The Lynda Steele Show

Delta's sudden E.R closure: What's behind the sudden shutdown? (0:45) Guest: George Harvie, Mayor of Delta Feds announce $1.2 billion in funding for Canada's lumber (9:10) Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter Is Vancouver's housing boom about to cost the city its industrial base? (18:52) Guest: Pete Fry, Green Party Vancouver City councillor Local author leads class action suit to protect written work from AI (30:47) Guest: J.B MacKinnon, author, journalist, and adjunct professor of journalism at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Guest: J.B MacKinnon, author, journalist, and adjunct professor of journalism at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is B.C.'s tax system running local craft breweries dry (0:35) Guest: Nigel Pike, co-founder of Main Street Brewing Vancouver's arts community enraged after City Council changes motion for more funding and spaces (14:47) Guest: Mark Busse, a member of the city's Arts and Culture Advisory Committee and producer of CreativeMornings in Vancouver Why is Canada not ready for the FIFA World Cup? (27:33) Guest: Eamon Donoghue, Contributor for The Globe And Mail, and former journalist with The Irish Times Before it was a Netflix smash, Happy Gilmore was pure Vancouver: The crew behind the classic looks back (41:28) Guests: Greg Jackson, location manager Joel Hurley, location scout for the first Happy Gilmore movie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Melissa Maltais, Membership & Programs Manager at the BCAFM (B.C. Association of Farmers' Markets) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Amir Nikravan, organizer of the Costco Marathon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump raises Canada's tariffs to 35%; what's next for Canada? (0:35) Guest: Max Cameron, Professor at UBC's Department of Political Science Annual Dragon Boat Festival gets sidelined for the 2026 FIFA World Cup (13:07) Guest: Pete Fry, Green Party Vancouver City councillor Tesla forced to pay over $240 million for deadly 2019 autopilot crash (22:23) Guest: Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com The Wrap - Was the 2026 FIFA World Cup a mistake? (34:27) Plus, office bathroom etiquette: Would you call out your coworker? 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

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

Developers and planners butt heads over foreign investment in Vancouver's housing market (0:39) Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller GrouCanp, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant Commentary - Can we afford to say no to foreign capital? (14:31) Kits Pool operations changed, but keeps reservation system (21:01) Guest: Scott Jensen, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner I Am Raquel Welch: documenting a showbiz icon (33:15) Guest: Olivia Cheng, Director, actress and former broadcast journalist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Olivia Cheng, Director, actress and former broadcast journalist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Lucy Maloney, OneCity Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Developers call for the easing of foreign investment laws to save the construction industry (0:40) Guest: Frances Bula, Contributor for The Globe and Mail Can foreign cash save B.C.'s stalling construction sector? (11:28) Guest: Chris Gardner, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. Your cup of coffee is about to get pricier… How will coffee shops survive? (26:05) Guest: Sharon Nutzati, owner of First And Last Coffee in Toronto B.C. Ferries faces Ottawa heat Friday on $1B Chinese ship deal (35:40) Guest: Dan Albas, federal Conservative MP for Okanagan Lake West - South Kelowna, and Shadow Minister for Transport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dan Albas, federal Conservative MP for Okanagan Lake West - South Kelowna, and Shadow Minister for Transport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. Jane McKay, General Internal Medicine Specialist, focused on long COVID-19, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromylagia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle expert at HandyAndyMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Sharon Nutzati, owner of First And Last Coffee in Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Prime Minister said Canada has become “over-reliant” on the U.S. (0:32) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent Commentary: Metro Vancouver has a leadership vacuum — and it's costing all of us (11:22) Commentary: Canada at the crossroads — the need to be clear eyed and realistic in the age of Trump 2.0 (20:02) Can Delta get past ALR hurdles to turn John Oliver Park into a sports hub? (28:59) Guest: Dylan Kruger, Delta City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Guest: Jerome Gessaroli, senior fellow with the Macdonald Laurier Institute, and leads the Sound Economic Policy Project at BCIT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The heated Kits Pool debate between Tamara Taggart and Sarah Daniels during The Wrap last Friday (July 25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C.'s second call for power: can energy goals be reached amidst drought conditions and economic uncertainty? (0:39) Guest: Adrian Dix, B.C.'s Minister of Health Commentary: Metro Vancouver should stick to its lane — the gas-powered tool ban overreach (14:34) B.C. calls for more clean power…can our grid keep up? (19:26) Guest: Barry Penner, Chair of Energy Futures Initiative Metro Vancouver stalls wastewater plant review: will taxpayers ever know the truth? (31:03) Guest: Catherine Pope, District of North Vancouver councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Keerthana Rang, Corporate Communications Lead for Uber Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Catherine Pope, District of North Vancouver councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deal or no deal? Trump hints at the future of Canada/U.S. trade talks (0:47) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent U.S. significantly hikes duties on Canadian softwood lumber (14:15) Guest: Kim Haakstad, President and CEO of the B.C Council of Forest Industries Metro Vancouver targets gas-powered yard tools — bold climate move or overreach? (22:04) Guest: Brad West, Mayor of Port Coquitlam The Wrap - Is red tape ruining access to public spaces like pools and parks? (33:49) Plus, how much more should rideshare apps do to guarantee safety for women? Guests: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, how much more should rideshare apps do to guarantee safety for women? Guests: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Hockey Canada players found not guilty (1:00) Guest: Julie Macfarlane, Emerita Distinguished Law Professor at the University of Windsor, and co-founder of the “Can't Buy My Silence” campaign for change in the law – on misuse of NDAs Hulk Hogan dies at 71: looking back at the WWE legend's impact on wrestling and pop culture (15:32) Guest: Justin Dhillon, Writer and host of The Wrestling Classic Lessons for the West: China curtails its addiction to oil, and supercharges its EV industry (26:44) Guest: Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com MLS calls B.C. Place an ‘unsustainable home' for the Vancouver Whitecaps (38:14) Guest: Squire Barnes, Global B.C.'s Sports Director and Anchor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Steve Stebbing, Movie critic at stevestebbing.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Squire Barnes, Global B.C.'s Sports Director and Anchor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Jess Ketchum, Co-founder of the Save Our Streets coalition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Julie Macfarlane, Emerita Distinguished Law Professor at the University of Windsor, and co-founder of the “Can't Buy My Silence” campaign for change in the law – on misuse of NDAs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hockey Canada sexual assault trial reaches its tipping point, verdict to be reached (0:40) Guest: Julie Macfarlane, Emerita Distinguished Law Professor at the University of Windsor, and co-founder of the “Can't Buy My Silence” campaign for change in the law – on misuse of NDAs Taxpayer dollars spent on Netflix gift cards?! The latest on Richmond City Hall's controversial gift card program (10:07) Commentary: Kits Pool isn't the crisis -- your property tax bill is. And Ken Sim doesn't want to talk about it (14:49) Another one bites the dust: Vancouver's City Manager steps down after 14 years (21:52) Guest: Dan Fumano, City Columnist for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Brian Calder, former President of the Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce and former Vancouver city councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dan Fumano, City Columnist for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Barj Dhahan, Co-founder and director of the Canada India Education Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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B.C. Premier David Eby live from Muskoka for the First Ministers meeting (0:45) Guest: David Eby, Premier of British Columbia What did the Council of the Federation meeting accomplish? (15:20) Guest: Julian Karaguesian, Lecturer at McGill University's Department of Economics Kits Pool's reservation system remains in place…for now (26:09) Guest: Scott Jensen, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner The business of modern sports (37:47) Guest: Duane Vienneau, President of the B.C. Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Duane Vienneau, President of the B.C. Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music and Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Restaurant Industry at a Breaking Point: Can It Survive Without Foreign Workers? GUEST: Sylvain Charlebois, Professor and Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University Is unused farmland running B.C's food sector dry? GUEST: Dr. Lenore Newman, Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley  Vancouver to consider later nights for alcohol service  GUEST: Sarah Kirby Yung, ABC Vancouver City Councillor Could mass rezoning change the Cambie and Broadway neighbourhood as we know it? GUEST: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Yuri Fulmer, Co-Chair of the Vancouver Fireworks Festival Society, which produces the Honda Celebration of Light Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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U.K. lowers voting age to 16. Should Canada do the same? (0:51) Guest: Stewart Prest, Political Science lecturer, University of British Columbia CBS cancels The Late Show With Stephen Colbert: is late night TV doomed? (9:09) Guest: Rick Forchuk, TV Week Magazine columnist and CKNW contributor FIFA's Vancouver contract could shut out businesses near B.C. Place (14:53) Guest: Ismet Yetisen, owner of Boston Pizza on Beatty St., right next to B.C Place The Wrap - Is it time we lowered the voting age in Canada? (28:18) Plus, the 'kiss cam' the rocked the world, and a CEO's marriage Guests: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Russell Alexander, Toronto-based family and divorce lawyer, and author Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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