The Jill Bennett Show

Guest: Julie Kim, Comedian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Brennan Bastyovansky, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Amanda Burrows, Executive Director of First United Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Michael Shapray, Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. Alexandra Bastiany, the first black female interventional cardiologist in Canada, based at Surrey Memorial Hospital Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A former police officer and current Vancouver city councillor weighs in. Vancouver rolls out a neighborhood slow zone program. B.C. Pharmacare is extending coverage on diabetes and hormone replacement therapy medications! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Monday night, the city of Coquitlam rezoned a property on Brunette Ave with the purpose for issuing an RFP for a non-profit to come forward and build non-market housing. But the province has put a pause on applications to the Community Housing Fund - which puts this project in jeopardy. Guest: Matt Djonlic - Coquitlam City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

A troubling video has surfaced in which Vancouver City Councillor Lenny Zhou is heard (in mandarin) claiming multiple opposition councillors are drug users and distributors. Did he go too far? Guest: Stewart Prest - Political Scientist, UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's the latest on Puerto Vallarta and the back log of trying to get Canadians out of the area? Paid parking has been introduced at some West Vancouver parks... It's been a mess. What the Tumbler Ridge tragedy reveals about how AI is monitored. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business leaders are calling on the province to reverse the expansion of the PST to services like accounting, security and engineering. Guest: Bridgitte Anderson - President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Trump's tariffs imposed under emergency powers. A closer look at the B.C. budget shows the province pulling funding for affordable housing. Also, the story of how a dog reunited with her family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Gerry Vittoratos , UFile Tax Expert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Benjamin Bollich, an activist who resides in Nanaimo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We take a closer look at the province's changes to the property tax deferral program and how property owners might be impacted. What does the B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner have to say regarding recent reports of privacy breaches at hospitals following the Lapu Lapu Day tragedy? And more analysis on the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor by a royal commentator.  Learn more about your...

Guest: Mark Jan Vrem, A West-End resident with the Stop 2030 Barclay group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Catherine Pope, District of North Vancouver Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST:  Patrick Prade, Executive Director, Vancouver Curling Club Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does this mean for homeowners? Guest: Michael Geller, Real Estate Consultant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC’s ambitious $10-a-day childcare program has been paused, leaving families and providers watching closely for the next steps. Reaction is continuing to pour in following the release of the province's 2026 budget. As of yesterday, Canadian passport holders are able to travel to China without a visa for stays of up to 30 days. This is a major shift in our travel rules that now aligns Canada with n...

Canadian passport holders are able to travel to China without a visa for stays of up to 30 days — a major shift in travel rules that now aligns Canada with nearly 50 other countries whose citizens enjoy visa-free entry. Guest: Aurel Braun - Professor of International Relations and Political Science at the University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey unveils her 2026 budget, we break it down with Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey. We also get the reaction of B.C. General Employees Union President, Paul Finch. Also, will Vancouver's left-leaning politicians band together to defeat Ken Sim in the next mayoral election? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Michael Shapray, Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

British Columbia’s drug decriminalization pilot has officially come to an end, with the province acknowledging it did not deliver the results hoped for. The search for Nancy Guthrie in the US is continuing with investigators still following leads and hoping for answers. For families, friends, and communities, every day without resolution brings uncertainty and heartbreak. Canada’s much‑watched ele...

How do paramedics and first responders cope with traumatic events? Should we be afraid of a future with AI? And an update on the Westham Island Bridge in Delta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The “escalator tax,” introduced in the 2017 federal budget, increases taxes on beer, wine and spirits every year without a vote in Parliament. Guest:  Ken Beattie, Executive Director, BC Craft Brewers Guild Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices