The Mike Smyth Show

How should Canada retaliate against Trump's tariff threats? Should we retaliate at all? Interfor is moving out of BC to Atlanta, Georgia. Guest: Bill Tieleman - Strategy and communications consultant and veteran campaigner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Bill Tieleman, Strategy and communications consultant and veteran campaigner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should BC end the booze ban? NDP and LNG, And we look at political interference at the municipal level Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A proposal to build 17 villages within Vancouver was shut down by city council, but some residents are now speaking out saying they think it's a good idea. Do Canadians really hate the USA? A CNN data analyst has been crunching the numbers, so we'll get into that. Finally, we'll discuss the ethics of betting on climate disasters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big staff shakeup in the BC Conservative party today. Forest company Interfor is moving its head office from Burnaby to Atlanta, Georgia. Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Phone Is Ringing. It Could Be a Scam. Guest: Julie Matthews, Consumer protection expert and fraud prevention educator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver City council is nixing the proposed villages plan. Was this the right move to make? Nobody wants to buy the tiny condos in Vancouver. Our guest Ron Butler has been saying that for years! And finally, are Alberta drivers worse than BC drivers? (Spoiler: our resident traffic lawyer says YES) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Would Premier Eby fire cabinet minister Kelley Greene over her oppoisition to an LNG project? Should American booze be put back on Canadian liquor store shelves? Premier Eby is vehemently against the idea. Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does Canada need to change its wildfire strategy? The true costs of supply management. Is the proposed “Villages” plan a good one or not? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It looks like we're seeing some unity issues in both the NDP and Conservative caucus’. Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Dave Levinthal, Investigative reporter in Washington DC; Senior editor at NOTUS dot org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Dr. Bhavini Gohel, Clinical Associate professor at Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Shuv Majumdar, Conservative MP for Calgary Heritage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Patrick Johnston, Sport columnist with the Vancouver Sun and Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, are we wasting $5 million on Granville St? Guest host Rob Fai talks to Pete Fry, Vancouver City Councilor and mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vince Ready/Amanda Rogers mediation report for B.C. Nurses spent lots of focus on workplace safety for nurses Tilbury LNG approval has another regulatory hurdle cleared Regarding Tilbury, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Kelly Greene has affirmed her opposition to the project raising questions of if she should resign from this post Guest host Rob Fai talks to Keith Baldrey, G...

B.C. nurses close to a deal, why does it seem there’s constant job action across Canada? Guest host Rob Fai talks to Barry Eidlin, Associate sociology professor at McGill University, specializing in labour and social movements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Gary Mar, CEO of Canada West Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Premier Eby's approval rating is falling fast. What's causing this drop? The Broadway construction chaos continues! The latest road closures are wreaking havoc on the businesses along that stretch. People are pushing back against AI data centres being built in BC due to there massive electricity usage. Where's all this power going to come from? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

Relations with the US have gotten so bad that Canada is now skipping the Gordie Howe bridge opening. How do we get through this rough patch with our neighbours to the south? The Google reviews are in, and Canadians are NOT happy with their hospitals. What are their biggest complaints? Canadian wildfire smoke is drifting into the US and it's making Trump angry! Why is it so hard to extinguish these...

David Eby's approval rating has dropped signifigantly in the last month. What's causing this? People are calling for the removal of the American booze ban on Canadian liquor store shelves, but the BC Premier isn't budging. Experts are saying that Trump's threatened tariffs on Canada will actually hurt BOTH countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it time to lift the ban on American booze? Business owners say all it's doing is hurting their bottom line. People are speaking out on the importance of wearing helmets while riding e-scooters. Is it time to up the fines and enforcement if you get caught riding without one? Schools are seeing a rapid rise in AI cheating. How do teachers get this under control before it's too late? Learn more ab...

The Trump trade war continues! How should Canada respond to the new tariff threats? Each Premier seems to have a different strategy. Should Canada lift the American booze ban? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are students cheating their way through school with AI? Guest: Iryna Pavlova, Phd student specializing in academic integrity and AI in higher education at the University of Calgary, Academic Integrity Facilitator at Sheridan College in Mississauga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump is threatening 50% tariffs on a variety of Canadian products. This in response to the Canadian ban on American booze on our liquor store shelves. Residents in Kimberley, BC are under an evacuation alert due to a nearby wildfire. Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices