The Jill Bennett Show

Sociologist and Barry Eidlin joins us to break down the recent strike vote by B.C. public service workers and the broader wave of union pushback across Canada. From growing labor unrest to a mounting “snowball effect” of worker solidarity, Eidlin explains what’s driving the movement and what it could mean for the future of collective bargaining in the country. GUEST: Barry Eidlin TITLE: an associa...

Cactus Club has a policy at the English Bay locations, requiring diners to spend at least sixty dollars per person to get a seat on the patio. And there is a two hour limit. A Langley Township resident has launched a constitutional challenge after her beloved pit bull, Enzo, was wrongfully seized — despite her insistence that it wasn’t responsible for a dog attack. This week, the federal governmen...

A Langley Township resident has launched a constitutional challenge after her beloved pit bull, Enzo, was wrongfully seized — despite her insistence that it wasn’t responsible for a dog attack. Guest: Rebeka Breder - Animal Lawyer with Breder Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog is growing frustrated with BC's stance on sober housing. Guest: Michael Wilson - Director of Strategy and Operations for Home-Based Recovery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After decades of lawsuits, negotiations, and court hearings, the $32.5 billion tobacco settlement in Canada has now been finalized. The BC government is signalling a major shift in how local governments are held accountable.  The Quebec government says it is planning to ban prayer in public places as part of a move to strengthen secularism in the province. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

More homebuying activity is expected after Labour Day in Metro Vancouver, where a heavily supplied condo market is putting pressure on sellers to trim their asking prices. Guest: Doug Gibson - Real estate agent From Stilhavn Real Estate Services Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC has faced an exceptionally dry summer, and the impact is evident. Stressed trees are already turning color weeks too early, signaling that they’re pulling nutrients from their leaves to conserve energy. Guest: Scott Gardner - ISA Board Certified Master Arborist with Davey Tree Burnaby, BC Office Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hybrid learning and new seats are coming to overcrowded schools in Surrey this fall. Despite a 10-year ban on organics in the garbage, it's still the top landfill item in Metro Vancouver! A new IPSOS poll shows that people are softening their support for EV mandates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TransLink is launching public consultation on a proposed new Bus Rapid Transit line that will significantly improve transit between the North Shore, North Burnaby, and Metrotown. Guest: Denis Agar - Executive Director, Movement, Metro Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce, BC’s fastest-growing chamber of commerce, is calling on the federal government to fight to protect Canadian small businesses as the United States moves to eliminate its “de minimis” exemption for low-value imports later this week. A report by the city’s Integrity Commissioner that slams ABC’s stealth-and-secrecy style of governing shows that City Hall needs...

The College of Veterinarians of British Columbia is asking members across the province to vote on increasing their annual fees as it faces more than a $1 million deficit. Guest: V. Victoria Shroff KC - Animal Lawyer and adjunct professor at UBC Law School Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver mayor and councillors are violating open-meeting rules. The pros and cons of walking back Canada's retaliatory tariffs. A new survey from the Business Improvement Areas of BC (BIABC) reveals that business owners and front-line staff across the province continue to face rising fear and anxiety due to persistent crime, vandalism, and street disorder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

A man is now facing aggravated assault charges after stabbing an intruder—while his lawyer insists he was simply defending himself and his property. Guest: Doug Spencer - Former gang unit police officer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

British Columbia has set new housing targets for a group of 10 more municipalities with the goal of meeting housing demands in the province. A plea to save a B-C farm's flock of ostriches from an avian flu cull has fallen short. The latest on the Carney vs. Trump tariff trade talks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario is grappling with a heated question about self-defence and criminal justice. Catherine Galliford—a respected RCMP spokesperson who courageously exposed a culture of harassment and inspired sweeping reforms within the force—has died at age 58 after battling liver cancer. Dozens of workers are losing a lifeline as cuts to Abbotsford and Mission recycling depots are on the way. Learn more abo...

Catherine Galliford—a former RCMP spokesperson whose courage spurred a reckoning within Canada’s national police— died earlier this week at age 58 after a battle with liver cancer. Galliford was the voice of the force on some very prominent cases—the Air India bombing, the search for missing women in B.C., the Robert Pickton investigation. But in 2011, she spoke out on a different front—alleging s...

Imagine trying for eight years to build a single-family home, only to be met with delay after delay. That’s the reality for White Rock resident Garry Purewal, who says the city’s permitting process has been so frustrating that he and a group of property and business owners are now pushing for something far bigger — merging White Rock back into Surrey! Guest: Tracey Ellis - Longtime real estate age...

The battle over Vancouver’s main aquatic centre is heating up — and now it’s headed to court! BC's stance on sober housing is frustrating Nanaimo mayor Leonard Krog. Despite the city's push for denser housing, at least nine projects have been slapped with stop-work orders after being built too close to overhead power lines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Air Canada and its unionized flight attendants have reached a tentative agreement to end the strike that grounded thousands of flights and stranded half a million passengers. Nanaimo’s mayor is calling out the province: why deny sober housing to people in recovery?! Canadians who want to repair their own Apple devices can now get parts, tools and manuals from the tech giant, which brought its self...

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Vancouver International Airport is asking travellers to not come to the terminal unless their flights are confirmed to be operating, as Air Canada winds down operations ahead of a possible work stoppage. Could Bitcoin mining be used to heat Vancouver’s Kitsilano Pool? Should people be going to ChatGPT for dieting advice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Taylor Swift just dropped a bombshell: At exactly 12:12 a.m. ET on August 12, she unveiled her 12th studio album — The Life of a Showgirl — revealing the title from a mint-green briefcase during Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast, complete with a blurred cover. What makes people go crazy over Taylor Swift? Guest: Talia Miller - Former CKNW Producer now producer of CONNECT with Sarah Crosbie on CHQ...

Canada Post, union to restart contract talks as company warns of ‘crisis’ Guest: Barry Eidlin - Associate sociology professor at McGill University and an expert in labour and social movements on Canada Post and union returning to the bargaining table as Air Canada flight attendants head out on strike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Suspect in Abbotsford laundromat stabbing had previously stabbed paraplegic man. The latest on the Air Canada strike. Thousands in St. John’s are on evacuation notice as wildfires continue to spread. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices