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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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Canada’s Chinese EV deal 20.01.2026 14:36

Guest: Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Milobar enters Conservative leader race - Canada-China EV deal 17.01.2026 26:42

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Extortion attacks rise in Surrey: does the city have enough funding to respond? 16.01.2026 51:17

More extortion attacks plague Surrey: is the city getting enough funding to fight back? (0:43) Guest: Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey Privacy commissioner forces Richmond to take down traffic cameras (11:26) Guest: Alexa Loo, Richmond City councillor The Massey Bridge: What could have been (20:00) Guest: Dylan Kruger, Delta City councillor Former B.C. Liberal Minister joins the race for Conservative...

The U.S. journalist who was somehow recruited by ICE 16.01.2026 15:01

Guest: Laura Jedeed, journalist and writer for Firewalled Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former B.C. Liberal Minister joins the race for Conservative leadership 16.01.2026 18:42

Guest: Iain Black, former B.C. Minister of Labour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Massey Bridge: 9 years since its cancellation 16.01.2026 12:46

Guest: Dylan Kruger, Delta City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More extortion attacks plague Surrey: is the city getting enough funding to fight back? 16.01.2026 12:25

Guest: Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Developers raise alarm over Metro Vancouver DCC hike amid weakening housing market 15.01.2026 58:47

Seven developers sound alarm on Metro Vancouver DCC hike as fragile housing market worsens (0:56) Guest: David Williams, Vice President of Policy for the Business Council of B.C. Feeling pooped: Which Vancouver neighbourhood has the most dog poop complaints? (15:06) Guest: Kim Rosenmayer, Public Engagement Coordinator for Animal Services with the City of Vancouver B.C. steps back from drug decrimi...

Langley Toys R’ Us shuts down: The challenges of running a toy store in 2026 15.01.2026 8:10

Guest: Matthew Purdy, owner of Toy Traders in Langley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carney in China, Eby in India: Can Canada move fast enough in a world of tariffs, Trump, and pipeline politics? 15.01.2026 14:42

Guest: Christy Clark, Former Premier of B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Commentary - DCC Hike: Higher fees, fewer homes, and a housing crisis we’re making worse 15.01.2026 8:24

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Seven developers sound alarm on Metro Vancouver DCC hike as fragile housing market worsens 15.01.2026 15:53

Guest: David Williams, Vice President of Policy for the Business Council of B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Vancouver’s housing slowdown an opportunity to improve affordability? 14.01.2026 55:19

Vancouver’s real estate slump: A rare opening to fix affordability? (0:37) Guest: Patrick Condon, Professor Emeritus, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia What to expect with Prime Minister Carney’s trip to China (15:42) Guest: Julian Karaguesian, Lecturer at McGill University’s Department of Economics. What are the immediate effects of Metro Van’s DCC...

Does China still matter to B.C.’s forestry industry? 14.01.2026 14:04

Guest: Juliet Lu, Assistant Professor in the School for Public Policy and Global Affairs and the Department of Forest Resources Management at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the immediate effects of Metro Van’s DCC hike? 14.01.2026 17:31

Guest: Anne McMullin, President of the Urban Development Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver’s real estate slump: A rare opening to fix affordability? 14.01.2026 16:48

Guest: Patrick Condon, Professor Emeritus, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Developers sound alarm on DCC Hikes, warning Metro Vancouver is choking new housing supply 14.01.2026 6:36

Guest: Rob Blackwell, Executive Vice President of Development at Anthem Properties Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carney’s diplomatic tightrope: Coastal First Nations at home, Beijing abroad 13.01.2026 1:03:34

Carney’s diplomatic tightrope: Coastal First Nations at home, Beijing abroad (1:01) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent Road rage turns violent in Vancouver: Why are drivers so angry, and how do we cool it down? (14:20) Guest: Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast Iran on edge: Familiar crackdown, or the uprising...

Elon Musk’s X under fire for Grok AI’s ‘digital undressing’ 13.01.2026 15:36

Guest: Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Developers push Metro Vancouver to pause rising development costs 13.01.2026 10:35

Guest: Robert Bruno, Executive Vice President for Polygon Homes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iran on edge: Familiar crackdown, or the uprising that changes everything? 13.01.2026 16:28

Guest: Negar Mojtahedi, reporter for Iran International, host of the Eye For Iran Podcast series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road rage turns violent in Vancouver: Why are drivers so angry, and how do we cool it down? 13.01.2026 13:49

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

The latest on the Broadway subway closure 10.01.2026 57:41

The latest on the Broadway subway closure (0:48) Guest: Neil Wyles, executive director of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area Surrey opens new three-storey school to counter overcrowding; are more on the way? (10:06) Guest: Gary Tymoschuk, Chair of the Surrey Board of Education The Week That Was in Politics: The latest on the B.C Conservative leadership race (19:00) Plus, is Pierre Poilie...

The Wrap: Shrinking seats, growing tensions 10.01.2026 13:24

Plus, family sections on flights: sensible solution or airborne segregation? (6:55) Guests: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pierre Poilievre: Pipeline politics, party unity, and the resumption of free trade talks 10.01.2026 18:26

Guest: Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices