Weekends with Rob Fai

B.C. Budget 2025: Budget needed stronger focus on the economy 08.03.2025 10:27 ↓

Guest: Jasroop Gosal - Policy & Research Manager, Surrey Board of Trade

International Women’s Day: More women looking for higher salary and increased flexibility at work this year than men 08.03.2025 9:39 ↓

Guest: Koula Vasilopoulos - Senior Managing Director, Robert Half

Controlling the media; does moving away from a free press pool be it in politics or sports concern you? 01.03.2025 8:16 ↓

Guest: Nora Benavidez - Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice and Civil Rights, Free Press

Can Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim get his DTES revitalization plan pushed through despite backlash from the community? 01.03.2025 7:55 ↓

Guest: Amanda Burrows - Executive director, First United

Train heists continue to plague both California, and Arizona. Should we be concerned? 01.03.2025 10:17 ↓

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement estimates that cargo thefts at various points along the supply chain from ports to trains to trucks account for between $15 billion and $35 billion in losses every year Guest: Keith Lewis - Vice president of operations for Verisk CargoNet

Crimestoppers monthly segment 01.03.2025 6:15 ↓

Guest: Linda Annis - Director, Lower Mainland Crime Stoppers

Massacres continue in Africa with more than 7,000 dead since January. Why doesn’t this connect with us here in Canada? 01.03.2025 8:25 ↓

Guest: Allan Thompson - Director, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University

As U.S. tariff threats loom, what we should know when it finally does get underway? 01.03.2025 10:28 ↓

Guest: Michael Byers - Professor, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia

Did the Liberals erase a 26-point polling deficit, or did the Conservatives blow a 26-point lead? 01.03.2025 8:34 ↓

Guest: Lori Turnbull - Professor, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University

Could Trudeau have actually saved the Liberal party by stepping down? 22.02.2025 7:50 ↓

Guest: Lori Turnbull -Professor, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University

B.C.’s Emergency Management Minister reacts to the 5.1 magnitude earthquake 22.02.2025 5:36 ↓

Guest: Kelly Greene, B.C.’s Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness

Why do we keep getting colds? How many colds ‘should’ one get each year? 22.02.2025 9:19 ↓

Guest: Dr. Brian Conway - President and Medical Director at Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre

Is the BCTF out of step with B.C. parents? 22.02.2025 7:10 ↓

Guest: Paige MacPherson - Associate Director, Education Policy; Fraser Institute

Do you know your rights when an airline struggles with your flight? 22.02.2025 9:45 ↓

Guest: John Gradek - Faculty Lecturer, McGill University

Israel receives four bodies in hostage exchange; as reality further sets in 22.02.2025 8:39 ↓

Guest: Ezra S. Shanken - CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver

How much do Canadians need to retire? 15.02.2025 8:10 ↓

Guest: David Wright - Senior Wealth Advisor & Portfolio Manager; BMO Nesbitt Burns

What do you collect? Why certain collectibles seem to be surging in 2025? 15.02.2025 8:32 ↓

Guest: John Sewell - Antiques and fine art appraiser

Can you ‘get ahead’ with a weak Canadian dollar and maybe even ‘make’ money? 15.02.2025 7:17 ↓

Guest: Allan Small - Senior investment advisor; iA Private Wealth

Looking to travel to the U.S.? How the Canadian tourism industry should be taking advantage of a weak dollar 15.02.2025 8:48 ↓

Guest: Bryan Yu - Chief Economist at Central 1

As we continue to hear about fentanyl, what does it mean on the larger issue of synthetic drugs and security concerns? 15.02.2025 8:02 ↓

Guest: Calvin Chrustie - Senior partner; Critical Risk Team

A year ago, the drug use numbers in B.C. were much more than the DTES (22%), why then does it garner all the attention? 15.02.2025 7:26 ↓

Guest: Guy Felicella - Harm reduction and recovery advocate

Canada doesn’t want to be the 51st State, but someone does. Meet Puerto Rico, which voted for statehood yet the U.S. has turned its back on them 15.02.2025 9:48 ↓

Guests: Carlos Vargas-Ramos, Director for Public Policy, External and Media Relations, and Development; Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College José Molinelli, Professor of political science; Interamerican University of Puerto Rico

Has Trump brought Canadians together? Can we truly become Canada-first? 15.02.2025 12:21 ↓

Guest: Lori Turnbull - Professor; Chair, Public & International Affairs Department, Dalhousie University

Dine Out Vancouver continues to spark interest in local eateries in its 23rd year with more than 430 restaurants taking part 08.02.2025 5:49 ↓

Guest: Lucas Pavan - Manager, Dine Out Vancouver Festival

Are Canadian snowbirds coming home? Why some Canadians who live in the U.S. during winter look to be packing up and returning to Canada 08.02.2025 6:58 ↓

Guest: Trevor Hargreaves - Senior VP of Government Relations, Marketing & Communications; British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA)