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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Ottawa drops EV mandate, welcomes Chinese models
Ottawa set to scrap EV mandates, while making room for Chinese EVs (0:53)
Guest: Brian Kingston, President and CEO of the Canadian Vehicl...
Heated Rivalry: A Global TV Hit — and a Mirror on How Canada Sells Itself to the World
Guest: Dr. JP Catungal, Assistant Professor of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at UBC
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Are the Whitecaps being priced out? Vancouver meets the new economics of pro sports
Guest: Arthur Griffiths, Former owner of the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver Grizzlies, and General Motors Place. Also a member of the B.C. Sports Hall o...
Ottawa set to scrap EV mandates, while making room for Chinese EVs
Guest: Brian Kingston, President and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association
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Extortion Isn’t a Soundbite: Why Police Work, Not Politics, Will Make the Difference
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Province offers net-zero deal to keep Whitecaps
Province offers net-zero deal to keep Whitecaps at B.C. Place (0:46)
Guest: Squire Barnes, Global B.C. Sports Director and Anchor
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Caroline Elliott makes her pitch to lead B.C. Conservatives
Guest: Caroline Elliott, B.C. Conservative leadership candidate
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YVR sees record boom in travellers in 2025
Guest: Tamara Vrooman, President and CEO of the Vancouver International Airport
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Should B.C. repeal DRIPA? Conservative leadership hopeful Iain Black says yes
Guest: Iain Black, B.C Conservative leadership candidate, and former B.C. Minister of Labour
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Province offers net-zero deal to keep Whitecaps at B.C. Place
Guest: Squire Barnes, Global BC Sports Director and Anchor
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Is a 10-lane Massey bridge worth the cost?
Is a 10-lane Massey Tunnel replacement bridge worth the cost? (0:37)
Guest: Dylan Kruger, Delta City councillor
The Agenda - B.C. and Alberta: Unity, Energy, and the Politics of a Hardening West
Guests:
Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst
Richar...
Is a 10-lane Massey Tunnel replacement bridge worth the cost?
Guest: Dylan Kruger, Delta City councillor
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Data centres and power: How much can B.C.’s grid really handle?
Guest: Matt MacInnis, President of the Electrical Contractors Association of B.C.
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Massey Crossing: Why the Bridge Is the Right Call for the Region’s Future
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The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
This week:
Conservatives at a crossroads: We look at Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review, and are the B.C. Conservatives choosi...
B.C. restricts AI power as demand rises
B.C. caps power for AI as demand surges (0:46)
Guest: Adrian Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions
Can Metro Vancouver Board reform itself?
Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and Mayoral candidate
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Poilievre leadership review, and B.C. Conservative leadership race ramps up
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
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B.C. caps power for AI as demand surges
Guest: Adrian Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions
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Using red light therapy to prevent brain injuries in sports
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Dr. Lisa Wilde, Professor at the University of Utah’s department of neurology
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Carney meets premiers ahead of CUSMA review
Jan. 29, 2026: Guest host Rob Fai in for Jas Johal
Premiers meet with Prime Minister Carney ahead of CUSMA review (0:00)
What’s driving reconciliation concerns in B.C.?
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Khelsilem, Indigenous leader, formerly elected in the Squamish Nation Council
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Tesla pivots to robots after profits plunge
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist
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Is Canada prepared for CUSMA negotiations with the U.S.?
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Julian Karaguesian, Lecturer at McGill University’s Department of Economics
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Foreign wine still easier to buy than Canadian
Why it’s still easier to buy foreign wine than Canadian wine (0:56)
Guest: Jeff Guignard, President and CEO of Wine Growers B.C.
Children should have a say in divorce proceedings, says Liberal MP
Guest: Lisa Hepfner, Liberal MP for Hamilton Mountain in Ontario
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Free trade on the line: is Canada ready for a world without the old rules?
Guest: Colin Robertson, former Canadian diplomat, Senior Advisor and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and hosts its regular Global Exc...
Langley Township cuts utility costs for homeowners
Guest: Eric Woodward, Township of Langley Mayor
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Can B.C.’s economy survive trade wars, tariffs, and uncertainty?
Guest: Bridgitte Anderson, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
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Surrey urges federal emergency over extortion crimes
Surrey calls on feds to declare state of emergency over extortion crimes (0:50)
Guest: Linda Annis, Surrey First councillor and mayoral c...
Producing helper T cells from stem cells to treat illness
Guest: Dr. Ross Jones, research associate at UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering
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What is Canada’s critical mineral strategy?
Guest: Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
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Richmond company’s call to reopen Cowichan Tribes case gets hearing date
Guest: Robin Junger, Counsel specializing in Indigenous Law with McMillan LLP, representing Montrose Properties
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Construction delays could spike home prices by 27% in 2032
Guest: Brendon Ogmundson, Chief Economist for the B.C. Real Estate Association
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Surrey calls on feds to declare state of emergency over extortion crimes
Guest: Linda Annis, Surrey First councillor and mayoral candidate
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Canada groceries and essentials benefit
Canada groceries and essentials benefit (0:46)
Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent
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Westham Island Bridge closures
Guest: Ian Paton, Conservative MLA for Delta South
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Broadway corridor closing for four months
Guest: Dougie Stewart, Owner and operator of Colourstrings Music School on 8th and Quebec
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The Agenda: Election Talk Everywhere - Is it time for fixed dates?
Guests:
Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst
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