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The Jas Johal Show

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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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Are we in a state of crisis with Extortions in Surrey 24.01.2026 14:45

Guest: Steve Kooner, B.C. Conservative MLA for Richmond-Queensborough and Attorney General Critic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who has last word on Aboriginal law, Judges or politicians? 24.01.2026 17:34

Guest: Geoff Plant, Former Attorney General and Vancouver Lawyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The need for industrial land protection 24.01.2026 16:11

Guest: Louise Schwarz, co owner of Recycling Alternative & Terraforma assistance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Metro Vancouver DCCs to rise 250% by 2028 23.01.2026 55:06

Metro Vancouver’s development cost charges are set to rise by about 250% in just three years (0:43) Guest: Jairo Yunis, Business Council of British Columbia’s Director of Policy Carney speaks at the Liberal cabinet retreat in Quebec City (11:48) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Correspondent in Ottawa Residential development on Industrial Land (26:05) Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Gell...

Residential development on Industrial Land 23.01.2026 18:35

Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Metro Vancouver board “too big to function”? 23.01.2026 9:45

Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check in with Ben 23.01.2026 8:34

Guest: Ben O’Hara Byrne, Host of Weekends with Ben O’Hara Byrne on CKNW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carney speaks at the Liberal cabinet retreat in Quebec City 23.01.2026 16:00

Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Correspondent in Ottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Metro Vancouver’s development cost charges are set to rise by about 250% in just three years 23.01.2026 12:48

Guest: Jairo Yunis, Business Council of British Columbia’s Director of Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cheaper versions of Ozempic and Wegovy on the way 22.01.2026 15:33

Guest: Dr. Ehud Ur, Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wind and solar power projects in B.C. see sharp rise in investment 22.01.2026 43:05

Investment soars in wind and solar renewable power projects across B.C. (0:43) Guest: Mike De Jong, Former MLA & Finance Minister, current ambassador for Wind and Solar B.C. Federal Court rules that TikTok can continue to operate in Canada for now (10:40) Guest: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle expert at HandyAndyMedia.com A semi truck has hit the Blundell Overpass on Highway 99 (17:48) Gue...

Vancouver Developers are speaking out against DCC’s 22.01.2026 9:07

Guest: Heather McNell, Deputy CAO of Policy and Planning, and Metro Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abacus data says Canadians think less of fellow Canadians who travel to the U.S. 22.01.2026 9:01

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

A semi truck has hit the Blundell Overpass on Highway 99 22.01.2026 6:02

Guest: Alexa Loo, Richmond City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Court rules that Tiktok can continue to operate in Canada for now 22.01.2026 7:50

Guest: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle expert at HandyAndyMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investment soars in wind and solar renewable power projects across B.C. 22.01.2026 10:39

Guest: Mike De Jong, Former MLA & Finance Minister, current ambassador for Wind and Solar B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heritage Act reforms delayed as B.C. seeks broader consultation 21.01.2026 1:04:56

B.C. postponing changes to heritage act to step up consultation (0:54) Guest: Chris Gardner, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. Editorial: Carney’s speech (16:07) B.C. laws are leaving landowners alone with expensive discoveries of Indigenous remains (23:21) Guest: Elenore Sturko, MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale Yuri Fulmer on his prospective candidacy to lead B....

Are warmer winters making skiing more costly? 21.01.2026 12:06

Guest: Madeleine Orr, PhD - Assistant Professor of sport ecology at the University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yuri Fulmer on his candidacy to lead B.C. Conservatives 21.01.2026 16:51

Guest: Yuri Fulmer, B.C. business leader & Capilano University chancellor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. laws are leaving landowners alone with expensive discoveries of Indigenous remains 21.01.2026 14:31

Guest: Elenore Sturko, MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. postponing changes to heritage act to step up consultation 21.01.2026 16:55

Guest: Chris Gardner, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COFI launch new “Forestry is a Solution” platform 21.01.2026 8:56

Guest: Kim Haakstad, President & CEO of the B.C. Council of Forest Industry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pro-Greenland demonstrators mock Trump with ‘Make America Go Away’ hats 20.01.2026 1:17:28

Commentary: Greenland security (0:31) Canada’s Chinese EV deal (30:37) Guest: Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com The Agenda: Canada’s pivot to China (43:31) Guests: Margareta Dovgal, Managing-director of Resource Works Society Richard Zussman, Vice President, Public Affairs, Western Canada, Burson Social media and 'shadow pandemic' of disordered eating in teens (59:55) Guest: Has...

Social media and 'shadow pandemic' of disordered eating in teens 20.01.2026 16:02

Guest: Hasina Samji, Health sciences assoc. prof at SFU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Agenda: Canada’s pivot to China 20.01.2026 18:06

Guests: Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst Richard Zussman, Vice President, Public Affairs, Western Canada, Burson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices