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Ep - 608 - Quiet Food Insecurity Guest: Dr Sylvain Charlebois By Stuart McNish “Quiet food insecurity” says, The Food Professor, Sylain Charlebois, “ is a noticeable decline in the quality and variety of food in shopping baskets and that poses long-term nutritional and health risks.” The nature of the make up of the shopping cart contents is a direct reflection on the cost of food. “Prices are up…
Ep 607 - British Columbia’s Golden Moment in Mining Guest: Michael Goehring By Stuart McNish “We’re seeing some progress in mine permitting,” says Michael Goehring of the Mining Association of British Columbia. “However,” he continues, “we need to build on this momentum to realize our once-in-a-lifetime mining opportunity.” To do that will require further action from the provincial government –…
Ep 606 - DRIPA and its legal consequences Guest: Robin Junger By Stuart McNish The news in British Columbia is all about DRIPA – the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. The premier of the province David Eby, in response to the December 2025 BC Court of Appeal Ruling of a case known as Gitxaala, raced to amend the act. His attempts to do so have become a headspinning spectacle. The…
Ep 605 - Track and Trace Guest: Louis Dron, Redwood A.I. By Stuart McNish The British Columbia government launched a pilot called Track and Trace, a two-year initiative led by Aidos Innovations, a nonprofit translational science institute developed at the University of British Columbia with support from law enforcement. “This new initiative will analyze the unique chemical fingerprints of illicit…
Ep 604 - Artificial Intelligence: Optimistic or Fear? Guest: Marc Low, Ignition at KPMG By Stuart McNish “When it comes to AI, ‘you can’t make an omelet without breaking some eggs’ and the same is true when it comes to the development, application, and use of AI,” says Marc Low, the Ignition Vancouver Lead at KPMG. Low goes on to say, “AI is either exhilarating and inspiring or it’s fuel for…
Ep 603 - More Permits, Less Talk Guest: Todd Stone, Association for Mineral Exploration BC By Stuart McNish It’s taken two years of fast-talking about fast-tracking mining permits in British Columbia to get started. On April 1, 2026, the BC government promised to approve exploration permits within 40 to 140 days, depending on project complexity. If the permit isn’t processed on time, it will be…
Ep 602 - British Columbia Conservative Leadership Candidate Guest: Kerry-Lynne Findlay By Stuart McNish Former Surrey MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay has put her name forward as a candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. Her campaign makes it clear: Findlay is a Conservative. Her website says, “BC Liberal insiders are trying to take over the Conservative Party of BC. The…
Ep 601 - ICBC: A Unique Insurance Provider Guest: Jason McDaniel, CEO of ICBC By Stuart McNish “The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia [ICBC] is a unique auto insurance provider,” says Jason McDaniel, the President and CEO of ICBC. “We are the only organization that supplies mandatory basic coverage to all vehicles.” That blanket coverage positions ICBC to act as much more than just an…
Ep 600 - Conservative Party of BC Leadership Guest: Caroline Elliott By Stuart McNish “We have an urgent need for change in British Columbia, and we need more people with the courage to make that change happen. That’s why I’ve decided to seek the leadership of the B.C. Conservative Party,” says Caroline Elliott, one of the contenders for the leadership of the party. Her campaign is taking aim at…
Ep - 599 - A.I. Solutions in Chemical Testing Guest: Louis Dron, Redwood AI By Stuart McNish “Chemical synthesis testing is one of the pharmaceutical industry’s biggest challenges,” says Louis Dron, one of the founders of Vancouver-based Redwood AI. The company has turned its attention to solving that bottleneck and, at the same time, propelling Vancouver to the centre of chemical synthesis…
