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: Well we know how many politicians left the country for the holidays, and we’ve seen plenty of pictures of public figures breaking the rules celebrating at home as well.  So what did the average Canadian’s holidays look like?

Guest: Darrell Bricker, IPSOS Public Affairs CEO.

Chapter 2: The Proud Boys were a prominent faction of the group causing a disturbance in Washington even before the riot at the Capitol building.  The group was founded in Quebec and now Canada is mulling over whether to classify them as a terrorist organization. 

Guest: Stephanie Carvin, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.

Chapter 3: It sounds like they’ve ruled out a curfew but there’s still a lot of questions about the new restrictions in Ontario we’re expecting to learn more about today.  Global News Toronto reporter Marianne Dimain joins us to talk about what we know so far. 

Chapter 4: What do you think about taking a tropical vacation, right here at home?  The Fairmont Vancouver Hotel had the idea of offering a destination vacation experience that doesn’t require leaving Vancouver. Their director of sales and marketing Lesliann Kuhn joins us to explain how it all works. 

Guest:  Lesliann Kuhn, Director of Sales & Marketing at Fairmont Vancouver Airport

Chapter 5: There’s not a lot of world records getting set right now with the entire world holding its breath for the end of the pandemic, but a man from North Vancouver was awarded his over the Christmas break. 

Guest: Jacek Laszkiewicz, Guinness world record holder.

Chapter 6: The Speculation Tax has been controversial from the get-go, but the province announced yesterday that the program has succeeded in increasing long-term rental availability, and pulling in a cool $88 million in revenue as well. 

Guest: Thomas Davidoff, Director, UBC Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate.

Chapter 7: If you’ve ever seen a marmot in person, they’re like an adorable cross between a squirrel and a beaver - but they’re also an endangered species here in Canada.  There’s been a lot of bad news this year, but researchers are seeing something remarkable when it comes to these adorable little critters. 

Guest: Adam Taylor, Executive Director with the Marmot Recovery Foundation.

Chapter 8: A change in his lineup for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.  Joining us to talk about the cabinet shuffle this morning is Global News Ottawa Bureau Chief Mercedes Stephenson.

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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 possible second impeachment of US President Donald Trump is the biggest story south of the border right now. So what would that mean, and what’s the timeline here?

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent.

Chapter 2: Pandemic relief for student loan holders has left some people worse off than before.  Seemingly random charges showed up on personal bank accounts and there’s no shortage of horror stories from trying to use the national student loan centres customer service department. 

Guest: Nicole Brayannis, National Deputy Chairperson with the Canadian Federation of Students.

Chapter 3: A Canadian-made vaccine could be on the horizon if everything goes according to plan, but it’s nothing like the ones we’ve seen rolling out across Canada up until now. 

Guest: Carolyn Jarvis, Global News Chief Investigative Correspondent.

Chapter 4: Gun violence this weekend left one young man dead and another injured in two separate shootings in Richmond and Coquitlam.  This comes on the heels of three shootings in the last week of December, two of which were fatal. 

Guest: Doug Spencer, retired VPD officer and an expert on gangs.

Chapter 5: Vancouver’s 311 number is sort of a catch-all for municipal services, but they still get calls about some stuff you would NEVER expect.  They said the most frequently asked questions relate to property tax, empty homes tax, and home owner grants, but they’ve just released a list of some of the strangest inquiries last year.

Chapter 6: Just getting the vaccines we need has been a complex undertaking, but now public health is faced with addressing vaccine hesitancy.  SafeCareBC released a survey of long term care workers last month which found only 57 percent of respondents wanted to get the shot, that could be a big problem considering how long term care home residents are particularly vulnerable to the virus. 

Guest:  Krishna Sankar, Doctoral Researcher at the University of Toronto in the Faculty of Medicine.

Chapter 7: Restaurant owners want an apology from Dr. Bonnie Henry after they were left scrambling to accommodate new health restrictions announced the day before New Year’s Eve. 

Guest: Meeru Dhalwala, co-owner at Vij’s restaurant

Chapter 8: An outbreak of COVID-19 on a First Nation reserve on Vancouver Island has elicited some very disappointing reactions from local residents.  North Cowichan Mayor Al Siebring posted a heartfelt message condemning the attitudes he’d been seeing.

Guest: Al Siebring, mayor of North Cowichan.

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Restaurant owners want an apology from Dr. Bonnie Henry after they were left scrambling to accommodate new health restrictions announced the day before New Year’s Eve. 

Guest: Meeru Dhalwala, co-owner at Vij’s restaurant

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