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If you asked him, Calgary MP Jasraj Singh Hallan would tell you he isn’t sure he was “born to serve.” What Jas would say is he knew the moment the trajectory of his life changed. As a new Canadian, it wasn’t enough just to be in the land of the maple leaf, he wanted to make a difference. First as a community leader and businessman, then as a family man, and now as an elected Member of Parliament for Calgary Forest Lawn, who also serves as the Shadow Minister of Immigration. Jas is also Vice- ...
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This a special Feed Drop episode of The Blueprint podcast hosted by Jamie Schmale, a member of Parliament for Halliburton Kawartha Lakes, Brock. Jasraj is the guest discussing the rise in auto theft in Canada, particularly in Toronto where it has increased by 300% since 2015. Jas attributes this rise to the Liberal government's soft-on-crime bail p…
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Three things are weighing heavily on Canadians: the rising cost of living, never-ending deficits, and the federal government just keeps printing money (last year alone it printed $300B – right out of thin air). The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has been sounding the alarm that all of this is creating unmanageable pressure on all of us. The Go…
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You’ve got to hear this series of exchanges in the House of Commons from February 7, 2023. As the Conservatives continue to fight to axe the carbon taxes (which are set to triple), it seems the rest of the house is just ignoring the concerns of Canadians everywhere. This is a series of exchanges involving Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, Jasra…
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The Peterborough MP (and Shadow Minister for Children, Families and Social Development) has always been outspoken. Growing up the youngest in a house full of kids will do that. Outspoken is good when you’re trying to be part of the solution. In this episode Michelle shares her thoughts on several issues dogging the federal Liberals right now: Menta…
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The controversy surrounding Canadian Military veterans and even paralympic athletes being offering medical assistance in dying (MAID) continues to grow. The Government says an RCMP investigation has been launched and Liberal plans to expand the MAID program to cover mental illness have been postponed. Mark Meincke is a Canadian veteran. He’s open a…
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Canada’s Conservative Party, led by Pierre Poilievre seemed poised and ready for the next federal election. That won’t take place until on or before October 2025 but the momentum being built now looks solid. In this episode Jas talks with Ian Brodie, former Chief of Staff in the Harper Government, who knows what elections need and in particular wha…
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Brian grew up in Hamilton, so he learned early what it meant to be blue collar. “People would see Hamilton’s skyline and say ‘I see pollution,’ but I saw people working.” He moved into radio broadcasting in Montreal and was bitten by the journalism bug – particularly covering politics. Today he’s an Opinion Columnist for the Toronto Sun, often inte…
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Tony Clement is a former MPP in Ontario and MP at the federal level. He’s spent time with important cabinet portfolios at both levels including Minister of Health. He spent 25 years in public life. Today he’s taking on a new role for the CPC chairing the Conservative Fund which is the fundraising and budgetary arm of the Conservative Party (volunte…
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Today, natural gas meets 38 per cent of Canada’s energy needs and remains the country’s most affordable and dependable energy resource. When natural gas and carbon taxes go up, the Canadian Gas Association and its member utilities, who pass consumers the final bill for their gas use, are the first to hear about it and to work with consumers to educ…
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This is a special episode co-hosted with Jamie Schmale of the podcast The Blueprint, and an Ontario MP. In this episode Jas and Jamie share the mic with their colleague Richard Bragdon, an MP in New Brunswick. The three, Jas from the west, Jamie in central Canada and Richard in the east share their thoughts on the Liberal plan to begin hiking carbo…
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Modern name, modern logo, modern direction. The Petroleum Services Association of Canada, often known as PSAC, has changed its name to better reflect who the association is now and where it’s going. Canada will continue to have a bright future as one of the world’s most important sources of energy and Enserva, as it has for the past 40 years, will …
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When it comes to at-risk youth Todd Doherty knows what he’s talk about. He was one. Grew up in Williams Lake, BC. Mental and physical abuse were the norm at home. Changing schools was also the norm – more than 20 of them before high school. This is part of the reason Doherty introduced a motion in the last Parliament for an easy-to-remember 3-digit…
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The Calgary Centre for Newcomers sees over 40,000 people every year. While excited describes all, many will also face difficult hurdles in the weeks and months to come. Language barriers, skills and qualifications they’ve worked hard for that suddenly don’t apply in Canada. It can even be difficult to get job interviews with language barriers. Many…
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Laura Silver and Vishal Ghai know the frustrations (and mental anguish) of Canada’s Immigration System first-hand. Laura has been caught in a spousal sponsorship quagmire since 2018 as she tries to bring her husband to Canada from Cuba. Meantime her stepson, Tito, has been sending video messages to Canada’s Minister of Immigration via Facebook for …
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“The threats come from all different directions.” Phil Gurski should know. He spent three decades as a strategic intelligence analyst at both CSIS (the Canadian Security Intelligence Service) and the Canadian Security Establishment – Canada’s signals intelligence agency. In this episode Jas and Phil discuss: What is Canada’s role in foreign intelli…
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Tina Petrow hadn’t even heard of Airdrie until she moved there. If she was going to live there, she had to get involved so she started volunteering. And that’s when the love affair with community began. She’s now a second term City Councilor and real advocate for health care, infrastructure, and social well-being in the community she calls home jus…
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As an MP Greg McLean has a big portfolio. He’s the MP for Calgary-Centre but also the Shadow Minister for Natural Resources. That includes mining, forestry, and pipelines. In that position he often wonders, why can’t Canada get mining, pipeline, and exploration projects approved? Particularly when we can do so environmentally and efficiently. And i…
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When Napoléon met his Waterloo, it was his life’s defeat – when Gideon Christian met his Waterloo, he found his life’s destiny. Canada was only supposed to be a pit stop on his journey to the United States from his country of birth in Nigeria. But Christian was so impressed by Waterloo, ON, and the land of the Maple Leaf, he chose to stay and event…
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The former MP, former Alberta MLA, former Board Chair at Alberta Health Services is now Board Chair at Providence Therapeutics. In this robust discussion Ken shares what got him into politics at a young age, and what he’s doing now at Providence Therapeutics and their mRNA vaccine therapies. Ken and Jas also talk Energy. What would Ken do if he wer…
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There are longstanding experiences and accusations of system racism and bias in Canada’s Immigration System. Is it true the triage system for Indian applicants is more strict than the triage system for Chinese applicants? Marriage fraud – how can we stop that from happening? And how on earth do we alleviate the current backlog of applications? Cana…
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Canadian farmers are a sturdy breed. They go toe to toe with Mother Nature. They face commodity swings that are out of their control. And, most importantly, they feed Canada and the world. In this upcoming episode of All That Jas, the focus is on farmers and transportation and why its becoming very difficult to get products from point A to point B.…
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Canada is home to natural resources that are the envy of the world. From Biofuels to nuclear resources, many in the world see Canada as the breadbasket of resources needed and necessary around the planet. But, there are sectors that are often the target of misinformation. And as we know, misinformation is dangerous. In this episode of All That Jas,…
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Chaz Smith has spent a lifetime wandering the streets of Calgary. It began in childhood as a heartbreaking, all too familiar, story. Family trauma, nowhere to go, sleeping in parkades, eventually falling into hard substance use and mental health issues. But Chaz chose life, not only for himself, but has dedicated his life to helping others in the s…
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The backlog of Immigration applications to Canada is stunning… 1.8 million and counting. If those were one-page applications and you stacked them on top of one another they would reach a height of 700 feet. To put that in perspective, that’s taller than the Calgary Tower. It hasn’t always been this way – it doesn’t need to be this way now. A revolv…
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He remembers that moment. The moment when he knew it was time to get in the game of life. A time to get involved and a time to serve. Jasraj Singh Hallan was not burning up the books as a high school student. Sitting at the family dinner table, eating his mac & cheese, Jas’ father challenged him to step up. And he did. In this debut episode of All …
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