If you really want to know what is going on in British Columbia, you better be listening to Mike Smyth. As the only daily radio show broadcasting from B.C.’s Legislative Assembly in Victoria, Smyth’s access to our leaders and lawmakers is unparalleled as he fearlessly asks the tough questions and holds them to account. Always a step ahead, Smyth’s two decades as a no-nonsense newspaper columnist gives him a distinct edge that guarantees the show is insightful, informative, and insurgent. From breaking news and developing stories to not letting yesterday’s headlines slip away without a second glance and a bit more scrutiny, The Mike Smyth Show keeps you dialed in and up to date. The Mike Smyth Show airs weekdays from 9am to noon on 980 CKNW.
Wait-lists to see medical specialists continue to grow, and it's a problem that is affecting all Canadians. Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to buy up unsold condos and transform them into social housing. Is this a good idea, or should developers just lower their prices? At what age should young people no longer live with their parents? Some financial experts say you should move out in your mid-20s, but the economy says otherwise! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should the government buy up empty condos and convert them into social housing? PM Carney says yes, but opposition leader Pierre Poilievre says developers should just lower their prices. Keir Starmer is resigning as UK Prime Minister. What led to this decision? Guest: Bill Tieleman - Political Strategist and former vancouver city council candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should the Surrey Police Board be able to muzzle the chief or does the public deserve to hear directly from the top cop? E-scooters are everywhere. Is it time for clearer rules and more dedicated lanes? From coast to coast, Saturday nights were spent in front of the TV - what made Hockey Night in Canada such an institution? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Guest: Bo Chen, Executive Director of ABLE BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Massey Tunnel project has reached a new level of failure! How is the NDP still fumbling one of BC's biggest infrastructure projects? Should kids be banned from social media, or is that a problem parents should be solving? A US-Iran deal is on the table. Peace at last - or just another timeout? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trump makes a deal with Iran but won't commit to CUSMA Guest: Dave Levinthal, Investigative reporter in Washington DC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A new report shows that Metro Vancouver's rental pipeline is the largest on record. Is there such a thing as TOO much rental housing? Why do wait times keep growing for specialists in BC? Imagine shopping online and discovering that you're being charged a different price than someone else for the exact same product. This is called surveillance pricing, and it's already being heavily used by businesses to maximize their profits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The latest Angus Reid poll shows the BC Conservatives are ahead of the BC NDP. After 75 years, Hockey Night in Canada will no longer air on CBC. Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
U.S. President Donald Trump is claiming he has brokered a breakthrough agreement with Iran that could end months of conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Food prices continue to rattle Canadians. Ottawa has proposed a range of measures aimed at improving competition, increasing transparency in the grocery sector, and lowering costs for consumers. British Columbia's appetite for electricity is growing faster than the government predicted. So it is now taking another look at a decades-old proposal for a fourth dam on the Peace River, a project currently banned from being built under provincial law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BC is nixing the deal with its contractor for the George Massey Tunnel replacement project. Mike Farnworth says the project is still on track, but the skepticism is growing. BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is cleaning house! Who is going and who is safe? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will the deal between the US and Iran last? GUEST: Dave Levinthal, Investigative reporter in Washington DC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should World Cup supports be extended to be a year-round thing? Alarms are being raised concerning women's sports equipment. How is the FIFA World Cup impacting Vancouver's restaurants and bars? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After years of anticipation, the FIFA World Cup is underway in Vancouver. Mayor Ken Sim says it's already shaping up to be a resounding success, but is that the consensus? Adrian Dix is expected to make a big energy-related announcement today. What is it going to be about? UFC held a fight tournament on the White House lawn for Trump's 80th birthday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
World Cup supports should be extended year round GUEST: Amanda Burrows, Executive Director of First United Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
‘Shrink it and pink it' thinking is not good enough for female athletes GUEST: Ine Mylle, Postdoctoral fellow at SFU's Run Lab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should Canada spend more on foreign aid? Do we need school liaison officers in our schools? Are AI IPO values over-inflated? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Does an AI data center use as much water as we think? Would nuclear power help BC's energy woes? Nicotine pouch use is going way up in youth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are AI data center environmental worries overblown? Guest: David Clement, North American Affairs Manager at the Consumer Choice Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Do we need warning labels on alcohol? Guest: David Clement, North American Affairs Manager at the Consumer Choice Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Highlighting the problems with people consulting "Dr. Google" for medical advice. After years of relentless upward pressure on rents and housing prices, there are now signs that BC's housing market may finally be starting to loosen. Is AC killing us? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FIFA World Cup kicks off today, but there seems to be a noticeable lack of excitement. Is Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West thinking of running for Premier of BC? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is Canada's new AI strategy? Do we really understand Vancouver's "villages plan"? Lastly. we look at FIFA's enormous greed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should MLAs have to take a leave of absence when charged with crimes Guest: Amelia Boultbee, Independent MLA for Penticton-Summerland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Research Co poll shows 47% want a new centre right party. 41% want a return of the BC Liberals. Can it happen? Kicker: Trump booed thunderously at the Knicks game Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Conservative Leader Kerry Lynne Findlay going to see Danielle Smith. KLF's takeover of the Conservatives: half of her party members rejected her! Will we see the emergence of a free enterprise coalition party? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We take a look at Quadra Island raising $50,000 to hire a recruiter to find new doctors. BC Residents are stuck with a $200m bill from non-residents' healthcare. And water cuts across Metro Vancouver and Vernon have started up - the BC Fruit Growers' Association is calling for an emergency plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Record number of Sea to Sky speeders busted Guest: Grant Gottgetreu, Former traffic cop, now with Forensictrafficpro.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What happens to rural healthcare when doctors retire? Guest: Paul Adams, Executive Director BC Rural Health Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We continue to see the fallout from the mess going on with the Surrey Police Service. FIFA is getting greedy! First they stop a charity from raffling off a couple of free tickets, and now they're even banning reusable water bottles from the stadiums! Lastly, we bring you an update on Project Iris (the home security camera registry in Surrey.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The BC NDP is going on the immediate attack on the new BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Guest: Bill Tieleman - Strategy and communications consultant and veteran campaigner in BC Guest: Rachael Segal - Founder and co-host of the Beyond A Ballot podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BC Ferries is introducing a 5% fuel surcharge to their sailings and it's hitting passengers right in the wallet! Is artificial intelligence to blame for the recession? Even the POPE is weighing in on the subject! A Coquitlam pedestrian was ticketed for walking TOO slowly at a crosswalk! The guy says he'll fight it in court, but is the law on his side? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Independent MLA Jordan Kealy is being charged with sexual assault, but he is maintaining that he's innocent. BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay and Premier David Eby are already trading verbal jabs. Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Turmoil in the Surrey Police Service: Chief Norm Lipinski is OUT. Why was he let go in the first place? Some former Snowbird pilots are fighting to keep the iconic flying program in the air. Have Canadians reached the tipping point on tipping? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It hasn't even been a week since Kerry-Lynne Findlay has been elected as the leader of the BC Conservatives, and BC Premier David Eby are already trading jabs. Canada is now in a recession. Carney says it's partly because of the previous Liberal government, but Pierre Poilievre it's all on Carney. Trump is bringing back his 51st state comments, and the US ambassador to Canada appears to be getting behind it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is Kerry-Lynne Findlay's game plan now that she's been elected as leader of the BC Conservatives? Why was Chief Norm Lipinski let go from the Surrey Police Service? Guest: Bill Tieleman - Strategy and communications consultant and veteran campaigner in BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is AI making it harder for young British Columbians to find work? B.C.'s latest minimum wage increase is now in effect, but many argue it still falls short of what workers need to keep up with rising living costs. As Chinese electric vehicles gain traction worldwide, questions are being raised about potential security and data privacy risks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's official. Kerry-Lynne Findlay is the new leader of the BC Conservative party. Is this a positive choice for the party? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We officially have a new leader of the BC Conservative Party... It's Kerry-Lynne Findlay! Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is hitting pause on the Alberta referendum debate. What do Albertans want? FIFA World Cup costs have gone through the roof! How much more can taxpayers take?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The BC government is pausing the moving of an Overdose prevention site to Downtown Vancouver due to public safety concerns. Premier Danielle Smith is making it official: a referendum to hold an Alberta referendum will take place on October 19th. Should there be warning labels on our alcohol? It's being proposed after a recent report from Dr. Bonnie Henry and it's drawing mixed reactions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why can't Trump get a deal with Iran? Guest: Dave Levinthal, Investigative reporter in Washington DC, Senior Editor at Notus.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ICBC no fault insurance leaving victims with no help GUEST: Tiana Taylor, Brain-injury victim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Burnaby is implementing sweeping restrictions around where people can ride e-scooters. Should Vancouver follow suit? The FIFA World Cup is just 2 weeks away, and yet ticket sales to games and events have been lackluster to say the least. We hear an harrowing account of one woman's fight against ICBC's iron-clad no-fault insurance policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Steven Guilbeault announced his resignation from the Liberal caucus. He says he's resigning because of the Liberal pipeline promise with Alberta. Today's the end of the BC legislative session. How did Eby do? We're now only a couple days away from finding out the new leader of the BC Conservative party. Would Peter Milobar resign if Kerry-Lynne Findlay wins? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're only days away from finding out the new leader of the BC Conservative party. Which candidates are the front runners and who's going to come out on top? Tim Hortons is hiring 10,000 local workers, which is a complete 180 after recently asking the government to hire more temporary foreign workers! Why the sudden backtrack? A man has been convicted in the largest voyeurism case in Canadian history, involving 652 victims. How long will the man be in prison? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Steven Guilbeault is quitting, citing his conflicting environmental views with PM Carney. BC Premier is slamming Danielle Smith's promise for an Alberta sovereignty referendum. Were getting down to the wire in the BC Conservative leadership race. Who are the front-runners as we head into the final days? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Many Canadians are wondering about the potential economic impacts if Alberta actually split from the rest of the country. The DRIPA drama continues! Is your private property actually at risk?! The FIFA World Cup is just weeks away, and Vancouver residents are really worried about BC's soaring price tag for hosting just 7 games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's day 2 of the Western Premier's Conference in Alberta, and the tension between Premiers Eby and Smith is becoming wildly apparent. Even PM Mark Carney is weighing in on it. The BC Conservative leadership race results will be announced this Saturday. Who will come out on top? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Conversations around Alberta sovereignty continue to escalate, so we bring on Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi to get his take. Rallies are popping up everywhere pushing back against AI data centres. Do they actually have a place in Canada? Speed tourists are flocking to the sea-to-sky highway to put the pedal to the metal. Is more traffic enforcement needed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DRIPA appeal GUEST: Robin Junger, Lawyer at McMillan LLP $1 billion for the World Cup GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer AT Concordia University Generic Ozempic GUEST: Brian Rodrigues, Professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Molecular and Systems Pharmacology at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ken Sim is now proposing free swim lessons for residents. Is the Mayor getting desperate? Some Metro Vancouver city councilors received a HUGE pay-day. Over $500 for attending a 3.5-minute meeting! Mentions of AI at some recent college graduation ceremonies were met with a chorus of boos! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike and Bill begin by discussing the highly anticipated meeting between BC Premier Eby and Prime Minister Carney. How did it go? Was it productive? Why are hotel room bookings below normal ahead of the FIFA World Cup. Should they lower the prices? Alberta government MLAs mistakenly put out a news release falsely saying that a sovereignty referendum had been approved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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