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: More information today in the case of Cameron Ortis, the civilian-RCMP intelligence analyst alleged to have leaking sensitive information.  Global News Investigative Journalist Sam Cooper joins us to talk about his new story that sounds like something out of a movie!

Chapter 2: Environmental groups are calling on the province to shut down a mining project in the Skagit headwaters south-east of Hope.  Imperial Metals presented shareholders with an exploratory drilling report in December, and we’re coming up on three years of waiting for the province to make a decision. 

Guest: Tom Uniack, Executive Director at Washington Wild.

Chapter 3: Ontario attempts to clarify what is essential under COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home order 

Guest: Marianne Dimain, Global News Reporter in Toronto.

Chapter 4: The Canadian dollar has been on an upwards trajectory since the beginning of the pandemic, last March.  It has gone up in value a full 10 cents in the last 9 months, but it turns out that might not be good news for the Canadian economy.

Guest:  Avery Shenfeld, CIBC Capital Markets Chief Economist.

Chapter 5: Listen up if you have a bird feeder on your property.  A deadly salmonella outbreak has been killing small birds in the area and wildlife experts want everyone to take note of how it’s spreading. 

Guest: Linda Bakker, Co-Executive Director at the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC.

Chapter 6: It was good news month after month when the unemployment numbers were announced - right up until January.  The Canadian economy lost 63,000 jobs at the tail end of 2020, and the bad news kept coming this month with WestJet laying off 1,000 employees and Air Canada cutting 1,700. 

Guest: Ken Peacock, Chief Economist and Vice President at the Business Council of BC.

Chapter 7: Let’s talk about the trial of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.  Her lawyers claim her security detail is putting her at increased risk of COVID-19, but her actions tell a very different story.  There’s a lot to unpack so let’s talk to South China Morning Post Vancouver Correspondent Ian Young.

Guest: Ian Young, South China Morning Post Vancouver Correspondent.

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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 vote to impeach President Donald Trump is expected to go ahead in the House of Representatives today, but the Senate is another story.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent.

Chapter 2: Federal Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole has been vocally opposed to prioritizing vaccines for incarcerated Canadians.  It’s an ethical dilemma, complicated by the increase in the number of cases there as well, almost 2,000 since December 1st. 

Guest: Emilie Taman, lawyer, co-host of The Docket podcast.

Chapter 3: We saw survey results yesterday on how much money Canadians have been spending during the pandemic. Statistics Canada reported spending in October was up 10 percent over 2019.  So let’s talk about DEBT. Sands and Associates are experts on insolvency and debt consolidation.

Guest: Blair Martin, Sands and Associates.

Chapter 4: A lot of people make New Year’s Resolutions about diet and exercise but one couple on Pender Island is five months into their radical experiment. 

Guest: Chris Hall & Stef Lowey

Chapter 5: A handful of churches in the community continue to flout pandemic restrictions, even though the fines are adding up.  Well a council member in the Township of Langley is floating a new idea to incentivize them to do the right thing. 

Guest: Kim Richter, Township of Langley Councillor and KPU instructor.

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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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