All That Jas Podcast with Calgary member of Parliament Jasraj Singh Hallan

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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 same situation. He launched a volunteer, not-for-profit organization called Be The Change YYC to help end homelessness. Today Chaz is part of a group on the streets that helps save lives.

Jasraj wanted to see this organization’s work first-hand, so he walked with Chaz seeing people who desperately need help, people with so much potential, and now they’re receiving it.

But COVID has been harsh. If you think it’s hard being quarantined at home so long – imagine not having any home to go to.

And the need for affordable housing is acute.

Guest Chaz Smith
Be The Change YYC website
Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook - @bethechangeyyc
Chaz personal handle - @chazsmithyyc

Jasraj can be reached at:
Instagram/Facebook/Twitter - @jasrajshallan
Phone – 403-207-3030
Email – [email protected]

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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 were Energy Minister now? As well as his thoughts on the current transition to a less carbon intense society.

Guest Ken Hughes
Connect with Ken on Twitter @KenHughesAB
Providence Therapeutics

Jasraj can be reached at:
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Phone – 403-207-3030
Email – [email protected]

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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, host Jasraj Singh Hallan speaks with Cody Battershill who is on the frontline of Canadian energy and the role it plays. In an age of social media where everyone is given a platform, Cody explains what fuels the domestic natural resources industry and why most Canadians should be proud of a sector that's truly made in Canada.
Guest Cody Battershill
Canada Action Website https://www.canadaaction.ca/
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Jasraj can be reached at:
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Phone – 403-207-3030
Email – [email protected]

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Jasraj guested on Canada's conservative podcast, The Blueprint, host Jamie Schmale. In this episode they discuss the current state of Canada's economy and the upcoming budget.
They critically discuss the current liberal government's handling of economic policies, citing a significant rise in inflation, interest rates, and the burden of taxes like the carbon tax.
Hallan and Schmale critique the perceived disconnect between the government's optimistic declarations and the economic hardships experienced by Canadians, including increased living costs and housing crises.
Jas outlines the Conservative Party's plan to improve the economy, which includes reducing taxes, incentivizing home building, controlling government spending, and implementing stricter crime policies.
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1:02 Critique of Current Fiscal Policies
5:11 Government Spending and Taxation
6:33 The Impacts of the Carbon Tax
17:39 Economic Prosperity and Freedom
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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 intelligence?
Are we actively listening around the World for anything might impact our national security? Are our efforts effective?
How do we monitor for any homegrown security threats?
Where are the domestic threats most likely to come from?
What does “National Security” mean for the average Canadian?
Is Canada safer now than it was ten years ago?

And what’s Phil’s take on the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa earlier this year? Was the Emergency Measures Act required?

Guest Phil Gurski
30 years + as a strategic intelligence analyst specializing in radicalization, and homegrown Islamist extremism. Phil worked as a senior strategic analyst at CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) from 2001-2015, specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalization. From 1983 to 2001 he was employed as a senior multilingual analyst at Communications Security Establishment (CSE – Canada’s signals intelligence agency), specializing in the Middle East. He also served as senior special advisor in the National Security Directorate at Public Safety Canada from 2013, focusing on community outreach and training on radicalization to violence, until his retirement from the civil service in May 2015, and as consultant for the Ontario Provincial Police’s Anti-Terrorism Section (PATS) from May to October 2015.

He was the Director of Security and Intelligence at the SecDev Group from June 2018 to July 2019. Mr. Gurski has presented on violent Islamist-inspired and other forms of terrorism and radicalization across Canada and around the world.

Books by Phil
The Threat from Within: Recognizing Al Qaeda-inspired Radicalization and Terrorism in the West (Rowman and Littlefield 2015)
Western Foreign Fighters: The Threat to Homeland and International Security (Rowman and Littlefield 2017)
The Lesser Jihads: Taking the Islamist fight to the world (Rowman and Littlefield 2017)
An end to the ‘War on Terrorism , When Religion Kills: How Extremist Justify Violence Through Faith (Lynne Rienner 2019)
The Peaceable Kingdom? A history of terrorism in Canada from Confederation to the present (self-published: 2021)
He regularly blogs and podcasts (Canadian Intelligence Eh!), and tweets (@borealissaves) on terrorism and intelligence matters.

Website
Phil’s company Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting

Jasraj can be reached at:
Instagram/Facebook/Twitter - @jasrajshallan
Phone – 403-207-3030
Email – [email protected]