The Shift with Shane Hewitt

A Kelowna defence lawyer wants a judge to excuse herself in the sentencing of a child molester because she showed emotion during the victim impact statement.

Seth Rogen will be heard on another Canbdian cities transit sytem, as he is now doing some messages for the TTC in Ontario. Last week it was announcd he will heard in Vancouver. Drex adds a couple of customized announcements as well.

Plus a dose of the Final Meltdown!

 

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An Ottawa driver has been fired after video shows a company van was deliberately driving through puddles to splash people. Was the dismissal warranted?

3D printing of guns is now available for anyone to download. Daniel Fritter from Calibre Magazine joins us to chat about the potential Canadian implications.

Plus a dose of the Final Meltdown!

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An Ottawa contractor in a company car has been fired after it seems he was deliberately driving his van through puddles to splash people.  Should he have lost his job by being a dick? 

3D printing of guns is now a mainstream thing, a guy in Texas is about to put out his 3D print design for anyone to download, produce and potentially fire...Dan Fritter from Calibre Magazine joins us to chat about the potential Canadian implications.

Plus a dose of the Final Meltdown!

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A Calgary City Councillor wants to lower the voting age to 16. Some say 16 year-olds are too immature to vote. BTW, there are plenty of adults that can vote that are immature. We chat to Councillor George Chahal.

Plus the return of Bob's Bits, and a dose of the Final Meltdown!

 

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MLA for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, Jessica Littlewood, is set to receive a big fat check after filing a claim to reimburse 80,000km of driving she says she racked up in her personal vehicle.  That's an average 220km a day, every day, including weekends and holidays.

It's raised the eyebrows of Nathan Cooper, UCP MLA for Olds - Didsbury - Three Hills, who joined us on the show to question the expenses claim.

Also, we chat to Rene Ritchie, Senior editor with iMore, about Facebook's stock tanking 19% and asking if people who use social media are done with Facebook.  All this plus a dose of the Final Meltdown!

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A lot of misinformation has been going around about the Danforth mass shooter, so we chatted to Elissa Freeman, a PR/pop culture media expert, about why people are choosing not to believe what the media is reporting.

Plus, A city in B.C. wants to put a bylaw in place that would make it illegal to leave abandoned shopping carts in public places.  Many people see it as a thinly-veiled anti-homeless policy.

All this and a dose of the Final Meltdown!

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Hedley’s lead singer was arrested Monday and charged with one count of sexual interference, and two counts of sexual assault causing bodily harm, we chat to Calgary radio DJ Katie Summers who was one of the first women to speak about about Hoggard.

Plus did you know the Canadian government provides all prisoners with condoms, lube & dentals dams free of charge? We took some pretty amazing calls on the topic, including a chat with Kris Sims of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Plus a dose of the final meltdown!

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We chat with Calibre Magazine's publisher Daniel Fritter who has some concerns about comments made about guns by Toronto Mayor John Tory.

A lot of discussions around gun laws and mental health in Canada...and a lot of calls reacting to the shooting in Toronto's Danforth neighborhood.

Plus a dose of the Final Meltdown!

 

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Ever wondered how someone finds a sunken 115 year-old Russian war ship? A one man submersible of course! Phil Nuytten from Nuytco Research joined us to talk about his team finding a Russian ship that might be full of treasure.

Actor & Comedian Clare McConnell Joins us from Toronto, she’s part of The Second City, but also has found time to play a Klingon on the Toronto shot Star trek: Discovery.

In an interview with The Daily Beast, Steve Bannon spoke about his plans to unite far-right movements in Europe. The journalist who spoke to him, Nico Hines, told us what he learned from the interview.

All that plus a dose of The Final Meltdown!

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Ride sharing has been delayed again in BC. Some are saying this isn't about giving taxpayers what they want.

Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg doesn't think holocaust deniers content should be banned from facebook. Keep that cash registar ringing. Cha-Ching!

Plus The Imbecile Index, in which Trump, a racist Texas restaraunt non-tipper, and the London Sobey's numpty who tried to make a citizen's arrest.

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