The Jas Johal Show

Plus, is New Year’s Eve overrated? Guests: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. Assessment notices roll out; how much have property values changed? (0:42) Guest: Bryan Murao, Residential Lower Mainland Assessor for B.C Assessment Nike’s Air Jordans: 40 years of revolutionizing the sneaker game (12:47) Guest: Tye Engmann, founder of Curated Van Metro Vancouver's real crisis isn't the leak… it's the panic (27:12) Guest: Kirk LaPointe, Columnist at Lodestar Media and The Hub, and Special Advisor for Fulmer & Company Tesla loses top spot as world’s biggest EV seller to China’s BYD (42:39) Guest: Zack Spencer, Automotive journalist KNOWN AS Motormouth Canada on YouTube What to expect from Canada’s immigration laws in 2026 (52:27) Guest: Barj Dhahan, Co-founder and director of the Canada India Education Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Kirk LaPointe, Columnist at Lodestar Media and The Hub, and Special Advisor for Fulmer & Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Tye Engmann, founder of Curated Van Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Tanya ter Keurs, Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer of NiaHealth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan. 1, 2026: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal Canada's grocery code of conduct work: will it work? (0:00) Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, co-host of The Food Professor Podcast, and visiting scholar at McGill University The state of Hollywood North: how B.C.’s film industry is preparing for 2026 (13:47) Guest: Marnie Gee, B.C.'s Film Commissioner The health benefits of the Polar Bear Plunge (27:31) Guest: Tanya ter Keurs, Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer of NiaHealth Where does Canada’s relationship stand with the U.S. in 2026? (33:45) Guest: Max Cameron, Professor at UBC’s Department of Political Science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, the most anticipated films of 2026 Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Rick Forchuk, TV Week Magazine columnist and CKNW contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Scotty Harrold, co-chair of the 2026 White Rock Beach Polar Bear Plunge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Nardwuar, The Human Serviette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 31, 2025: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal Calgary moves to repeal multi-unit zoning; should B.C. to do the same? (0:00) Guest: Mark Sager, Mayor of West Vancouver How to achieve your health and diet goals in the New Year (13:16) Guest: Dani Renouf, Registered Dietitian at St. Paul’s Hospital The State of the DTES heading into 2026 (22:45) Guest: Sarah Blyth, Advocate for the DTES and Executive Director of the Overdose Prevention Society Vancouver The biggest entertainment and pop culture stories of 2025 (35:09) Guest: Dana Gee, Arts reporter for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Dana Gee, Arts reporter for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Constable Darren Wong, Media Relations Officer for the VPD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Sarah Blyth, Advocate for the DTES and Executive Director of the Overdose Prevention Society Vancouve Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Mark Sager, Mayor of West Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 30, 2025: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal Fun without fireworks? What’s going on with New Year’s Eve celebrations in Vancouver? (0:00) Guest: Fred Lee, Vancouver’s ‘Man About Town’ - columnist, broadcaster, and perpetual Gala Gala Doo attendee B.C.’s most popular baby names; what made the list? (10:06) Guest: Kathryn Stewart, Director of Talk and Talent for 730 CKNW How a 9.0 magnitude earthquake could shake B.C. up (16:47) Guest: Edward Nissen, Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences at University of Victoria How uncertainty over property rights puts B.C.’s economy at risk (32:33) Guest: David Livingstone, senior fellow at the conservative leaning Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and professor in Liberal Studies and Political Studies at Vancouver Island University The new St. Paul’s hospital: a medical facility of the future? (44:52) Guest: Dan Fumano, City columnist for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Bailey Mitchell, emergency police call taker for E-Comm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Dan Fumano, City columnist for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to David Livingstone, senior fellow at the conservative leaning Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and professor in Liberal Studies and Political Studies at Vancouver Island University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Edward Nissen, Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences at University of Victoria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 29, 2025: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal Staffing challenges cause overnight ER closures in Mission (0:00) Guest: Ian Tait, Communications Director with the Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. Whitecaps reach settlement in class action suit over Messi no-show (7:33) Guest: Squire Barnes, Global B.C. Sports Director and Anchor What can B.C. do to prevent further E.R closures from happening? (15:31) Guest: Trevor Halford, Surrey-White Rock MLA and interim leader of the B.C. Conservatives Is the B.C government doing enough to protect private property rights? (23:58) Guest: Brad West, Mayor of Port Coquitlam U.S. border photographs Canadian travellers: will cross border trips become more difficult? (34:44) Guest: Richard Kurland, Immigration lawyer and policy analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices