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: We’re revisiting some of our favourite stories of the year, including the discovery of water on the moon; something scientists used to think was impossible.  It turns out, there might actually be LOTS of the stuff, frozen, just out of sight. We spoke with Mubdi Rahman,  a research associate at the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Toronto.

Chapter 2: It’s that time of year again when we get to look at the top ten lists for all kinds of things, and right now we want to talk about FOOD.  Dr. Sylvain Charlebois at Dalhousie University joins us this morning to talk about the top ten food stories in 2020.

Chapter 3: Critical talks between the Indian government and farmers there will reconvene today. The subject of the talks are three new laws that will change the way the industry is structured - and farmers say will ultimately favour large corporations.  Protests in support of the farmers in India have spread around the globe, including here in Vancouver. 

Guest: Gurinder Mann, lecturer in the department of Asian studies at UBC.

Chapter 4: While most of us agonize over whether to see one or two people over the holiday season, Ontario finance minister Rod Phillips has jetted off to St. Barts.  Premier Doug Ford blasted Phillips after the information came out. 

Guest: Travis Dhanraj, Global News Toronto Journalist.

Chapter 5: Everyone was shocked to hear about the 14-year-old shooting victim in Surrey on Monday night, and even more so because a 19-year-old man had been shot and killed in an unrelated incident on Sunday. 

Guest: Keiron McConnell, Criminology instructor at Simon Fraser University and Kwantlen, former gang police officer

Chapter 6: ViaSportBC is one of the organizations tasked with navigating how health regulations impact athletics, particularly at the youth level. 

Guest: Charlene Krepiakevich, ViaSport BC CEO.

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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: It was a remarkable year in terms of setting historic records in areas we never would have anticipated.  Unemployment spiked like we’ve never seen before, and it highlighted how many people don’t have the financial stability to weather even temporary layoffs. 

Guest: Darrell Bricker, IPSOS Public Affairs CEO.

Chapter 2: A fully intact, 57-thousand year old mummified wolf puppy was found in the thawing permafrost outside Dawson City, Yukon in 2016. It’s believed this is the most complete wolf mummy that has ever been found. Now after four years of study, researchers say they know more about this very special puppy.

Chapter 3: It’s critically important that care homes mitigate the impact of isolation on their residents. For more on how they can do that we’re joined by Dan Levitt, the executive director of Tabor Village and an instructor at Simon Fraser University. 

Guest: Dan Levitt, teaches long term care administration at Simon Fraser University, Executive Director of Tabor Village.

Chapter 4: It’s the end of an era as this morning we learned legendary French designer Pierre Cardin has passed away at age 98. 

Guest: Meera Estrada, Culture and Fashion expert

Chapter 5: If your New Year’s celebrations typically involve a big night out with friends, you should pay attention to what the rules are regarding gathering in restaurants right now.  BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association CEO Ian Tostenson joins us to talk about how the holiday season is going for their members, and what they expect to see on Thursday night. 

Guest: Ian Tostenson, President/CEO BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association.

Chapter 6: A couple of diaries left in a Toronto home DECADES ago have found their way back to their rightful owner.  Vancouver musician Alison Jenkins joins us to talk about how a flood of messages on social media alerted her to something she’d likely forgotten all about.

Chapter 7: There’s some things you just don’t expect people to steal, like a 1,300 kilogram boulder!  Well some enterprising thieves did just that, removing the jade boulder in front of a gift shop in Cache Creek earlier this month.  Hedi Roy is the owner of Cariboo Jade and Gifts and she joins us to talk about this bizarre story.

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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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