BC Today

Students from several B.C. universities rallyed outside the constituency office of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Minister Jessie Sunner. UBC Alma Mater Society president Riley Huntley and B.C. Federation of Students chairperson Debbie Herrera Lira join the show to take your questions on the current state of things, and what needs to change.

The third Monday in January marks Blue Monday, often seen as the most depressing day of the year. But the start to 2026 is not all doom and gloom. CBC reporter Justin McElroy joins the show to talk about data he is gathering that shows that some things are improving. We ask what do you see getting better in your community? What makes you feeling optimistic in 2026?

Canada has dropped the tariff rate on Chinese electric vehicles from 100 per cent to 6.1 per cent, opening the door to allow 49,000 cars annually into its domestic market. What does this mean for Canadian vehicle shoppers and for the country as a whole? Clean Energy Canada's executive director Rachel Doran joins the show to take your questions.

New year, new hobby? We ask you to tell us about your new hobby for January 2026. Joining the show is artist Beata Kacy, founder of Soigne art studio, and runner Chris Cole, the co-founder of Metro Vancouver running store Run-Inn. We take calls from audience members to share their new hobbies.

B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne has announced the province won't extend its drug decriminalization pilot, which ends on January 31. The pilot allowed people to possess small amounts of illicit drugs for personal consumption. But after three years, the province says the project hasn't met its goals.
We ask listeners how they feel about the end of decriminalization in B.C and how the province should help people struggling with addiction. Former B.C. chief coroner Lisa Lapointe, SFU health researcher Julian Somers and Victoria Police Chief Fiona Wilson join the program to look at what's next to help people struggling with addictions.