Synopsis
Steele & Drex offers a new outlook on news programming that meshes the award winning journalism of Lynda Steele and the ever-opinionated radio commentary of Drex.Weve got more than just your daily news updates. Steele & Drex will report on the biggest headlines of the day while offering conversational insight into the issues making waves in Metro Vancouver.
Episodes
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Investors make up one third of homeowners in some provinces in 2020
04/02/2023 Duration: 12minMichael Geller, Real Estate Consultant and President of The Geller Group discusses the fact that investors make up one third of homeowners in some provinces in 2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Canadian Transportation Agency doesn’t track 97% of air passenger claims
03/02/2023 Duration: 07minDr. Gabor Lukacs, President and founder of the Air Passenger Rights Group discusses the concerns around the Canadian Transportation Agency not tracking 97% of air passenger claims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The problem with B.C’s decriminalization experiment
03/02/2023 Duration: 12minIan Mulgrew, Vancouver Sun Columnist discusses the issues he sees with BC's drug decriminalization experiment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Full Show: The BC Liberals’ recovery-oriented system of care to tackle addiction, King Charles will not appear on Australia’s bank notes. Should Canada do the same? & Why are Coldplay tickets cheaper in Seattle than Vancouver?
03/02/2023 Duration: 55minDoes the NDP prioritize unions over Indigenous businesses? Jon Coleman, President and Owner of Jon Co Contracting, and member of the Cowichan tribes looks at whether or not the NDP prioritize unions over Indigenous relations? King Charles will not appear on Australia’s bank notes. Should Canada do the same? Richard Zussman, Global BC Legislative Reporter discusses whether it's time for Canada to take Australia's lead and ditch the British Monarchy from our bank notes. The BC Liberals’ recovery-oriented system of care to tackle addiction Kevin Falcon, Leader of the BC Liberals discusses the BC Liberals new recovery-oriented system that is intended to tackle drug addiction. Why are Coldplay tickets cheaper in Seattle than Vancouver? Kingsley Bailey, General Manager of VancouverTicket.com discusses why Coldplay tickets are so much cheaper south of the border than for their show in Vancouver. How Netflix is cracking down on password sharing Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle Expert at HandyAndyMedia.com de
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Streaming with Steven
03/02/2023 Duration: 08minCKNW Producer Steven Chang tells you what to watch this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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How Netflix is cracking down on password sharing
03/02/2023 Duration: 09minAndy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle Expert at HandyAndyMedia.com describes how Netflix is planning to crack down on password sharing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Why are Coldplay tickets cheaper in Seattle than Vancouver?
03/02/2023 Duration: 10minKingsley Bailey, General Manager of VancouverTicket.com discusses why Coldplay tickets are so much cheaper south of the border than for their show in Vancouver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The BC Liberals’ recovery-oriented system of care to tackle addiction
03/02/2023 Duration: 12minKevin Falcon, Leader of the BC Liberals discusses the BC Liberals new recovery-oriented system that is intended to tackle drug addiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Does the NDP prioritize unions over Indigenous businesses?
02/02/2023 Duration: 12minJon Coleman, President and Owner of Jon Co Contracting, and member of the Cowichan tribes looks at whether or not the NDP prioritize unions over Indigenous relations? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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King Charles will not appear on Australia’s bank notes. Should Canada do the same?
02/02/2023 Duration: 08minRichard Zussman, Global BC Legislative Reporter discusses whether it's time for Canada to take Australia's lead and ditch the British Monarchy from our bank notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Introducing... Free Lunch by The Peak
02/02/2023 Duration: 51minCanada's housing market has become our national obsession, and with good reason. Years of skyrocketing prices are now meeting surging mortgage rates, and the result is some of the least affordable housing in the world. What's driving that affordability crisis, and what comes next? On this episode of Free Lunch by The Peak, we speak with Mike Moffatt, a Senior Director at the Smart Prosperity Institute and Assistant Professor at Ivey Business School. Mike argues that a lack of supply is the key driver of expensive housing in Canada—we get into the details of why that is and some of the ways our dysfunctional housing market warps our economy. Click the link to hear more - https://link.chtbl.com/freelunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Full Show: Will decriminalizing illicit drugs in BC be enough to prevent toxic drug overdoses? More funding for wheelchair accessible taxis & a lookback at the West Coast Express era of the Vancouver Canucks
02/02/2023 Duration: 58minA former drug user’s thoughts on decriminalization Denise Santinato, a former drug user who lost her brother to fentanyl 5 years ago discusses her thoughts on drug decriminalization in BC Is decriminalizing illicit drugs going to be enough? Andrew Tablotney, a father in Richmond who lost his son from a drug overdose questions whether decriminalizing illicit drugs in BC will stop toxic drug overdoses. An update on the Broadway Subway Lisa Gow, Executive Project Director for the Broadway Subway Project provides an update on how construction is progressing. A new payment model for doctors, and more funding for wheelchair accessible taxis Richard Zussman, Global BC Legislative Reporter discusses the new payment model announced for doctors and more funding for wheelchair accessible taxis The effect of Alec Baldwin’s Rust incident on firearm safety in film sets Dean Goodine, Motion Picture Prop Master and author of They Don’t Pay Me To Say No: My Life in Film and Television Props discusses what changes movie sets
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Unreel: West Coast Express - the podcast: Reliving the years Markus Naslund, Todd Bertuzzi and Brendan Morrison spent as Vancouver Canucks
02/02/2023 Duration: 12minScott Rintoul, creator, writer and narrator of Unreel: West Coast Express discusses his new podcast series on one of the most exciting eras in Vancouver Canucks history - 'The West Coast Express' featuring Markus Naslund, Todd Bertuzzi and Brendan Morrison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Boeing delivers the last 747 jet, marking the end of an era
02/02/2023 Duration: 06minRichard Aboulafia, Managing Director at AeroDynamic Advisory discusses the end of the 747 jet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The effect of Alec Baldwin’s Rust incident on firearm safety in film sets
02/02/2023 Duration: 08minDean Goodine, Motion Picture Prop Master and author of They Don’t Pay Me To Say No: My Life in Film and Television Props discusses what changes movie sets have made since the Aec Baldwin firearm incident on the set of Rust Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A new payment model for doctors, and more funding for wheelchair accessible taxis
02/02/2023 Duration: 12minRichard Zussman, Global BC Legislative Reporter discusses the new payment model announced for doctors and more funding for wheelchair accessible taxis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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An update on the Broadway Subway
01/02/2023 Duration: 08minLisa Gow, Executive Project Director for the Broadway Subway Project provides an update on how construction is progressing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Is decriminalizing illicit drugs going to be enough?
01/02/2023 Duration: 07minAndrew Tablotney, a father in Richmond who lost his son from a drug overdose questions whether decriminalizing illicit drugs in BC will stop toxic drug overdoses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A former drug user’s thoughts on decriminalization
01/02/2023 Duration: 08minDenise Santinato, a former drug user who lost her brother to fentanyl 5 years ago discusses her thoughts on drug decriminalization in BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Full Show: VPD comments on decriminalization of drugs in BC, hear from former Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart & how successful will the three year experiment be?
01/02/2023 Duration: 44minThe VPD on the decriminalization of hard drugs in BC Fiona Wilson, Deputy Chief with the Vancouver Police Department discusses how the decriminalization of hard drugs in BC will impact policing. Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart on drug decriminalization in BC Kennedy Stewart, Director of the Centre for Public Policy Research at Simon Fraser University, and former Mayor of Vancouver discusses the decision to decriminalize drugs in BC Using case law to determine municipal power on homeless encampments John Green, Lawyer at John Michael Green Law Corporation discusses the legalities around tearing down homeless encampments and 'tent cities' How well will the decriminalization of hard drugs in BC work? Jennifer Whiteside, B.C’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions discusses how successful the decriminalization of hard drugs in BC may be to combat toxic drug deaths throughout the province. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices