Dec. 13, 2023: Guest host Jill Bennett in for Simi Sara
History’s most bizarre epithets
If you're a noteworthy figure fixated on your lasting impression, you have your sights set on that elusive trophy: a cracking epithet.
Guest: Jonny Thomson, Philosopher and Writer for Big Think
Scott's thoughts: top Google searches
Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi
View from Victoria: Park board saga
Park board saga continues to go sideways for Ken Sim. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines
Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist
Scott: Why is B.C.’s Office of Human Rights investigating the VPD?
Guest: Kasari Govender, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner
Does Vancouver need a Park Board?
The proposal to dissolve Vancouver's long standing elected park board has stirred controversy and uncertainty among the public due to Mayor Ken Sim's claims of substantial financial savings
Guest: Melissa De Genova, Former NPA City Councillor and Park Board Commissioner
Will anything come of Canada’s alignment with the UN for a ceasefire?
Guest: Warren Kinsella, Lawyer, Author, Political Consultant, and Former Special Assistant to the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien
WWII housing
Minister Sean Fraser has confirmed that the federal government in Canada is implementing measures to address the housing crisis by drawing inspiration from a housing plan dating back to the World War II era
Guest: Marc Lee, Senior Economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Making cent$ of the market with Lori Pinkowski
“We’re making cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski, A Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity - You can contact her team at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at PINKOWSKI.CA”
Guest: Lori Pinkowski, A Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity
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