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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Baldrey's Beat: Langley company given cocaine license, & Nordstrom shutting down ALL Canadian stores! 03.03.2023 16:45

Today on Baldrey's Beat: A Langley pot company has been given permission to manufacture and sell cocaine. PLUS, Mike and Keith react to Nordstrom shutting down ALL their Canadian stores! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carbon tax going up again, Affording a Vancouver home, & Surrey police conflict of interest! 02.03.2023 37:40

The carbon tax is going up AGAIN. How much income do you need to afford a home in Vancouver? This member of "Keep the RCMP in Surrey" says that Councillor Robb Stutt is NOT in a conflict of interest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baldrey's Beat: Boost to our healthcare budget, & BC's Carbon tax is going UP! 02.03.2023 17:33

We will be seeing a big increase in our healthcare budget. BC's Carbon tax is going UP UP UP on April 1st. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC budget debate, Housing struggles, & Terrible drivers in Vancouver! 01.03.2023 41:25

MLAs Peter Milobar and Andrew Mercier square off in a BC budget debate! BC's latest budget is highlighting our housing struggles. Are Vancouver drivers the worst in Canada when it comes to snow? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baldrey's Beat: BUDGET! BUDGET! BUDGET! 01.03.2023 17:23

It's BUDGET TIME! Keith Baldrey joins us for a full debrief of the recently announced BC NDP budget! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who's benefitting most in BC's new budget? 01.03.2023 10:25

Who's benefitting most in BC's new budget? Guest: Paul Kershaw, UBC Professor and Founder of Generation Squeeze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surrey police battle continues, Chinese election interference, & The pros and cons of a 4-day work week! 28.02.2023 52:16

Is there a conflict of interest in the Surrey police battle? Grading Metro Vancouver's response to the latest snowfall. Should Trudeau call public inquiry into China state interference? The pros & cons of a 4-day work week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chinese state interference in Canadian elections, Excessive police force, & Neil Young! 27.02.2023 44:22

Discussing the latest findings on Chinese state interference in Canadian elections. Anti-old-growth-logging activists got Neil Young for surprise performance at the BC legislature! How much force should police officers be allowed to use before it's considered excessive? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baldrey's Beat: Surrey Police debacle continues, Budget day preview, & Neil Young! 27.02.2023 17:18

Is there a conflict of interest in the Surrey police debacle? We get a preview of tomorrow's budget speech! Neil Young made a surprise appearance at an old growth logging protest in Victoria over the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC Greens propose a 4-day work week, Troubles in emergency rooms, & The rules of townhouse renovations! 24.02.2023 51:59

Will a 4 day work week actually work? Handguns - should we keep them banned? Growing troubles in BC emergency rooms. A couple is battling their strata over townhouse renovations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baldrey's Beat: 100 days of David Eby, & BC Greens propose a 4-day work week 24.02.2023 17:07

Premier David Eby has officially been in office for 100 days. How's it been going? The BC Greens are proposing a pilot project for a 4-day work week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Promoting kindness, empathy and understanding that can mean so much to children impacted by bullying. 24.02.2023 9:17

Promoting kindness, empathy and understanding to help children impacted by bullying. Guest: Wally Oppal - former BC attorney general, Chair of the CKNW Kids’ Fund Board Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hastings street sweeps, Canadian election interference, & the Golden age of air travel! 23.02.2023 42:33

Are the Hastings street sweeps an effective way of tackling the homeless situation? More coverage of China's alleged interference in Canadian elections. Comparing the current state of air travel to the golden age of flying! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baldrey's Beat: Melanie Mark resigns as MLA, & US President Biden defends NATO 23.02.2023 17:29

In a tearful speech, Melanie Mark announced she's resigning as NDP MLA. On the 1-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, US President Biden made a speech expressing his determination to defend NATO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC government seizing Hells Angels clubhouses 23.02.2023 9:33

BC government seizing Hells Angels clubhouses GUEST: Doug Spencer, Former Vancouver police officer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Socialism in Canada, Cobalt mining exploiting child labour, & Spotting a UFO! 22.02.2023 51:09

Do Canadians support socialism? Is Canada already a socialist country? We discuss child-labour in the cobalt mining industry with Conservative MLA John Rustad. Breaking down the results of a recent poll that asked “Is Canada broken?” How to spot a UFO and how many are we seeing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baldrey's Beat: Surrey police debacle, NDP spending public money on ads! 22.02.2023 17:29

Today on Baldrey's Beat: Shirley Bond is going after public safety minister Mike Farnworth on the Surrey police debacle. You might have heard an ad playing on CKNW about David Eby's first 100 days as premier. That ad was paid for by YOU! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baldrey's Beat: Fighting over the Surrey police, & Surrey Highschool basketball team DISQUALIFIED 21.02.2023 17:08

Mike Farnworth is demanding more information in an effort to settle the Surrey RCMP/Surrey police service dispute. Plus, Mike and Keith discuss a high school basketball team in Surrey that's been disqualified from playing over a technicality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surrey basketball team disqualification, Rising business costs, & Chinese interference on Canadian elections! 21.02.2023 1:01:43

Surrey kids are fighting back against their basketball team disqualification. Small businesses are hurting from rising costs. Chinese interference in Canadian elections. Are modern vehicles way too big, including EVs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Healthcare bureaucacy, Slashing bike tires, & Earthquake relief in Turkey! 20.02.2023 38:40

We speak to Health Minister Adrian Dix on BC's healthcare bureaucracy. Bike tires are getting slashed over parking spots! Why is this happening? A Victoria woman is working to provide earthquake relief in Turkey AND refugee assistance in Poland! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baldrey's Beat: Family Day, Surrey tax hike, & President Biden in Ukraine 20.02.2023 16:59

Happy Family Day! Mike and Keith discuss what's happening in the BC legislature on this holiday. Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke says get ready for more taxes! US President Biden made an unexpected trip to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is David Eby a "condo flipper"?, Landlords vs. tenants, & Should we keep the cup fee? 17.02.2023 39:29

Is David Eby really a “condo flipper”? Plus more with MLAs Peter Milobar and Aman Singh. What can landlords do if their tenants are running AirBNBs behind their backs? Should we have kept the cup fee? Why and why not? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baldrey's Beat: Report shows Emergencies Act was warranted, & John Rustad is now a Conservative! 17.02.2023 17:16

Today on Baldrey's Beat, A major report rules invoking the Emergencies Act last year during the trucker convoy protest was warranted. Plus, Mike and Keith discuss Former Liberal MLA John Rustad joining the BC Conservatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cobalt mining in the Congo, Dangerous roads in BC, & Grocery store prices! 16.02.2023 43:34

The horrors behind the mining industry that powers your life. Discussing dangerous roads in BC with Barriere Mayor Ward Stamer. Holding grocery stores accountable for high prices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baldrey's Beat: Provincial budget, Hells Angels clubhouse ruling, & Early BC election?! 16.02.2023 17:07

We're getting closer to the Provincial budget! Hells Angels clubhouses can now be legally seized by the government. A recent poll shows 53% of British Columbians think Eby will call an early election! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices