Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Open Lines continue as listeners speak with Adam on topics covered on the show. Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers joins the program for the weekly Legally Speaking segment as Mulligan provides insight and details regarding various legal notable proceedings including child custody for those who identify as Indigenous, challenging laws, and a local proceeding involving inconsiderate neighbours and bamboo .

Adam starts the show by providing updates on stories including the CDR’s water plan and this year’s heat related deaths in BC compared to the previous heat dome.Open Lines is available for listeners to voice their thoughts and concerns with Adam on topics covered throughout the show including the Missing Middle Housing Initiative and discontent with Victoria City Council.

Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers joins the program for the weekly Legally Speaking segment as Mulligan provides insight and details regarding various legal notable proceedings including child custody for those who identify as Indigenous, challenging laws, and a local proceeding involving inconsiderate neighbours and bamboo .

Adam opened up the show by continuing to share his thought s on the City of Victoria’s Missing Middle Housing debate.

Later, Adam spoke with Colin Plant, board chair, Capital Regional District (CRD), about what is on the agenda at the upcoming CRD board meeting. They also discussed concerns over the CRD not meeting the safe disposal plan for toxic biosolids.

Hugh Stephens, vice-chair, Mount Work Coalition, joined Adam to explain that the Capital Region District is not following its own safe disposal plan for toxic biosolids. Stephens says for the first half of this year, just 422 tons of the 1,620 tons of biosolids produced at the Hartland plant from dewatered sewage was delivered to the Lafarge Cement Plant for use as fuel, as per the CRD’s disposal plan.

In this hour, Hugh Stephens, vice-chair, Mount Work Coalition, joined Adam to explain that the Capital Region District is not following its own safe disposal plan for toxic biosolids. Stephens says for the first half of this year, just 422 tons of the 1,620 tons of biosolids produced at the Hartland plant from dewatered sewage was delivered to the Lafarge Cement Plant for use as fuel, as per the CRD’s disposal plan.

Later,

Bacchus Barua, Director, Health Policy Studies, Fraser Institute, joined the program to talk about what the real cost of healthcare is for Canadians. Barua says a typical Canadian family of four will pay an estimated $15,847 for public health-care insurance this year.

Adam closed out the program by taking calls from listeners.

Adam spoke with Colin Plant, board chair, Capital Regional District (CRD), about what is on the agenda at the upcoming CRD board meeting. They also discussed concerns over the CRD not meeting the safe disposal plan for toxic biosolids.

Bacchus Barua, Director, Health Policy Studies, Fraser Institute, joined the program to talk about what the real cost of healthcare is for Canadians. Barua says a typical Canadian family of four will pay an estimated $15,847 for public health-care insurance this year.