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View From Victoria: 

A local look at politics from the Provincial capital. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer joins the show with their take on the day's headlines.

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With guest host Jill Bennett

Chapter 1: What should the consequence be when illegally hunting?

Story from Conservation Officer Service: A Hudson’s Hope man received a $5,000 fine and a 5-year hunting ban after shooting a decoy deer while pit-lamping.

GUEST:  Jesse Zeman, Director of Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program BC Wildlife Federation 

Chapter 2: Audain Foundation’s $4 million dollar donation for public art 

GUEST: Michael Audain, Board Chair, Audain Foundation & Broek Bosma, Chief Development Officer, St. Paul’s Foundation

Chapter 3: Time’s running out before the tax filing deadline!

It’s expected to be a complicated tax filing season, as millions of Canadians have lost their jobs, are self-employed, or working from home. Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) and other government pandemic-related benefits, which are not tax-free, will only complicate matters further.

GUEST: Aurèle Courcelles, Assistant Vice President, Tax & Estate Planning at IG Wealth Management

Chapter 4: BC asks federal government for exemption to decriminalize illicit drugs

British Columbia is asking the federal government to grant the province an exemption under federal law to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use.

If the request is granted B.C. would become the first jurisdiction in Canada with the exemption.

GUEST: Sheila Malcolmson, BC Minister Mental health and Addictions

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A local look at politics from the Provincial capital. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer joins the show with their take on the day's headlines.

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With guest host Jill Bennett

Chapter 1: Ipsos vaccination polling

With COVID-19 vaccinations ramping up across provinces and territories, a new poll suggests that despite Canadians’ overall confidence in the rollout, many are expressing concern over the type of vaccine available to them.

A new Ipsos poll done exclusively for Global News found that over 60 per cent of Canadians were confident that the country would be able to meet the government’s goal of vaccinating most Canadians by the end of September.

GUEST: Sean Simpson, Vice President at IPSOS

Chapter 2: Today marks five years since BC’s drug poisoning crisis was declared a public health emergency

April 14 marks five years since the drug poisoning crisis was declared a public health emergency in BC. 

Phoenix Society CEO Keir Macdonald has just released an opinion piece ahead of today’s five-year anniversary of the emergency being declared. The piece outlines/proposes a five-point plan to end the drug poisoning crisis in British Columbia.  

 

GUEST: Keir Macdonald, Phoenix Society CEO 

Chapter 3: KPMG expert on the federal budget

With the federal budget approaching on April 19, what could it mean for BC?

Canada’s Liberal government will deliver on its promise to spend big when it presents its first budget in two years next week amid a fast-rising third wave of COVID-19 infections and ahead of an election expected in coming months.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has pledged to do “whatever it takes” to support Canadians, and in November promised up to C$100 billion in stimulus over three years to “jump-start” an economic recovery in what is likely to be a crucial year for her party.

GUEST: Shane Onfrechuk, KPMG Partner, Tax

Chapter 4: Brazil’s P1 variant continues to worry public health officials

With COVID-19 case numbers rising and hospitalizations at a near record-high, Premier John 

The variant count has risen by more than 1,110 cases since Friday, including 545 new cases of B117 and 555 new cases of P1.

GUEST:  Jason Kindrachuck, Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair

Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba

Chapter 5: Green Party leader is calling on BC NDP to be more transparent 

BC Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau released a Twitter video calling on Provincial Health Minister Adrian Dix to be more transparent in COVID-19 data release.

The questions comes after the recent COVID-19 briefings have revealed BC’s situation when it comes to vaccines and the variants of concern.

GUEST: Sonia Furstenau, BC Green Party Leader

Chapter 6: Major all-season mountain resort proposed for Chilliwack

A new major all-season mountain resort with two sightseeing gondolas and approximately 11,500 acres of mountain recreation terrain has been proposed for Chilliwack through an Expression of Interest filed recently with the Mountain Resorts Branch of the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations & Rural Development. In addition to providing year-round recreation opportunities for Fraser Valley residents, British Columbians and destination tourists, the resort would strengthen BC’s already strong international reputation in the mountain resort market, elevate the region as a tourist destination, and become a major new, year-round economic and tourism driver for the Province.

GUEST: Robert Wilson, BC resident leading the proposal

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Making Cents of the Markets:

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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With guest host Jill Bennett

Chapter 1: Translink on eliminating more bus stops

Translink will be moving ahead with the practice of bus stop balancing following positive passenger reception.

The project aims to remove bus stops too close together to make public transit more efficient.

GUEST:  Sarah Ross, Translink Director of System Planning

Chapter 2: Future of Work - Wine Industry

It’s time now for our Future of Work Series. Today we take a look at the BC wine industry, and how they are adjusting to the new normal. Plus, we find out what the future may look like.

GUEST: Miles Prodan,CEO, President of Wine Growers British Columbia

Chapter 3: $5.9 billion dollar bailout for Air Canada

The federal government says it will be supporting Air Canada with a multi-billion dollar aid deal to help cope with massive financial losses and  millions in customer refunds for cancelled trips amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

GUEST: Claire Newell, Global News Travel Expert; CKNW Contributor; and President of Travel Best Bets

Chapter 4: Thousands of bees from Australia arrive in Vancouver through China Airlines

YVR recently posted the delivery of thousands of bees coming from Australia. With the assistance of China Airlines, the bees were flown here to help pollinate fruit trees in BC.

GUEST : Paul van Westendorp, Provincial Apiculturist

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View From Victoria: 

A local look at politics from the Provincial capital. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer joins the show with their take on the day's headlines.

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With guest host Jill Bennett

Chapter 1: Darrell Bricker on pre-budget and horse race polling results

In an Ipsos poll done exclusively for Global News ahead of the upcoming federal budget, a majority of Canadians, or 82 per cent, said they want to see a reasonable plan for a timely return to balanced budgets. Sixty-six per cent said they’re “ok” with the government running whatever size of deficit is necessary to get through the pandemic.

GUEST: Darrell Bricker, CEO of IPSOS Public Affairs

Chapter 2: Surrey Board of Trade calling for tax reform 

Ahead of the provincial government’s Throne Speech this afternoon, the Surrey Board of Trade is calling for tax reform to assist BC recover from the economic shock that was caused by the pandemic.

GUEST: Anita Huberman, CEO of Surrey Board of Trade

Chapter 3: Mass vaccination plan in Whistler kicks off today

A mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign is kicking off in Whistler Monday for adults who live and work there. Vancouver Coastal Health's Dr. Penny Ballem calls it a major hot spot - - where priority needs to be given. Vaccine will also be available to people coming from Pemberton and Squamish who work in Whistler.  There have been 1,505 cases in the community from the start of the new year until April 5 -- with the majority occurring in people aged 20 to 39.

GUEST: Jack Crompton, Mayor of Whistler

Chapter 4: : A BC MLA is calling for better support for youth mental health 

BC MLA Trevor Halford has written a piece in The Province regarding an ongoing study at the BC Children’s Hospital that shows two-thirds of children could be suffering from some sort of mental health challenge because of the pandemic.

GUEST: Trevor Halford, BC MLA for Surrey-Whiterock

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View From Victoria: 

A local look at politics from the Provincial capital. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer joins the show with their take on the day's headlines.

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