View From Victoria:

A local look at politics from the Provincial capital.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer, and Province Columnist Mike Smyth, break down the big headlines of the day.

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Chapter 1 - A $20-billion oil sands project is over before it began.  Why is the company pulling out of Canada?

Guest: Derek DeCloet, Managing Editor at Bloomberg Canada.

Chapter 2 - BC’s attorney general hopes an inquiry into money laundering will answer lingering questions about how the criminal activity flourished in the province.

Guest: Brock Martland, Senior Commission Counsel

Chapter 3 - AND The WHO provided a status update on the state of COVID-19 globally.  So what’s happening with the spread of the virus?

Guest: Jason Tetro, Infectious Disease Expert

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View From Victoria:

A local look at politics from the Provincial capital.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer, and Province Columnist Mike Smyth, break down the big headlines of the day.

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Chapter 1 - A new poll shows that BC residents identify themselves as “spenders” more than any other province.

Guest: Jake Wang, Edward Jones advisor.

Chapter 2 - There is a discussion happening on whether regulators should allow for more competition in the wireless market in order to bring down rates.

Guest: Timothy Denton, former CRTC Commissioner, chairman of Internet Society Canada.

Chapter 3 - Are adults who allow underage drinking in their home liable for what happens if they’re guests are intoxicated when they leave?

Guest: Daniel Coles, Vancouver lawyer with experience in working with liquor laws

Chapter 4 - Dozens of healthy Canadians who spent nearly two weeks on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan are back in Canada for another round of quarantine for COVID-19.

Guest: Morganne Campbell, Global News

Chapter 5 - AND Surveys routinely show that Climate Change is a big concern when it comes to issues people want to see addressed by politicians and businesses.  But we don’t see that necessarily play out on a daily basis.

Guest: Norwegian Psychologist Per Espen Stoknes

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View From Victoria:

A local look at politics from the Provincial capital.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer, and Province Columnist Mike Smyth, break down the big headlines of the day.

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Chapter 1 - We recap how Michael Bloomberg did in his first democratic debate.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent.

Chapter 2 - We talk about the anti-pipeline blockades and how the B.C. and federal governments are responding.

Chapter 3 - AND The chair of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics John Furlong is pitching a bid for the 2030 Olympic Games to come to Vancouver. Could we see that happen?

Guest: Jenn Palma, Global News Reporter.

Guest: Charles Gauthier, President and CEO of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association.

Guest: Mike Levy, CKNW Business Analyst.

Guest: John Furlong, former head of the Vancouver Olympics.

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View From Victoria:

A local look at politics from the Provincial capital.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer, and Province Columnist Mike Smyth, break down the big headlines of the day.

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Chapter 1 - Justin Trudeau convened a meeting of party leaders to discuss the ongoing rail blockades and infrastructure disruptions.  Is there a plan?

Guest: Mike le Couteur, Global National correspondent

Chapter 2 - The BC Government has unveiled their new budget and we take a look at the pros and cons with the non-partisan group Generation Squeeze and BC’s Finance Minister Carole James.

Guest:  Paul Kershaw, founder of Generation Squeeze

Guest: Finance Minister Carole James

Chapter 3 - A meeting took place between Justin Trudeau and the other federal party leaders - with the exception of Andrew Scheer - where they discussed how to address the ongoing disruptions connected to the Coastal GasLink pipeline.

Guest: Elizabeth May, Green Party Parliamentary Leader

Chapter 4 - A new poll suggests that while nearly two-thirds of Canadians disagree with the ongoing Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades that are interrupting rail and truck traffic.

Guest: Darrell Bricker, IPSOS CEO

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Making Cents of the Market:

This is Making Cents of the Markets with Senior Vice President & Sr. Portfolio Mgr at Raymond James Lori Pinkowski. As always if you have any questions you can contact her team directly at 604-915-LORI or visit 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 Province Columnist Mike Smyth, break down the big headlines of the day.

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