Allen Schoenborn granted a conditional discharge: is our justice system too lenient?

B.C. Mayors want flood mitigation as a nation building project (0:51) Ross Siemens, Mayor of Abbotsford Inside The House (11:40) Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Our Energy Future: Pipeline nation vs. green province (26:09) Adrian Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions Canadians can soon switch phone plans without being charged (42:29) Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle expert at HandyAndyMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: A new poll shows the B.C. Conservatives have pulled ahead of the NDP for the first time since the last election — and Kerry-Lynne Findlay has been leader for less than a week. Keith Baldrey joins us to break it down. And if the Conservatives are firmly planting their flag on the right, is there now an opening for a resurgent centrist party to fill the space the old BC Liberals used to own? (1:27) Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West joins us to dig into one of the defining questions of this political moment: why is it so hard to carve out space in the centre when the political world keeps pulling further apart? (15:59) Surrey Police Board chair and Semiahmoo First Nation Chief Harley Chappell joins us to pull back the curtain on the backroom manoeuvring that led to the ousting of Police Chief Norm Lipinski. He was there. He saw it unfold. And he is not staying quiet (26:55) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ted Field, Global B.C. Assignment Editor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Allen Schoenborn granted a conditional discharge: is our justice system too lenient? (0:56) Rob Dhanu, Former Federal Crown prosecutor, Criminal defense Lawyer and co-founder of Dhanu Dhaliwal Law Group Metro Vancouver’s water restrictions leave some businesses running dry (12:12) Bert Bos, owner of Bos Sod in Abbotsford The Future of Remote Work: Court ruling says work-from-home no longer just a perk (22:12) Geoff Mason, Employment and Human Rights Lawyer, and partner at Miller Thomson LLP Another Surrey police board director walks after chief Lipinski’s removal (34:15) Mike Starchuk, Mayoral Candidate with Imagine Surrey, Former Surrey City councillor and NDP MLA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jesse Miller, Social Media Expert and Founder of Mediated Reality Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Ceinwen Pope, Medical Health Officer for the Sea to Sky region with Vancouver Coastal Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surrey police transition mired in local politics (0:50) Former Vancouver Canucks player hits the studio with new country hit (13:29) Aaron Volpatti, former Vancouver Canucks player Our Energy Future: Can the electricity grid keep up? (24:32) Mark Jaccard, Chair and CEO of the B.C. Utilities Commission Brown Lawns, Dry Times: Metro Vancouver water restrictions reach Stage 3 (44:03) Linda Parkinson, Metro Vancouver’s director of policy, planning and analysis for water services Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices