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The Jas Johal Show is the Lower Mainland’s town square, helping you connect with the stories that matter. It’s about finding the solutions to the challenges facing our region, even when we disagree. Jas’s decades of experience as a local news reporter, a Global News bureau chief in China and India, as well as a BC MLA have strengthened his conviction that no one “side” has all the answers. The Jas Johal Show’s contributor Geri Mayer-Judson, Global News anchor Chris Gailus, and the Global News Radio newsroom round out the team keeping you in the know on developing stories from the North Shore to the Fraser Valley. The Jas Johal Show provides fresh perspective and lively conversation for listeners Monday to Friday: 3-6pm.
Ottawa wants to tie access to $6B in new housing funds to fourplex approval
New housing legislation from governments…are there strings attached? (0:36)
Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant
Everything Financial (15:35)
Guest: Peter Cishecki, Registered Financial Planner and President of the Everything Financial Group
Is it time for taxpayers to be able to vote on a regional government? (20:34)
Guest: Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company
B.C. expands limitations on landlords with new legislation (32:00)
Guest: Ravi Kahlon, B.C.’s Minister of Housing
Nexus fee increases proposed; is it worth paying more to wait less? (41:10)
Guest: Claire Newell, President and Founder of Travel Best Bets
What can B.C. learn from Toronto’s 2026 FIFA World Cup deal? (50:40)
Guest: Marcus Gee, Columnist for The Globe and Mail
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01:02:2603/04/2024
Canadian under-30’s are significantly less happy than over-60’s: why?
Guests:
Geri Mayer-Judson, Show Contributor
Dr. Paul Kershaw, founder of Generation Squeeze (Canadian, non-partisan, non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of young adults)
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08:3803/04/2024
What can B.C. learn from Toronto’s 2026 FIFA World Cup deal?
Guest: Marcus Gee, Columnist for The Globe And Mail
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09:1103/04/2024
Nexus fee increases proposed; is it worth paying more to wait less?
Guest: Claire Newell, President and Founder of Travel Best Bets
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10:1203/04/2024
B.C. expands limitations on landlords with new legislation
Guest: Ravi Kahlon, B.C.’s Minister of Housing
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09:5202/04/2024
Is it time for taxpayers to be able to vote on a regional government?
Guest: Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company
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13:1902/04/2024
New housing legislation from governments…are there strings attached?
Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant
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16:4102/04/2024
The Full Show: Is there any desire for the federal government to rethink the carbon tax, Canucks clinched, and our wallets pinched by NHL playoff tickets & , Do we need to rethink our drug policy?
Is there any desire for the federal government to rethink the carbon tax?
GUEST: Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Chilliwack takes Canada Day celebrations to the skies with a drone show
GUEST: Ken Popove, Mayor of Chilliwack
Axe the tax, then what? Are there alternatives to the carbon tax?
GUEST: Bill Tieleman, veteran BC political strategist and campaigner, and President of West Star Communications
Canucks clinched, and our wallets pinched by NHL playoff tickets
GUEST: Rob Fai, Weekend Mornings on CKNW host and long time sportscaste
After Saturday’s shooting, do we need to rethink our drug policy?
GUEST: Rob Gordon, Professor of Criminology at Simon Fraser University
St. Paul’s Hospital launches first database for Lipoprotein (a) in Canada
GUEST: Darren Ali, Lipoprotein patient & Dr. Liam Brunham, Medical Lead of the Healthy Heart Program Prevention Clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital.
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01:00:1802/04/2024
St. Paul’s Hospital launches first database for Lipoprotein (a) in Canada
GUEST: Darren Ali, Lipoprotein patient & Dr. Liam Brunham, Medical Lead of the Healthy Heart Program Prevention Clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital.
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09:4402/04/2024
After Saturday’s shooting, do we need to rethink our drug policy?
GUEST: Rob Gordon, Professor of Criminology at Simon Fraser University
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15:5802/04/2024
Canucks clinched, and our wallets pinched by NHL playoff tickets
GUEST: Rob Fai, Weekend Mornings on CKNW host and long time sportscaster
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07:2801/04/2024
Axe the tax, then what? Are there alternatives to the carbon tax?
GUEST: Bill Tieleman, veteran BC political strategist and campaigner, and President of West Star Communications
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14:0601/04/2024
Chilliwack takes Canada Day celebrations to the skies with a drone show
GUEST: Ken Popove, Mayor of Chilliwack
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06:1001/04/2024
Is there any desire for the federal government to rethink the carbon tax?
GUEST: Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
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09:2401/04/2024
The Full Show: Could an early rate cut overheat the spring housing market in Canada, Beyonce rides into the country genre with latest album Cowboy Carter & The Wrap!
Could an early rate cut overheat the spring housing market in Canada?
GUEST: Ron Butler, mortgage broker at Butler Mortgages
Scammers are getting more advanced - how you can protect yourself and your money
GUEST: Geri Mayer-Judson, Show Contributor & Sophia Leung, TD fraud expert
OUR ENERGY FUTURE - Can B.C meet ballooning energy needs?
GUEST: Richard McCandless, retired senior BC Government Public Servant. Mr. McCandless is also an intervener in the BC Utility Commission’s reviews of BC Hydro and ICBC’s rate requests.
The Week That Was in BC Politics
GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global BC Legislative Bureau Chief
Beyonce rides into the country genre with latest album Cowboy Carter
GUEST: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator at ThatEricAlper.com
The Wrap - Did you make the mistake of getting rid of your DVD collection too soon & What’s a movie prop you’d be willing to spend money on?
GUEST: Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host
GUEST: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster
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01:17:1730/03/2024
The Wrap - Did you make the mistake of getting rid of your DVD collection too soon & What’s a movie prop you’d be willing to spend money on?
GUEST: Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host
GUEST: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster
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13:5630/03/2024
Beyonce rides into the country genre with latest album Cowboy Carter
GUEST: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator at ThatEricAlper.com
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11:5930/03/2024
OUR ENERGY FUTURE - Can B.C meet ballooning energy needs?
GUEST: Richard McCandless, retired senior BC Government Public Servant. Mr. McCandless is also an intervener in the BC Utility Commission’s reviews of BC Hydro and ICBC’s rate requests.
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15:3929/03/2024
Scammers are getting more advanced - how you can protect yourself and your money
GUEST: Geri Mayer-Judson, Show Contributor & Sophia Leung, TD fraud expert
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08:1429/03/2024
Could an early rate cut overheat the spring housing market in Canada?
GUEST: Ron Butler, mortgage broker at Butler Mortgages
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14:2329/03/2024
The Full Show: Calls for North Vancouver Wastewater plant public inquiry, New international student rules will shake Canada’s colleges & Cinephiles rally to DVDs… can they save a dying format?
Calls for North Vancouver Wastewater plant public inquiry
GUEST: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City Councillor
Moving out: British Columbians flock to Alberta
GUEST: Geri Mayer-Judson, Show Contributor
Will the feds’ Renters’ Bill of Rights put landlords in hot water?
GUEST: David Hutniak, CEO of Landlord BC
New international student rules will shake Canada’s colleges
GUEST: Barj Dhahan, Co-founder and director of the Canada India Education Society
Screentime - Cinephiles rally to DVDs… can they save a dying format?
GUEST: Marc Staehling, CKNW’s in-house movie expert, and executive producer for AM 730
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53:5329/03/2024
Screentime - Cinephiles rally to DVDs… can they save a dying format?
GUEST: Marc Staehling, CKNW’s in-house movie expert, and executive producer for AM 730
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11:2729/03/2024
New international student rules will shake Canada’s colleges
GUEST: Barj Dhahan, Co-founder and director of the Canada India Education Society
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08:2628/03/2024
Will the feds’ Renters’ Bill of Rights put landlords in hot water?
GUEST: David Hutniak, CEO of Landlord BC
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08:3228/03/2024
Moving out: British Columbians flock to Alberta
GUEST: Geri Mayer-Judson, Show Contributor
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09:3528/03/2024
Calls for North Vancouver Wastewater plant public inquiry
GUEST: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City Councillor
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15:3428/03/2024
The Full Show: Is it time for the Metro Vancouver regional government to clean house, The future of B.C Hydro & The growth of non-alcoholic beer
Is it time for the Metro Vancouver regional government to clean house?
GUEST: Kirk Lapointe - Columnist, Glacier Media
Wildfire season 2024: are we ready?
GUESTS: Geri Mayer-Judson, Show Contributor & Dr. Lori Daniels, Koerner Chair for Centre for Wildfire Coexistence and Professor in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at UBC Forestry
OUR ENERGY FUTURE - The future of B.C Hydro
GUEST: Chris O’Riley, CEO of BC Hydro
Guilt-free guzzling: The growth of non-alcoholic beer
GUEST: Nick Black, Director of Sales for Strange Fellows Brewing
Prime Minister Trudeau announces Renters’ Bill Of Rights; the saving grace for young renters?
GUEST: Geri Mayer-Judson, Show Contributor
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56:2228/03/2024
Prime Minister Trudeau announces Renters’ Bill Of Rights; the saving grace for young renters?
GUEST: Geri Mayer-Judson, Show Contributor
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08:2528/03/2024
Guilt-free guzzling: The growth of non-alcoholic beer
GUEST: Nick Black, Director of Sales for Strange Fellows Brewing
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13:5428/03/2024
OUR ENERGY FUTURE - The future of B.C Hydro
GUEST: Chris O’Riley, CEO of BC Hydro
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18:1827/03/2024
Wildfire season 2024: are we ready?
GUESTS: Geri Mayer-Judson, Show Contributor & Dr. Lori Daniels, Koerner Chair for Centre for Wildfire Coexistence and Professor in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at UBC Forestry
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07:5427/03/2024
Is it time for the Metro Vancouver regional government to clean house?
GUEST: Kirk Lapointe - Columnist, Glacier Media
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09:3527/03/2024
The Full Show:Why did the cost of the wastewater treatment plant balloon to nearly $4 billion, How B.C is preventing ship collisions to protect bridges & Metis Nation opens a new centre for culture and language in B.C
Why did the cost of the wastewater treatment plant balloon to nearly $4 billion?
GUEST: George Harvie, Chair of the Metro Vancouver Board and Mayor of Delta
Poutine Nation: 60 years of the iconic Canadian dish turned global phenomenon
GUEST: Sylvain Charlebois, Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University
How B.C is preventing ship collisions to protect bridges
GUEST: Janelle Staite, Regional Deputy Director of the South Coast Region for B.C’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Should B.C do more to protect bridges from ship collisions?
GUEST: Peter McCartney, Climate Campaigner with the Wilderness Committee
Metis Nation opens a new centre for culture and language in B.C
GUEST: Patrick Harriott, Minister of Culture, Language and Heritage for Metis Nation British Columbia
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50:4527/03/2024
Metis Nation opens a new centre for culture and language in B.C
GUEST: Patrick Harriott, Minister of Culture, Language and Heritage for Metis Nation British Columbia
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08:3627/03/2024
How B.C is preventing ship collisions to protect bridges
GUEST: Janelle Staite, Regional Deputy Director of the South Coast Region for B.C’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
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08:1027/03/2024
Should B.C do more to protect bridges from ship collisions?
GUEST: Peter McCartney, Climate Campaigner with the Wilderness Committee
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08:0227/03/2024
Poutine Nation: 60 years of the iconic Canadian dish turned global phenomenon
GUEST: Sylvain Charlebois, Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University
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09:4426/03/2024
Why did the cost of the wastewater treatment plant balloon to nearly $4 billion?
GUEST: George Harvie, Chair of the Metro Vancouver Board and Mayor of Delta
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15:1026/03/2024
The Full Show: Metro Vancouver households on the hook for $3.86 billion wastewater treatment plant replacement, BC’s LNG Dreams & Did Bowen Island council vote to opt into short-term rental regulations?
Metro Vancouver households on the hook for $3.86 billion wastewater treatment plant replacement
GUEST: Catherine Pope, District of North Vancouver City Councillor
OUR ENERGY FUTURE - BC’s LNG Dreams
GUEST: Christy Clark, Former Premier of B.C.
Metro Vancouver households on the hook for $3.86 billion wastewater treatment plant replacement
GUEST: Kirk Lapointe - Columnist, Glacier Media
Can private lands co-exist when aboriginal title is recognized?
GUEST: Geoff Plant, Partner at the Gall, Legge, Grant & Zwack Law Firm, served as Attorney General of British Columbia, and Minister responsible for Treaty Negotiations
Did Bowen Island council vote to opt into short-term rental regulations?
GUEST: Andrew Leonard, Bowen Island Mayor
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54:1026/03/2024
Did Bowen Island council vote to opt into short-term rental regulations?
GUEST: Andrew Leonard, Bowen Island Mayor
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08:0226/03/2024
Can private lands co-exist when aboriginal title is recognized?
GUEST: Geoff Plant, Partner at the Gall, Legge, Grant & Zwack Law Firm, served as Attorney General of British Columbia, and Minister responsible for Treaty Negotiations
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12:5726/03/2024
Metro Vancouver households on the hook for $3.86 billion wastewater treatment plant replacement
GUEST: Kirk Lapointe - Columnist, Glacier Media
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08:0226/03/2024
OUR ENERGY FUTURE - BC’s LNG Dreams
GUEST: Christy Clark, Former Premier of B.C.
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16:2626/03/2024
Metro Vancouver households on the hook for $3.86 billion wastewater treatment plant replacement
GUEST: Catherine Pope, District of North Vancouver City Councillor
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09:2425/03/2024
The Full Show: Metro Vancouver moves forward with drinking in regional parks, Kate Middleton reveals cancer diagnosis & How does B.C regulate our public energy system?
Bottoms up! Metro Vancouver moves forward with drinking in regional parks
GUEST: Dylan Kruger, Delta City Councillor
Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, reveals cancer diagnosis
GUEST: Geri Mayer-Judson, Show Contributor
OUR ENERGY FUTURE - How does B.C regulate our public energy system?
GUEST: Mark Jaccard, Chair and CEO of the BC Utilities Commission
The Week That Was in BC Politics
GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global BC Legislative Bureau Chief
The Wrap - Kate Middleton reveals cancer diagnosis & Who should play the next James Bond?
GUEST: Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host
GUEST: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and
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01:06:4923/03/2024
The Wrap - Kate Middleton reveals cancer diagnosis & Who should play the next James Bond?
GUEST: Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host
GUEST: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster
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14:0223/03/2024
The Week That Was in BC Politics
GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global BC Legislative Bureau Chief
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16:3223/03/2024
OUR ENERGY FUTURE - How does B.C regulate our public energy system?
GUEST: Mark Jaccard, Chair and CEO of the BC Utilities Commission
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24:3422/03/2024
Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, reveals cancer diagnosis
GUEST: Geri Mayer-Judson, Show Contributor
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07:0722/03/2024
Bottoms up! Metro Vancouver moves forward with drinking in regional parks
GUEST: Dylan Kruger, Delta City Councillor
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07:1922/03/2024