Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne, of First United in the Downtown Eastside, on why the BC government’s $500 emergency benefit falls far short & is inaccessible to those who most need it.

Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne, of First United in the Downtown Eastside, on why the BC government’s $500 emergency benefit falls far short & is inaccessible to those who most need it.

Today, David has a full-length interview with H5N1 epidemiology blogger & @TheTyee writer Crawford Kilian @crof). The two reflect on the year since his Dec. 31, 2019 blog warning of a new virus in Wuhan--what we've learned since & what we urgently still need to learn next year. Read Crawford Kilian: https://thetyee.ca/Bios/Crawford_Kilian/

Along with the latest news, today David talks to Scott Elliott, executive director of the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation & Vancouver's Dr. Peter Centre. The two discuss what it was like when Scott & his frontline staff got the COVID-19 vaccine this week--and why that was crucial.

Today on The Pulse, David talks to Scott Elliott, executive director of the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation & Vancouver's Dr. Peter Centre. The two discuss what it was like when Scott & his frontline staff got the COVID-19 vaccine this week--and why that was crucial.

Ian Tostensen, CEO of the BC Restaurants and Food Services Association, describes the huge impact of COVID-19 on BC's restaurants.

Ian Tostensen, CEO of the BC Restaurants and Food Services Association, describes the huge impact of COVID-19 on BC's restaurants.

Along with the latest news, today on The Pulse, Mei-Xi talks to Former St. Paul’s Hospital Indigenous Health Team professionals Rose McDonald, Rebecca Hatch, and Lavita Trimble. They recently had their roles “dissolved”. They allege that the abrupt change in their employment status negatively impacted patient care and that the newly posted Indigenous wellness liaison roles at St Paul’s should not require bachelor’s degrees in social work. Providence Health, the organisation that operates St. Paul’s Hospital, disagrees.

On The Pulse today, Mei-Xi talks to Former St. Paul’s Hospital Indigenous Health Team professionals Rose McDonald, Rebecca Hatch, and Lavita Trimble. They recently had their roles “dissolved”. They allege that the abrupt change in their employment status negatively impacted patient care and that the newly posted Indigenous wellness liaison roles at St Paul’s should not require bachelor’s degrees in social work. Providence Health, the organisation that operates St. Paul’s Hospital, disagrees.

Lorimer Shenher (@ShenherLorimer) a former Vancouver Police Department officer & detective speaks about the Defund the Police movement, VPD's council freeze & recent charges in the beating of a Black man downtown.