The Lynda Steele Show

Mayor Ken Sim calls for universal access to basic swimming lessons Tom Digby, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner and Board Chair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates a government cost of $82 million per game for FIFA (0:37) Jarrett Vaughan, Adjunct Professor in the Marketing and Behavioural Science Division, at the UBC Sauder School of Business NAV Canada to increase staff after previous staffing challenges cause major delays (10:35) John Gradek, Faculty lecturer and academic coordinator for Supply Networks and Aviation Management at McGill University, and former Director at Air Canada Lower hotel bookings ahead of FIFA World Cup (18:54) Our Energy Future: Energy and National Security (31:41) Julian Karaguesian, Lecturer at McGill University's Department of Economics Pipeline politics: Premier Eby meets with Prime Minister Carney (48:17) Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pipeline politics: Premier Eby meets with Prime Minister Carney Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julian Karaguesian, Lecturer at McGill University's Department of Economics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver Mayor pushes for free swimming lessons and expanding pools (1:08) Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver Snowbirds Grounded: Canada's Iconic Air Team Faces Turbulent Future (12:24) Mark Miller, aviation journalist Our Energy Future: Reality Check (26:31) Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Legendary NHL referee pulls the curtain back on hockey's most iconic moments (41:01) Bill McReary, former NHL referee and co-author of STORIES FROM ICE LEVEL: A Great NHL Referee Tells All Too much sleep, or too little? Study shows both impact aging (55:43) Dr. Junhao Wen, assistant professor of radiological sciences at Columbia University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Too much sleep, or too little? Study shows both impact aging Dr. Junhao Wen, assistant professor of radiological sciences at Columbia University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snowbirds Grounded: Canada's Iconic Air Team Faces Turbulent Future Mark Miller, aviation journalist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Almost half of British Columbians think we should increase the fine for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle Guest host Robin Gill talks to Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company, on British Columbians wanting to increase fine for failing to yield to emergency vehicles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Gurpreet Vinning, Liberal strategist and principal at Prospectus Associates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inflation to rise to at least 4.2%, says Centre for Future Work Guest host Robin Gill talks to Jim Stanford, Economist and Director of Centre for Future Work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Steven Chang, CKNW Producer currently waiting for a ferry on the Sunshine Coast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Peter Meiszner, Vancouver City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Marisa Thomas, Vancouver resident and advocate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Jason Tetro, Host of the Super Awesome Science Show, Microbiologist with expertise in emerging pathogens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Victoria Day long weekend meant more chaos with B.C. Ferries Guest host Robin Gill talks to Sukhwinder Sangha, passenger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are young boys falling behind at school? Catherine Haeck, professor of economics at Université du Québec du Montréal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Historic Supreme Court Decision Paves Way for Intimate Partner Violence Lawsuits (1:02) Angela Marie Macdougall, Executive director at Battered Women's Support Services Electric, LNG, and a new pipeline: The future of Canada's energy sector (13:22) Tim Hodgson, federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Inside The House (24:44) Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Gas prices to hit record highs, as more Canadians swerve to hybrid vehicles (40:30) Blair Qualey, President and CEO of The New Car Dealers Association of B.C. E-scooter injuries among B.C. kids are on the rise (51:42) Dr. Navid Dehghani, head of the pediatric emergency department at Surrey Memorial Hospital Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

E-scooter injuries among B.C. kids are on the rise Dr. Navid Dehghani, head of the pediatric emergency department at Surrey Memorial Hospital Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: Ottawa and Alberta just signed a landmark energy deal -- a pipeline to the Pacific, a timeline for construction starting as early as 2027. B.C. is the destination and BC wasn't at the table. Keith Baldrey breaks it down (1:17) Electric, LNG, and a new pipeline: The future of Canada's energy sector. Tim Hodgson, federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, stops by to discuss (17:07) Metro Vancouver and Acciona settle lawsuits over the Northshore Wastwater treatment plant. Will it make any difference for taxpayers? (28:31) B.C. announces four new wind farms, as provincial energy minister Adrian Dix says Site C may not be the last big dam built in B.C. (38:16) 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

Electric, LNG, and a new pipeline: The future of Canada's energy sector Tim Hodgson, federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Repealing the natural gas water heater ban (0:50) Bill Tieleman, director of the B.C. Coalition for Affordable Dependable Energy (CADE) Should there be higher fines for cars that block emergency vehicles? (16:51) Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company Wind, electric, and LNG: Canada's energy sector continues to expand (24:00) Adrian Dix, B.C.'s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions North Shore Sewage Plant settlement: will taxpayers see a dollar from it? (41:52) Daniel Anderson, spokesperson for the North Shore Neighborhoods Alliance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Building a police force in the middle of an extortion crisis (0:56) Norm Lipinski, Chief Constable with the Surrey Police Service Alberta and Ottawa nears a carbon price deal, and B.C. is being kept in the dark (12:38) Richard Masson, President of Planning Solutions, and former CEO of the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission Can B.C. Ferries deliver a summer without any more breakdowns? (23:38) Leonard Krog, Mayor of Nanaimo A last ditch effort? Premier Eby meets with MLS officials to discuss the Whitecaps (32:13) Jay Janower, Global B.C. Sports Anchor and Reporter B.C. takes step forward in new wind projects (50:10) Adrian Dix, B.C.'s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Metro Vancouver goes ahead with independent North Shore Sewage Plant review Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Has a pipeline deal between Alberta and the feds been reached? (1:10) Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent Vancouver's new AI data centres: does B.C. even have the power to run them? (17:59) Barry Penner, Chair of the Energy Futures Institute Has motorcycle riding become more challenging in B.C.? (29:49) Bryan Dyck, licensed Classroom & On-Road Motorcycle Instructor in B.C From Maui to Lytton: Lessons from Hawaii (39:56) John Daly, former CKNW host and Global News Reporter who lives in Maui part-time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Daly, former CKNW host and Global News Reporter who lives in Maui part-time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Has a pipeline deal between Alberta and the feds been reached? Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Short meetings, big paycheques - Taxpayers on the hook for short Metro Van meetings Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the true cost of the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver? (0:58) Dr. Wayne Smith, Professor and Director of the Institute for Hospitality and Tourism Research at Toronto Metropolitan University Short meetings, big paycheques - Taxpayers on the hook for short Metro Van meetings (9:03) Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and mayoral candidate B.C. Conservative Leadership Debate (18:43) Peter Milobar, B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Whale collision leaves Park Board considering banning jetskis from beaches (28:12) Brennan Bastyovanszky, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner B.C. allows liquor distributors to skip the middle man, delivering straight to businesses (37:33) Bo Chen, Executive Director of ABLE BC (Alliance of Beverage Licensees) 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

Peter Milobar, B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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