What to watch out for in the 2025 Vancouver Writers Fest

Alberta vows $20B B.C. oil pipeline; tanker ban and Indigenous consent loom (0:52) Guest: Gary Mar, President and CEO of the Canada West Foundation Metro Vancouver pivots on Iona Wastewater Plant approach. Is cost-cutting to $6 billion enough? (12:52) Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster city councillor Is keeping shipbuilding in Canada realistic? (18:56) Guest: Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies and foreign policy The Wrap - Should airlines be offering alcohol for free? (27:21) Plus, have we become dependent on subtitles? 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, have we become dependent on subtitles? 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

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Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Mohan Kang, President of the B.C. Taxi Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Robin Gill talks to Amanda Dorsi, Senior director of programs for the Rick Hansen Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct. 2, 2025: Guest host Scott Shantz in for Jas Johal Will Alberta’s proposed pipeline across B.C. ever become a reality? (0:00) Guest: Andy Hira, Political Science professor at Simon Fraser University, and head of the Clean Energy Research Group Food prices in Canada continue to rise (8:59) Guest: Stuart Smyth, Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan Trump brings back calls for Canada to be the 51st state (14:48) Guest: Alexander Salt, fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute B.C.’s Energy Minister weighs in on Danielle Smith’s pipeline proposal (20:31) Guest: Adrian Dix, B.C’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions Should B.C. abandon its planned ban on gas vehicles by 2035? (29:12) Guest: Carson Binda, B.C. Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Should Ottawa’s gun buyback program be scrapped? (34:48) Guest: Douglas Bancroft, Region 1 (Vancouver Island) President of the B.C. Wildlife Federation Will raising the GST save Ottawa from debt? (39:54) Guest: Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Has a surge of immigration overwhelmed Canada’s federal court? (46:20) Guest: Will Tao, Co-founder and immigration and refugee lawyer for Heron Law Offices Amazon opens up over 1,000 jobs in Vancouver with higher base pay (52:57) Guest: Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Scott Shantz talks to Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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