Adam Stirling: The Podcast

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam was joined by Mike Kozakowski from Citified-dot-CA for their weekly roundtable discussion. They talked about Nanaimo significantly increasing funding for Police and security for businesses.

In this hour, Kris Sims, BC Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, joined the show to explain why the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is condemning CPC Leader Erin O’Toole carbon tax proposal. Adam also took calls from listeners.

Climate Finance is  a partnership between PICS, the University of Victoria and the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) that will have significant outcomes for managing climate-related risk for the investment community, as well as in helping drive the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable economy. Dr. Michael King - Lansdowne Chair in Finance at UVic, joined Adam to discuss the project.

Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers, joined Adam for their weekly segment on legal stories that are of interest to the CFAX audience.

In this hour, Climate Finance is  a partnership between PICS, the University of Victoria and the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) that will have significant outcomes for managing climate-related risk for the investment community, as well as in helping drive the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable economy. Dr. Michael King - Lansdowne Chair in Finance at UVic, joined Adam to discuss the project. Adam closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

The BCNU is calling for increased investments in harm reduction services like safe consumption sites, better access to safe supply such as prescribed pharmaceutical alternatives, province-wide investments in mental health, treatment and recovery services, and ending the criminalization of people who use drugs. Christine Sorensen, president of the BC Nurses Union, joined Adam to discuss the matter.

In this hour, the BCNU is calling for increased investments in harm reduction services like safe consumption sites, better access to safe supply such as prescribed pharmaceutical alternatives, province-wide investments in mental health, treatment and recovery services, and ending the criminalization of people who use drugs. Christine Sorensen, president of the BC Nurses Union, joined Adam to discuss the matter. Later, Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers, joined Adam for their weekly segment on legal stories that are of interest to the CFAX audience.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed the fifth anniversary of the overdose crisis in B.C. and how we can better address it. Stan Bartlett, Past Chair, Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria, also joined Adam to discuss Victoria councillor Sharmarke Dubow penning a motion in solidarity with Indian farmers.

A recent RBC poll has shown 36 per cent of Canadian adults under 40 have given up on owning a home. Adam spoke with Thomas Davidoff, associate professor and Director of UBC's Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate, about the challenges young people face in trying to own a home in this country.

Victoria Council voted to drop business property taxes by two per cent to help pandemic recovery and local economy. Jeff Bray - executive director of the downtown Victoria Business Association, spoke with Adam about how much this will help Victoria businesses.