The Jas Johal Show

 More body cameras for Loblaws staff: a security measure or threat to privacy? GUEST: Ann Cavoukian, former 3-term Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, and Executive Director at Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre The road to the federal election: who’s on top? GUEST: Max Cameron, Professor at UBC’s Department of Political Science Will Poilievre's proposed GST cut bring relief t...

GUEST: Frank Caputo, Conservative MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Moe Sihota, former B.C NDP Cabinet Minister GUEST: Mary Polak, former B.C Liberal Cabinet Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Was B.C’s carbon tax effective in reducing emissions? GUEST: Barry Penner, Chair of Energy Futures Initiative  Former Vancouver mayor runs for Federal Liberal MP GUEST: Gregor Robertson, federal Liberal MP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview-South Burnaby, and former Mayor of Vancouver 23andMe files for bankruptcy, is your genetic data safe? GUEST: John Green, Lawyer at John Michael Green Law Corp...

How serious is the measles outbreak in BC? (Featuring Dr. Bonnie Henry!) The week that was in politics with Keith Baldrey! Are Tesla recalls sweeping Cybertrucks off the market? PLUS, what does the future of public transportation look like? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to call for federal election by this weekend! Will bookstores end up being at the mercy of Trump tariffs? What does Canada’s defense deal with Europe mean for our country’s security? Can the B.C government save Duty-Free stores from tariff impacts? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Canada’s defense deal with Europe means for our country’s security 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

2025 federal election: what’s at stake? Guest: Richard Zussman - Global B.C Legislative Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tariff tactic that sends a message to Trump without causing Canada harm! Automakers are urging BC to pause and review EV mandates. A developer has revised the proposal for Granville Street to include high-rises of up to 43 storeys. How hard will ending the carbon tax hit BC’s budget? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are the federal government’s standardized housing designs merely a pipe dream? From Nordstrom to The Bay; the fall of big department stores. 2025 Federal election coverage with Richard Zussman! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025 Federal election coverage with Richard Zussman! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC Hydro customers are facing a 3.75% rate increase over the next 2 years, and we have Adrian Dix in-studio to elaborate on why this increase in happening. Does the end of the carbon tax mean the end of municipal natural gas bans? What institution is next to lay off staff as International students drop? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Agenda - Can BC afford the repeal of the carbon tax? Guest: Moe Sihota - former B.C NDP Cabinet Minister Guest: Mary Polak - former B.C Liberal Cabinet Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC Hydro customers to face a 3.75% rate increase over the next 2 years. How will this impact your wallet?! Guest: Adrian Dix - BC’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Carney eliminates the federal consumer carbon tax on 1st day as Prime Minister GUEST: David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent The Week That Was in Politics GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Two can play this game”: Alaska senator threatens to prevent cruise ship stops in B.C GUEST: Barry Penner, legal advisor for the Cruise Lines International Associatio...

B.C Premier David Eby talks tariffs, Columbia River treaty, and carbon tax GUEST: David Eby, Premier of B.C Why are kids' extra-curricular activities increasingly for the well-off?  Fingerprint registration required for Canadians visiting U.S for over 30 days GUEST: Richard Kurland, Immigration lawyer and policy analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada hits back with more reciprocal tariffs on U.S goods GUEST: Jock Finlayson, Chief economist for the ICBA (Independent Contractors and Businesses Association in BC) Are Trump’s tariffs paralyzing our construction industry? GUEST: Beau Jarvis, President and CEO of Wesgroup Properties The man behind B.C’s involuntary care program GUEST: Dr. Daniel Vigo, B.C.'s chief scientific adviser for psych...

Trump’s back-and-forth tariff threats - who will give in first? GUEST: Dr. Noah Schwartz, Political Science professor at University of Fraser Valley B.C fast tracks recruitment of U.S-trained doctors GUEST: Josie Osborne, B.C’s Minister of Health How do Americans see Canadians amidst the trade war? GUEST: Mary Lou Steward, Mayor of Blaine, Washington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

 B.C government begins tariff response with the removal of U.S liquor from shelves GUEST: Rob Shaw, CHEK News Political Correspondent  B.C quietly pulls the plug on PST exemption for used EVs GUEST: Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com The Agenda GUEST: Moe Sihota, former B.C NDP Cabinet Minister GUEST: Mary Polak, former B.C Liberal Cabinet Minister Learn more about your ad choice...

The Week That Was in Politics GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global BC Legislative Bureau Chief  Can B.C afford to phase out natural gas in our province's power grid? GUEST: Barry Penner, Chair of Energy Futures Institute Got Milk? Donald Trump targets tariffs on Canadian dairy GUEST: Sylvain Charlebois, Professor & Director of the Agri-Food Analytic Lab at Dalhousie University  Learn more about your ad ch...

The US/Canada tariff war pauses for breath GUEST: Mackenzie Gray, National Correspondent with Global National & Global News  Doug Ford tough talks in response to Trump tariff threats GUEST: Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for Global News Toronto Reported sightings of a Penticton peacocks take flight GUEST: Yanti Sharples, longtime Penticton resident and musician - who first saw the news o...

GUEST: Rachel Smith, President and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Bridgitte Anderson, President & CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Adam Taylor, Partner at Northstar Public affairs and a former senior advisor on international trade during the Stephen Harper Conservative government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trudeau meets with Trump today in the latest battle in this ongoing tariff war GUEST: Mackenzie Gray, National Reporter with Global National & Global News New west to pass Lobbyist Transparency Act GUEST: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City Councillor Taken down on the final hurdle - Former B.C. Liberal Cabinet Minister Mike de Jong ousted from federal Conservative nomination race GUEST: Mike de...

The frustration of both Canadians and Americans as U.S. President Donald Trump officially launches his trade war; and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's tough words for Trump. The fears among auto, steel, and aluminum companies. How Canadians are uniting as they fight the tariffs. Plus, how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is trying to salvage his relationship with Trump after that infamous Ov...