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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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Ottawa announces support for steel and lumber sector, but shuns B.C. in Alberta deal? 27.11.2025 49:17

Ottawa announces support for steel and lumber sector, but shuns B.C. in Alberta deal? (1:07) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent Honda Celebration of Light shut down by lack of funding (9:26) Guest: Michael McKnight, co-chair of the Vancouver Fireworks Festival Society B.C reviews its volatile post-secondary system (16:59) Guest: Barj Dhahan, Co-founder and director of the Cana...

B.C.’s kindergarteners continue to struggle in development post-COVID-19 27.11.2025 13:09

Guest: Dr. Martin Guhn, Associate Professor at the Human Early Learning Partnership, in UBC’s School of Population and Public Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did the Federal Budget fail to address housing development concerns? 27.11.2025 14:58

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

Honda Celebration of Light shut down by lack of funding 27.11.2025 8:15

Guest: Michael McKnight, co-chair of the Vancouver Fireworks Festival Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

City of North Vancouver changes bylaws to permit multiplexes on single-family lots 25.11.2025 59:00

City of North Vancouver changes bylaws to permit multiplexes on single-family lots (0:50) Guest: Tony Valente, City of North Vancouver councillor Cups over cans: B.C. Place’s beer service sends Whitecap fans over the edge (10:39) Guest: Nick Hosseinzadeh, Whitecaps fan With a pending pipeline deal, is it time for B.C to rethink its conditions? (20:38) Guest: Christy Clark, former Premier of B.C. N...

New West councillors flag city's $300k proposal on FIFA World Cup activities 25.11.2025 7:56

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

The fault lines in B.C.'s 'Go West' economic plan 25.11.2025 10:41

Guest: Kirk LaPointe, columnist for Lodestar Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Costco opens up long-standing traffic concerns in New Westminster 25.11.2025 10:21

Guest: Patrick Johnstone, Mayor of New Westminster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ottawa and Alberta press a pipeline plan through B.C., sidelining Eby; Is it time for BC to introduce their own conditions? 25.11.2025 17:14

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

If B.C. Place stumbled serving Whitecaps fans, what happens during the World Cup? 25.11.2025 10:41

Guest: Nick Hosseinzadeh, Whitecaps fan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest on the Bella Coola grizzly attack 22.11.2025 54:19

The latest on the Bella Coola grizzly attack (0:59) Plus, how to stay safe when encountering a bear? (6:42) Guest: Karly McMullen, Communications Specialist for Wildsafe B.C. The Week That Was in Politics (15:56) Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Can the Whitecaps topple LA at MLS Cup Western conference semifinals? (30:46) Guest: Axel Schuster, CEO and Sporting Director of...

The Wrap: Should Vancouver implement pay-to-use public bathrooms? 22.11.2025 14:19

Plus, should there be harsher consequences for fans who ambush celebrities? 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

Is $240 million in new trades training enough? 22.11.2025 18:03

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

The Week That Was in Politics 22.11.2025 16:32

Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could Alberta get a pipeline to B.C.’s north coast? Former federal energy minister speaks 22.11.2025 12:52

Guest: Jonathan Wilkinson, Liberal MP for North Vancouver, and former federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should Vancouver remove baby changing tables due to vandalism? 21.11.2025 47:24

Should Vancouver remove baby changing tables due to vandalism? (0:46) Guest: Michelle Cyca, journalist and parent in Vancouver, who also started an online platform mapping changing tables in the city Should Surrey taxpayers be paying for medical clinics? (9:52) Guest: Linda Annis, Surrey First City Councillor and mayoral candidate Tariff-free deal unlikely, says U.S. Ambassador to Canada (18:01) G...

Is B.C. equipped to take on extortion cases? 21.11.2025 14:39

Guest: Niki Sharma, Attorney General of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lansdowne redevelopment project takes big step forward with city-approved park plan 21.11.2025 18:16

Guest: Jesse Galicz, CEO of Vanprop Investments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C.’s bill to fast-track North Coast Transmission Line moves ahead 21.11.2025 8:13

Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Port Coquitlam land claims, Aritzia finds new home & Are trade barriers coming down? 20.11.2025 58:29

Port Coquitlam land claims (0:59) Guest: Brad West, Mayor of Port Coquitlam Aritzia finds new flagship store in former Nordstrom location (12:06) Guest: Aleesha Harris, Arts and Life Editor, and Fashion Writer for the Vancouver Sun and The Province Is Vancouver’s “brand” facing a steep decline? (20:48) Guest: Miro Cernetig, owner and CEO of CityAge Commentary: Are Ottawa and Alberta close to a pip...

Is Vancouver’s “brand” facing a steep decline? 20.11.2025 9:35

Guest: Miro Cernetig, owner and CEO of CityAge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aritzia finds new flagship store in former Nordstrom location 20.11.2025 9:25

Guest: Aleesha Harris, Arts and Life Editor, and Fashion Writer for the Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. to scrap EV mandate, Pressure for Epstein files release increase 19.11.2025 51:57

B.C. to scrap EV mandate (0:50) Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter B.C. government scraps EV mandate (15:24) Guest: Brian Kingston, President and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association Epstein Files & emails Latest (23:56) Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent Surrey Councillor calls for a British Columbia-wide “restriction” on possessin...

How would a turn to austerity impact Vancouver? 19.11.2025 9:43

Guest: Stewart Prest, UBC Political Science lecturer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. lawyers threatened with extortion; Colonist or settler? Alan Doyle has a new book out 18.11.2025 59:30

B.C. lawyers are being threatened with extortion (0:53) Guest: Steve Kooner, B.C. Conservative MLA & Attorney General Critic How long must you live in Canada before you are no longer a colonist or settler? (11:15) Guest: Pete McMartin, Columnist at Vancouver Sun The era of the shoebox condo is over (22:13) Guest: Michael Geller, Ret. Architect & President of The Geller Group Liberals survive cruci...