Chapter 1: On the one hand you have a country like the UK which is coming out of lockdown, planning for the future, moving ahead - thanks to their liberal use of the AstraZeneca vaccine. 

Guest: Andre Picard, Globe and Mail health columnist.

Chapter 2: Could Canada help curb vaccine hesitancy by offering incentives to those who get vaccinated?  Get a vaccine and receive a free donut perhaps?

Chapter 3: The BBB is warning of COVID-19 vaccine passport scams as the Canadian government recently announced they are “actively exploring” the concept of vaccine passports for international travel. There have already been reports of fraudulent vaccine passports being used upon entry to Canada.

Guest:  Denis Gagnon, BCSI Investigations President.

Chapter 4: Metro Vancouver is the only large urban area in the country without a unified police force as the region is divided up between municipal forces and the RCMP. There have been calls for an amalgamation on and off for decades.

Guest: Mike Morris, BC Liberal  critic for public safety.

Chapter 5: One of the things we’ve heard about during the opioid overdose epidemic is that too many people are using drugs alone and it’s leading to dangerous situations. People dying while using by themselves in private residences is a big part of the problem.

Guest: Giuseppe Ganci, Director of Community Development with Last Door Recovery Society & BETTER app Project Manager.

Chapter 6: The federal government and the City of Vancouver are moving towards a new era here, an effort to decriminalize drugs as a way to get a handle on the overdose epidemic.

Guest: Garth Mullins, a representative of VANDU and the host of CRACKDOWN podcast

Chapter 7: When it comes to being a ‘friendly Canadian’, the attitude might stop as soon as you enter your motor vehicle.

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