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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.

The Mike Smyth Show


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    Latest episodes from The Mike Smyth Show

    The latest on Chinese ferries committee testimony

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 14:38


    The latest on Chinese ferries committee testimony GUEST: Dan Albas, Conservative MP for Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna, and Vice chair federal Transportation Committee in Ottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Does Canada have the right approach in trade talks with the US?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 8:55


    Does Canada have the right approach in its trade talks with the US? Guest: Geoff Dawe - PPWC National President (Public and Private Workers of Canada) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Baldrey's Beat: Trade relationships, Tariff wars, & Gerrymandering in Texas!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 17:13


    Canada is working to create stronger trade relationships with Mexico. Speaking of trade, the Canada/US tariff war rages on! How should Carney respond? Gerrymandering in Texas! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Canada/US trade talks, Live animal donations, & E-bike injuries!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 41:31


    It's the question on everyone's mind: Is Canada taking the right approach in our trade talks with the US? A zoo in Denmark is drawing major attention after asking for LIVE animal donations to feed their predators! Finally, we talk about the rise in E-bike and E-scooter injuries! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Drug dealing at OPS site - Misleading labels on Campbell Soup - Miami Heat memorabilia heist

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 39:31


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    Miami Heat memorabilia heist

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 11:39


    Miami Heat memorabilia heist GUEST: Travis Nichols, Director of Operations at The Collectors Club in Miami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Baldrey's Beat: US-Canada Trade Saga

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 16:03


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    Does Canada need a nation building project for youth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 15:26


    Does Canada need nation building project for youth? GUEST: Ben Simoni, Executive Director of Youth Climate Corps BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Deal or no deal with Trump - Australia bans YouTube for teens - Metros Most Wanted

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 35:30


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    Kitsilano Pool's inefficient reservation system!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 11:20


    A lot of Vancouverites are expressing frustration over Kits Pool's inefficient reservation system. Guest: Jody Vance - Concerned Vancouverite and Kits pool advocate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Safe drug supply funding, Recognizing Palestine, & Long-term care beds!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 42:55


    Conservative MLA Elenore Sturko joins us to discuss the Federal government's decision to pull funding for a safe drug supply. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada WILL recognize a Palestine state, but with some conditions. Finally, we talk about the drastic shortage of long-term care beds in BC! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Baldrey's Beat: Premier Eby praises LNG, Trump's tariff deadline, & Recognizing Palestine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 17:40


    David Eby is PRAISING the LNG pipeline - even going as far as saying he wants to expand it! The clock is ticking down to tomorrow's Trump tariff deadline. Will a deal be reached? Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada will conditionally recognize Palestine as a new state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Canada recognizing a Palestinian state

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 14:06


    Canada recognizing a Palestinian state GUEST: Hani Faris, UBC Political Science Professor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    First Nations land-use issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 3:55


    First Nations land-use issues GUEST: Warren Mirko, Executive Director, BC Public Land Use Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    One-on-one with Premier Eby, Vetoing major projects, & Canada's worst seafood poacher!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 44:11


    Mike has a one-on-one conversation with BC Premier David Eby! Do First Nations have the power to veto major projects in BC? The story of the worst seafood poacher in Canadian history! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Baldrey's Beat: Unpacking our interview with Premier David Eby!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 17:57


    Mike and Keith open the unpack Mike's interview with BC Premier David Eby! Why is the West being forgotten while the East gets all the money? How does Eby feel about the ongoing trade conflict with the US? Addressing the shortage of long-term care beds! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Slashing ferry fares, Getting pulled over, & MAN VS. BEAR!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 40:24


    Prime Minister Mark Carney is slashing ferry fares in Eastern Canada! Well what about BC?! Traffic lawyer Paul Doroshenko teaches us what your rights are when you get pulled over! MAN VERSUS BEAR! We discuss a number of recent frightening animal encounters! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Baldrey's Beat: Slashing ferry fares, & Softwood lumber!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 18:12


    PM Carney is slashing ferry fares in Eastern Canada! Why not in BC? What does Canada need to do to expand its forest sector? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    U.S. softwood lumber duties

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 13:57


    U.S. softwood lumber duties GUEST: Ward Stamer, MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson and BC Conservative forests critic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Overdose prevention sites, EV mandates, & Trump's trade deal with the EU

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 39:06


    There is now a motion to shut down an overdose prevention site located near Nanaimo city hall. Discussing EV mandates with Federal Green leader Elizabeth May! Trump strikes a trade deal with the EU. What does this mean for the rest of the world? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Baldrey's Beat: The ongoing Canada/US trade war, & Shutting down overdose prevention sites?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 17:59


    Mike and Keith open the segment discussing the ongoing trade war with the US. What's the best strategy to deal with Donald Trump? Should the overdose prevention site near Nanaimo City hall be shut down? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Buying local, Lowering the voting age, & Refreshing transport infrastructure!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 35:00


    Why the BC government SHOULD prioritize buying local when it comes to advertising! Should we drop the voting age to 16? Refreshing Canadian transport infrastructure! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Friday Face-off: Premier Ford meets PM Carney, & Poilievre cries foul!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 18:06


    How did the meeting go between Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Carney? Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the long list of names lining up to flood the ballot in his upcoming federal byelection amounts to a “blatant abuse” of democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Grizzly bear management

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 10:26


    Grizzly bear management GUEST: Mark Hall, Host of The Hunter Conservationist Podcast, and Director of Wild Origins Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Canada/US trade war, Falling EV sales, & Emma Watson loses her drivers license!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 46:44


    We start the podcast by discussing the current state of the Canada/US trade war. EV sales keep falling, so why isn't the government budging on its mandates? Why did Emma Watson lose her drivers license? Could it happen to you too?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Baldrey's Beat: Building a pipeline in BC, Ending the trade war, & The rise in celebrity deaths!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 17:58


    Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is now saying that a pipeline to Northern BC needs more consultation. Is she shifting her tone? A senator from Washington State is pleading with Canada and Trump to end the trade war. With Ozzy Osbourne yesterday and Hulk Hogan today, can we expect to see a continual rise in celebrity deaths? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    E-scooter injuries, Second-hand fentanyl smoke, & 'Mean and nasty' Canadians!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 41:54


    Does more need to be done to curb the rise in e-scooter injuries? Plus, we continue the conversation around the dangers of second-hand fentanyl smoke in social housing. And finally, do Americans really think Canadians are being mean and nasty in their handling of Trump's tariff threats? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Baldrey's Beat: Pipeline projects in BC, & Trade deals with the US!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 17:36


    Premier David Eby continues to downplay the possibility of pipeline projects coming to BC. PM Mark Carney says the government is continuing to work out a trade deal with the US. The US ambassador to Canada says we are being "mean & nasty". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Extending transit hours, Second-hand fentanyl smoke, & TikTok in Canada!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 38:39


    Should transit be extended to match longer drinking hours? The dangers associated with second-hand fentanyl smoke. Should TikTok be booted out of Canada? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Baldrey's Beat: Canada/US relations, Approving industrial projects, & Canada Post strike?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 18:53


    Trump's Ambassador to Canada says we're being "mean and nasty". Some First Nations leaders say they're being pressured to green-light industrial projects in their territories. Is there a Canada Post strike on the horizon?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Pickton killer charged with murder, and solitary-confinement class action

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 15:51


    Pickton killer charged with murder, and solitary-confinement class action GUEST: Alan Mullen, Former correctional manager at Kent Institution in Agassiz, BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Should transit be extended to match longer drinking hours?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 10:28


    Should transit be extended to match longer drinking hours? GUEST: Denis Agar, Executive Director, Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Transit fare hikes and fare evasion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 10:53


    Transit fare hikes and fare evasion GUEST: Denis Agar, Executive Director of Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    John Rustad's leadership position, FIFA exclusionary zones, & Music artists skipping Vancouver!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 41:29


    Is John Rustad's position as BC Conservative now in jeopardy? How will FIFA's proposed exclusionary zones affect local businesses when the World Cup arrives? Lastly, why are so many music artists skipping Vancouver on their so-called "world tours?!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Baldrey's Beat: US tariff deadline, John Rustad's leadership, & The Epstein files!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 18:31


    The clock is ticking on the US tariff deadline! We unpack our recent conversation with BC Conservative leader John Rustad. Is his leadership position at stake?! The Epstein files continue to rattle Trump's MAGA base. Will the files EVER be released? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Extreme road rage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 16:32


    Extreme road rage Guest: Grant Gottgetreu, Former traffic police officer, he is now a forensic traffic expert at forensictrafficpro.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Charleigh Pollock decision reversed, & Universal basic income!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 38:21


    Eby and Osbourne are reversing course on the funding of a drug treatment for Charleigh Pollock! Charleigh's mother joins us to share her reaction! Will a growing wage gap force us to rethink the possibility of a universal basic income? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Friday Faceoff: Charleigh Pollock decision reversal, Eby's cabinet shuffle, & FIFA contract

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 17:32


    The BC government is reversing their decision in the heartbreaking Charleigh Pollock case, even going so far as to offer a personal apology to Charleigh's mother. What were some of the stand-out changes made in Premier Eby's big cabinet shuffle? Finally, we unpack some of the details revealed in the long-awaited FIFA contract. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Will a growing wage gap force us to rethink UBI?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 16:03


    Will a growing wage gap force us to rethink UBI? Guest: Floyd Marinescu, Business man, and founder and primary donor to UBIWorks, advocating for basic income Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Sky high ticket prices for the World Cup

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 12:28


    Sky high ticket prices for the World Cup Guest: Moshe Lander, Senior Lecturer, Economics at Concordia University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Prison contraband, FIFA contract finally released, & Terrifying animal encounters!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 39:57


    More and more contraband is making its way into BC prisons, and it's leaving staff feeling unsafe! The province's FIFA contract has finally been released! Are "exclusionary zones" fair to local businesses?! Finally, we hear how a man escaped from the BC backwoods after a terrifying animal encounter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Rachael's Roundup: Cabinet shuffle!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 17:19


    It's time for a cabinet shuffle! The new cabinet roles are: Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth Nina Krieger, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Jessie Sunner, Minister of Post Secondary Education and Future Skills Christine Boyle, Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Diana Gibson, Minister of Citizens' Services Anne Kang, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Spencer Chandra-Herbert, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation; Rick Glumac, Minister of State for AI and New Technologies Guest: Rachael Segal - Founder of the Beyond A Ballot podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    2025 Fire Smart campaign

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 10:58


    2025 Fire Smart campaign Guest: Ravi Parmar, BC Minister of Forests Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Nanaimo city hall, Grizzly bear shot dead, & Canadian dental plan complications!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 41:19


    Nanaimo wants to put up a fence around its city hall! Is this just a band-aid solution to a bigger problem A grizzly bear was shot dead on Texada Island. Does the bear deserve justice? Finally, we discuss the growing number of complications arising from the Canadian dental care plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Baldrey's Beat: Intensifying trade talks, & Trump calls Epstein client list a hoax!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 18:03


    Prime Minister Mark Carney says trade talks with US are set to intensify ahead of the August 1st tariff deadline! Nanaimo wants to put up a fence around Nanaimo City Hall! The Jeffrey Epstein saga continues! Trump is now saying it's now a hoax! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Richmond slashes funding for the Olympic Oval

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 8:49


    Richmond slashes funding for the Olympic Oval Guest: Kash Heed, Richmond City Councilor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Home prices are dropping everywhere except the Lower Mainland!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 16:50


    Home prices appear to be dropping everywhere in BC except the Lower Mainland. What gives?! Guest: Adil Dinani - Founder and Principal at Dinani Group of Real Estate Advisors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Pipelines in BC, Heartbreaking Charleigh Pollock decision, & Buying a home!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 49:51


    Making the case for pipelines in BC! Mayor Brad West reacts to the Charleigh Pollock decision. Home sales in BC are up everywhere except Metro-Vancouver! Why is this region under-performing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Baldrey's Beat: Paying for Charleigh Pollock's medicine, Trump's tariff threats, & FIFA ticket prices

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 17:53


    When did the NDP go from Tommy Douglas to the party of GoFundMe healthcare?! Prime Minister Mark Carney is reacting to the latest tariff threats from Donald Trump. FIFA's ticket prices were recently announced, and they are exorbitant as expected. Will British Columbians get a discount? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Is there a case for pipelines in BC?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 12:26


    Is there a case for pipelines in BC? Guest: Markham Hislop, Energy journalist and energy transition expert at Energi Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    New Trump tariffs, Hospital safety, & City-wide speed limits!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 46:13


    Here we go again! Trump is threatening Canada with NEW TARIFFS! When is this going to end? We also unpack the ongoing safety concerns in our hospitals. Finally, should BC lower the speed limit on ALL of its streets? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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