Conversations Live with Stuart McNish

On January 17 Conversations Live with Stuart McNish will explore the issue of BC’s energy future with a panel of individuals emersed in the facts and politics of this critical issue, and well-positioned to help us look towards our energy future.  The panelists: Ian Anderson – Former Trans Mountain Corporation President & CEO Crystal Smith – Chief Councillor, Haisla Nation; chair of the Fi...

BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon will join Conversations Live with Stuart McNish for a wide-ranging conversation 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 13. The Vancouver Sun’s Vaughn Palmer is set to join us in the room, and we expect he’ll bring his usual keen perspectives and questions to the conversation.   It should be a good one!    Mark your calendars to join us as we address the big issues f...

On November 15 we are bringing together a diverse group of people in the know to peel back the layers on food in BC.  Heat domes, floods, fires, and rising costs of inputs such as fuel and fertilizer are putting unprecedented pressure on BC’s farmers and disrupting local food production. Factors as diverse as weather crisis, the war in Ukraine, and supply chain challenges are driving food pri...

On October 25 Conversations Live with Stuart McNish will explore the issue of crime on the streets of cities across BC.    There is a sense that random violence and gangland shootings are increasingly common on our streets. Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, and Langley have all witnessed high-profile incidents in recent days. Some, however, are arguing crime is on the decline. What perceptio...

On September 27 Conversations Live with Stuart McNish will explore the critical issue of healthcare in BC and across Canada. Coast-to-coast, Canadians struggle to find a family doctor, ER’s are busy well past the breaking point, and practitioners are burning out. We’re reading stories about elderly patients dying in the waiting room, of ambulances arriving too late to save a life, and of skilled p...

Affordable housing will take the stage at the inaugural Conversations Live with Stuart McNish next Tuesday, June 21. We plan to hold Conversations Live micro-conferences monthly, adopting a hybrid format so you have the option of joining us in-person or virtually. Those joining us in-person will have an opportunity to discuss topics informally at a reception and dinner before the main event – our...