Mornings with Simi

Systemic racism in Canada, Reopen the border for the tourism industry & Getting a grad party


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Chapter 1: Four members of a London, Ont., family who were struck and killed by a vehicle in the city’s northwest Sunday evening are believed to have been targeted because they were Muslim, the area’s police chief says.
Guest: Andrew Graham, Reporter for CFPL London
Chapter 2: A vigil is scheduled for tonight at the mosque of five family members who police say were intentionally struck down by a driver in London, Ont.  What does this attack say about the racism that persists in Canada?
Guest: Amira Elghawaby, Founding Board Member of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network.
Chapter 3: Based on a new report by the Expert Advisory Panel to the federal Government on COVID-19 Testing and Screening, the Tourism Industry Association of Canada is announcing the launch of a new campaign to open the Canada-U.S. border that has been closed for nearly 15 months.  Guest: Beth Potter, President and CEO, Tourism Industry Association of Canada.
Chapter 4: At least it got classified as “good news” on Jeopardy last night. Our housing, affordability and homelessness issues are top of mind for us in the province - but also, clearly, make headlines elsewhere, too. Even on U.S. game shows.
Guest:  David Eby, Attorney General and BC Minister of Housing.
Chapter 5: Following the discovery of the remains of 215 children in unmarked graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School last week, the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation in Manitoba is resuming its investigation to identify children buried in unmarked graves at the Brandon Indian Residential School.
Guest: Eldon Yellowhorn, professor of First Nations Studies and archeology at Simon Fraser University
Chapter 6: Is this year’s graduating class getting the short end of the stick? With restrictions continuing to be lifted, is there a way the graduates of the 2021 class can celebrate safely?
Guest: Tina Barkley
Chapter 7: For children who do not get enough to eat at home the COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely detrimental.
Guest: Marc Schutzbank, School Food Task Force.
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