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: While vaccine delivery is expected to ramp up in the coming weeks, criticism  of the Trudeau government’s rollout has been widespread.  Polling shows Canadians are nervous about the future and unsure the government can live up to its promises. 

Guest: Darrell Bricker, IPSOS Public Affairs CEO

Chapter 2: Are we starting to see a spike in cases resulting from the Super Bowl weekend?  We saw an usually high number of cases in the release from Dr. Bonnie Henry and Adrian Dix yesterday, and although some of that was due to reporting issues, there was also a spike in cases in the Fraser Health Region. 

Guest: Jason Kindrachuk, Canada Research Chair in the Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases at the University of Manitoba.

Chapter 3: Let’s talk about a fascinating study out of the Sauder School of Business at UBC. It’s particularly relevant in light of the craziness we saw over the Gamestop stock a couple of weeks ago.  The study found that people who actively trade stocks are exposed to much higher risk and typically end up with lower returns than people who opt to buy-and-hold stocks.  Show producer Victor Young spoke with UBC Professor Xin Zheng about why it’s so risky to try to get in on investment trends.

Chapter 4: If you’re considering a move out of the big city, properties on the islands might actually be even more difficult to secure than in the Lower Mainland.  Let’s talk to Mayne Island Realtor with Gulfport Realty, Deanna Stobart. 

Guest:  Deanna Stobart, Mayne Island Realtor at Gulfport Realty.

Chapter 5: Well you might not be able to go on an exotic vacation right now...but your tastebuds can!  Main St. Brewing is introducing a line of vacation-themed beers, and the first one in their series is being released today. 

Guest:  Nigel Pike, Co-Owner of Main St. Brewing

Chapter 6: How much faster would we vaccinate everyone if we only administered one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine?  Some Canadian researchers say the Pfizer vaccine is so effective that we should be trying to give everyone the first shot even if it means there won’t be enough for the second dose. 

Guest: Danuta Skowronski, Epidemiology Lead of Influenza & Emerging Respiratory Pathogens at BCCDC, Clinical Professor in the UBC School of Population & Public Health and Principal Investigator, Canadian Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network.

Chapter 7: Have you noticed a change in the butter you’re buying at the grocery store?  A few months ago I noticed that the butter I left out on the counter wasn’t spreading quite as well as usual, it seemed harder at room temperature. It turns out, I’m not the only one who noticed.

Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.

Chapter 8: The upcoming Beijing Olympics have put the spotlight back on the relationship between Canada and China, and the commons finance committee in Ottawa has also been raising red flags for a different reason. 

Guest: Wayne Easter, Liberal MP and Liberal chair of the Commons finance committee.

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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: We get an update on the current condition of Prince Philip after he checked himself into hospital.

Guest: Crystal Goomansingh, Global News

Chapter 2: Something remarkable is expected to take place this afternoon, the Perseverance Rover is set to touchdown on Mars after launching from earth seven months ago. 

Guest: Mubdi Rahman, Research Associate at the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Toronto.

Chapter 3: Over half of Canadians think systemic racism is built into our institutions according to a new poll from Ipsos Public Affairs. Shanze Khan joins us with more of what they found.

Chapter 4: The North Shore waterfront is going to undergo major changes in the next few years as the long-awaited Harbourside development gets underway.  The mixed-use community is set to break ground on phase one this Spring, and Concert Properties.

Guest:  Brian McCauley, Concert Properties President and CEO.

Chapter 5: Speaking of the North Show, this is the time of year we talk a lot about North Shore Rescue.  They’re an incredible group of women and men literally putting themselves in harms way to save people stranded in the mountains. 

Guest: Camden Hussey, fundraising teen.

Chapter 6: The deadline for Strathcona Park residents to vacate the west side of the park passed yesterday morning but some tents remained as of last night.

Guest: Pete Fry, Vancouver City Councillor, Strathcona neighbourhood resident

Chapter 7: It’s been interesting to see the ways that street crime and shoplifting have changed throughout the pandemic.  Vancouver Police arrested 130 suspects in a crackdown on shoplifting over the four-week period ending on February 12, a 250 percent increase over the same period last year.

Guest: Steve Addison, Media Relations Officer with the VPD.

Chapter 8: The VPD has wrapped up an initiative to crackdown on shoplifting.  London Drugs has a massive store at West Georgia and Granville, as well as a number of other locations in the downtown. Let’s talk to their General Manager of Loss Prevention Tony Hunt about what they’ve been seeing firsthand. 

Guest: Tony Hunt, General Manager of Loss Prevention at London Drugs.

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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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