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California Wildfires, Yes vs No Pro-Rep & Putting Seat Belts in Buses


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It started as a brush fire 10 days ago, but erupted into the worst wildfire in California history. The number of people unaccounted for is beyond 1000, and the death toll is more than 75.  We bring you an update on the wildfires in California.
Both the YES and NO camps are ramping up their arguments as the referendum enters its final weeks. Have you decided how you’ll vote?  We talk through the options with Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections, and Representation, UBC Department of Political Science, Richard Johnston.
This year, Health Canada conditionally approved a drug called OCREVUS, which has been described as a ‘game changer’ for people living with primary progressive multiple sclerosis, a debilitating form of the disease. More than 100,000 Canadians live with MS, and the drug is said to delay progression of the disease. Craig Elliot is a Vancouver father of two who’s been battling PPMS for 14 years. How has this advancement in medicine helped Craig live more easily with the disease?
Elaine Alpert’s son Steve died in a bus crash in 2001. After the tragedy of Humboldt, how many more young lives have to die before Canada strengthens regulations regarding seatbelts on buses?
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