The Mike Smyth Show

Repeat offenders back on the streets again— is our bail system broken? We’ve got both sides of the fight! Plus - Cars vs bikes and scooters! Who actually owns the road in this traffic war? And with Trump backlash brewing, is American tourism taking a major hit? We talk to a New York City guide on the front lines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC nurses keep getting attacked by dangerous patients! Is this impacting our recruitment campaigns? Translink is getting more and more desperate to find ways to make money. Is a vehicle levy the way to go? Finally, we talk about a new law that aims to make roads safer for cyclists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are some of our local mayors making more money than the Prime Minister?! David Eby announces he's cancelled the contract with the former attorney general of Ontario to be a consultant on the DTES, citing that coverage of the story had become a distraction. Should drivers pay a levy to help pay for public transit? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than 2000 condos are sitting empty in Metro Vancouver. What's causing this stall in the housing market? Learning more about the newest frontier of addiction: Video games! Are Mexican cartels and other criminal groups setting up shop in Canada?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike and Keith open the segment talking about the looming Canada Post strike. The last work stoppage in 2024 resulted in an estimated $1.6 billion in losses for small businesses. Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thousands of empty Metro Vancouver condos Guest: Adil Dinani, Dinani Group of Real Estate Advisors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Gregor Robertson fix the housing crisis? FBI Director Kash Patel says fentanyl production and smuggling has shifted to Canada and Vancouver. How is business in Point Roberts being impacted by the ongoing trade war? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are food price-hikes inevitable? Flair Airlines is taking complaints from passengers seriously and running a sort of feedback campaign - featuring its interim CEO - on social media. How do we fix the Downtown Eastside? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We begin with a startling whistleblower police probe into the diversion of BC's safe drug supply. We'll also take a glance at the current state of the housing market. It's looking more and more like an Alberta referendum could actually take place! What would the fallout from that look like? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLA Elenore Sturko is refusing to tell the RCMP where she got the leaked report regarding the diversion of BC's safe drug supply. Is the baseball hall of fame being cruel to the late Pete Rose? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Death of a lighthouse operator Guest: Jim Abram, Former lighthouse operator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

$300 million and counting so far on Massey Tunnel replacement with no work done yet Guest: Ian Paton, Conservative MLA for Delta South Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Premier Eby's in hot water for his outspoken comments on the Lapu Lapu tragedy suspect. Some are saying he may have even potentially jeopardized the case! A New York tour guide comes on to talk about the rapid decline in Canadian tourists visiting the Big Apple! Costs for the Massey Tunnel project keep going up, and they haven't even started building it yet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Mike and Bill continue the discussion on PM Carney's new cabinet. Guest: Bill Tieleman - Political Strategist and former vancouver city council candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We bring you the latest on the Trump tariff trade war! Plus we hear from a doctor on his ne book that highlights his thirty-year fight to obtain a private healthcare option for Canadians. Reactions are pouring in as Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson is sworn in as the new Federal Minister of Housing! Is he the right man for the job? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

A Nanaimo driver was caught going over 200 km/h in a 90 zone! His excuse? He says was doing an engine test! We keep you updated on the ongoing Trump tariff trade war! Finally, could the Vancouver Whitecaps find a new home at Hastings Park? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike and Keith react to Carney's newly sworn-in cabinet! Were there any surprises? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ongoing trade war is causing growing tensions at the Canada-US border! It's being reported that there's a lack of containers in the Port of Seattle. Could there be more economic trouble ahead? Finally, the world is reacting to the first ever American Pope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was Alcatraz escape-proof? Guest: Robert Hood, former warden of America’s most secure prison — the United States “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado. Known as the “Alcatraz of the Rockies” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are businesses in border towns hurting from the ongoing trade war? We bring on the Mayor of Blaine Washington to find out. Plus, is no-fault insurance doing more harm than good for the victims of the Lapu Lapu tragedy? And finally, why doesn't BC have nuclear power? Should we have it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new pope has been selected! Fewer Canadians are travelling south amid the ongoing trade war. Are Americans still travelling north? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC’s new energy plan, why no nuclear? Guest: Dr. Chris Keefer, Canadians for Nuclear Energy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was the highly anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Was the groundwork laid for a better relationship between the two countries? Ongoing tensions at the border are causing Canadians to think twice before travelling south. Finally, economist Bryan Yu joins us to break down BC's shaky economy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Mike and Keith unpack the Trump/Carney meeting. Some of our listeners called in saying they thought Carney was too timid, but Baldrey says he disagrees. Andrew Scheer's been named the interim leader of the official opposition, but he's reassuring everyone that Poilievre will be back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PM Carney meets with Trump in Washington. Could Alberta actually separate from Canada?! Trump says he wants to reopen Alcatraz. Is he serious?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices