Adam Stirling: The Podcast

In this hour, Donald MacPherson - executive director, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, joined Adam for an update on the BC overdose crisis and shaping policies to help solve it. 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.

Exercises that astronauts use in space to avoid injuries and muscle loss could be used by seniors to lower the chances of falls and help improve long-term hospital recovery. Adam spoke with Andrew Blaber, PhD - Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology Professor at Simon Fraser University, about his research on how these exercises would be beneficial to elderly people.

Donald MacPherson - executive director, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, joined Adam for an update on the BC overdose crisis and shaping policies to help solve it.

"No one listens, which is why I call into the show..."

Brought to tears by the crime facing her family in the Burnside Gorge neighborhood, local mom Leslie fights back tears as she appeals for help from any representative of government who might be listening. 

In this hour, Dr. Stacey Skoretz, a speech-language pathologist and assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, joined Adam to talk about why being on a ventilator can cause people to lose these skills. Adam closes out the program by taking calls from listeners.

Dr. Stacey Skoretz, a speech-language pathologist and assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, joined Adam to talk about why being on a ventilator can cause people to lose these skills.

In this hour, Following an investigation that found that a Kamloops area bureaucrat blew more than $500,000 over five years on the taxpayers dime the Canadian Taxpayers Federation are calling for a B.C. Municipal Auditor General. Kris Sims, BC Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, spoke with Adam about the need for Municipal AG. Adam takes the rest of the hour to take calls from listeners.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discusses the City of Victoria bylaw offices being vandalized with graffiti supporting camping in Beacon Hill Park.

Following an investigation that found that a Kamloops area bureaucrat blew more than $500,000 over five years on the taxpayers dime the Canadian Taxpayers Federation are calling for a B.C. Municipal Auditor General. Kris Sims, BC Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, spoke with Adam about the need for Municipal AG.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discusses the latest developments in the plans for Clover Point Park.