Daily memo: Who is responsible enough to own a gun?

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In the Olympics Village, Zenji Nio earned the unique title of "Olympic Samurai" for teaching Bushido-based motivational techniques to over 50 medalists. He is now using the same Samurai principles to battle anti semitism - by organizing the first Multifaith Commemoration of the Holocaust on behalf of the Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. He is on a mission is to make Chivalry and Compassion cool again.

Guest: Zenji Nio - The Olympic Samurai

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We begin with a conversation with Jill Promoli, a mother who experienced a wave of backlash after speaking out about her son’s death from the flu. Later, Investigative journalist Sam Cooper comes on to discuss the beginnings of money laundering at a BC casino. Finally, science guy Jason Tetro explains what science can tell us about the relationship we have with man’s best friend.

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Daily memo: Gary Bettman vs. Ken Dryden

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Vancouver MP Don Davies tells us about a series of illegal donations to the federal Liberal Party. Later, The Senate is in Edmonton today to hear about the northwest BC coast ban on exporting oil. Writer David Staples gives us the details. Finally, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson explains to us why he thinks the state of emergency in our nations capital is the new norm. But first, some Canadian common sense.

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Daily memo: Joe Biden is in the lead!

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Daily memo: Vaccines save lives and don't cause autism - take it from the parents

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Charles opens the show talking about a column put out by Alberta MP Mike Lake about vaccines. As well, Charles marks the 20th anniversary of a dark day in Canadian history: the Tabor school shooting. He speaks to the Father of one of the slain students Jason Lang, Dale Lang. Charles talks with The Province columnist Mike Smyth about the political pressure BC Premier John Horgan is facing over gas prices that are now the highest in North American history. Finally, with Avengers: Endgame breaking box office records around the world and the internet on fire with last night’s episode of Game of Thrones, why are we so drawn to these spectacles?

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Criminal lawyer Ari Goldkind comes on to tell us the silver lining of gun buybacks. Plus, Kris Sims of the BC Taxpayers Federation explains why the Liberal's criticism of Andrew Scheer is backfiring. Finally, Gordon Lightfoot is releasing new music! We hear from David Friend of the Canadian Press who had the chance to sit down with Lightfoot in Toronto.

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Daily memo: Polls show Liberals and Conservatives are in a dead heat

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