03.2026 9:49
Care Delayed, Costs Soar: B.C’s planned long term care centre in Delta remains in limbo Guest: George Harvie, Mayor of Delta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour 28.03.2026 1:03:12
Pipelines are back on the table: is Canada ready to build, or still stuck in debate? Two court rulings put DRIPA under pressure: clarification or quiet rollback? GUEST: Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Driving the Future: GM Canada’s New Boss charts a new course for the automaker GUEST: Jack Uppal, President and Managing Director of General Motors Canada A...
Guest Host Bruce Claggett - Are we facing an air traffic controller crisis? 28.03.2026 39:15
Broadway subway closure: can businesses survive before roads reopen? GUEST: Neil Wyles, executive director of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Association Translink hikes fares by 5% across Metro Vancouver GUEST: Denis Agar, executive director of Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders Save The Whitecaps: former goalkeeper launches petition to prevent the team’s relocation GUEST: David Ous...
Can businesses survive on Broadway before roads reopen? 27.03.2026 8:47
Broadway subway closure: can businesses survive before roads reopen? GUEST: Neil Wyles, executive director of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why are the Canucks increasing season ticket prices? 27.03.2026 48:14
Outdoor pool bookings return with tweaks: better access or better management of a flawed system? GUEST: Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast Richmond Centre MLA immediately removed from B.C Conservative caucus GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief Pipelines are back on the table: is Canada ready to build, or stil...
Outdoor pool bookings return with tweaks 27.03.2026 13:00
Outdoor pool bookings return with tweaks: better access or better management of a flawed system? GUEST: Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More diversions from Peace Arch maternity ward, when will the province act? 26.03.2026 55:44
Peace Arch diverts maternity ward yet again, and B.C’s OBGYNs want the province to act Kits Pool: should the Park Board drop reservations entirely? Gas prices sink as Iran/U.S war continues - a glimpse of hope or short-lived relief? Concerns over bright LED headlights grow - will the feds clamp down on regulating them? U.S Jury finds Meta, Google liable in landmark social media trial Learn more ab...
Former cabinet minister jumps into Vancouver civic race 26.03.2026 15:45
Guest: Dr. Moira Stillwell, former B.C Liberal MLA for Vancouver-Langara Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should the Park Board drop the reservation system at Kits Pool? 26.03.2026 17:21
Kits Pool: should the Park Board drop reservations entirely? Guest: Jody Vance, CKNW Host Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada’s auto sector under pressure, is it still competitive? 25.03.2026 1:09:52
Canada’s Auto Sector Under Pressure: Tariffs, EV Uncertainty, and China—Can It Still Compete? “Pushed off a cliff”: North Shore jeweler's shop shut out by Trump’s tariffs Waymo pushes for B.C operations; is the province ready for driverless cabs? Driving the Future: GM Canada’s New Boss charts a new course for the automaker Kits Pool Controversy Returns: Real Reset or More of the Same? Learn more...
What do the ALC staff cuts mean for us? 25.03.2026 9:52
ALC Cuts Staff: What It Means for Farmers, Development, and Delays Across B.C. Guest: Eric Woodward, Township of Langley Mayor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
General Motor Canada's new boss charts a new course for the automaker 25.03.2026 19:14
Driving the Future: GM Canada’s New Boss charts a new course for the automaker Guest: Jack Uppal, President and Managing Director of General Motors Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cheap drones are changing modern warfare 25.03.2026 13:49
Cheap drones are changing modern warfare fast — are Western militaries already falling behind? Guest: Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies, comparative defence management approaches and foreign policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Two Canadian pilots killed in deadly collision at New York airport 24.03.2026 58:53
Deadly collision at LaGuardia — two Canadian pilots killed despite alarms and urgent warnings. How did the system fail? A billion-dollar infrastructure failure and rising homeowner costs — is Metro Vancouver’s utility plan accountability, or a power grab? The Agenda: Trump pushes for allied action as NATO hesitates — should Canada be drawn into a conflict it didn’t start? B.C.’s farmland watchdog...
The Agenda: Trump pushes for allied action as NATO hesitates 24.03.2026 17:44
The Agenda: Trump pushes for allied action as NATO hesitates — should Canada be drawn into a conflict it didn’t start? Guest: Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst and Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is Metro Vancouver’s utility plan accountability, or a power grab? 24.03.2026 15:51
A billion-dollar infrastructure failure and rising homeowner costs — is Metro Vancouver’s utility plan accountability, or a power grab? Guest: Iain Black, B.C Conservative leadership candidate, and former B.C Minister of Labour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
B.C.'s farmland watchdog is cutting staff 24.03.2026 8:46
B.C.’s farmland watchdog cuts staff as pressure builds — what does that mean for farmers on the ground? Guest: Ian Paton, B.C Conservative MLA for Delta South, and Agriculture and Food critic for the Official Opposition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is a ticket resale cap ambitious or outmatched? 21.03.2026 56:59
$1B fix for Vancouver rec centres—overdue investment or taxpayer sticker shock? GUEST: Tom Digby, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner and Chair Eby’s polling slide—what’s behind the drop, and how worried should the NDP be? Carney leads in the polls—strike now or risk a Poilievre comeback? GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief Doug Ford plans ticket resale cap - ambitious or outma...
Eby’s polling slide and Carney's leads in polling! 21.03.2026 16:16
Eby’s polling slide—what’s behind the drop, and how worried should the NDP be? Carney leads in the polls—strike now or risk a Poilievre comeback? GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour 21.03.2026 44:23
Eby’s polling slide—what’s behind the drop, and how worried should the NDP be? GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief Carney in Europe, Poilievre in the U.S. — two trips, two strategies. What it says about how each man sees Canada’s place in the world. GUEST: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent Poilievre goes on Joe Rogan: smart global outreach or political risk? GU...
Pierre Poilievre goes on Joe Rogan 20.03.2026 49:04
Moody’s downgrades B.C. again, keeps negative outlook as deficits grow, debt rises and interest costs climb GUEST: David Williams, Vice President of Policy for the Business Council of BC Multiplex boom reshapes Vancouver: growing pains or the future of the city? GUEST: Bryn Davidson, co-owner of Lanefab Design/Build Oil surges, gas prices climb - how high will it go and how long will it last? GUES...
Oil surges, gas prices climb 20.03.2026 16:12
Oil surges, gas prices climb - how high will it go and how long will it last? GUEST: Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Multiplex boom reshapes Vancouver 20.03.2026 10:54
Multiplex boom reshapes Vancouver: growing pains or the future of the city? GUEST: Bryn Davidson, co-owner of Lanefab Design/Build Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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