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The Jas Johal Show

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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...

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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 Global News Radio newsroom rounds 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.

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English


Episodes
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Building a police force amid extortion crisis

5/13/2026
Building a police force in the middle of an extortion crisis (0:56) Norm Lipinski, Chief Constable with the Surrey Police Service Alberta and Ottawa nears a carbon price deal, and B.C. is being kept in the dark (12:38) Richard Masson, President of Planning Solutions, and former CEO of the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission Can B.C. Ferries deliver a summer without any more breakdowns? (23:38) Leonard Krog, Mayor of Nanaimo A last ditch effort? Premier Eby meets with MLS officials to discuss the Whitecaps (32:13) Jay Janower, Global B.C. Sports Anchor and Reporter B.C. takes step forward in new wind projects (50:10) Adrian Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:12:23

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Metro Vancouver approves independent sewage plant review

5/13/2026
Metro Vancouver goes ahead with independent North Shore Sewage Plant review Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:10:20

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Alberta, feds nearing pipeline deal?

5/12/2026
Has a pipeline deal between Alberta and the feds been reached? (1:10) Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent Vancouver’s new AI data centres: does B.C. even have the power to run them? (17:59) Barry Penner, Chair of the Energy Futures Institute Has motorcycle riding become more challenging in B.C.? (29:49) Bryan Dyck, licensed Classroom & On-Road Motorcycle Instructor in B.C From Maui to Lytton: Lessons from Hawaii (39:56) John Daly, former CKNW host and Global News Reporter who lives in Maui part-time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:06:46

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From Maui to Lytton: Lessons from Hawaii

5/12/2026
John Daly, former CKNW host and Global News Reporter who lives in Maui part-time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:26:19

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Has Alberta reached pipeline deal with Ottawa?

5/12/2026
Has a pipeline deal between Alberta and the feds been reached? Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:18:31

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Taxpayers on the hook for short Metro Van meetings

5/11/2026
Short meetings, big paycheques - Taxpayers on the hook for short Metro Van meetings Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:10:23

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True cost of FIFA World Cup in Vancouver

5/11/2026
What is the true cost of the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver? (0:58) Dr. Wayne Smith, Professor and Director of the Institute for Hospitality and Tourism Research at Toronto Metropolitan University Short meetings, big paycheques - Taxpayers on the hook for short Metro Van meetings (9:03) Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and mayoral candidate B.C. Conservative Leadership Debate (18:43) Peter Milobar, B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Whale collision leaves Park Board considering banning jetskis from beaches (28:12) Brennan Bastyovanszky, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner B.C. allows liquor distributors to skip the middle man, delivering straight to businesses (37:33) Bo Chen, Executive Director of ABLE BC (Alliance of Beverage Licensees) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:48:34

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The Agenda

5/11/2026
Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:18:09

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B.C. Conservative Leadership Debate

5/11/2026
Peter Milobar, B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:10:11

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Gas prices push consumers to skip fast food

5/8/2026
Feeling McPressure: how high gas prices are making consumers ditch fast food Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:13:00

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The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour

5/8/2026
This week: Two new polls. Two very different pictures of where BC politics stands right now. One shows the NDP clinging to a narrow lead. The other shows them in freefall. Keith Baldrey breaks it down, plus an update on the BC Conservative leadership race (1:17) Transportation Minister Mike Farnworth with the latest on the Surrey Langley Skytrain, Massey Tunnel costs, and Broadway Skytrain construction (17:19) Former Vancouver Mayor and MP Kennedy Stewart on foreign interference at city hall and the provincial legislature (31:38) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:48:02

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B.C’s long term care projects axed

5/8/2026
B.C’s long term care projects axed, left in limbo (0:49) Mary Polak, CEO of the B.C. Care Providers Association Is Alberta Premier Danielle Smith one step closer to making a new pipeline happen? (12:35) Heather Yourex-West, Alberta Correspondent for Global National Inside The House (22:39) Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Surrey/Langley Skytrain closer to completion, but not without ballooning costs (38:34) Mike Farnworth, B.C.’s Minister of Transportation and Transit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:56:02

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Fuel shortage delays may void travel insurance coverage

5/8/2026
Fuel Shortage Delays? Your Travel Insurance May Not Cover It McKenzie McMillan, Managing Partner at The Travel Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:12:53

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Inside The House

5/8/2026
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:17:37

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Metro Van seeks governance input; will anything change?

5/7/2026
Metro Van seeks public input in its governance; will it change anything (0:43) Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and mayoral candidate How many more skyscrapers can Vancouver take? (11:35) James Munro, Principal at RJC Engineers Richmond's ribbon debate is a distraction. The real problem is killing kids sports (23:11) From pump to plug: are high gas prices driving consumers toward EVs? (33:09) Bob Porter, President of the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:46:16

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Staying safe in Vancouver’s waters this summer

5/7/2026
Sean Baxter, Director of Marine Operations & Harbour Master at the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:07:08

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How many more skyscrapers can Vancouver take?

5/7/2026
James Munro, Principal at RJC Engineers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:13:18

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Metro Van seeks public input in its governance

5/7/2026
Metro Van seeks public input in its governance; will it change anything Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:12:30

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Metro Vancouver wants your say in its governance structure

5/7/2026
Lisa Dominato, Chair of the Governance Committee at Metro Vancouver, and Vancouver City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:12:21

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OpenAI sidestepped privacy laws while training ChatGPT

5/6/2026
Your data at risk: OpenAI sidestepped privacy laws while training ChatGPT Jesse Miller, Social Media Expert and Founder of Mediated Reality Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:15:08