The Lynda Steele Show

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DRIPA doubt causes businesses to pull back from B.C. (0:56) Laura Jones, President and CEO of the Business Council of B.C. Broadway Subway: Good News for Commuters, Bad News for Business (10:13) Tammy Morris, founder and head instructor of Tantra Fitness and Be 1 Fitness Gas prices leap to as high as $2.30 per litre; how much further will it go? (18:37) Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy After 30 years, Stanley Park's longest resident is being evicted (34:13) Alissa Thibault, Global B.C. reporter A B.C. group's potential bid on the Vancouver Whitecaps (44:59) Patrick Johnston, Sports columnist for the Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Overdose prevention site finds new home in downtown Vancouver. Mayor Ken Sim wants it out (0:56) Peter Meiszner, ABC Vancouver City councillor Bombshell allegations of Chinese interference rocks the B.C NDP cabinet (12:02) No Ribbons, No Rankings: Richmond School Track Meet Changes Spark Backlash (21:25) Alexa Loo, Richmond City councillor and mayoral candidate From the frontlines: a first-hand look into Canada's most dangerous wildfires (32:56) Jesse Winter, climate disaster journalist, and author of Wild Fire: Dispatches from a Country Ablaze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the frontlines: a first-hand look into Canada's most dangerous wildfires Jesse Winter, climate disaster journalist, and author of Wild Fire: Dispatches from a Country Ablaze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. Conservatives lead in the polls - are the NDP's days numbered? Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No Ribbons, No Rankings: Richmond School Track Meet Changes Spark Backlash Alexa Loo, Richmond City Councillor and mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Overdose prevention site finds new home in downtown Vancouver. Mayor Ken Sim wants it out Peter Meiszner, ABC Vancouver City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Chinese officials meeting with Vancouver city hall employees to cancel Shen Yun (1:02) Kennedy Stewart, former Mayor of Vancouver and former NDP MP, current Director of the Centre for Public Policy Research at Simon Fraser University Should Vancouver allow taller skyscrapers? City of Vancouver wants to know what you think (13:47) Sandy James, former City of Vancouver City Planner The Agenda: How real is Western Alienation (24:44) Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Future on Wheels: Vancouver Eyes Six-Month Delivery Robot Pilot (41:43) Mike Klassen, ABC Vancouver City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

The big deal about “small” talk: how talking to strangers can benefit you Dr. Gillian Sandstrom, author of Once Upon a Stranger: The Science of How “Small” Talk Can Add Up to a Big Life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iran/U.S. conflict escalates: how are Iranians on the ground coping? Negar Mojtahedi, reporter for Iran International, host of the Eye For Iran Podcast series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diplomatic Pressure? Chinese Officials Allegedly Pushed to Cancel Shen Yun in Vancouver Kennedy Stewart, former Mayor of Vancouver and former NDP MP, current Director of the Centre for Public Policy Research at Simon Fraser University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Michael White, Associate Vice-President at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Navpreet Gill, mother whose son suffers from this rare disease Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taxpayer-funded signing bonuses are being offered to experienced police officers who move from detachment to another Guest host Robin Gill talks to Carson Binda, B.C. Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Mario Canseco, president of Research Co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taxpayer-funded signing bonuses are being offered to experienced police officers who move from detachment to another Guest host Robin Gill talks to Elenore Sturko, Independent MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Trace Acres, Spokesperson for Road Safety at Work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phase 2 of Burnaby Hospital redevelopment cancelled by provincial government Guest host Robin Gill talks to Bowinn Ma, B.C.'s Minister of Infrastructure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gas prices (0:42) Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy Whitecaps receive a formal offer from Vegas buyer (11:30) Gary Mason, National Affairs Columnist for The Globe and Mail Inside The House (22:13) Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief B.C. government cancels contract on Phase 2 of Burnaby Hospital redevelopment (38:58) Kristy James, President & CEO of Burnaby Hospital and community foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. government cancels contract on Phase 2 of Burnaby Hospital redevelopment Kristy James, President & CEO of Burnaby Hospital and community foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Gary Mason, National Affairs Columnist for The Globe and Mail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Critics not satisfied as B.C.'s chief coroner calls on the province to address intimate partner violence Angela Marie Macdougall, Executive director at Battered Women's Support Services Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BCBC statement on B.C.'s Look West update (0:41) Laura Jones, President and C.E.O of the Business Council of British Columbia District of North Vancouver rejects provincial housing mandate (10:12) Mike Little, Mayor of the district of North Vancouver Whitecaps moving out of Vancouver? (20:36) Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver Elon Musk vs Sam Altman (34:40) Jill R. Horwitz, Founding Faculty Director, Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits at the UCLA School of Law Cost of living pushes some consumers to Vegetarianism (47:12) Sylvain Charlebois, Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, co-host of The Food Professor Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jill R. Horwitz, Founding Faculty Director, Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits at the UCLA School of Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Jones, President and C.E.O of the Business Council of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring economic update has been announced (0:38) Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent Health Canada approves 1st generic version of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic (10:03) Mina Tadrous, assistant professor of pharmacy at the University of Toronto Whitecaps could leave for Vegas? (18:17) Rob Fai, host of Weekends with Rob Fai on 730 CKNW B.C. Innovators series (29:36) Scott Jacob, President & CEO of Jacob Bros Construction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don Taylor, sportscaster and co-host of Donnie and Dhali-The Team on CHEK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal government approves $4B natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C. Michelle Mungall, Energy sector advisor & Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Jacob, President & CEO of Jacob Bros Construction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Fai, host of Weekends with Rob Fai on 730 CKNW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Commentary: Mark Carney announces ‘Canada strong' sovereign wealth fund (0:57) How Ontario's ticket ‘resale cap' could backfire (8:54) Tom Davidoff, associate professor at UBC Sauder School of Business The Agenda - Is it time for social media and AI chatbot ban? (18:30) Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson The Hidden Hand (34:40) Warren Kinsella, Former special Advisor to Jean Chrétien and founder of the Daisy Group and author of 'The hidden hand' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it time for social media and AI chatbot ban? 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

Dr. Dongwook Yoon, UBC associate professor of computer science and senior author of the study Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices