Steele & Drex

Carney’s diplomatic tightrope: Coastal First Nations at home, Beijing abroad (1:01) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent Road rage turns violent in Vancouver: Why are drivers so angry, and how do we cool it down? (14:20) Guest: Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast Iran on edge: Familiar crackdown, or the uprising that changes everything? (26:26) Guest: Negar Mojtahedi, reporter for Iran International, host of the Eye For Iran Podcast series Faith, funding, and final choice: Can religion override patient rights in public? (41:12) Guest: Daphne Gilbert, Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa Developers push Metro Vancouver to pause rising development costs (50:28) Guest: Robert Bruno, Executive Vice President for Polygon Homes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Robert Bruno, Executive Vice President for Polygon Homes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Negar Mojtahedi, reporter for Iran International, host of the Eye For Iran Podcast series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest on the Broadway subway closure (0:48) Guest: Neil Wyles, executive director of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area Surrey opens new three-storey school to counter overcrowding; are more on the way? (10:06) Guest: Gary Tymoschuk, Chair of the Surrey Board of Education The Week That Was in Politics: The latest on the B.C Conservative leadership race (19:00) Plus, is Pierre Poilievre prepared for his leadership review? (27:57) Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief Could there be a Tsawwassen/Roberts Bank pipeline route? (32:31) Guest: Lucero Gonzalez, Conservation and Policy Campaigner with The Wilderness Committee The Wrap: Shrinking seats, growing tensions (42:46) Plus, family sections on flights: sensible solution or airborne segregation? (49:41) Guests: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, family sections on flights: sensible solution or airborne segregation? (6:55) Guests: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, is Pierre Poilievre prepared for his leadership review? Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

VSO will no longer seek NDAs related to sexual misconduct allegations (0:52) Guest: Dr. Julie Macfarlane, Distinguished Law Professor at the University of Windsor, and co-founder of the “Can’t Buy My Silence” campaign for change in the law – on misuse of NDAs The latest and coolest tech from CES 2026 (15:09) Guest: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle Expert at HandyAndyMedia.com Vancouver living on a budget: how one author made Lower Mainland frugality work (36:29) Guest: Steve Burgess, author of Cheapskate in Lotusland: The Philosophy and Practice of Living Well on a Small Budget Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Steve Burgess, author of Cheapskate in Lotusland: The Philosophy and Practice of Living Well on a Small Budget Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies and foreign policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Barj Dhahan, CEO and Founder of Sandhurst Group (that owns a number of retail businesses in B.C), and former Vancouver Police Department Board Member and Vice Chair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle Expert at HandyAndyMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. Julie Macfarlane, Distinguished Law Professor at the University of Windsor, and co-founder of the “Can’t Buy My Silence” campaign for change in the law – on misuse of NDAs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime and safety concerns drive London Drugs out of Vancouver's downtown eastside (0:50) Guest: Jess Ketchum, Co-founder of the Save Our Streets coalition Canada’s World Juniors loss highlights the problem with for-profit hockey programs (8:03) Guest: Topher Scott, Founder of The Hockey Think Tank Trump pitches ban on big investors buying single-family homes; should Canada do the same? (22:04) Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant Mayoral candidate proposes City-run grocery stores to counter rising food prices (36:14) Guest: Amanda Burrows, OneCity Vancouver mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dylan Kruger, Delta City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Mike De Jong, former B.C. Attorney General and longtime MLA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Amanda Burrows, OneCity Vancouver mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Topher Scott, Founder of The Hockey Think Tank Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices