The Jas Johal Show
Corus Radio Network
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 Jawn Jang, 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.
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 Jawn Jang, 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.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Business News
Description:
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 Jawn Jang, 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.
Language:
English
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Episodes
B.C. mountain commemorating Nazi collaborator stripped of its name
7/6/2022
Duncan Taylor, Lawyer at Brownlee LLP Insurance Civil Litigation who successfully rescinded the name “Mount Pétain” describes how he's feeling after Mount Pétain, named after Philippe Pétain, a French marshal convicted of treason has been stripped of its name. Duncan's late father Geoffrey Taylor long advocated for the mountain's name to be changed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:07:19
Patrick Brown speaks out after being disqualified from the federal Conservative party leadership race
7/6/2022
Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton and former Conservative Party leadership hopeful says it was Pierre Poilievre's camp that had him disqualified from the Conservative Party leadership race. The Mayor of Brampton tells Jas Johal why he thinks he was ousted and what his next moves are. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:12:19
The Full Show: Port Vancouver looking to go ahead with rolling-truck age program - Truckers vote for job action, Metro Vancouver Mayors' Council approves Burnaby SFU gondola & How are B.C. Ferry cancellations impacting Vancouver Island tourism?
7/5/2022
Port of Vancouver truckers vote for job action to protest phaseout of older vehicles Gagan Singh, Spokesperson for the United Truckers Association says the truckers will effectively shut down the Port of Vancouver if the Port goes ahead with the rolling-truck age program. Metro Vancouver Mayors’ Council approves 10-year transportation plan which includes Burnaby SFU gondola The Metro Vancouver Mayors’ Council recently approved a 10-year transportation plan for the region. And that plan...
Duration:00:57:33
Reclaiming Asian Names through Microsoft Word
7/5/2022
Zoe Si, Ambassador for Elimin8Hate and prominent Asian Canadian artist and entertainer discusses a new way for Microsoft Word to recognize a variety of Asian Names, rather than underlining as an error. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:08:21
How are BC ferry cancellations affecting island tourism?
7/5/2022
Leonard Krog, Mayor of Nanaimo discusses how B.C. Ferry cancellations have impacted tourism on Vancouver Island. Plus. why he thinks B.C. Ferry ships should be built locally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:12:32
Are airlines fulfilling their legal obligations to passengers as more airport horror stories are head?
7/5/2022
Gabor Lukacs, Founder, airpassengerrights.ca says there is potential for a class-action lawsuit put against Canadian airlines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:13:42
Metro Vancouver Mayors’ Council approves 10-year transportation plan which includes Burnaby SFU gondola
7/5/2022
The Metro Vancouver Mayors’ Council recently approved a 10-year transportation plan for the region. And that plan includes the hotly contested Burnaby Mountain gondola. For over 10 years, a local group called “No Gondola!” has been campaigning against its creation. Our show contributor Jawn Jang checked in with their spokesperson Christine Cunningham to get her reaction to this development. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:07:11
Port of Vancouver truckers vote for job action to protest phaseout of older vehicles
7/5/2022
Gagan Singh, Spokesperson for the United Truckers Association says the truckers will effectively shut down the Port of Vancouver if the Port goes ahead with the rolling-truck age program. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:14:26
The Full Show: Air Canada takes #1 spot for delays, new poll shows most British Columbians would support indigenous-led bid for 2030 Olympics & the petty politics in Surrey continues
7/4/2022
Fight of the flights: Air Canada takes the #1 spot for delays Claire Newell, President of Travel Best Bets tells us how those travelling on Canada Day long weekend fared New Research Co. poll shows that majority of British Columbians would support Indigenous-led bid for 2030 Olympics There are some days that you’ll remember forever. Your first day at school, or your first date or the day you proposed. One of those days for us Canadians is when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal during the...
Duration:01:02:05
Has Surrey politics gotten too petty?
7/4/2022
Linda Annis, Surrey City Councillor discusses what happened this past Canada Day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:10:00
The NDP’s Amazing Race to Premiership
7/4/2022
Rob Shaw, Political Reporter for CHEK TV, and columnist for the Daily Hive breaks down the likely candidates to lead the BC NDP post-John Horgan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:12:44
Saanich shooting: The latest update from Vancouver Island
7/4/2022
The latest on the Saanich bank robbery and shooting withKeith Baldrey, Global BC’s Legislative Bureau Chief See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:07:33
Vancouver’s post-pandemic real-estate hangover
7/4/2022
A look at the current state of Vancouver real-estate with Steve Saretsky, Realtor at Oakwyn Realty See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:14:21
New Research Co. poll shows that majority of British Columbians would support Indigenous-led bid for 2030 Olympics
7/4/2022
There are some days that you’ll remember forever. Your first day at school, or your first date or the day you proposed. One of those days for us Canadians is when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal during the 2010 Olympics. Everyone of us has a special memory of that exact moment. With that in mind, a new poll shows most British Columbians would support the Indigenous-led 2030 Olympic bid that would bring the Games back to Vancouver. Our show contributor Jawn Jang has more on Vancouver’s...
Duration:00:10:43
Fight of the flights: Air Canada takes the #1 spot for delays
7/4/2022
Claire Newell, President of Travel Best Bets tells us how those travelling on Canada Day long weekend fared See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:13:04
The Full Show Canada Day edition: How did freedom convoy protests play out in Ottawa? How badly understaffed are our paramedics as they gear up for what is expected to be a busy weekend & The Wrap!
7/1/2022
How did freedom convoy protests shake out in Ottawa on Canada's Day? Rachel Gilmore, Global National Online Journalist tells gives us the details on Canada Day protests in Ottawa The feeling amongst paramedics and what to expect this weekend Troy Clifford, Ambulance Paramedics Union President & an active paramedic tells us how paramedics across the province are gearing up for this Canada Day long weekend The issue with BC Ferries Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent at CHEK News + Columnist on...
Duration:00:51:01
The Wrap: What is the deal with the lack of fireworks in Vancouver for Canada Day? Online provincial taxes take effect today, will anything deter you from shopping online or Amazon?
7/1/2022
On The Wrap this week: Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host Rob Fai, Broadcaster and radio host See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:13:57
The issue with BC Ferries
7/1/2022
Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent at CHEK News + Columnist on The Orca and The Daily Hive explains how the NDP government see BC Ferries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:12:12
The feeling amongst paramedics and what to expect this weekend
7/1/2022
Troy Clifford, Ambulance Paramedics Union President & an active paramedic tells us how paramedics across the province are gearing up for this Canada Day long weekend See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:13:54
How did freedom convoy protests shake out in Ottawa on Canada's Day?
7/1/2022
Rachel Gilmore, Global National Online Journalist tells gives us the details on Canada Day protests in Ottawa See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duration:00:09:50