ch. 1: Election daily hit - The first debate

All the major party leaders are in Montreal today for the first debate of this election campaign.

Guest: David Akin, Global National Chief Political Correspondent

ch. 2: View from Victoria with Vaughn Palmer

The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

ch. 3: BC ivermectin sales + Health freedom protests all over the provinceSome British Columbians are seeking out Ivermectin, presumably to treat COVID-19. Health Canada issued a warning Tuesday about ivermectin, saying that it’s not authorized to prevent or treat COVID-19 and could lead to dangerous side effects. BC’s Drug and Poison Information Centre told Global News that they have had nine cases related to people taking veterinary-grade ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19 in the last six months, when they had received zero calls about the drug over the last two years. None of these calls ended in a serious adverse outcome, the agency said.

Guest: Andre Picard, Globe and Mail health columnist

ch. 4: Healthcare workers respond to health freedom protests

Large crowds gathered outside Vancouver General Hospital and Kelowna General Hospital, where the sounds of honking horns and protesters’ bullhorns filled the air. Organizers were also promoting similar protests outside the the B.C. legislature in Victoria and Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

Guest: Troy Clifford, Ambulance Paramedics Union President & an active paramedic

ch. 5: Park Board being urged to make a decision regarding Stanley Park coyotes following another attack that has left two children injured

Another coyote attack has left several people hurt in Vancouver’s Stanley Park. The BC Conservation Officer Service says three people, two of them children, were injured in the attack. It’s just the latest in dozens of attacks on people visiting the park, which has led to a rise in people calling for something to be done about the coyotes. Vancouver Park Board Commissioners John Coupar and Tricia Barker have requested a special meeting to urge the province to get rid of the coyotes.

Guest: Tricia Barker, NPA Park Board Commissioner

ch. 6: Doctors of BC react to yesterday’s protests

The images of healthcare workers looking outside at the protest was heartbreaking, as they have been working so hard during this pandemic to save lives. How are doctors responding to yesterday’s events?

Guest: Dr. Matthew Chow, MD, President of Doctors of BC

ch. 7: Canada's Kabul airlift mission

There have been lots of negative comments towards Canada’s evacuation efforts in Kabul, Afghanistan. However, if we put things in perspective how did we compare to other countries who also had airlift missions to evacuate?

Guest: Sandy Garossino, Former Crown Prosecutor, Columnist for The National Observer

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