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 Kevin Falcon, the new leader of the B.C. Liberals joins the show to discuss his leadership victory over this past weekend 

Lana Popham, B.C. Agriculture Minister with more on today's announcement of financial aid for farmers impacted by the BC floods late last year 

Victoria and Lower Mainland cities bracing for trucker convoy protests this weekend Lisa Helps, Mayor of Victoria joins us to discuss the latest convoy of truckers set to hit B.C.'s capital  Convoy enforcement: police are damned if they do, damned if they don’t Tom Stamatakis, President of the Canadian Police Association examines how police handle protests and why the convoy is different from past protests within Canada  Just one ambulance was serving the City of Vancouver earlier this week, head of paramedics union says Troy Clifford Provincial President at Ambulance Paramedics and Dispatchers of B.C. Paramedic for the past 33 years sheds light on how Vancouver can just have only one ambulance available to serve the entire city It’s official: school sports tournaments are back! They're playing basketball! For more on the return of organized school tournaments, we check in with Paul Eberhardt, Chairperson for the BC High School Boys Basketball Tournament, and a coach at West Van Secondary Number of Br

Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co polling company brings more on Canadian attitudes with the federal/provincial governments as we continue to move through the COVID pandemic 

With more on what's behind this is Paul Sullivan, Principal & Regional Leader for Ryan ULC, a global tax recovery firm.  

They're playing basketball! For more on the return of organized school tournaments, we check in with Paul Eberhardt, Chairperson for the BC High School Boys Basketball Tournament, and a coach at West Van Secondary

Troy Clifford Provincial President at Ambulance Paramedics and Dispatchers of B.C. Paramedic for the past 33 years sheds light on how Vancouver can just have only one ambulance available to serve the entire city

Tom Stamatakis, President of the Canadian Police Association examines how police handle protests and why the convoy is different from past protests within Canada 

Lisa Helps, Mayor of Victoria joins us to discuss the latest convoy of truckers set to hit B.C.'s capital 

COVID restrictions: confusion over school sports tournaments rules Richard Zussman, Global News Reporter at the B.C. Legislature provides clarity on just who is mandating a ban over school sports tournaments.  Press freedom in China declining at ‘breakneck speed’, new report says Jeremy Nuttall, National reporter for the Toronto Star, formerly based in Beijing discusses press freedom in China as the Beijing Olympic games quickly approach The Jas Johal Show Political Panel: leadership turmoil for the BC Liberals and the Conservative Party of Canada On the panel this week:  Bill Tieleman - President of West Star Communications and former political strategist for the BC NDP  Katy Merrfield - Vice-President, Wellington Advocacy, and Former Communications Director for Premiers Jason Kenney and Christy Clark VPD to hand out free whistles in response to public safety concerns Cease Wyss, who lives in the Downtown core describes her experience living within the city and answers whether or not VPD are co

Manan Gupta, editor of “Road Today”, a magazine for Canada's South Asian trucking community describes why the Ottawa convoy is not representative of the trucking industry 

Alan Regan, Jas Johal Show lead producer joins the show to discuss what makes a great bar, as news breaks that Earls purchases Cactus Club 

Cease Wyss, who lives in the Downtown core describes her experience living within the city and answers whether or not VPD are correctly addressing the issue of random crime. 

On the panel this week:  Bill Tieleman - President of West Star Communications and former political strategist for the BC NDP  Katy Merrfield - Vice-President, Wellington Advocacy, and Former Communications Director for Premiers Jason Kenney and Christy Clark

Jeremy Nuttall, National reporter for the Toronto Star, formerly based in Beijing discusses press freedom in China as the Beijing Olympic games quickly approach

 Richard Zussman, Global News Reporter at the B.C. Legislature provides clarity on just who is mandating a ban over school sports tournaments. 

Erin O’Toole ousted as Conservative leader after caucus revolt, as Ottawa police warn Armed Forces may be needed to deal with convoy Tasha Kheiriddin, National Post Columnist. dissects Erin O'Toole's ousting as Conservative leader Brian Lilley, Political Columnist for The Toronto Sun breaks down Erin O'Toole's ousting as leader of the federal Conservative party of Canada.  Surrey Police Service aims to deploy 175 more officers this year Ian MacDonald, Media Liaison for the Surrey Police Service shed light on Surrey's continued transition to a municipal police force  The arguments in favour of Kennedy Stewart’s housing plan Patrick Condon, Professor of Urban Design at UBC’s School of Architecture describes the positives of Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart's housing plan Supply chain woes: is indoor farming the solution to our unpredictable weather patterns?  Dave Dinesen, CEO of CubicFarms joins us to discuss the positives of indoor farming  After a 2-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Odlum Brown VanOpe

COVID-19 changed a lot of things and took away some annual traditions that many of us look forward to. Look at the Cloverdale Rodeo for example. The good news is that slowly but surely, these events are starting to come back– including a much-enjoyed tennis tournament in West Vancouver. Our show contributor Jawn Jang has more!

 Dave Dinesen, CEO of CubicFarms joins us to discuss the positives of indoor farming 

Brian Lilley, Political Columnist for The Toronto Sun breaks down Erin O'Toole's ousting as leader of the federal Conservative party of Canada.