Adam Stirling: The Podcast

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discusses the new COVID-19 variant strains and what actions we need to continue to take to keep our communities safe.

In this hour, Douglas King, Executive Director, Together Against Poverty Society, joined Adam to talk about the rental property standards of maintenance, which came into effect on January 31 in the City of Victoria. Later, on Monday Myanmar’s military staged a coup and detained senior politicians. Adam spoke with Ken Christie, professor and head of the Human Security and Peacebuilding program at Royal Roads University, about what is happening in Myanmar.

In this hour, the possibility of a person who has recovered from COVID-19 becoming infected with a variant strain has caused some recent concern. Daniel Coombs, Professor and Head, Mathematics Department Institute of Applied Mathematics, UBC, joined Adam to discuss the possibility of re-infection and the vaccine in BC. Later, Adam spoke with Victoria Police Chief Del Manak about Victoria PD and Saanich PD combining resources to create the Integrated Canine Service. The service will operate out of Victoria’s Esquimalt Division headquarters and will create more efficiency for both departments.

The possibility of a person who has recovered from COVID-19 becoming infected with a variant strain has caused some recent concern. Daniel Coombs, Professor and Head, Mathematics Department Institute of Applied Mathematics, UBC, joined Adam to discuss the possibility of re-infection and the vaccine in BC.

Adam spoke with Victoria Police Chief Del Manak about Victoria PD and Saanich PD combining resources to create the Integrated Canine Service. The service will operate out of Victoria’s Esquimalt Division headquarters and will create more efficiency for both departments.

On Monday Myanmar’s military staged a coup and detained senior politicians. Adam spoke with Ken Christie, professor and head of the Human Security and Peacebuilding program at Royal Roads University, about what is happening in Myanmar.

Douglas King, Executive Director, Together Against Poverty Society, joined Adam to talk about the rental property standards of maintenance, which came into effect on January 31 in the City of Victoria.

In this hour, Vaccine delivery delays have been in focus in the last few weeks, but how is it decided who will receive one of the available vaccines? Adam spoke with Horacio Bach - Professor - Division of Infectious Disease, UBC, about the vaccine rollout in BC. Adam also takes calls from listeners.

In this hour, Mario Canseco - President, Research CO, joined Adam to talk about a recent survey that found over 60 per cent of the province’s residents believe it is time to eliminate heckling during Question Period, and a number of other changes to the legislature. Later, a study has that 31 per cent of sex workers would not call 911 if they were in danger because they fear that they would criminalized in that situation. Dr. Anna-Louise Crago is one of the authors of the study, and she joined Adam to discuss the study.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discusses Victoria Councillor Ben Isitt working at the Beacon Hill Park community care tent during last Thursday's council meeting and the councillor’s statements following Thursday.