Chapter 1: Canada is the only western country that has yet to purchase a vaccine for COVID-19. The procurement agreements with Moderna and Pfizer announced by the federal government are commitments to PURSUE the purchase while providing no guarantee of actually securing doses. 

Guest: Amir Attaran, Professor of Law & Medicine at the University of Ottawa

Chapter 2: What is the latest from the Republican National Convention?

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent

Chapter 3: We’re talking a lot about school reopening today and Bernard Trest is a dad in White Rock who is actually suing the health and education ministries because he’s not comfortable with the plans they’ve put forward. 

Guest: Bernard Trest, White Rock dad.

Chapter 4: Parents of children attending school in Burnaby in September received the reopening plan for the fall yesterday, Burnaby School Board Vice Chair Jen Mezei joins us this morning to talk about what that looks like. 

Guest:  Jen Mezei, Vice Chair of the Burnaby School Board, former president of the BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils.

Chapter 5: The Flavelle sawmill in Port Moody is shutting its doors after a massive hike in property taxes. Employees were notified on Monday that the mill can’t operate under the city’s taxation framework, despite the high price for their product right now.

Guest: Bruce Rose, vice president of real estate with AP Group.

Chapter 6: Inter school sports are a big question mark right now as the fall semester approaches, so what can student athletes expect when they’re back in school in September?

Guest:  Jordan Abney, Executive Director of BC School Sports.

Chapter 7: School Reopening plans

Guest: Rob Fleming, Provincial Education Minister

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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: Erin O’Toole is now officially the leader of the federal Conservative party, and his focus will be shifting to the task of challenging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when parliament returns with a speech from the throne on September 23rd.

Guest: Erin O’Toole, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada

Chapter 2: If you’ve been tested for COVID-19 you know it’s not exactly the most pleasant experience - but saliva tests don’t seem to be coming anytime soon.  The United States has approved five different saliva tests for the virus but only one company has even submitted their testing procedure to Canadian health authorities for consideration. 

Guest: Dr. Michael Glogauer, Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto.

Chapter 3: School district reopening plans are now under consideration by the province just two weeks before kids go back to class, and the BC Teachers Federation has expressed concerns about the number of kids in classrooms and the use of facemasks in school. 

So what should you consider if you’re thinking of online learning for your kids?

Guest: Yumiko Murai, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University.

Chapter 4: There was a big surge in business for restaurants from May to June according to Statistics Canada, but they’re still nowhere near where they were this time last year. 

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

Chapter 5: COVID-19 meant a shortage of Temporary Foreign Workers at a critical time of year for farmers.  The beginning of the pandemic coincided with planting season, and the effects of that are the subject of new research out of the University of Calgary’s school of public policy.

Guest: Robert Falconer, researcher at the University of Calgary School of Public Policy.

Chapter 6: The BC Chamber of Commerce has released a laundry list of recommendations for the province to help businesses recover from the impacts of the pandemic.

Guest: Dan Baxter, Director of Policy Development at the BC Chamber of Commerce.

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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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