Weekends with Scott Shantz

On the show today:

Is the RCMP going to be replaced with a provincial police force?
Guest: Brenda Locke - Surrey City Councillor

Blood donation ban on men who have sex with men can end
Guest: Dr. Supriya Sharma - Chief Medical Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Health Canada

Chinatown legacy businesses say street chaos increased
Guest: Calvin Chan - Owner of Hung Win Seafood in Chinatown

The winner of the Vancouver-Quilchena By-Election 
Guest: Kevin Falcon - Leader of the BC Liberal Party

On the show today:

Jonathan Cote - Mayor of New Westminster and TransLink mayors’ council chair

Dr. Jens von Bergmann - Founder of data analysis firm Mountain Math/Ph.D. in mathematics

James Wilson - President of Obsession Bikes

Ch. 1: Opinion - Why can Trudeau be called a socialist?
Guest: Jason Clemens - Executive Vice-President, Fraser Institute

Ch. 2: Canadian Olympic Committee is upset at Vancouver 2030 Group
Guest: Emilio Rivero - CEO of Vancouver 2030 

Ch. 3: New poll suggests most Canadians think the government is spending enough on defence
Guest: Steve Mossop - Executive Vice President of Leger Vancouve

Ch. 1: Cryptocurrency needs to be regulated. MP Introduces Bill.
Guest: Michelle Rempel Garner - Conservative MP for Calgary Nose Hill

Ch. 2: Donating body armor to Ukraine
Guest: Rob Vagramov - Mayor of Port Moody

Ch. 3: The amount of salt in our diets: Always contentious
Guest: Danni Renouf - Registered Dietitian

Ch. 1: A Lay Down Protest for Ukraine today at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Guest: Yuliya Shokalyuk - Organizer of the Lay Down Protest

Ch. 2: Massive Port Moody development proposal is not 'affordable' housing
Guest: Haven Lurbiecki - Writer of the opinion piece in the Tri City News

Ch. 3: Vancouver cyclist charged thousands to repair vehicle that hit him
Guest: Ben Bolliger - Cyclist struck by a driver who ran a stop sign
Guest: Joel Zanatta - Lawyer with The Biking Lawyer

Ch.1: More and more British Columbians who work in hospitals and health care don’t think they’ll last another two years, according to a poll from the Hospital Employees Union.

Guest: Dr. Alika Lafontane - President-elect of the Canadian Medical Association 

Ch. 2: So Spring Break has come to an end, that means… back to school! But are our kids safe without a mask?

Guest: Jen Heighton - Teacher and Member of the advocacy group Safe Schools Coalition B.C

Ch. 3: The BC Teachers Federation has a new president! Joining us is Clint Johnston, the president elect of the BCTF! 

Guest: Clint Johnston - President-elect of The BC Teacher Federation

Ch. 1: A new and improved booking system is coming for BC campers.

Guest: George Heyman - BC Minister of of Environment & Climate Change Strategy

Ch. 2: #StandwithUkraine fundraiser is happening today

Guest: Anita Huberman - CEO of the Surrey Board of Trade

Ch. 3: What you can expect with flight prices as you plan your next vacation

Guest: Jim Scott - Managing Partner at Royal Pacific Consulting Group

ch 1: The end of daylight savings?
Guest: Tara Holmes - Co-founder of Stop the Time Change

ch. 2: To mask or not to mask? That’s the question!
Guest: Dr. Brian Conway - Medical Director & Infectious Diseases specialist at the Vancouver Infectious Disease Center

ch. 3: As gas prices go up, should you get an electric vehicle?
Guest: Matthew Klippenstein - Regional Manager for Western Canada at Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association

ch.1: Adam Pankratz - Lecturer at the UBC Sauder School of Business

ch. 2: Dr. Sandeep Robert Datta - Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School

ch. 3: David Eby - BC Minister Responsible for Housing

ch. 1: What the west needs to do in regards to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Guest: Dr. Stefan Wolff - Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham
ch. 2: How Ukrainian Canadians are reacting to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Guest: Eugene Lupynis - Board member on the Ivan Franko Ukrainian Center in Richmond
ch. 3: The United Nations’ Ambassador from Canada’s Reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Guest: The Honourable Bob Rae - Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations