The Jas Johal Show

The Jas Johal Show

The Jas Johal Show is the Lower Mainland’s town square, helping you connect with the stories that matter. It’s about finding the solutions to the challenges facing our region, even when we disagree. Jas’s decades of experience as a local news reporter, a Global News bureau chief in China and India, as well as a BC MLA have strengthened his conviction that no one “side” has all the answers. The Jas Johal Show’s contributor Geri Mayer-Judson, Global News anchor Chris Gailus, and the Global News Radio newsroom round out the team keeping you in the know on developing stories from the North Shore to the Fraser Valley. The Jas Johal Show provides fresh perspective and lively conversation for listeners Monday to Friday: 3-6pm.

Episodes

January 1, 2026 54 mins
Jan. 1, 2026: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal Canada's grocery code of conduct work: will it work? (0:00) Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, co-host of The Food Professor Podcast, and visiting scholar at McGill University The state of Hollywood North: how B.C.’s film industry is preparing for 2026 (13:47) Guest: Marnie Gee, B.C.'s Film Commissioner The h...
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Plus, the most anticipated films of 2026 Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Rick Forchuk, TV Week Magazine columnist and CKNW contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Scotty Harrold, co-chair of the 2026 White Rock Beach Polar Bear Plunge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Nardwuar, The Human Serviette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec. 31, 2025: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal Calgary moves to repeal multi-unit zoning; should B.C. to do the same? (0:00) Guest: Mark Sager, Mayor of West Vancouver How to achieve your health and diet goals in the New Year (13:16) Guest: Dani Renouf, Registered Dietitian at St. Paul’s Hospital The State of the DTES heading into 2026 (22:45) Guest: Sarah Blyth, Advocate for the DTES and Executive Director o...
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Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Dana Gee, Arts reporter for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 31, 2025 6 mins
Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Constable Darren Wong, Media Relations Officer for the VPD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 31, 2025 14 mins
Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Sarah Blyth, Advocate for the DTES and Executive Director of the Overdose Prevention Society Vancouve Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Mark Sager, Mayor of West Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec. 30, 2025: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal Fun without fireworks? What’s going on with New Year’s Eve celebrations in Vancouver? (0:00) Guest: Fred Lee, Vancouver’s ‘Man About Town’ - columnist, broadcaster, and perpetual Gala Gala Doo attendee B.C.’s most popular baby names; what made the list? (10:06) Guest: Kathryn Stewart, Director of Talk and Talent for 730 CKNW How a 9.0 magnitude earthquake could s...
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December 30, 2025 8 mins
Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Bailey Mitchell, emergency police call taker for E-Comm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Dan Fumano, City columnist for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to David Livingstone, senior fellow at the conservative leaning Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and professor in Liberal Studies and Political Studies at Vancouver Island University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Edward Nissen, Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences at University of Victoria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec. 29, 2025: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal Staffing challenges cause overnight ER closures in Mission (0:00) Guest: Ian Tait, Communications Director with the Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. Whitecaps reach settlement in class action suit over Messi no-show (7:33) Guest: Squire Barnes, Global B.C. Sports Director and Anchor What can B.C. do to prevent further E.R closures from happening? (15:31) Guest: Trevo...
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Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Kirk LaPointe, Vice President, Fulmer & Company; and columnist at Lodestar Media and The Hub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Trevor Halford, Surrey-White Rock MLA and interim leader of the B.C. Conservatives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Squire Barnes, Global B.C. Sports Director and Anchor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Why Canada’s foreign buyer ban should stay (0:46) Guest: Barj Dhahan, Co-founder and director of the Canada India Education Society The downward trend in gas prices continues (15:59) Guest: Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy The Week That Was in Politics (29:16) Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief The Richmond resident who worked as Ringo Starr and Frank Sinatra’s tour manag...
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Guest: Gordon Pennycook, Associate Professor at Cornell University’s Department of Psychology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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