View From Victoria:

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

Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun

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Chapter 1: Should BC follow some of the incentive programs happening in the states and offer people rewards for getting vaccinated?  Do we need this type of persuasion in Canada?

Chapter 2: They are still months away from having a convention to make the choice but the BC Liberal leadership race is starting to get a bit crowded. MLA Michael Lee officially joined the race yesterday evening. He, along with Kevin Falcon, Gavin Dew, and Ellis Ross - and maybe others yet to come - will be vying to replace Andrew Wilkinson. 

Guest: Michael Lee, BC Liberal MLA for Vancouver-Langara.

Chapter 3: You may have seen in the news the announcement that B.C. is making a child care registry public and inching towards expanding the system. Are we making progress towards offering up better childcare options for parents and caregivers?

Guest:  Sharon Gregson, Childcare advocate

Chapter 4: The B.C. government is deferring the harvesting of old-growth trees in Fairy Creek and the Central Walbran Valley for two years.  It comes following a request from the Huu-ay-aht, Ditidaht and Pacheedaht First Nations to defer old-growth logging for two years in the areas of Vancouver Island while the nations prepare formal forestry plans.

Guest: Katrine Conroy, B.C. Forest Minister. 

Chapter 5: A Facebook post by a former Conservative Party candidate in Ontario has been getting a lot of attention as the candidate admits to benefitting from islamophobia.

Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor

Chapter 6: Canadians feel a sense of shame or stigma when attending food banks. The “charitable philosophy” of food banks has allowed for a clear division between volunteers and clients, with volunteers in the role of “giver” and clients in the role of passive “receiver”.

Guest: Simone Brandl, Program Director, Burnaby Neighbourhood House.

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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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Chapter 1: A new poll suggests that 62 per cent of parents are concerned that the pandemic has made mental health challenges worse for their children.

Guest:  Lisa Wolff, Director, Policy and Research for UNICEF Canada

Chapter 2: More than one million kits containing the lifesaving medication naloxone, used to reverse opioid overdoses, have been shipped to registered sites throughout the province since the inception of the Take Home Naloxone program in 2012. 

Guest:  Sheila Malcolmson, BC Minister for Mental Health and Addiction.

Chapter 3: UBC is holding a national forum this week June 10 & 11 to address anti-asian racism.  Racism is up, but there is some progress being made, even though there is still lots of denial.

Chapter 4: Most people think it won’t be solved anytime soon, but the head of UBC thinks otherwise and has been talking directly to students about it.

Chapter 5: The President of the Canadian Bar Association is calling on all Canadians to learn more about the harsh reality of federally funded residential schools, in order to understand the generational impact on Indigenous people who are overrepresented in the justice and child welfare systems.

Guest: Bradley Regehr, President, The Canadian Bar Association

Chapter 6: Providing culturally appropriate food and traditional food preparation methods for those facing food insecurity empowers individuals and families by reconnecting them to their heritage.

Guest: Gillian Der, Food Justice Coordinator, Collingwood-Renfrew Neighbourhood House.

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