Adam Stirling: The Podcast

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed an incident yesterday where a Victoria Police officer was pinned between a car and a dumpster after attempting to make an arrest outside of Our Place. He also discussed Green Party leader Annamie Paul stepping down after failing to win her riding.

In this hour, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation estimates that MPs who lost their seats or stood down before the election could get $3.3 million in “golden goodbyes”. Fifty-one MPs, who lost their seats or decided not to stand again, qualify for a severance cheque worth half their salary – some $92,900 or more. Adam spoke with Kris Sims, BC Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, about MP’s getting a very rich pension and severance pay. Later, Jennifer Heighton, founder of the Safe Schools Coalition B.C. and an elementary school teacher in Burnaby, joined the show to talk about the Delta variant in schools. She says there are no cases of Delta in her school but other schools have had some.

Jennifer Heighton, founder of the Safe Schools Coalition B.C. and an elementary school teacher in Burnaby, joined the show to talk about the Delta variant in schools. She says there are no cases of Delta in her school but other schools have had some.

The BC SPCA is offering a half-price adoption promotion from September 27 to October 6 "to free up space in its locations for incoming animals." Adam spoke with Lorie Chortyk, general manager of communications for the BC SPCA, about how people can adopt a new pet into their family.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation estimates that MPs who lost their seats or stood down before the election could get $3.3 million in “golden goodbyes”. Fifty-one MPs, who lost their seats or decided not to stand again, qualify for a severance cheque worth half their salary – some $92,900 or more. Adam spoke with Kris Sims, BC Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, about MP’s getting a very rich pension and severance pay.

In this hour, pressure has been mounting since B.C. moved to implement a three-day temporary sick pay program and announced its intention to bring in a permanent one next year. Greg Wilson, Director of The Retail Council of Canada, joined Adam to talk about what the provincial government is doing on this matter. Later, The BC SPCA is offering a half-price adoption promotion from September 27 to October 6 "to free up space in its locations for incoming animals." Adam spoke with Lorie Chortyk, general manager of communications for the BC SPCA, about how people can adopt a new pet into their family.

Pressure has been mounting since B.C. moved to implement a three-day temporary sick pay program and announced its intention to bring in a permanent one next year. Greg Wilson, Director of The Retail Council of Canada, joined Adam to talk about what the provincial government is doing on this matter.

In this hour, A recent poll found 48 per cent of Canadians believe the worst of the pandemic is definitely or probably behind us. That's a decrease of 24 percentage points from July. Mario Canseco, president, Research Co, joined Adam to talk about how Candians have changed their perception of the pandemic in the last few months. Later, Dogs have been able to play off-leash on many in Greater Victoria beaches for years, but that may soon come to an end if the federal government begins enforcing regulations protecting migratory birds along the coast. Jacques Sirois, chair of the Friends of Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary, joined Adam to explain why these areas for migratory birds need to be protected.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed the anti-police movement in Greater Victoria and a number of recent assaults on police in the community. Adam also discussed the COVID-19 situation on Vancouver Island.

A recent poll found 48 per cent of Canadians believe the worst of the pandemic is definitely or probably behind us. That's a decrease of 24 percentage points from July. Mario Canseco, president, Research Co, joined Adam to talk about how Candians have changed their perception of the pandemic in the last few months.