Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Adam Stirling: The Podcast

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Adam Stirling: The Podcast episodes

  • Revitalizing Vancouver Island’s Indigenous languages

    Adam speaks with Sarah Tom, teaches diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (dee-tee-dot), at the Ditidaht Community School on the west coast of Vancouver Island about the challenge facing many language teachers in B.C.’s Indigenous communities. How do you teach something that you're still trying to learn yourself?

    11 min
  • Adam Stirling Hour 3 - June 29 - 2021

    Adam speaks with Dave Korzinski, Research Director at the Angus Reid Institute, about the debate on ramping up immigration post pandemic.

    Pandemic-related slowdown in immigration over the last year and a half is poised to ramp up. sSome 23,000 approved immigrants to Canada could immediately begin their journey to their new home country.

    Adam speaks with John Treleavan, Chair of Grumpy Taxpayers about why the mayor and councillors have signing authority to pay the bills at the City of Langford.

    Grumpy Taxpayers say Langford shouldn't be signing cheques, and that it blurs line between political and administrative. 

    Adam speaks with listeners.

    42 min
  • Adam Stirling Hour 2 - June 29 - 2021

     Adam speaks with Trevor Halford, Surrey-White Rock MLA, about the sky-high gas prices in BC.

    BC Liberals are calling out John Horgan’s broken promise of addressing gas prices for British Columbians.

    Last week, Vancouver saw gas prices reach close to record highs at 170.9 cents per litre and this weekend, as temperatures soared, an Aldergrove gas station hit a record high of 176.9 cents per litre.

    Adam speaks with Jason Disano, Director of Canadian Hub for Applied and Social Research at the University of Saskatchewan about broken COVID-19 restrictions

    Canada wide survey - 30% of Canadians broke COVID restrictions. most common were around gathering limits and wearing masks.

    Adam takes calls from listeners.

    44 min
  • Why does Langford council sign cheques?

    Adam speaks with John Treleavan, Chair of Grumpy Taxpayers about why the mayor and councillors have signing authority to pay the bills at the City of Langford.

    Grumpy Taxpayers say Langford shouldn't be signing cheques, and that it blurs line between political and administrative. 

    8 min
  • Immigration is poised to ramp up post pandemic

    Adam speaks with Dave Korzinski, Research Director at the Angus Reid Institute, about the debate on ramping up immigration post pandemic.

    Pandemic-related slowdown in immigration over the last year and a half is poised to ramp up. sSome 23,000 approved immigrants to Canada could immediately begin their journey to their new home country.

    11 min
  • After three years of Horgan promises, still no help to ease pain at the pumps

     Adam speaks with Trevor Halford, Surrey-White Rock MLA, about the sky-high gas prices in BC.

    BC Liberals are calling out John Horgan’s broken promise of addressing gas prices for British Columbians.

    Last week, Vancouver saw gas prices reach close to record highs at 170.9 cents per litre and this weekend, as temperatures soared, an Aldergrove gas station hit a record high of 176.9 cents per litre.

    8 min

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If it happens on Vancouver Island – good or bad – we need to talk about it. Every hour in every show we deep dive into every nook and cranny of Victoria politics and learn the truth about how YOUR…