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If you really want to know what is going on in British Columbia, you better be listening to The Mike Smyth Show (Monday to Friday: 9am – 12pm). 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, Mike 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.

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Do super towers make sense for Vancouver? Guest: Peter Waldkirch - Housing advocate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Would letting employees work from home be a smart way to reduce oil consumption? Parking enforcement officers in Vancouver are going to start wearing bodycams! City hall says it's about "officer safety", but what about our privacy? And finally, BC's EV mandate: Do we keep it, or is it time to scrap it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're soon going to find out who the new Federal NDP leader is. What should their platform be? Maternity ward diversions are becoming a huge source of stress for expecting parents. Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should Vancouver allow super-tall skyscrapers? GUEST: Bill Tieleman- Political Strategist and former vancouver city council candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Conservative MLA Peter Milobar joins us to discuss whether a cheaper interest rate be brought back for property tax deferral! Are electric vehicles making a big comeback? The current high gas prices are definitely proving to be an incentive for a lot of people. Insider trading! Are people getting rich off of Trump's social media posts? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Air Canada CEO is heading to Ottawa to explain the lack of French in his condolence letter to the lives lost in the LaGuardia tragedy. A Scottish midwife says Immigration Canada denied her work permit over a missing English proficiency test . Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As details continue to come out about the tragic collision at LaGuardia Airport, many people are now wondering if a similar incident could happen in Canada. Nation-wide power outages and fuel shortages continue to harm the Cuban tourism industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike and Keith believe that the BC Conservative Leadership race is likely going to be between 3 candidates. Premier Eby says he is not a fan of the temporary foreign worker program. Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Federal auditor general Karen Hogan says 800 cases of fraud in the international student program were not investigated and some applicants went on to get other immigration permits. What's going on here? Guest: Michelle Rempel Garner - Conservative MP for Calgary Nose Hill, Official opposition critic for immigration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Students offered 10k for extortion crimes. Guest: Mohkam Singh Malik - 20-year-old UBC student, community leader, and member of the City of Surrey’s Liveability, Social Equity and Public Safety Committee. He also hosts his own social series, "More Than a Suburb," all about Surrey, which recently hit over 2 million views in just the past 7 months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trump says there's progress being made in the Iran conflict, but Iran is saying different! Some big changes could be coming to our temporary foreign worker program, but BC would need to sign off on it first. With fraud and AI scams being seemingly everywhere these days, we bring on an expert to get some tips on how you can keep your money safe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The BC Conservative leadership race is beginning to tighten. 2 pilots are dead after an Air Canada Jazz plane collided with a fire engine at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Iran war latest and US airport lineups GUEST: Dave Levinthal, Investigative reporter in Washington DC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cracking down on corporations using "maple washing" as a sales tactic, but do these fines matter to grocery giants, or are they just the cost of doing business? Is switching to permanent daylight saving time putting kids at risk? B.C.’s struggling credit rating takes another hit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BC’s latest credit downgrade Guest: Trevor Halford, Interim Leader of the BC Conservatives 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
Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program - essential for business, or a way to keep wages low? The war in Iran is rattling global energy markets. With the Strait of Hormuz disrupted, how high could gas prices climb? And a teen’s high-speed joyride in his mom’s BMW ends in a crash - was the punishment enough? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Guest: Chris Galloway, Executive Director of Friends of Medicare Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Speeding teen’s joyride in mom’s BMW ends in crash Guest: Grant Gottgetreu, Former traffic cop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A new federal bill would give police officers easier access to our digital information! Is this overstepping on our privacy? Trump says he wants other countries to help the US take the Strait of Hormuz, but Mark Carney isn't budging. Have we reached the tipping point on tipping? A new survey finds most Canadians want to ABOLISH it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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