Mornings with Simi

The 'gift card' scams, Changing the constitution & Canada's drink explained


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Chapter 1: A few weeks ago he was in charge of leading Canada’s vaccination effort. Now he has been accused of sexual misconduct.  The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service has handed the findings of its probe into the allegations against Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin to the Quebec authority responsible for laying charges.
Guest: Amanda Connolly, Global News Political Reporter.
Chapter 2: Some exciting news for fans of the Tragically Hip.  Some music has been discovered that was thought lost in a Universal studio fire years ago.
Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor
Chapter 3: There is a surge on so called “gift card scams” 
Guest: Karla Laird, Manager of Community and Public Relations, Better Business Bureau.
Chapter 4: The province’s proposed language law reform, introduced last week, seeks to change part of the Constitution to affirm that Quebec is a nation and that its official language is French.
Guest: Jeffrey Rath, Barrister and constitutional law expert at Rath & Company.
Chapter 5: Vancouver police say they are investigating a spike in thefts from construction sites on the city’s west side.  At least seven construction sites have been targeted this year, police said. In one case, thieves got away with more than $10,000 in plywood.
Guest: Susan Yurkovich, President, and CEO, BC Lumber Trade Council.
Chapter 6: University of British Columbia researchers are launching a Canada-wide COVID-19 vaccine registry and survey to collect immunization data from pregnant and breastfeeding individuals.
Guest: Dr. Deborah Money, UBC  professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology.
Chapter 7: Do you know that Canada has a national drink? And it’s not a Canada Dry. It’s the Cesar! And today is National Cesar Day.
Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor
Chapter 8: It’s not unusual these days to find honey from hives just about anywhere, even in city neighbourhoods and that is thanks to the ever increasing number of hobby apiarists - like our next guest. Although, to hear him tell it, this hobby chose him rather than the other way around.
Guest: Dave Dorougy, Author of “Show Me The Honey”
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