Adam Stirling: The Podcast

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam spoke with Ted Smith, founder & president, Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, about the Community Safety Unit forcing the Buyers Club landlord to evict the 25 year old nonprofit society. 

In this hour, Sylvain Charlebois, professor and senior director of the agri-food analytics lab, Dalhousie University, joined Adam to discuss why he thinks that the 9-5 work day as we know it is coming to an end. Adam also takes calls from listeners.

With tax season here there are millions of Canadians that will have to pay the tax from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) payments they received in 2020.  Isaiah Chan, Director of Counselling - Credit Counselling Society, joined Adam to talk about the challenges of paying the CERB tax while already experiencing less than desirable financial situations.

Adam spoke with Ted Smith, founder & president, Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, about the Community Safety Unit forcing the Buyers Club landlord to evict the 25 year old nonprofit society. 

Sylvain Charlebois, professor and senior director of the agri-food analytics lab, Dalhousie University, joined Adam to discuss why he thinks that the 9-5 work day as we know it is coming to an end.

Tem Greenhalgh - Security Manager at Themis Security, joined the program to chat about the increased need for private security in Victoria and Themis Security making the living wage their minimum wage.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discusses the latest developments in the plan for Clover Point Park, and the City of Victoria’s history of neglecting the rights of those living with disabilities.

In this hour, Adam spoke with Mandeep Rana, chief executive of Lucky to Go, about his company expanding into food delivery and how they are different from the big companies doing food delivery in Greater Victoria. Adam closes out the program by taking calls from listeners.

In this hour, Adam spoke with Valorie Crooks - Professor, Department of Geography, SFU, about snowbirds being stuck in the U.S. with the latest restrictions, and why this story is more complicated than it appears. Later, David MacDonald, senior economist, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, to talk about the percentage of BC residents that received CERB payments by region.

Adam spoke with Valorie Crooks - Professor, Department of Geography, SFU, about snowbirds being stuck in the U.S. with the latest restrictions, and why this story is more complicated than it appears.