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The Jill Bennett Show
Jill Bennett’s twenty years of experience covering B.C.’s biggest stories as a reporter has developed her insatiable curiosity and keen sense for exposing what is really going on with a story. Jill digs deep, goes behind the headlines and finds out the real impact stories will have on the Lower Mainland. She talks with real people about the issues that matter most to them while keeping us informed, connected and entertained. If you want new information, new angles, and to know what’s happening…
Episodes
The Jill Bennett ShowPulled Over Without Cause, Holiday Parenting Tips, And The World Juniors
The Sunday Edition Chapter 1 Canadian Police Can Now Pull You Over And Breathalyze You Without Cause Guest: Kyla Lee, Lawyer, Acumen Law Chapter 2 Want…
The Jill Bennett ShowCharitable Donations Drop, No Change To The Vote and Inclusive Primary Care
The Saturday Edition Chapter 1 The amount of money Canadians donate to charity has dropped more than 30% since 2006. Guest: Jason Clemens Chapter 2 No change…
The Jill Bennett ShowOpening ICBC to competition, Seaforth Highlanders tradition and Christmas at Covenant House
The Saturday Edition Chapter 1 The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the British Columbia government to open the Insurance Corporation of British…
The Jill Bennett ShowCounting Calories, Vacancy Controls, and Mandatory CO Detectors
The Sunday Edition Chapter 1 British Columbians Want to See Calorie Counts in Restaurants Guest: Ian Tostenson, President, BC Food & Restaurant Association…
The Jill Bennett ShowVomit-Inducing Drama At The Legislature, North Vancouver School District Excluding Special Needs Students and A Rally In West Vancouver
The Saturday Edition Chapter 1 B.C. legislature Speaker hits backs at critics, says audit will vindicate his actions Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun…
The Jill Bennett ShowEmpty Home Tax Windfall, Zombie Spiders and 10-Lane Bridge to Replace Massey Tunnel, Dead In the Water
The Sunday Edition Chapter 1 Vancouver says $38 million to be collected in first year of empty homes GUEST: Michael Geller Chapter 2 Attorney general wrong in…
The Jill Bennett ShowThe Limits Of Free Speech, Parents In Surrey and What's Next For The Senate?
The Saturday Edition Chapter 1 An upcoming talk at the Vancouver Public Library is stirring debate over LGBTQ rights and the the limits of free speech. Guest…
The Jill Bennett ShowRising Rates at ICBC, Paying Closer Attention to Respiratory Health, and The Plecas Fracas
The Sunday Edition Chapter 1 Losses continue to mount at ICBC as basic rates are expected to rise GUEST: Kris Sims TITLE: BC Director, Canadian Taxpayers…
The Jill Bennett ShowWill The Federal Liberal Party Balance The Budget? Accessibility Issues In The Lower Mainland and 3D Printed Homes
The Saturday Edition Chapter 1 The Canadian Taxpayers Federation Wonders, Can The Liberal Government Ever Balance The Budget? GUEST: Aaron Wudrick TITLE…
The Jill Bennett ShowRide-Sharing Legislation, Vancouver Council Votes on Duplexes and Can Proportional Representation Give An Edge To Extremist Political Parties?
The Sunday Edition Chapter 1 Could we see ridesharing legislation introduced on Monday GUEST: Mike Smyth TITLE: The Province Columnist Chapter 2 Some…
The Jill Bennett ShowTougher Penalties For Gang Members? Surrey, The One-Party State and Human Impact On Evolution
The Saturday Edition Chapter 1 Will tougher penalties for gang members make Canada safer? GUEST: Neil Boyd TITLE: Criminology Professor at SFU Chapter 2 Stuart…
The Jill Bennett ShowRemembrance Day, Indonesia Devastation and Are You Sure You Know Everything About Proportional Representation?
Chapter 1 Canadian aid worker Lindsay Gladding joins us after visiting emergency response efforts for the devastating Indonesia earthquake and tsunami that…
The Jill Bennett ShowInsidious Uber, Sexual Assault Reporting and New Child Care Spaces
The Saturday Edition Chapter 1 Uber shows us that technology is political – not neutral GUEST: Alex Rosenblat TITLE: Author of Uberland: How Algorithms Are…
The Jill Bennett Show"X" Gender Marker on Driver's Licenses and Birth Certificates, Daylight Savings and the 2018 Circle Craft Christmas Market
The Sunday Edition Chapter 1 B.C. now recognizes ‘X’ gender marker on driver’s licence, birth certificate GUEST: Christin Milloy TITLE: Trans and womens rights…
The Jill Bennett ShowProvincial Liberals Rebranding, More Affordable Housing and Is British Columbia Getting Ride-Sharing?
The Saturday Edition Chapter 1 ‘Historic’ agreement paves way for up to 650 units of affordable housing on Expo lands GUEST: Michael Geller TITLE: Vancouver…
The Jill Bennett ShowDigital Poppies, Gut Health Grossology, & More
The Sunday Edition Highlights: Deputy Director Royal Canadian Legion - Danny Martin A new digital poppy will be available now till November 11th. UBC Master of…
The Jill Bennett ShowNearby volcanoes on the verge of eruption, and do your pets watch the Food Network?
The Saturday Edition. Highlights: B.C. Hydro Spokesperson - Tanya Fish Do you leave the TV on for your pets when you leave the house? Maybe the radio? What…
The Jill Bennett ShowStrategic Absurdity: Hot Dog Water
Can absurdity be an art-form? According to the founder of 'Hot Dog Water', the answer is a resounding yes. Douglas Bevans of Hot Dog Water joins the Jill…
The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show - North Vancouver Dogs Fall Ill and Civic Election Recap
The Sunday Edition Chapter 1 Two dogs have died and others have fallen ill in North Vancouver Chapter 2 The Municipal elections are over. Were there any…
The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show - It's Election Day! Speculation Tax and Electoral Reform
The Saturday Edition Chapter 1 Housing expert 'flabbergasted' at MP's plan to turn Burnaby tank farm into condos GUEST: Michael Geller Vancouver architect and…
The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show - National Pharmacare, Election Meddling, and Calling All Lighthouse Keepers!
The Sunday Edition Jill speaks with Aaron Wudrick, Executive Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation about national pharmacare, Mike Klassen, Contributor…
The Jill Bennett ShowHigh gas prices, pot laws and furry friends
The Saturday Edition Dan McTeague Senior Petroleum Analyst, Gasbuddy.com Paul Doroshenko Lawyer, Acumen Law Rachel Wiest Manager Animal Transfer Program, BC…
The Jill Bennett ShowPublishing ridiculous studies and cruise ship traffic in and out of Vancouver
On todays edition of The Jill Bennett show we talk to Reggie Cecchini about Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the American Supreme Court, National Post…
The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show: Elon Musk's downward spiral, Marijuana talk, & more
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The Jill Bennett ShowLegal Marijuana less than 3 weeks to go, what about enforcement?
With Marijuana legalization looming, questions still remain around enforcement, specifically related to driving while under the influence of Cannabis. Kyla Lee…
The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show: About the laundering, Larry Campbell..
The Saturday Edition with guest host Stirling Faux Today's Highlights: Duff Conacher, from Democracy Watch joins the program to discuss Larry Campbell's…
The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show: Speeding to the Olympics, back to Richmond?
The Sunday Edition, with Guest Host Stirling Faux Episode Highlights: Former Traffic Officer Grant Gottgetreu shares his feedback on the Province's rollback of…
The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show: Downsizing and Taxes!
The Saturday Edition, with guest host, Stirling Faux! This episodes highlights include Kris Sims from the BC Taxpayers Federation, and Yvonne Ziomecki from…
The Jill Bennett ShowBonus: The Wackiest News Story of the Week!
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The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show - Pipelines, Pot, & Panhandling
The Sunday Edition Highlights from today's episode: Peter McCartney, Campaigner with the Wilderness Committee J50, and the transmountain pipeline. Jeremy…
The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show - Social Media too hard on Politicians?
The Saturday Edition Highlights from today's episode: Kris Sims, from the BC Canadian Taxpayers Federation. New taxes have crept up on people through the…
The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show - Are we ready for legal pot?
The Sunday Edition Steve Mossop, President of Insights West, joins the program to discuss the soon to be legal Marijuana situation. Are we ready? Learn more…
The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show - September 8th, 2018
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The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show - September 2nd, 2018
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The Jill Bennett ShowHeather More and animal reflexes.
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The Jill Bennett ShowThe Best of the Jill Bennett Show - September 1st, 2018
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The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show - August the 26th, 2018
The Sunday Edition of the Jill Bennett Show. First, Sukhi Sidhu, an organizer with 'Wake Up Surrey' urging the Government of Canada to do something about the…
The Jill Bennett ShowThe Best of The Jill Bennett Show - August 25th, 2018
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The Jill Bennett ShowThe Best of the Jill Bennett Show - August 19th, 2018
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The Jill Bennett ShowThe Best of the Jill Bennett Show - August 18th, 2018
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The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show - August 12th, 2018
Chapter 1: Smart minds from the Vancouver Aquarium are engaging in an unprecedented rescue attempt. We are joined by their head Vet. Chapter 2: Vancouver can't…
The Jill Bennett ShowBurnaby's first Pride event!
Evelyn McGowan is a member of the Burnaby Pride Street Party planning committee, and joins the show to talk about the first ever Pride event taking place in…
The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show - August 11th, 2018
Chapter 1: Are we our own worst enemies when it comes to forest fires? Chapter 2: Lisa Helps, the Mayor of Victoria, has been extremely busy this past week…
The Jill Bennett ShowThe Jill Bennett Show - August 5th, 2018
Part 1: Rick's Picks! Part 2: Do we deserve time off for death of beloved pets? Part 3: The latest in the on-going opioid crisis. Learn more about your ad…
The Jill Bennett Show'Selling Dead People's Things'
The author of the book 'Selling Dead People's Things' joins the Jill Bennett show to discuss the adventures of material possessions after death. Learn more…
The Jill Bennett ShowMarijuana on campus, and the plastic car.
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The Jill Bennett ShowTravel Best Bets with Claire Newell - July 29th, 2018
It’s time for your Travel Best Bets! Every Sunday we take a look at the travel tips that will save your trip...and keep you in the loop on some ridiculous…
The Jill Bennett ShowLoot For The Taking
Don Levers is the author of the book, Loot for the taking, and joins the program to discuss the tremendous success he has had, but also a potential follow-up…
The Jill Bennett Show'Taking tent cities to court is wrong'
This is what Marilou Gagnon, Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of Victoria, wrote in a piece for the Straight. She also shares some insight into…
The Jill Bennett ShowBanning straws will not suddenly save the oceans
It's a nice thought, but as Tristin Hopper, columnist with the National Post tells us, banishing straws won't miraculously save the oceans. Learn more about…
The Jill Bennett ShowDo Coffee shops provide adequate waste management options?
Research Co. conducted a poll asking whether Coffee shops provide an adequate amount of options for recycling of their disposable cups. Mario Canseco the head…
The Jill Bennett ShowThe potential fate of the Police Officers in Cuba
Richard Kurland is an immigration policy analyst and knows a thing or two about crime committed abroad. He tells us what he thinks may happen in the sexual…
The Jill Bennett ShowWater usage: Let your lawns stay golden
As Darrell Mussatto, Head of Metro Vancouver utilities committee points out, a golden lawn is not a dead lawn. And if it bothers you, you only need to water…
The Jill Bennett ShowRick's Picks! July 29th, 2018
Rick's movie picks of the week! This week's big opening: Mission Impossible: Fallout! Rick Forchuk is a movie blogger at RicksPicks.ca Learn more about your ad…
The Jill Bennett ShowMassey Tunnel replacement options
Mayor Lois Jackson, the Mayor of Delta says that the Massey Tunnel could potentially be replaced with third-party cash. She joins Jill Bennett to talk more…
The Jill Bennett ShowFatigue on long summer drives.
Lots of people are going to be taking long road trips this summer time. Fatigue on long road trips is a major issue that can have serious consequences. Mark…
The Jill Bennett ShowShould complainants be forced to identify themselves?
A man who has lived in a home for 31 years is being forced to move out. He has over 60 exotic birds but, one of his neighbours is not a fan. We open up the…
The Jill Bennett ShowAddressing BC's opioid crisis
Anyone who lives in or around the lower mainland knows about the opioid epidemic in the city. How do we go about addressing it though? Dana Larsen is a…
The Jill Bennett ShowTravel Best Bets with Claire Newell - July 22nd, 2018
It’s time for your Travel Best Bets! Every Sunday we take a look at the travel tips that will save your trip...and keep you in the loop on some ridiculous…