The Jas Johal Show
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The Jas Johal Show
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,...
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Vancouver’s 30 km/h rollout: safer streets or slower city?
Vancouver’s 30 km/h Rollout: Safer Streets or Slower City? (0:51)
Guest: Lucy Maloney, OneCity Vancouver councillor
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Canadian family escapes violence in Puerto Vallarta
Caught in the Crossfire: A Canadian Family’s Escape from Violence in Puerto Vallarta
Guest: Shaelysse Frankland, Vancouver Island woman w...
Public sector growth surges as deficits deepen
Guest: Jairo Yunis, Director of Policy at the Business Council of British Columbia
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Celebrating Pink Shirt Day 2026
Sara Dubois-Phillips, Executive Director of the CKNW Kids’ Fund
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B.C. advances $348M electrification amid record deficit
B.C. plans $348 million electrification push, despite record deficit
Barry Penner, Chair of the Energy Futures Institute
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Surrey businesses slowed by rising extortion fears
Extortion fears in Surrey severely halts business development (0:44)
Beerinder Sidhu, Surrey-based realtor
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‘Pawternity leave’ emerging as new workplace perk?
‘Pawternity leave’: the new job perk to attract young workers?
Rebeka Breder, Animal Rights Lawyer
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Extortion fears in Surrey severely halts business development
Beerinder Sidhu, Surrey-based realtor
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Gift card bonanza
Carson Binda, B.C. Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
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Gift card spending spree
Gift Card Bonanza (0:54)
Carson Binda, B.C. Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
The Debt Spiral: Pa...
Puerto Vallarta: Are Canadians making their way home?
Claire Newell, travel expert, and President of Travel Best Bets
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The Debt Spiral: Paying More to Get Less
Guest: Mike De Jong, Former MLA & Finance Minister
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Stranded or Escaping? Canadians Navigate Puerto Vallarta Fallout
Guest: Claire Newell, travel expert, and President of Travel Best Bets
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B.C. tourist describes chaos in Puerto Vallarta
Chaos in Mexico: B.C. Traveller Details Puerto Vallarta Violence (0:32)
Guest: Ryan Voutilainen, Vancouver resident currently in Puerto V...
The Agenda - B.C.’s Budget Reckoning: Do Deficits Matter?
Guests:
Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst
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Vancouver real estate marketer caught in Mexico crossfire
Puerto Vallarta: Vancouver Real Estate Marketer Caught in Cartel Crossfire
Guest: Bob Rennie, founder of Rennie, a Vancouver based real e...
Vancouver’s Iranian community uneasy amid U.S.–Iran tensions
Vancouver’s Iranian Community on Edge as U.S.–Iran Tensions Escalate
Guest: Negar Mojtahedi, reporter for Iran International, host of the...
B.C. traveller recounts violence in Puerto Vallarta
Chaos in Mexico: B.C. Traveller Details Puerto Vallarta Violence
Guest: Ryan Voutilainen, Vancouver resident currently in Puerto Vallarta...
Supreme court kills Trump’s emergency tariffs
Supreme Court Kills Trump’s Emergency Tariffs: What It Means for Canada and B.C. (0:39)
Plus, how Canada will be impacted by the Supreme...
OpenAI had information on the Tumbler Ridge shooter
Why didn’t they tell the authorities?
Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist
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The Astronaut Children of Dunbar Street
The Astronaut Children of Dunbar Street: Inside the Quiet Separation Shaping Immigrant Families
Wiley Wei-Chun Ho, author of The Astronau...
The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
This week:
The Supreme Court blocks Trump’s emergency tariffs — hours later, he unveils a new 10 percent global levy. What does...
Trump tariff roadblock as Eby’s deficit grows
Trump runs into tariff roadblock, while Eby’s deficit slides downhill
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
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Real cost of Massey Tunnel unclear
Massey Tunnel’s $4.1B Price Tag Now Comes With an Asterisk: Why Won’t Government Say the Real Cost?
George Harvie, Mayor of Delta
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Should the Pattullo Bridge become B.C’s High Line?
Surrey mayoral candidate says yes
Linda Annis, Surrey First city councillor and mayoral candidate
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Gas prices spike to highest levels since September
Gas prices spike to highest levels since September (0:55)
Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy
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Viaduct demolition delayed as costs climb
Viaducts at a Crossroads: Demolition Delayed, Costs Climb, and the Financing Fight Begins
Geoff Meggs, former Vancouver City Councillor,...
B.C.’s growing debt puts food industry in jeopardy
James Donaldson, CEO of B.C. Food and Beverage
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Gary Collins reflects on balancing B.C.’s budget
Former Finance Minister Gary Collins on Balancing the Books — and the Tough Choices It Took
Gary Collins, former Finance Minister of B.C....
Horgan’s restraint versus Eby’s red ink
Horgan’s Caution vs. Eby’s Red Ink: B.C.’s Fiscal Turn (0:48)
Selina Robinson, former Finance Minister of B.C
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Canada’s New Defence Strategy: Bold Reset or Repackaged Promises?
Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies, comparative defence management approaches and f...
Human Trafficking in B.C.: Exploitation Hiding in Plain Sight
Susannah Pierce, Founder, Human Trafficking Prevention Network of B.C., and former Country Chair of Shell Canada
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The Budget Is Brenda Bailey’s—But the Deficit Is David Eby’s
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Horgan’s Caution vs. Eby’s Red Ink: B.C.’s Fiscal Turn
Guest: Selina Robinson, former Finance Minister of B.C.
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Budget 2026: The Reckoning
Budget 2026: The Reckoning (0:16)
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
How did B.C.’s fi...
B.C. budget: Red ink and hard choices
Guest: David Williams, Vice President of Policy for the Business Council of B.C.
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How did B.C.’s finances go off track?
Guest: Jock Finlayson, Chief Economist, Independent contractors and businesses association, and senior fellow of the Fraser Institute
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B.C. expands PST to more services in 2026
B.C expands PST to more services in 2026 Budget
Guest: Ryan Mitton, Director of Legislative Affairs for B.C. with the Canadian Federatio...
2026 B.C Budget: What should we expect?
Guest host Robin Gill talks to David Williams, Economist with the B.C. Business Council
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How will Ottawa’s EV incentives change consumer behaviour?
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Barry Penner, Chair of the Energy Futures Institute
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