Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Paul Cottrell, Coordinator for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, joined Adam to talk about a 40-foot-long humpback whale that was entangled in prawning gear off Vancouver Island and was freed by specialists on Thursday.

In this hour, a recent Angus Reid poll found that one-in-five Canadians (20%) now say Indigenous issues are among their top three federal concerns they care most about. Dave Korzinski, research director, A​ngus Reid Institute, joined Adam to talk about what issues are most concerned with. Later, Adam closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

A recent Angus Reid poll found that one-in-five Canadians (20%) now say Indigenous issues are among their top three federal concerns they care most about. Dave Korzinski, research director, A​ngus Reid Institute, joined Adam to talk about what issues are most concerned with.

In this hour, Adam opened up the phone lines to take calls from listeners. Later in the hour, Adam took the B.C. Phase 2 reopening press conference live to hear from Premier John Horgan to hear what the next step is for the province.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed a violent incident over the weekend in which a man smashed vehicle windows with a hammer causing a dog to flee their owner’s car and run away.

Adam was joined by Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, for their weekly political discussion. This week they discussed the state of the federal Green Party and executive dominance of the Canadian political system. 

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam was joined by Mike Kozakowski from Citified-dot-CA, for their weekly roundtable conversation. They discussed the city of Victoria cancelling it’s 2021 Canada Day celebrations.

In this hour, Adam was joined by Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, for their weekly political discussion. This week they discussed the state of the federal Green Party and executive dominance of the Canadian political system. Adam closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

In this hour, Dr. Brian Conway, medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre, joined the show to talk about pressure from Canadian government to reopen the US land border for non-essential travel. Later, Canada is facing a severe housing shortage that is contributing to unprecedented increases in housing prices in almost every part of the country. Nathan Lauster, a sociology professor and housing expert at the University of British Columbia, joined Adam for a conversation about how to increase Canada’s housing availability.

Canada is facing a severe housing shortage that is contributing to unprecedented increases in housing prices in almost every part of the country. Nathan Lauster, a sociology professor and housing expert at the University of British Columbia, joined Adam for a conversation about how to increase Canada’s housing availability.