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Making Cents of the Market:

Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski.  Lori Pinkowski is the Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca

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A good pick for the Canucks who could help alleviate some of the work from other teammates.

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Ch.1: We are down to the final two weeks of the campaign trail and things have gotten very interesting.

Guest: David Akin, Global National Chief Political Correspondent

Ch.2: B.C. students return to school Tuesday but the union representing the province’s teachers says concerns among educators are very high.

Guest: Jordan Tinney, Surrey District superintendent.

Ch.3: Well, here we go. It’s back to school. Teachers were left disappointed in the safety measures announced by the government, and now we will SEE how that will affect the school year.

Guest: Matt Westphal, Surrey Teachers Association President.

Ch.4: B.C’s vaccine passport is a week away from implementation and on Tuesday, the province will roll out details on how the vaccine card will work.

Guest:  Dr. Horacio Bach, UBC Adjunct Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases 

Ch.5: Canada’s travel rules eased as international travelers who have been vaccinated can now enter Canada.

Guest: Walt Judas, CEO of BC Tourism Association.

Ch.6: Let’s check in with Global BC travel expert Claire Newell now on how exactly Canada’s new travel rules will work, and what she’s seeing so far in flights coming into BC.

Guest: Claire Newell, Global BC Travel Expert/President, Travel Best Bets.

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View From Victoria:

We get a local look at politics from the Provincial capitol.

Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun

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ch. 1: Ipsos possibilities polling

As the federal election campaign gets tighter, a new poll provides hints on where the parties could see their support grow or shrink — and appears to show a growing split in the progressive vote between the Liberals and the NDP. The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News suggests that split could create an opening for the Conservative Party, which not only has the most locked-in support but is also seen as the campaign with the most momentum.

Guest: Darrell Bricker, President of IPSOS public affairs

ch. 2: View from Victoria with Vaughn Palmer

This was supposed to be the week for phase 4 of the pandemic restart program. Instead, the BC government is trying to manage the pandemic that just won’t go away.

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

ch. 3: Denmark Twindemic

The usual annual viral infections are coming back with a vengeance. Likely due to society reopening, restrictions all but gone, and international travel resuming. COVID lockdowns, less social contacts, no traveling, and massive amounts of hygiene habits pretty much wiped out things like the annual influenza season. Now epidemiologists here are warning we would be headed for a twindemic, COVID and ferocious return of the usual yearly infections.

Guest: Shane Woodford, Freelancer in Denmark, former CKNW

ch. 4: Managing money stress, debt and Mental Health during this back to school season

The discussion of student loans are paramount during this election in the wake of COVID-19. Political parties are offering everything from tax breaks, to interest free repayments, all the way to student loan forgiveness. A new survey shows post-secondary students are facing their own hurdles around financial and mental stress. More than a third of young adults surveyed said their mental health has been negatively impacted by financial pressure due to their post-secondary education. And for 3-in-10, their education could be at risk entirely.

Guest: Stacy Yanchuk Oleksy, Interim CEO of Credit Counselling Canada

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ch. 1: What has led to the distrust in media? And how is it leading to more conspiracy-fueled protests?

How has the trust in media and other institutions eroded so much, that people are willing to protest in front of hospitals? Is this the result of people relying on social media for all their news?

Guest: Matthew Johnson, Director of Education at Media Smarts, digital literacy expert

ch. 2: Ida’s heavy rain floods roads, subways in New York and Philadelphia

Flooding killed at least 30 people, swept away cars, submerged subway lines, and temporarily grounded flights in New York and New Jersey as the remnants of Hurricane Ida brought torrential rains to parts of the Northeastern United States.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent

ch. 3: View from Victoria with Vaughn Palmer

Blunt talk about vaccination from Dr. Henry to health care workers:  they have an obligation to patients, each other to get vaccinations. System cannot afford sick days.

Greens worried about fate of one of their two seats on Vancouver Island: Manley, Victoria.

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

ch. 4: Back to school, and the concerns teachers, parents, and students have

With summer coming to a close, kids are back in classrooms next week for another COVID school year. There are still many concerns that have been voiced by teachers, school staff, and parents towards safety.

Guest: Jennifer Whiteside, BC Education Minister

ch. 5: First debate analysis and breakdown

Four of Canada’s party leaders squared off in French for their first televised debate in the federal election campaign, with the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccinations taking centre stage Thursday night.

Guest: David Moscrop, Author: Too Dumb for Democracy?, Columnist, and political scientist with The University of Ottawa

ch. 6: How vaccine passports will be enforced

Before the vaccine passport system gets implemented here in BC, what types of challenges could businesses and officials run into in terms of enforcement?

Guest: Rob Farrer, Pacific Regional Director of the National Police Federation

ch. 7: How British Columbians are concerned about distracted driving as Back to School time rolls around

The school year is just days away, we thought it would be good to remind everyone about distracted driving habits as many children will be back on public streets, walking to school.

Guest: Shawn Pettipas, BCAA’s Director of Community Engagement

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Blunt talk about vaccination from Dr. Henry to health care workers: they have an obligation to patients, each other to get vaccinations. System cannot afford sick days. 

Greens worried about fate of one of their two seats on Vancouver Island: Manley, Victoria.

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

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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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