Chapter 1: A new poll suggests that 62 per cent of parents are concerned that the pandemic has made mental health challenges worse for their children.

Guest:  Lisa Wolff, Director, Policy and Research for UNICEF Canada

Chapter 2: More than one million kits containing the lifesaving medication naloxone, used to reverse opioid overdoses, have been shipped to registered sites throughout the province since the inception of the Take Home Naloxone program in 2012. 

Guest:  Sheila Malcolmson, BC Minister for Mental Health and Addiction.

Chapter 3: UBC is holding a national forum this week June 10 & 11 to address anti-asian racism.  Racism is up, but there is some progress being made, even though there is still lots of denial.

Chapter 4: Most people think it won’t be solved anytime soon, but the head of UBC thinks otherwise and has been talking directly to students about it.

Chapter 5: The President of the Canadian Bar Association is calling on all Canadians to learn more about the harsh reality of federally funded residential schools, in order to understand the generational impact on Indigenous people who are overrepresented in the justice and child welfare systems.

Guest: Bradley Regehr, President, The Canadian Bar Association

Chapter 6: Providing culturally appropriate food and traditional food preparation methods for those facing food insecurity empowers individuals and families by reconnecting them to their heritage.

Guest: Gillian Der, Food Justice Coordinator, Collingwood-Renfrew Neighbourhood House.

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