The Mike Smyth Show

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Kirk LaPointe, Columnist for Business in Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the City of Vancouver tries to limit tax increases - it wants input from you about how it should spend and still balance the budget. A freedom of information request showed that between 2018 and 2024, almost 142,000 people walked out of an emergency room in British Columbia without being seen by a doctor or a nurse. Highlighting the dangers of sharing location data. Learn more about your ad cho...

Are BC’s whistleblowing laws falling short? British Columbia has set new housing targets for 10 municipalities with the goal of meeting housing demands in the province. Two First Nations are concerned with a newly announced month-long closure of Joffre Lakes Park - They say it's too short and want it to be longer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shifting goalposts for seniors' retirement goals. Trump says he wants to review the Smithsonian! Is he trying to rewrite history? And finally, we take a look at AI use in and out of the classroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Provincial government has called for the overhaul of the expensive drugs for rare diseases system, but a leaked report shows that changes were recommended 4 years ago! Do we need “sober” housing projects? How are BC wildfires affecting local tourism? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AIR Canada's PR nightmare GUEST: Eric Tanner, Flair Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Scheer reacts to Poilievre's by-election win! What's next for the conservatives? How second hand cars are doing in the resale market! The past, present and future of Granville St! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Air Canada strike turbulence - how bad will it get for travelers if talks fail? Plus - BC’s public sector keeps ballooning while the private sector limps along. How do we reverse course? And beyond delayed vacations - how the Air Canada strike could hammer small businesses across Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Air Canada is set to go on a full-on strike. Will a last-minute deal be reached? Poilievre is running in the Conservative-safe riding of Battle River—Crowfoot, Alberta, in an upcoming by-election. What platforms are he running his campaign on? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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What’s next for the Epstein files? GUEST: Dave Levinthal, Investigative reporter in Washington DC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A home built with zero permits or inspections is headed for the wrecking ball! A mandatory national service program for young Canadians, a new survey shows budding support among citizens! It's the only thing sticking to Teflon Don: What's next for The Epstein Files? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

West Vancouver home to be torn down due to lack of permits GUEST: Wendy McNeil, CEO of Homebuilders Association of Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bombshell land-claim ruling in Richmond is leaving us with far more questions than answers. Our long-term care sector is heading towards a crisis. How do we prevent this?! Trump is taking over the DC police! Is this a bleak sign of what's to come? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bombshell court ruling is giving Richmond land to the Cowichan Tribe. President Trump announces a federal takeover of DC police! Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Pierre Poilievre is going after BC Premier David Eby over pipelines! PM Mark Carney announces an increase in defense spending. Guest: Bill Tieleman - Political Strategist and former vancouver city council candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More and more people are ditching BC! Where are they going, and why? Fraser Health wants a whistle-blowing lawsuit against them to be thrown out! Duty-free stores are struggling to stay open as border traffic continues to plummet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fraser Health lawsuit GUEST: Dr. Kaitlin Stockton, whistleblowing ER doctor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drug dealers are now doing business outside overdose prevention sites! Long-term care is becoming more and more out-of-reach for Canadians. How do we reverse this? Is it time to lift the ban on foreign home buyers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario Premier Doug Ford thinks we should do a "dollar-for-dollar" retaliation against Trump's tariffs. Is this the right approach? Prime Minister Mark Carney thinks differently. Should BC lift its ban on foreign home-buyers? Continued discussion on the gerrymandering attempt going on in Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Mark Carney announces $1.2 billion for the forest industry! What's the latest on the Canada/US trade talks? Should Carney retaliate with more tariffs? The gerrymandering in Texas continues! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices