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May 31, 2021 Kamloops Residential School reaction, Gender-diverse youth in B.C. schools & B.C. doctors facing abuse and threats amid pandemic fatigue
Chapter 1: How do you fight the problem of sexual misconduct in the military when it starts as early as the cadets themselves are being taught? The former head of training at the Royal Military College says two former heads of the institution did not take the issue of misconduct seriously and now, he says, he feels ashamed of his time on the job because of it.
Guest: Mercedes Stephenson, Global News Ottawa Bureau Chief.
Chapter 2: A new report is the first to highlight gender-diverse youth in BC schools.
Guest: Elisabeth Saewyc, Professor at UBC, Director of the School of Nursing, and lead author of a report on gender diverse youth in BC Schools.
Chapter 3: We have seen memorials right across the country in the last few days to honour the 215 children whose remains were found on the site of the Kamloops residential school last week. It has been a shocking reminder of the awful legacy of those schools, a legacy, many say, that is not yet full dealt with. Is this the beginning of that reckoning? And how do we do this?
Guest: Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, UBC law professor, director of the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at the Peter Allard School of Law.
Chapter 4: These haven’t been easy times for many people, especially those are closest to dealing with Covid-19 - the doctors and nurses of our province. Now, many doctors are speaking out about what they’ve been going through. We’re talking abuse, threats and vitriol that has been directed at these health care professionals and doctors say they need more patience and understanding from the public. What led to this?
Guest: Dr. Matthew Chow, MD, President of Doctors of BC.
Chapter 5: Gender diverse youth part 2. More on a new data this is being released this morning from researchers at UBC, about the most extensive survey of its kind done among diverse gender youth in BC School. The sample set was 1000 diverse gender kids from 38,0000 total youth surveyed.
Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor
Chapter 6: The union representing British Columbia teachers is calling on members to wear orange and schools to lower flags to half-mast this week, to honour the 215 children found in an unmarked mass grave at the former Kamloops residential school.
Guest: Teri Mooring, BCTF President.
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43 min
May 31, 2021 View From Victoria: Legislature resumes for final three-week run of spring session
View From Victoria:
We get a local look at news from Monday's briefing.
Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun
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9 min
May 28, 2021 Is public transit ready for more people using transportation? The next set of real estate & Chances of an election
Chapter 1: As India continues to battle with the nation’s worst COVID-19 crisis, ET Canada is bringing together some the biggest names in entertainment for a primetime fundraising special, ET Canada Presents: Help India.
Guest: Sangita Patel, ET Canada Entertainment Reporter.
Chapter 2: The next set of real estate stats will be very interesting to examine when they come out next week, looking at the month of May. No doubt there has been more supply available and things don’t seem to be selling as fast as they were a few months ago. But does that mean the market has slowed down or that prices might reflect that? We’ll have to see.
Guest: Anne Gaviola, Senior Digital Broadcast Journalist, Global News.
Chapter 3: Some of the restrictions for group fitness were lifted and made effective immediately.
Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor
Chapter 4: It’s not every day that you are driving down the highway and you see what Lorna Beecroft saw in front of her. The Vancouver Island resident was on her way to Costco and she saw a semi truck trailer hauling a huge cut tree, the biggest she had ever seen.
Guest: Lorna Beecroft, Vancouver Island Resident who saw and took the picture.
Chapter 5: Ridership has gone way down during the pandemic. The latest numbers tell us that ridership is “stable” meaning we’re not seeing anymore big drops, but it’s also not getting better. However, could all of that change this fall now that B.C.’s Reopening plan says offices and workplaces can fully reopen in September?
Guest: Jonathan Cote, Mayor of New Westminster and Chair of TransLink Mayors Council.
Chapter 6: From the chance of an election this year, to pandemic recovery and constitutional issues - there is a lot to talk to Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole about.
Guest: Erin O’Toole, Conservative Party Leader.
Chapter 7: A federal advisory panel that provides advice and guidance to the federal government on COVID-19 testing and screening is recommending an end to the mandatory hotel quarantine required of international travellers entering Canada.
Guest: Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Infectious Diseases physician and scientist member of COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel
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44 min
May 28, 2021 View From Victoria: Latest on vaccine supply
View From Victoria:
We get a local look at mostly good news from Thursday pandemic briefing.
Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun
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9 min
May 27, 2021 Where did it come from?, Prosecuting gangsters & Getting the grad
Chapter 1: U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the U.S. intelligence community is divided on the question of where COVID-19 emerged from, including whether it came from human contact with an infected animal or a laboratory accident.
Guest: Reggie Checcini, Global News
Chapter 2: Ellen DeGeneres has called it quits, and a new face is set to take over the time slot.
Chapter 3: We’ve all been hearing the calls to get more police officers on the streets to fight gang crime and make arrests – but that’s only part of the story when it comes to prosecuting gang members.
Guest: Kevin Marks, President of the BC Crown Counsel Association
Chapter 4: Two greater Victoria businesses fall victim to a sophisticated bitcoin scam, tips to avoid this ever-evolving fraud.
Guest: Denis Gagnon, BCSI Investigations President.
Chapter 5: B.C.’s provincial health officer admits there is a risk that interprovincial travel could increase COVID-19 transmission after Alberta announced an ambitious reopening with all public health restrictions to be lifted there by early July. How are hotels getting ready for life back to normal?
Guest: Ingrid Jarrett, President, and CEO of BC Hotel Association.
Chapter 6: Metro Vancouver’s Arts sector has been hit hard by the pandemic. With a complete halt to in-person concerts, shows, and other performances, the news this week of re-opening is welcome.
Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor
Chapter 7: Following our conversation last week about grade 12 students, this year missing many of their grad events and causing anxiety, we bring in Surrey School District Manager of Communication Services Matthew Ritinder, to talk about the School District’s plans to try and make the last few weeks of grade 12’s in Surrey memorable.
Guest: Ritinder Matthew, Manager of Communication Services for SD36
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49 min
May 27, 2021 View From Victoria: The trouble with variants
View From Victoria:
We get a local look at politics from the Provincial capitol.
Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun
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11 min
May 26, 2021 BC begins to reopen, Black bear safety & The border showdown
Chapter 1: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the forced landing of a Ryanair civilian flight and subsequent arrest of a journalist on board by Belarus was a “clear attack on democracy” that must be met by action.
Guest: Amanda Connolly, Global News Political Reporter.
Chapter 2: Amazon is spending a large amount of cash on purchasing MGM studios. You’ll need to have an Amazon account now to see any of MGM’s popular movies.
Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor
Chapter 3: Step One of B.C.’s reopening plan still restricts non-essential travel between health zones, so if you’re itching to get away, you’ll have to practice patience for a little while longer. British Columbians can only travel within their zones until June 15, which is when recreational travel will be permitted anywhere in the province.
Guest: Vivek Sharma, Chair of the Tourism Industry Association of BC.
Chapter 4: B.C. nightclubs, casinos and concert halls have faced 15 months of sitting either partially closed or outright shuttered amid the pandemic. And frequently shifting restrictions have plagued efforts from gyms and restaurants to maintain steady business during the health crisis. But a path forward is emerging for businesses across the West Coast, with the province on Tuesday unveiling a reopening plan that will lean on reaching specific thresholds rather than specific dates.
Guest: Bridgitte Anderson, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, part of the Premier’s Economic Recovery Task Force.
Chapter 5: Minister Ravi Kahlon was one of those present in making the BC reopening plan announcement along with Premier Horgan, Minister Adrian Dix, and Provincial Health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. The pandemic caused many to lose their jobs, businesses, and savings, so how will BC’s new restart plan address all those looking to get employed?
Guest: Ravi Kahlon, BC Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation .
Chapter 6: Sources are telling a Blaine Immigration lawyer that the US government is planning to open the border for Canadian travellers. How will the Canadian government take this news?
Guest: Len Saunders, Immigration Lawyer, Blaine Immigration.
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44 min
May 26, 2021 Making Cents of the Markets
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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10 min
May 26, 2021 View From Victoria: The plan to reopen
View From Victoria:
We get a local look at politics from the Provincial capitol.
Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun
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11 min
May 25, 2021 Clarity on reopening plans, Getting young adults vaccinated & The drastic shift in transit use
Chapter 1: There is a new LEGO set that is coming out that highlights inclusivity and the LGBTQ community.
Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor
Chapter 2: The tourism, arts and culture and sports sectors are all hoping for the same thing from B.C.’s COVID-19 re-opening plan, clarity.
Guest: Anita Huberman, CEO of Surrey Board of Trade.
Chapter 3: The Fraser Health authority is leveraging the fear of missing out in its campaign aimed at convincing young adults to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Guest: Dr. Victoria Lee, Fraser Health CEO.
Chapter 4: In the past few weeks, we’ve talked about the rise in anti-asian crime. This followed a scathing article in Bloomberg that called Vancouver the ‘anti-asian racism capital…of the world.’
Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor
Chapter 5: The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically altered the public transit system in Metro Vancouver. Ridership is still down 60 per cent compared to last year, after falling to a low in April 2020 of 17 percent of 2019 levels.
Guest: Peter Hall, SFU Professor, Urban Studies and Geography.
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Mornings with Simi (Monday – Friday: 5.30 – 9am) helps you wake-up, reconnect, and get your day off on the right foot. Simi Sara dives into on the headlines of the day with veteran Global News anchor Gord MacDonald and contributor Raji Sohal. They help you navigate through the details of the stories, highlight essential information and share new perspectives on how the daily news affects you. Simi loves the Lower Mainland. She’s lived here her whole life and truly understands the history and challenges our communities have faced over the years.