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: Canadians want businesses to change priorities.  That’s one of the findings of a new survey by the Canadian Centre for the Purpose of the Corporation, a consulting group headed up by former New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant. 

Guest: Brian Gallant, former Premier of New Brunswick, CEO of the Canadian Centre for the Purpose of the Corporation.

Chapter 2: With traffic levels returning to normal once again, the quickest way to get from Point A to Point B is once again top of mind. The BC government has conducted a feasibility study and has now released five possible options for a potential rapid transit crossing from Vancouver to the North Shore. 

Guest Niki Reitmayer, CKNW Mornings contributor

Chapter 3: It sounds like something out of a science fiction film but a system to deflect asteroids on their way to earth is on track to launch in 2024. 

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

Chapter 4: Do you wear a homemade mask? A team of UBC researchers has found a list of the best materials to use when making masks at home. 

Guest: Steven Rogak, UBC mechanical engineering professor

Chapter 5: Two local BC boys had their dream come true when astrophysicist and science celebrity Neil deGrasse Tyson agreed to be a guest on their podcast. Our Niki Reitmayer spoke to 13-year old Max Von Dehn [Dane] and 14-year old Zach Kobus.

Chapter 6: Everyone knows you get a bit cranky when you’re tired and you don’t react well to challenging situations, but new research shows people don’t experience positive events to their full potential when they’re tired either. 

Guest: Nancy Sin, assistant professor of psychology at UBC.

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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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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: Justin Trudeau and his ministers are hunkering down for a second day at their cabinet retreat in Ottawa.  They are planning a path forward with a throne speech to deliver in just over a week’s time.

Guest: Abigail Bimman, Global National Ottawa Correspondent

Chapter 2: Heading back-to-school during the pandemic has been an ongoing conversation here in Canada...and of course, it’s been a big topic of discussion down in the US. In a country where the virus is so much worse, how is America coping with sending kids back to school? CBS correspondent Jim Krasula spoke to Niki Reitmayer about what is going on south of the border.

Chapter 3: You definitely know Nigel Howard from Dr. Bonnie Henry’s press conferences. He is BC’s most famous ASL interpreter...and he is now teaching UBC’s first accredited ASL course.  Niki spoke to Nigel via ASL interpreter Debra Russel

Chapter 4: This past weekend was the first weekend since new COVID rules came into effect, stating that bars must stop serving alcohol by 10am. Some bars are thus reporting they lost up to 50% of their already reduced revenue this weekend. 

Guest: Pete Fry, Vancouver City Councillor 

Chapter 5: Yesterday, Mayor Stewart announced a new housing plan to develop affordable homes in the city of Vancouver. But will it work...and what is defined as “affordable”? 

Guest: Kennedy Stewart, Mayor of Vancouver

Chapter 6: Crews are still sorting through the aftermath of Sunday night’s pier fire in New Westminster. Now that the flames are out, officials can assess the damage. 

Guest: Jonathan Cote, New West Mayor

Chapter 7: Meet the new BC Green Party leader: Sonia Furstenau. It was a battle between three candidates - Kim Darwin went out in the first round of voting. Furstenau, the MLA for Cowichan Valley, beat Cam Brewer in the second round of the ranked ballot election. She had 2,428 votes to Brewer's 2,127.

Guest: Sonia Furstenau, BC Green Party leader

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