At Your Best

How to make philanthropy cool for kids?

How did Kardinal Offishall react to receiving the Social Justice Award?

Guest: Eric Alper - Publicist, Music Commentator, Shameless Idealist

Youth may be buying opioids from B.C. drug vending machines, recovery centre warns

What is needed to better address addiction in this country without villainizing the addicts?

Guest: Leslie McBain - Co-founder of “Moms Stop the Harm”

Justin Trudeau proclaims the first Friday of June as the National Day Against Gun Violence

How long was this plan in the works?

Guest: Louis March - Founder of Zero Gun Violence Movement

Educators facing unacceptable threats for supporting LGBTQ students

Why are schools are being targeted by anti-LGBTQ protestors?

Guest: Marni Panas - Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional with Marni Panas Consulting

What is an invisible disability?

Why invisible disabilities matter?

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What are the major concerns raised by the Competition Bureau regarding the cannabis industry in Canada?

Why did the competition bureau get involved in this?

Guest: Rebecca Haines-Saah - an associate professor and researcher at the University of Calgary as well as a public health expert

Ways to deal with stressful people

From unreasonable bosses to difficult in-laws

Guest: Dr. Katerina Rnic - a Psychologist at the Vancouver CBT Centre and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia

After chaotic 2022, how is Canada’s air travel sector shaping up for summer?

How do you handle finding out a flight has been cancelled last minute?

The importance of family when dealing with mental health

What role does stigma play in preventing people from seeking help for mental health issues, and how can it be addressed?

Guest: Terry Crosby - director of Indigenous Relations at The Sashbear Foundation

Mental health struggles more complicated for BIPOC youth

What are the challenges faced by BIPOC youth when it comes to mental health?

Guest: Porscha Palmer - Founder or S.O.U.L. Therapy

How does loneliness equate to smoking 15 cigarettes a day?

Guest: Kimberley Brownlee - Canada Research Chair and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia

Michael J. Fox opens up about Parkinson’s progression: ‘I won’t be 80’

Why would Michael J Fox speak so openly about not living to 80 after all these years?

Guest: Dr. Daniel Di Luca - Movement Disorders Fellow at University of Toronto

What exactly is schizophrenia and how does it manifest in people?

Are certain demographics effected more than others?

Guest: Dr. Chris Summerville - CEO of the Schizophrenia Society of Canada

New protection against partner abuse

Why is it called Clare's Law? 

Guest: Carrie McManus - Director of Innovation and Programs at Sagesse

Best strategies to stop food waste

How much does food wastage play into climate change and pollution?

Guest: Madison Maguire - Director of Ontario Operations of “Second Harvest”

What is the “Feel Out Loud” movement and what is supposed to address?

How do we measure the success of the movement?

Guest: Alisa Simon - Executive President of E-Mental Health Transformation & Chief Youth Officer with KIDS HELP PHONE

How to better balance work and life

Can someone who is heavily career oriented still have a meaningful relationship?

Guest: Patrick Ryan - Relationship Coach and Founder of Wingman For You

Why can an officer who has been suspended or even convicted of a crime still receive a paycheck?

Why hasn’t the province enacted its changes to allow chiefs to deny pay for suspended officers?

Guest: Patrick Watson - Associate Professor of Criminology at Wilfred Laurier University

Paddleboard Mental Health advocate bullied after visiting Parliament Hill

What steps can society take to promote greater acceptance and support for individuals with issues like Ramsay Hunt Syndrome?

Guest: Mike Shoreman - First person with disability to cross all the great lakes on a paddleboard

April 11 is World Parkinson's Day

What are the common symptoms of Parkinson's disease, and how do they affect those living with the condition?

Guest: Larry Gifford - National Director of Talk Radio for Corus Entertainment and host of 'When Life Gives you Parkinson’s' podcast