The Lynda Steele Show

Surrey seeks 150 more officers to tackle extortion: a viable solution or a cop-out? (1:00) Guest: Linda Annis, Surrey First City councillor and mayoral candidate The Week That Was in Politics: Eby's numbers (9:38) Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Halloween Candy shrinkflation: More trick, less treat? (23:45) Guest: Moshe Lander, Senior Lecturer of Economics at Concordia University in Montreal West Coast Express celebrates 30 years of service (32:36) Guest: Dr. Stephan Nieweler, independent researcher and consultant who teaches courses on transportation at the university level The Wrap - Should social media influencers require degrees or specialization? (42:32) Plus, what is the worst Halloween candy? 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

Plus, what is the worst Halloween candy? 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

Broadway Subway construction puts local diner at its tipping point (0:47) Guest: Ron MacGillivray, owner of Fable Diner on Broadway Bank cuts off $100 million in funding for B.C. project due to Cowichan Tribes ruling (13:30) Guest: Alexa Loo, Richmond City councillor Thirst Trap: A story of obsession and the price of social media stardom (22:34) Guest: Trish Neufeld, director of Thirst Trap: The Fame. The Fantasy. The Fallout Scam Watch w/ BCSC: Is crypto worth investing in? (34:17) Guests: Mark Wang (Director of Capital Markets Regulation) Doug Muir (Director of Enforcement) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Andrew Petter, constitutional lawyer who has served as a B.C. Attorney General, SFU President and Law Dean for the University of Victoria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Trish Neufeld, director of Thirst Trap: The Fame. The Fantasy. The Fallout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Alexa Loo, Richmond City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Tensions run high among Richmond residents at public meeting on Cowichan Tribes decision (0:50) Guest: Malcolm Brodie, Mayor of Richmond Will an interest rate cut spur growth in a stalled housing sector? (9:10) Guest: Ron Butler, mortgage broker at Butler Mortgages The aftermath of Richmond's Cowichan Tribes meeting, and John Rustad's dreadful polling numbers (16:37) Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Commentary: Amazon's layoffs prove AI isn't coming for factory jobs—it's coming for the office (31:46) Back to The Future: celebrating 40 years of Marty McFly's iconic adventures (41:56) Guest: Rick Forchuk, TV Week Magazine columnist and CKNW contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Khelsilem, Indigenous leader, formerly elected in the Squamish Nation Council Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Richmond briefs property owners impacted by Cowichan Tribes decision at public meeting (0:42) Guest: Malcolm Brodie, Mayor of Richmond North Van District's housing dilemma: How B.C.'s rules left council split on development (10:44) Guest: Catherine Pope, District of North Vancouver councillor Commentary: When it comes to Canada-U.S. trade talks, the premiers continue to play at the kids table (19:41) Got beef? Why your favourite steak cut costs you more (24:49) Guest: Kevin Boon, General Manager of the B.C. Cattleman's Association Canada's billion dollar investment in green economy yields underwhelming results (34:23) Guest: Elmira Aliakbari, Director of the Centre for Natural Resource Studies at the Fraser Institute and one of the authors of the study Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Guest: Malcolm Brodie, Mayor of Richmond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Ford's campaign sends Trump over the edge; should we be leading with ads? (0:52) Guest: Colin D'Mello, Queen's Park Bureau Chief for Global News Toronto Political roundup: The cost of the BCGEU deal to taxpayers (11:38) Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter Why are more concerts in Canada getting cancelled? (26:41) Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator at ThatEricAlper.com B.C.'s housing targets leaves North Van District council split on plans (36:22) Guest: Mike Little, District of North Vancouver Mayor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Gurpreet Singh Sahota, Editor of Chardi kala Punjabi newspaper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Mike Little, District of North Vancouver Mayor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Donald Trump axes trade talks (0:47) Guest: David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent The Week That Was in Politics (14:36) Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global News legislative bureau chief B.C. changes rules around graduate drivers (29:07) Guest: Grant Gottgetreu, Former traffic officer, now a forensic criminal and traffic consultant at Forensic-traffic-pro.com Broadway Blues: Another year of construction chaos as subway delays pile up (36:33) Guest: Matthew Greenwood, Owner of Up In Smoke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, why has tipping spread to so many industries? Guests: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Denis Holton, Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global News legislative bureau chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NBA illegal gambling & rise of sports betting culture (0:40) Guest: Sandy Garossino, Former Crown prosecutor and Columnist with the National Observer Surging gold prices (11:38) Guest: Robert Levy, director at Border Gold Corp. Should Surrey entertainment district plan should be on election ballot (18:56) Guest: Linda Annis, Surrey City councillor The cryptocurrency exchange Cryptomus fined record $177M by Fintrac (26:38) Guest: Werner Antweiler, Associate Professor at UBC's Sauder School of Business Canada's pivot to Asia: How real is it? (38:27) Guest: Jeremy Nuttall, Reporter at Green Street News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Karin Kirkpatrick, leader of CentreBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C.'s housing policy “troublesome”, says View Royal township mayor (0:45) Guest: Sid Tobias, Mayor, Township of View Royal B.C. Conservative management joins list of people who want John Rustad out (11:24) Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter What does PM Mark Carney have in store for the federal budget? (21:38) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent How do babies learn language? How ‘Mama' and ‘Dada' can help (37:43) Guest: Dr. Alexis Black, associate professor at UBC's School of Audiology and Speech Sciences Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Pete Fry, Green Party Vancouver City councillor, and possible mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Is there a new Canada/U.S. tariff deal on the horizon? (0:51) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent Single-family homeowners push back against rise of four-storey multiplexes (10:56) Guest: Kathy Corrigan, former B.C. NDP MLA Has the public mood shifted on tanker bans? (22:47) Guest: Mike Witherley, partner at Fairview Strategy Are grocers the scapegoats while global food giants rake in record profits? (39:25) Guest: Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Mike Witherley, partner at Fairview Strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Kathy Corrigan, former B.C. NDP MLA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will a zero property tax promise lead to big cuts at Vancouver Park Board? (0:57) Guest: Laura Christensen, Vancouver Independent Park Board Commissioner & Chair B.C. rewrites the power playbook: AI must compete as Province prioritizes jobs, mines, and $6B transmission line (10:56) Guest: Adrian Dix, B.C's Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions Another MLA exits; B.C. Conservative implosion continues (18:45) Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter Richmond's land dispute tests the limits of reconciliation — George Abbott on what comes next (33:20) Guest: George Abbott, Former B.C. Liberal MLA Could South Surrey be the stomping grounds of a brand new Costco? (50:39) Guest: Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey 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

Guest: George Abbott, Former B.C. Liberal MLA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dylan Kruger, Delta City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Frances Bula, Urban issues and Politics writer for The Globe & Mail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Scott Gillingham, Mayor of Winnipeg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Richard Zussman, Global B.C Legislative Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Fears about extortion attacks rise as Kap's cafe shot at for a third time (0:48) Guest: Kash Heed, former chief constable of the West Vancouver Police Department, Former Solicitor General, and current Richmond City councillor Coquitlam Mayor to pass the torch to longtime councillor in next election (11:29) Guest: Richard Stewart, Mayor of Coquitlam Does PM Carney's new crime bill double down on much-needed bail reform? (25:42) Guest: Rob Dhanu, Former Federal Crown prosecutor, Criminal defense Lawyer and co-founder of Dhanu Dhaliwal Law Group, and case counsel Is Vancouver missing the mark on having lights in crosswalks? (37:37) Guest: Kyla Lee, Traffic Lawyer with Acumen Law From snacks to shakes: why protein is everywhere (48:28) Guest: Dani Renouf, Registered Dietitian at St. Paul's Hospital Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Kyla Lee, Traffic Lawyer with Acumen Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Leonard Krog, Mayor of Nanaimo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Richard Stewart, Mayor of Coquitlam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices