Chapter 1

Mental Health Gaps

Last week, the Canadian Mental Health Association called for a national mental health promotion strategy, which was one of six recommendations outlined in a new national CMHA policy paper, It says Canada’s efforts to shore up mental health services have been ‘patchwork’, and are underfunded and uncoordinated.

Guest: Canadian Mental Health Association National Research and Policy Analyst, Dr Leyna Lowe

Chapter 2

Dirty Money Inquiry

Today, the BC NDP is expected to announce it will launch a public inquiry into the widespread money laundering that’s occurring in BC. So what would such an inquiry look like and what are the pitfalls/benefits?

Guest: Former BC Chief Justice and Attorney General, Wally Oppal

Chapter 3

Bicycle Cities Index

A new global survey analysing the best cities for cycling around the world has ranked Vancouver at 37th spot. Did we think we’d do better than that?! We spoke with Bianca Pick, from Coya - a digital insurance startup in Berlin - who researched the statistics.

Chapter 4

Clare’s Law

The BC Liberals have introduced the Interpersonal Violence Disclosure Act, referred to as Clare’s law - in the BC legislature yesterday. The law would allow police to release information about a person’s violent history to intimate partners who may be at risk.

Guest: Jo-Anne Dusel, Executive Director of Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan