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The Mike Smyth Show
If you really want to know what is going on in British Columbia, you better be listening to The Mike Smyth Show (Monday to Friday: 9am – 12pm). As the only daily radio show broadcasting from B.C.’s Legislative Assembly in Victoria, Smyth’s access to our leaders and lawmakers is unparalleled as he fearlessly asks the tough questions and holds them to account. Always a step ahead, Mike Smyth’s two decades as a no-nonsense newspaper columnist gives him a distinct edge that guarantees the show is…
Episodes
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Erin O'Toole as the new leader of the opposition, mandatory masks on Translink, and why Strathcona residents have resorted to a tax revolt
With guest host Stirling Faux Chapter 1: A bizarre night, as the new Conservative Party Leader announcement was delayed by 6 plus hours. Erin O’Toole will be…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Money drying up, Strathcona park, & Walking dogs
On today's show: Flow of money from developers to City of Vancouver dries up. The call for definitive action and closure of the Strathcona Park Homeless Camp…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Surrey schools, Baldrey returns, & Real estate surge
On today's show: Speaking with Deputy speaker of the BC Leg Surrey Schools release their return plans Baldrey's Beat returns! Real estate market surging again…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Vancouver park board, Bill Morneau resigns, & Stanley Park access
On today's show: Fun facts about what the park board can NOT do Finance minister Bill Morneau resigns! People with disabilities struggling to access Stanley…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Back-to-school worries, Bike lane lawsuit, & the Power of youth
On today's show! Parents rightfully worried about back to school The power of youth Stanley Park Bike Lane Law Suit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: COVID-19 spike, Housing projects, & Kamala Harris!
On today's show: Recent spike in BC case numbers raising questions Another Vancouver housing project delayed! Baldrey's Beat! One word: Kamala! Contact tracing…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Back-to-school delay, Baldrey's beat, & Sexism during COVID-19
On Today's show hosted by Jody Vance: Many questions about back-to-school delay Surrey teacher reacts to BC School Delay It's time for Baldrey's beat! Women…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull Show: ICBC, Public Drinking, & Joe Biden
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The Mike Smyth ShowPandemic Solutions, update on drinking in parks, and the perfect distraction with the return of sports!
With guest host Jody Vance Chapter 1: Pandemic Solutions initiative GUEST: Dr Jeffrey Shaw, Cardiologist and internal medicine physician with a sub specialty…
The Mike Smyth ShowUpdates on the back to school plan, COVID-19 scams and ripoffs, and the growing problems in homeless camps
Chapter 1: Cases are going up, will the back to school plan change or stay the same? GUEST: Paul Faoro, President, CUPE BC Chapter 2: A mayor has his identity…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Surrey police, Hawaii, & Disabled people
On Today's Show Surrey Police Board meet for the first time! Should Surrey get a police referendum? Planning a trip to Hawaii? Really? Challenges faced by…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Mandatory masks, Talking tech, & Conservative leadership
On today's show: Should BC adopt mandatory masks? This doctor is branching out! The last few days of Conservative Leadership race Talking tech with Andy Baryer…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Future of education, COVID-19 vaccine, & Dinosaurs!
On today's show: The future of Education in BC Strathcona Tent City How close are we to a COVID-19 vaccine? DINOSAURS!!!!!! Learn more about your ad choices…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Haida Gwaii, Back-to-school, & NHL!
On today's show: Haida Gwaii Fishing Lodges blindsided by travel ban Wil BC's back to school plan work? NHL IS BACK! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Alaska loophole, ICBC rebates, & Small businesses
On Today's Show: New rules against the Alaska Loophole Should drivers be getting rebates from ICBC? What to do with business that bend the COVID-19 rules Learn…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: BC back to school plan, discussing rebates from ICBC, and the latest orca news
Chapter 1: BC back to school plan with Adrian Dix GUEST: Adrian Dix TITLE: Provincial Health Minister Chapter 2: Back to school plan with Matt Westphal GUEST…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Back to school, Public drinking bylaw, & Going to mars!
On today's show: Back-to-school preview Park drinking bylaw delayed till 2021! Preview of tomorrow's mission to Mars! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Premier Horgan, Returning to normal, & Addiction
On today's show: Premier Horgan has words for those with American license plates What will schools, libraries & rec. centres look like in the fall? One man’s…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: American trespassers, Stay-cations, & Smoking in condos
On today's show: Patrolling the waters for American trespassers Staycations are getting expensive! New poll looks at smoking in condos Learn more about your ad…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: New rules, Secondhand smoke, BC Liberals, & Psychology of COVID-19
On Today's show: BC putting new rules to combat COVID-19 Smoking in condos BC Liberals respond Psychology of a pandemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Back to school, No-fault insurance, & Tourism industry bailout
On today's show: Rob Fleming: Back to school plans The case FOR No-fault auto insurance Tourism industry requesting huge government bailout! Learn more about…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Returning to school, Jagmeet Singh, & The Edmonton Eskimos!
On Today's Show: Is a return to classrooms possible for this coming fall? Details from the WE scandal continues to surface Jagmeet Singh reacts to Trudeau WE…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Adrian Dix, Vaping panel, & Flattening the curve
On Today's Show: Checking in with BC Health Minister Adrian Dix Vape Panel: What happens now? What do we need to do to re-flatten the curve? Learn more about…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Tax speculation, WE scandal, & Vaping
On Today's Show: Home Equity Tax Speculation. WE scandal continuing to ramp up as Conservative party calls for accountability from the Prime Minister. BC…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Dr. Bonnie Henry, Learning from COVID-19, & Politics with Mo Amir
On today's show: ONE ON ONE WITH DR. BONNIE HENRY What we can learn from the latest serology study Talking politics with Mo Amir The stress of the unknown…
The Mike Smyth ShowONE ON ONE WITH DR. BONNIE HENRY
The one and only Dr. Bonnie Henry joins us for a riveting conversation on what we've learned from COVID-19 and how we can continue moving forward. Guest: Dr…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: 5G tech, Janet Brown, & West Broadway and Birch
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The Mike Smyth ShowFull Show: Reactions to the BC budget deficit, camping in Vancouver parks, and a controversial building and rezoning issue
Chapter 1: Budget Q1 reactions with Andrew Wilkinson Andrew Wilkinson joins us to talk about the BC budget deficit. GUEST: BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Talking politics, Overnight camping in parks, & Dealing with death
ON TODAY'S SHOW: A talk on politics! Dealing with Death Political commentator reacts to overnight camping in city parks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Suffering businesses, Suffering youth, & the Suffering United states
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The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Decriminalizing drugs, No-fault insurance, & Trudeau under fire
On Today's show: Continuing the conversation on drug decriminalization Prime Minister Trudeau under fire Will no fault insurance be better or worse than the…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Canada's deficit, Ending street checks, & Preventing youth vaping
ON TODAY'S SHOW: Reaction to Canada facing a $342 billion dollar deficit Critics demand end to “street checks” by Vancouver police New Vaping regulations will…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Public drinking in parks, Dog ownership, & New JS Woodworth Resident Scholar at SFU
On today's show: Public drinking in parks. Will this ever get approved? A surge in dog ownership during the pandemic Former MP to join SFU as JS Woodworth…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: ICBC road tests, American tourists, Vancity real estate, & Charging stations
On today's show: ICBC road tests Right to charge in Victoria! How is the real estate market looking in BC following the start of phase 3 of BC restart plan…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Alaskan "Loophole", Banning pitbulls, & Changing sports teams' names
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The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Adrian Dix, Banning pitbulls, & Pipeline panel!
Full show: Adrian Dix, Banning pitbulls, & Pipeline panel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Transmounstain pipeline, Preventing a second wave, & Detained couple returns
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The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: LTC homes, Mandatory masks, & Crime prevention
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The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Vancouver school board, Surrey police legal action, & BC sports hall of fame!
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The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: ICBC changes, Airlines ending social distancing, & Hollywood North
HIGHLIGHTS: ICBC announces MASSIVE changes 2 major airlines looking to end social distancing Hollywood North returns! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Phase 3, Camping tips, & Major PNE announcements!
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The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: TikTok politics, Chinese-Canadian racism, & Ending police street checks
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The Mike Smyth ShowFull show: Racist guessing games, & the Return of the BC Legislature
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The Mike Smyth ShowVaccine update, concerns around the COVID-19 tracing app, and allegations of racism in the BC healthcare system
Chapter 1: Vaccine Update and effectiveness of a tracing up to bring the numbers down GUEST: Horacio Bach, UBC Adjunct Professor of Serology, Division of…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull Show: BC economic restart plan, updates with Canadian and US political panels, and a look at Amazon's monopoly and its effects on the market
Chapter 1: Update on LTC homes GUEST: Adrian Dix, BC Minister of Health Chapter 2: B.C. economic re-start plan GUEST: Andrew Wilkinson, Liberal Party Leader…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull Show: Visits at Long Term Care homes, a nightclub in Nanaimo reopens this weekend, and restaurants can buy wholesale liquor again!
Chapter 1: Visits at Long Term Care homes GUEST: Isobel Mackenzie, seniors advocate Chapter 2: Nanaimo nightclub owner receives harassment as he tries to…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull Show: Border Jumpers, Toxic Drugs, and ICBC "Monopoly" Game
Chapter 1 BCFSA releases its interim findings on the Strata Insurance Market Mike is joined by Tony Gioventu to discuss the BCFSA findings on the Strata…
The Mike Smyth ShowLive Well Clinics begin to reopen
Sarah Hodson joins Mike to discuss the reopening of Live Well Clinics in British Columbia. Guest: Sarah Hodson, President, CEO, Live Well Learn more about your…
The Mike Smyth ShowMaclean Kay gets an ICBC boardgame
Maclean Kay joins Mike to discuss the ICBC “Monopoly” board game. Guest: Maclean Kay, Editor in Chief, The Orca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Mike Smyth ShowImmigration lawyer on the border and sneaking tourists
Aleksander Stojicevic joins Mike to discuss American tourists finding ways to get over the border to go on vacation in Canada. Guest: Aleksandar Stojicevic…
The Mike Smyth ShowBorder jumpers: Are American tourists sneaking into Canada?
Nathan Cullen joins Mike to discuss American tourists finding ways to get over the border to go on vacation in Canada. Guest: Nathan Cullen, Former NDP MP…
The Mike Smyth ShowBaldrey’s Beat: Border Closure, CERB Extension, & Your Calls
Keith Baldrey joins Mike to discuss Trudeau’s decision to keep the American border closed, extending the CERB, and more. Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global BC…
The Mike Smyth ShowThe toxic drug supply killing users
Laura Shaver joins Mike to discuss the toxic drug supply on the streets of Vancouver. Guest: Laura Shaver, Board member, Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users…
The Mike Smyth ShowBCFSA releases its interim findings on the Strata Insurance Market
Mike is joined by Tony Gioventu to discuss the BCFSA findings on the Strata Insurance Market. Guest: Tony Gioventu, CEO, Condominium Home Owners Association of…
The Mike Smyth ShowFull Show: VPD Chief, CERB contributing to opioid crisis, BC Oil Spill
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The Mike Smyth ShowCOVID-19 fatigue, how are Canadians feeling?
We touch base with the Executive Director of the Angus Reid Institute, Shachi Kurl. How are Canadians feeling right now? Shachi knows! Learn more about your ad…
The Mike Smyth ShowTrans Mountain CEO joins Mike Smyth following oil spill
Ian Anderson is the CEO of Trans Mountain Corporation. He explains what went wrong with the recent spill in Abbotsford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Mike Smyth ShowResource Debate: Trans Mountain Oil Spill in BC
Stewart Muir of Resource Works, and Tzeporah Berman Environmental activist and writer debate the recent oil spill that took place in Abbotsford BC. Learn more…
The Mike Smyth ShowBaldrey's Beat: CERB, Hockey, and your calls
Global BC Legislative Bureau Chief joins Mike for a full half hour on a range of topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Mike Smyth ShowIs CERB responsible for the uptick in overdose deaths?
We chat with the former Health Minister, Terry Lake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices