The Jas Johal Show

Provincial Government’s plan to support Ukrainian Refugees

Chris Friesen, Chief Operating Officer of the Immigrant Services Society of BC discusses the latest plans outlined by Nathan Cullen, B.C. Minister of Municipal Affairs to aid Ukrainian refugees entering the province.  

The benefits of Public Healthcare

Yesterday we spoke with Dr. Brian Day who discussed some of the positives of privatized healthcare and how it could help British Columbians. Today we discuss the importance of public healthcare with Dr. Michael Klein, Member of Order of Canada and Professor Emeritus of Family Practice at UBC and Canadian Doctors for Medicare

Cancer cases rise amidst growing, aging population Should our medical system be privatized? Or do we keep it public?

Rami Rahal, Vice President of Cancer Systems Performance and Innovation at Partnership Against Cancer discusses rising cancer rates 

Anti-racism legislation and how it relates to healthcare

The BC government announced anti racism legislation on Monday, that will start gathering data from racialized communities to help us better understand how to combat racism in policing and other government agencies. 

CKNW Contributor Eric Chapman stops by to talk about a specific part of the information being gathered.

History of Roe v Wade

Margot Young, Professor at UBC’s Peter Allard School of Law w a specialty in quality law and theory, women’s economic equality, urban theory, and local housing politics and rights  discusses the history and historical significance of Roe v Wade within the United States abortion laws

Blanche MacDonald’s presentation to help Ukrainian Refugee

Gina Hansen, Executive Director of Management and Retail Operations at Blanche MacDonald discusses how they helped a make up artist who fleed the Russian war in Ukraine

Judgment day arrives for Flair Airlines as company must prove they are operating legally in Canada

Last month, we spoke about how one of Canada’s low-cost airline companies found themselves in hot water with the Canadian Transportation Agency. The CTA alleges that the Edmonton-based airline has failed to meet ownership requirements and that too much of their operation is controlled by a major partner based in Miami. Our show contributor Jawn Jang joins us now with the latest on Flair.

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Last month, we spoke about how one of Canada’s low-cost airline companies found themselves in hot water with the Canadian Transportation Agency. The CTA alleges that the Edmonton-based airline has failed to meet ownership requirements and that too much of their operation is controlled by a major partner based in Miami. Our show contributor Jawn Jang joins us now with the latest on Flair.

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Gina Hansen, Executive Director of Management and Retail Operations at Blanche MacDonald discusses how they helped a make up artist who fleed the Russian war in Ukraine

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Margot Young, Professor at UBC’s Peter Allard School of Law w a specialty in quality law and theory, women’s economic equality, urban theory, and local housing politics and rights  discusses the history and historical significance of Roe v Wade within the United States abortion laws

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The BC government announced anti racism legislation on Monday, that will start gathering data from racialized communities to help us better understand how to combat racism in policing and other government agencies. 

CKNW Contributor Eric Chapman stops by to talk about a specific part of the information being gathered.

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