The Mike Smyth Show

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If you really want to know what is going on in British Columbia, you better be listening to The Mike Smyth Show (Monday to Friday: 9am – 12pm). As the only daily radio show broadcasting from B.C.’s Legislative Assembly in Victoria, Smyth’s access to our leaders and lawmakers is unparalleled as he fearlessly asks the tough questions and holds them to account. Always a step ahead, Mike Smyth’s two decades as a no-nonsense newspaper columnist gives him a distinct edge that guarantees the show is insightful, informative, and insurgent. From breaking news and developing stories to not letting yeste...

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The Full Show: Hastings street encampment, If the cop doesn’t show up to court, do you beat the ticket? & Fossil “fools” debate 06.04.2023 1:05:53

Hastings street encampment Adam Palmer - VPD Chief The mess at the dilapidated 24 Sussex Drive Stefan Novakovic - Senior Editor of Azure Magazine If the cop doesn’t show up to court, do you beat the ticket? Kyla Lee - Traffic lawyer, Acumen Law Fossil “fools” debate Marcus Peterson - Fossil Fools Protestor Cody Battershill - Founder of “Canada Action” that is a pro oil and gas advocacy group Burna...

If the cop doesn’t show up to court, do you beat the ticket? 06.04.2023 16:25

If the cop doesn’t show up to court, do you beat the ticket? Kyla Lee - Traffic lawyer, Acumen Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baldrey's Beat - Minimum wage hike, Nurses Union & DTES decampment 06.04.2023 15:51

Baldrey's Beat - Minimum wage hike, Nurses Union & DTES decampment Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mess at the dilapidated 24 Sussex Drive 06.04.2023 12:29

The mess at the dilapidated 24 Sussex Drive Stefan Novakovic - Senior Editor of Azure Magazine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hastings street encampment 06.04.2023 10:26

Hastings street encampment Adam Palmer - VPD Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baldrey's Beat - Minimum wage hike & Street sweep on the Downtown Eastside 05.04.2023 16:29

Baldrey's Beat - Minimum wage hike & Street sweep on the Downtown Eastside Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Full Show: BC housing plan, 65% of CERB payments went to ineligible recipients & DTES encampment sweep 05.04.2023 41:09

BC housing plan Karin Kirkpatrick - Liberal MLA West Vancouver- Capilano 65% of CERB payments went to ineligible recipients Franco Terrazzano - Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Vancouver clearing the encampment Hamish Ballantyne - Community Organizer at VANDU Vancouver moves to take down Hastings st encampment Ken Sim - Mayor of Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

The Full Show: Vancouver intending to sweep the tents, Dangerous truck driving on BC Highways & The Artemis II mission 04.04.2023 55:07

Vancouver intending to sweep the tents Sean Orr - Political Columnist for SCOUT Magazine, Former City council candidate Bill Tieleman - Communications consultant, Former city council candidate BC housing plan Dylan Kruger - Delta City Councilor Dangerous truck driving on BC Highways Merlin Blackwell - Mayor of Clearwater Catalytic converter thefts Bryan Gast - Vice President, Investigative Service...

Artemis II mission 04.04.2023 8:55

Artemis II mission Dr. Gordon “Oz” Osinski - Professor of Planetary Geology at Western University and Astronaut Trainer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catalytic converter thefts 04.04.2023 10:19

Catalytic converter thefts Bryan Gast - Vice President, Investigative Services, Équité Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dangerous truck driving on BC Highways 04.04.2023 13:38

Dangerous truck driving on BC Highways Merlin Blackwell - Mayor of Clearwater Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baldrey's Beat - Trump indictment & DTES tent sweep 04.04.2023 15:55

Baldrey's Beat - Trump indictment & DTES tent sweep Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC housing plan 04.04.2023 10:15

BC housing plan Dylan Kruger - Delta City Councilor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver intending to sweep the tents 04.04.2023 12:05

The Full Show: Random attacks - What can be done to prevent them?, B.C. auto theft goes high-tech & Minimum wage debate 03.04.2023 53:55

Random attacks Sgt. Steve Addison - VPD Spokesperson Brad West - Mayor of Port Coquitlam B.C. auto theft goes high-tech Sgt. Robert Harris Cpl. Erika Rayworth Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team (IMPACT) The passing of the legendary Red Robinson Eric Alper - Music Publicist and Commentator Minimum wage debate Jim Stanford - Economist, Centre For Future Work Annie Dormuth - Provincial A...

Can cruising return to pre-pandemic levels? 03.04.2023 9:58

Can cruising return to pre-pandemic levels? Kelly Craighead - CEO Cruise Lines International Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Minimum wage debate 03.04.2023 11:22

Minimum wage debate Jim Stanford - Economist, Centre For Future Work Annie Dormuth - Provincial Affairs Director for CFIB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The passing of the legendary Red Robinson 03.04.2023 13:04

The passing of the legendary Red Robinson Eric Alper - Music Publicist and Commentator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baldrey's Beat - Tax hikes everywhere & Memories of Red Robinson 03.04.2023 17:06

Baldrey's Beat - Tax hikes everywhere & Memories of Red Robinson Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. auto theft goes high-tech 03.04.2023 11:03

B.C. auto theft goes high-tech Sgt. Robert Harris Cpl. Erika Rayworth Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team (IMPACT) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Random attacks - What can be done to prevent this? 03.04.2023 8:33

Random attacks - What can be done to prevent this? Sgt. Steve Addison - VPD Spokesperson Brad West - Mayor of Port Coquitlam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Full Show: Rogers/Shaw merger goes through, Chinatown closures & The T-Rex had lips? 31.03.2023 1:15:22

Rogers/Shaw merger goes through Ben Klass - PhD candidate at Carleton University's School of Journalism and Communication Broadway bike lane gets rejected Christine Boyle - Vancouver City Councilor Chinatown closures Carol Lee - Chair of the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation The issue with housing Max Fawcett - Lead columnist for Canada's National Observer Cuts to library time in Surrey schools Lizan...

The T-Rex had lips? 31.03.2023 8:53

The T-Rex had lips? Derek Larson - Palaeontology collections manager at Royal BC Museum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trumps indictment 31.03.2023 8:06

Trumps indictment Allan Lichtman - American Political Historian and Author of 12 books including “The Case for Impeachment” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cuts to library time in Surrey schools 31.03.2023 7:55

Cuts to library time in Surrey schools Lizanne Foster - First President of the Surrey Teachers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices