Adam Stirling: The Podcast

We begin the second hour of the show with open lines.

Listeners weigh in on issues discussed today.

 Tour de Cure

Adam speaks with Kevin Kendall, Tour de Cure rider battling brain cancer.

For almost ten years Kevin has been battling an inoperable brain tumour.

Kevin will participate in the Tour de Cure for the 6th time, to help BC Cancer Foundation break down cancer.

Adam opens a discussion on an incident that occurred Wednesday afternoon. A man was arrested after he threw rocks through a window of a government building and attempted to steal an occupied vehicle.

Adam speaks with Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers during our regular Thursday segment.

We hear about a case involving a neighbour’s construction dispute.

The neighbour was awarded compensations for damages, trespass, and nuisance.

We also hear about “Caveat Emptor “ which essentially means buyer beware. This case involves a Duncan house purchase.

Michael tells us about a case that involved an unlawful search of a wallet that turned up drugs. This resulted in a reduced sentence rather than exclusion of the evidence.

Marcus Kolga, founder of DisinfoWatch.org and a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad.

We hear about a special team that Canada will create to counter Russian disinformation and propaganda.  This new team creation was announced Tuesday from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Canada to counter Russian disinformation with special team

Marcus Kolga, founder of DisinfoWatch.org and a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad.

We hear about a special team that Canada will create to counter Russian disinformation and propaganda.  This new team creation was announced Tuesday from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Adam closes the show with calls from listeners during open lines. A popular topic amongst callers is the strike with the BCGEU.

We take a look back at the events that took place 11 months ago, which saw a police officer hit by a man in a stolen vehicle.  This was just one of a number of assaults against police officers during that time period.

Const. Todd Mason of the Victoria Police joins the show to tell us about his path to recovery since that terrifying incident. 

We hear from listeners during open lines.

Adam opens a conversation about the BCGEU, and the impacts the strike is having on various businesses. A group of 19 hospitality and tourism businesses have sent a letter pushing for the BCGEU and the province to resolve the labour dispute.

Listeners weigh in during open lines.

Legally Speaking

Adam speaks with Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers during our regular Thursday segment.

We hear about a case involving a neighbour’s construction dispute.

The neighbour was awarded compensations for damages, trespass, and nuisance.

We also hear about “Caveat Emptor “ which essentially means buyer beware. This case involves a Duncan house purchase.

Michael tells us about a case that involved an unlawful search of a wallet that turned up drugs. This resulted in a reduced sentence rather than exclusion of the evidence.

Const. Todd Mason of the Victoria Police joins the show to tell us about his path to recovery since a terrifying incident in which he was hit by a man in a stolen vehicle.

Adam discusses statements made online regarding, insufficient prosecution against motorists who have injured pedestrians and cyclists, and no fault insurance system. 
We hear reaction from listeners during open lines.

In the last hour of the show we hear discussions on cost of living, wages, and retirement.
Adam reads texts from listeners, and takes calls during open lines.
Some popular topics discussed are socialism, wages, and working from home.
Some callers discuss previous COVID restrictions, and if all of them were necessary.  

We hear from listeners during open lines. A topic of interest amongst callers is unions.
Listeners also discuss salaries for members of city councils.  What is livable wage for a mayor of a smaller community?

Adam opens a discussion on lack of ambulance staff. We hear of a recent story in which a fire fighter on Gabriola had to drive an ambulance to a scene, because of lack of ambulance staff. What can be done to solve these problems?