The Jas Johal Show

Missing the Boat: Why B.C. Keeps Losing the Ferry Funding Fight (0:51) Eric McNeely, President of the BC Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union Inside The House: Back to Work Before Christmas? Doerkson Eyes a Quick Fall Session (10:55) Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Ten Grand for a Mattress? Surrey’s Crackdown on Illegal Dumping (25:21) Doug McCallum, Mayor of Surrey 380,000 or 600,000? The Immigration Number Ottawa Didn’t Count (34:52) Barj Dhahan, Co-founder and director of the Canada India Education Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Jas Johal Show Political Happy Hour — where the week’s best political conversations keep going. This week: New Sheriff, Empty Wallets: Doerkson’s Fast Start and the Findlay Money Flood. B.C.’s new government isn’t even sworn in yet, and it already wants back in the chamber. Lorne Doerkson is weighing a quick fall session before Christmas: smart move, or rookie rush? Then follow the money. Kerry-Lynne Findlay walked out the door, and Conservative donations poured in, including $800,000 in a single day, while NDP donors kept their wallets shut. Keith Baldrey breaks it all down. (1:10) No Massey Bridge? The Tunnel at a Crossroads. Is the Massey Tunnel replacement past the point of no return? Bryan Railton, business manager with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115, on what’s at stake for the project, the workers and the commuters stuck in the middle. (15:40) A Former New Democrat Takes Aim at Bill 44. Former NDP MLA Kathy Corrigan explains why she’s backing the BC Conservatives’ promise to repeal Bill 44, and what she thinks the NDP got wrong on housing density. (28:08) Pull up a chair. The Political Happy Hour starts now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Budget 2026: Carney Bets Big on Canada - But Who Benefits? (0:43) Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent Budget 2026: Feds extend foreign buyers’ ban, while sparing new builds (15:30) Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant Mining B.C'.s Future: The Waiting Game: Why does it take so long to open a mine in B.C.? (28:03) Michael Goehring, President and CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Goehring, President and CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices