Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Anastasia French, Campaigns and Operations Organiser for Living Wage for Families Campaign, joined the program to talk about BC’s new minimum wage and why it isn’t enough for many people living in metropolitan areas.

The BC Federation of Labour recently released a “Workers Deserve Better” report outlining the province’s broken compensation system for workers injured at work. Laird Cronk, president of the BC Federation of Labour, joined Adam to talk about what needs to be done to fix the compensation system for injured workers.

Patrick Lozar, assistant professor of history, U-Vic, joined Adam to discuss the residential school system in interior BC in a historical context and similarities between Indian residential schools in Canada and the United States.

In this hour, Patrick Lozar, assistant professor of history, UVic, joined Adam to discuss the residential school system in interior BC in a historical context and similarities between Indian residential schools in Canada and the United States. Later, The horrific discovery of 215 unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School was made possible by ground penetrating radar. Mike Cooper, VP of Business Development for ScanPlus Locating, has done work with this technology and joined Adam to explain how it works.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam continued the conversation about Canada’s history of residential schools and Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps proposing a two year ban on camping in Beacon Hill.

John Treleaven - Grumpy Taxpayers Chair, joined Adam to discuss Grumpy Taxpayers’ recent piece looking into “Greater Victoria by the numbers”, which outlines how well taxpayer money is spent throughout Greater Victoria.

A recent poll found that only 20 per cent of Canadian workers want to return to the office full time. Heather Owen - Vice President, Vancouver Office - Leger, joined Adam to talk about the future of working from home as restrictions are lifted.

In this hour, A recent poll found that only 20 per cent of Canadian workers want to return to the office full time. Heather Owen - Vice President, Vancouver Office - Leger, joined Adam to talk about the future of working from home as restrictions are lifted. Adam closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

In this hour, John Treleaven - Grumpy Taxpayers Chair, joined Adam to discuss Grumpy Taxpayers’ recent piece looking into “Greater Victoria by the numbers”, which outlines how well taxpayer money is spent throughout Greater Victoria. Adam also tok calls from listeners.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam continued the conversation about Canada’s history of residential schools with 215 children's graves being found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School last week.