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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The latest statistics from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research indicate that 47 percent of Canadian parent’s report having a child victim of bullying. This is an issue that affects people everywhere, and that’s why we’re supporting Pink Shirt Day here at CKNW. 

Guest: Mark Collins, BC Ferries President and CEO.

Guest: Hayley Legassie, Founder of Joyful Learning, a not-for-profit organization focused on developing online educational experiences.

Guest: Carolyn Tuckwell, President and CEO at the Boys and Girls Club of South Coast BC.

Guest: Sara Dubois-Phillips, Executive Director of the CKNW Kid’s Fund.

Guest: Quincey Kirschner, Executive Director of KidSafe.

Guest: Evon Olson, music teacher in the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese.

Guest: Stephanie Smith, President of the BC Government and Service Employees’ Union.

Guest: Travis Rice, Co founder of Pink Shirt Day.

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View From Victoria: 

A local look at politics from the Provincial capital.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer, and Global News reporter Richard Zussman join the show with their take on the day's headlines.

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Chapter 1: The provincial government has a patchy track record getting pandemic relief money out the door, and now issues are arising with their Launch Online program as well.  This was $12 million intended to help businesses in B-C with their online presence, but not everyone is actually eligible to take advantage of that. 

Guest: Sumeet Bains, Operations Manager at Bains Travel.

Chapter 2: It may be virtual this year but the 2021 International Auto Show is going ahead with all the latest and greatest from automakers around the world. 

Guest: Jodi Lai, editor-in-chief at AutoTrader DOT C-A

Chapter 3: We’re finally getting some numbers around how much travel into and out of Canada took place during the holiday season.  Travel into Canada declined by a whopping 93 percent in December of last year, and the number of Canadians returning from abroad was similarly impacted, 91 percent compared with 2019.

Chapter 4: It’s business as usual in B-C schools after the B117 variant of COVID-19 - first identified in the U-K - was found in 7 schools in the Fraser Health Region.  Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside assured parents there was no evidence of transmission in the schools, as the province continues to ignore calls for wider use of rapid tests and more autonomy for individual schools to decide on their own COVID-19 protocols.

Guest: Jackie Tegart, Liberal MLA, opposition critic for education.

Chapter 5: An update now from Surrey Police Chief Norm Lipinski as they continue to prepare for the transition away from the RCMP there. 

Guest: Norm Lipinski, future Surrey Police Chief.

Chapter 6: An overwhelming majority of federal politicians have voted in support of a motion declaring that China is actively engaged in genocide against their Muslim population.  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet opted not to vote on the motion, but advocates are praising Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole for taking action on the issue. 

Guest: Mehmet Tohti, Executive Director of the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project.

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View From Victoria: 

A local look at politics from the Provincial capital.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer, and Global News reporter Richard Zussman join the show with their take on the day's headlines.

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Chapter 1: A year long investigation by a consortium of media outlets, including Global News, has shown substantial failures by the federal government when it comes to ensuring access to clean drinking water for First Nations across the country.  New today, we’re learning about the people responsible for building and maintaining these critical systems - and the way they’re compensated.

Guest: Elizabeth McSheffrey, Global News Halifax.

Chapter 2: This is something a lot of people have been reaching out to us about after we spoke with Professor Charlebois on Friday morning. The consensus is that their butter just isn’t as soft at room temperature as it used to be. 

Guest: Daniel Lefebvre, CEO of Lactanet.

Chapter 3: It’s tax season, so let’s see if we can save you some money!  Between working from home benefits and deferred payments on CERB income, there’s a few things that will look different this year. 

Guest: Peky Tsang, Senior Business Tax Analyst at TurboTax.

Chapter 4: More border restrictions and no cruise ship season are just two of the signs the Canadian economy isn’t getting back to normal anytime soon.  Many industries will still take years to recover, so let’s talk about the new COVID-19 benefits announced by the federal government. 

Guest: Hassan Yussuff, President of the Canadian Labour Congress.

Chapter 5: The federal government is extending COVID-19 emergency benefits as job numbers across the country weakened over the past couple of months.  So is this money going to the right places and is it going to be enough? 

Guest:  Carla Qualtrough, federal minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion

Chapter 6: More cases of the B117 variant of COVID-19 first identified in the UK have been found in Surrey schools.  The strain is believed to be more contagious and epidemiologists warn it could spread far more rapidly if we start to see outbreaks occur. 

Guest: Matt Westphal, Surrey Teachers Association President.

Chapter 7: It started with every parent’s worst nightmare, and ended with an incredible display of compassion and forgiveness.  Aaron Johnson is a father who lives on Vancouver Island with his three children, and he joins us this morning to talk about what happened to him and his family last week. 

Guest: Aaron Johnson, Vancouver Island Father.

Chapter 8: Remember that trivia night at a pub in Port Coquitlam? There were something like 50 people there and 15 later tested positive for COVID-19.  Well it looks as though that may have led to an outbreak at a child care centre at Simon Fraser University, although health officials have yet to officially confirm that. 

Guest: Andrew Longhurst, author and health researcher at SFU.

Chapter 9: New travel restrictions come into effect today.  Let’s find out more from Travel Best Bets President Claire Newell.

Guest: Claire Newell, president of Travel Best Bets.

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