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Westjet going private, International drug reform, and Real estate laundromat


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Chapter 1
Westjet Has Signed A Deal To Be Sold
Onex Corp. has signed a friendly deal to buy airline Westjet in an agreement worth $5 billion. Onex will pay $31 per share for Westjet, which will continue to operate as a privately held company.
Guest: CKNW Finance Analyst Rob Levy
Chapter 2
Dirty Money
Peter German’s latest bombshell report released last week found more than $5 billion was laundered through BC real estate in 2018, increasing the cost of buying a home by 5% - and that’s the conservative estimate.
Guest: CEO, BC Real Estate Association Darlene Hyde
Chapter 3
International Drug Reform Panel
On Wednesday, a panel of international experts on drug reform will descend on Vancouver for a free public forum at SFU examining the creation of a model for legal regulation of all drugs and looking beyond prohibition.
Guests: Steve Rolles (UK) - senior policy analyst for Transform Drug Policy Foundation, Zara Snapp (Mexico), co-founder of Instituto RIA
Chapter 4
The Amazing Story of Mary Anne Cooper
CKNW contributor Claire Allen recently visited Port Moody resident Mary Anne Cooper. She was just four years old when the first world war ended, and she’ll soon be the subject of a feature length documentary about her life.
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