Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Jennie Helmer, Research Lead and Paramedic Practice Leader for Clinical & Professional Practice, BC Emergency Health Services, joined Adam to talk about a study exploring the biggest COVID-19 risks paramedics face at work.

Leslie McBain, co-founder of Moms Stop the Harm, joined Adam to discuss the $15M for safe drug supply sites in Victoria and Vancouver, and if it will be sufficient.

In this hour, Adam opens up the phone lines to take calls from listeners.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discusses the questionable conduct of certain Victoria councilors during recent committee of the whole meetings.

In this hour, Kris Sims, BC Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, joined Adam to talk about the customer rebates that ICBC announced will be distributed in March, and why it took so long for ICBC to do so when other provinces have had rebates issued months ago. Adam also takes calls from listeners.

In this hour, Adam spoke with Michael Brauer, professor at the University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health, about why COVID-19 transmissibility increases in the winter and how local weather conditions impact it.

U.S. FBI investigators are now on a task force investigating the murder of Victoria real estate agent Lindsay Buziak that occurred 13-years ago. Rob Gordon, professor of criminology, Simon Fraser University, spoke with Adam about the investigation and the FBI’s involvement.

Kris Sims, BC Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, joined Adam to talk about the customer rebates that ICBC announced will be distributed in March, and why it took so long for ICBC to do so when other provinces have had rebates issued months ago.

Adam spoke with Michael Brauer, professor at the University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health, about why COVID-19 transmissibility increases in the winter and how local weather conditions impact it.

In this hour, Adam opens up the phone lines to take calls from listeners.