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Social Media Company challenging Civil Resolution Tribunal order Guest: Niki Sharma, BC Attorney Genera Fee hikes making Vancouver a "No fun City" Guest: Corvette Romero,  the owner of Shameless Buns food truck Should you yell at Seagulls trying to snag your food? Guest: Neeltje Boogert, University of Exeter's Center for Ecology and Conservation at the Cornwall campus What is happening with Surrey extortion cases? Guest: Linda Annis, Surrey City Councilor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kickin' It with the Caps for Nov 14, 2025 Guest: Jesper Sørensen, Head Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weekly Cecchini Check-in for Nov 14, 2025 Every Friday we take a look back at the week in American politics with Global's Reggie Cecchini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: A 400 Weekend for Vaughn Palmer Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do we have Food Sovereignty in Canada? Guest: Susanna Klassen, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Sociology, University of Victoria Many Canadians getting ready to cut back on Christmas spending Guest: Joshua Harris, Licensed Insolvency Trustee, Harris & Partners There is mounting pressure for Conservative leaders to step down Guest: Dr Stewart Prest, Lecturer in the department of Political Science at UBC Can AI Robots learn hate, discrimination, and violence? Guest: Dr Masoumeh Mansouri is an Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science at the University of Birmingham Want a job? Go to a job fair Guest: Sudip Mukherjee, President of Canadian Job Expo PM Carney in BC talking Nation Building projects Guest: Andrea MacPherson, reporter for global news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: BC Projects good news for the Premier Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

City Service Costs Are Going Up, But Why? Guest: Mike Klassen, Vancouver City Councillor Interprovincial Barriers Still Hurting Booze Sales Guest: SeoRhin Yoo, Senior policy analyst for interprovincial affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent businesses Caffeine is not as negative as we initially thought Guest: Marcus Gregory, professor of Medicine at University of California San Francisco LNG Expansion Could Mean Hundreds More Tankers Guest: Paul Blomerus, chief executive officer at Clear Seas Employers and recruiters can't find employees because everyone is using AI to apply Guest: Mike Shektman, Robert Half, Senior Regional Director for Western Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Cents of the Markets for Nov 12, 2025 Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski.  Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Who did the government consult with? Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How good are you at budgeting your finances and making the tough decisions to cut your spending in one area, so you can keep up with things in another area? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you trust BC's Freedom of Information system? Guest: Michael Harvey, B.C.'s information and privacy commissioner Should courts ban poppies?  What about other places? Guest: Dwight Newman, professor of law and the Canada Research Chair in Rights, Communities, and Constitutional Law Why do we wear poppies? Guest: Dr. Teresa Iacobelli, First World War Historian Going out socially with co workers is a bad idea Guest: Joanna Lin, Associate Professor in the Department of Management at the University of Georgia Why do we let our Veterans go without, and how can we support them better? Guest: Jenny Konkin is the President and Co-Founder of Whole Way House Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Remembrance Day and Political Drama Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do older people share more misinformation than young people? Guest: Leaf Van Boven, professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at CU Boulder Supportive housing site in Surrey Divides Residents Guest: Lionel Wilson is a member of the Semiahmoo South Surrey Coalition How can we help young people understand the sacrifice Canadian Soldiers made? Guest: Nick Held, Scientific Director, Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research What is Canada's role in the United Nations Climate Conference? Guest: Rick Smith, President of the Climate Institute How to prevent your kids from racking up huge bills Guest: Paul Davis, online safety expert and speaker at socialnetworkingsafety.net Do you get S.A.D.? Guest:  Lina Begdache, Associate Professor of Health and Wellness Studies, Binghamton University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Buck Stops Here for Nov 10, 2025 Guest: Guest: Neil McEvoy, Vice-President of Football Operations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Premiers Office Takes the Lead Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How widespread are Avian Flu Outbreaks? Guest: Shawn Hall, director of the B.C. Poultry Industry Emergency Operations Centre Ravi Kahlon with the Labour Force Survey and Job Numbers Guest: Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth for BC Canada Leads the country in Falling rent prices Guest: Christine Boyle, BC Minister of Housing Why do politicians cross the floor? Guest: Nelson Wiseman, Professor of political science at University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kicking it with the Whitecaps for Nov 07, 2025 Guest: Jesper Sørensen, Head Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Getting to the bottom of ALL the questions Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With all the tensions between Canada and the United States, with Airports seeing staffing issues and shortages...what would it take to get Canadians to visit the USA right now? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could we see more conservatives cross the floor? Guest: Alex Marland, professor, Acadia University dept. of politics Clint Mahlman in studio to talk retail crime and new legislation Guest: Clint Mahlman, president and COO of London Drugs, co founder of Save our Streets A new study examines the dangers of youth vaping Guest: Annie Smith, Executive Director McCreary Centre Society Is the Cowichan Tribe Ruling Damaging Reconciliation? Guest: Adam Olsen, former Green party MLA and member of and lead negotiator for the Tsartlip Nation How will the budget affect Seniors? Guest: Dan Levitt, BC Seniors Advocate BC doctors lead innovative project to correct false penicillin allergy diagnoses Guest: Dr. Tiffany Wong, Pediatric Allergist at BC Children's Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: A History of Crossing the Floor Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A broad look at the Federal Budget Guest: Stewart Prest, Political Scientist at UBC Ken Sim welcomes an Ontario Mayor Guest: Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver Looking at the other side of bail reform Guest: Amy J. Fitzgerald, PhD. Department of Sociology & Criminology University of Windsor Car Subscriptions are the worst, but they aren't going away Guest: Sean Tucker, Writer with Cox Automotive Supreme Court Tariffs discussion Guest: Reggie Cecchini Global News Washington Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Cents of the Markets for Nov 05, 2025 Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski.  Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Undermining support & losing focus Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More on the Federal Budget Guest: Julian Karaguesian, Economic and policy expert and former special adviser to the Department of Finance Canada What happened at the Forestry Summit? Guest: Ravi Parmer, BC Minister of Forests Is the Universe a Computer Simulation? Guest: Mir Faizal, Adjunct professor, Mathematics and Physics, UBCO The Canadian Military is looking to expand Guest: Joel Watson, strategic advisor, former director for veteran affairs Canada Why is Canada rejecting so many Indian Study Permits? Guest: Jaspreet Singh, Founder of the International Sikh Students Association Deaths from the Toxic Drug Crisis are down Guest: Leslie McBain, Co-Founder, Moms Stop the Harm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Vaughn in the Big City Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should we abolish Daylight Savings Time? Guest: Patricia Lankin-Thomas, professor in the Biology department at York University Why are more of us upgrading our seats on flights? Guest: Barry E. Prentice, PhD Director, Transport Institute, Professor, Supply Chain Management, I.H. Asper School of Business A theft and the creation of the Loonie Guest: Craig Baird, Host of Canadian History EhX The Good, the Bad, The Ugly of the Federal Budget Guest: Vivek Astvansh, Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics, McGill University How Much Energy Does AI Use?   Guest: Hamish Van Der Ven - Assistant Professor of Sustainable Business Management of Natural Resources, University of British Columbia What happened with the Mandatory Minimum Sentences Guest: Michael Spratt, criminal defense lawyer, podcaster, and legal commentator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Buck Stops Here for Nov 03, 2025 Guest: Buck Pearce, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Mistakes and Misjudgments Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More on Funding cuts to long term care homes in BC Guest: Mary Polak, Former minister of Health for BC, CEO of BC Care providers Association Federal Budget to help crack down on trucking industry Guest:  Mike Millians, President of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada Where are all the ghosts at? Guest: Kelly Claire Berge, President, Vancouver Paranormal Society Does tipping actually get you better service Guest: Laurens Debo, Professor of Operations Management at Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kickin' It with the Caps for Oct 31, 2025 Guest: Jesper Sørensen, Head Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weekly Cecchini Check-in: Every Friday we take a look back at the week in American politics with Global's Reggie Cecchini. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The View From Victoria: Is it a spooky Halloween in Parliament? Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clearing up some misconceptions about the Cowichan tribe ruling Guest: Dwight Newman, Law prof at U of Saskatchewan; Canada Research Chair in Rights, Communities, and Constitutional Law The health implications of wildfire smoke Guest: Dr Sasha Bernatsky, rheumatologist and epidemiologist at McGill university Do we need age restrictions on who can use AI? Guest: Cayce Myers, Professor of public relations and director of graduate studies at the School of Communication, Virginia Tech How can we protect seniors from scams? Guest: Claudiu Popa, certified cyber security expert What type of Condo's should Vancouver be building? Guest: Daniel Oleksiuk, a lawyer, sat on the City of Vancouver's Renter's Advisory Committee and co-founded Abundant Housing Vancouver Rents are coming down near university because of less foreign students Guest: Giacomo Ladas, Associate Director of Communications, Rentals.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Will Eby call an early election? Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preparing for Halloween Trick or Treatin'! Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are Speed Cameras a cash grab? Guest: Patrick Johnstone, Mayor Of New Westminster How will government funding cuts affect long term care homes? Guest: Janice Boyle, Chief Executive Officer, Three Links Care Society What happens when big companies lay off 1000s of people? Guest: Nita Chhinzer, Associate Professor, Department of Management, University of Guelph How does remote work reduce gender discrimination? Guest: Laura Doering Associate Professor , Rotman School of Management & Dept. of Sociology, University of Toronto Is Canada going to cut tariffs on Chinese EVs? Guest: Daniel Breton, President & CEO, Electric Mobility Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Cents of the Markets for Oct 29, 2025 Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski. Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Residents angry with Richmond land decision Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hurricane Melissa and the impact on Jamaica Guest: Tannecia Stephenson, Physics Professor at the university of the West Indies with a specialization in Climate variability and seasonal prediction Should BC Pull its Tariff ad? Guest: Dr Ian Lee, Associate Professor,Sprott School of Business, Carleton University Is sitting as unhealthy as smoking? Guest: Liao Yue, UT Arlington kinesiology Professor “Buy Canadian” is a nice Idea Guest: Tu Nguyen, Economist and Director of Environment and Governance at RSM Canada Are populist leaders surging everywhere? Guest: Edward, Koning, Political Scientist University of Guelph BC Should invest in biomanufacturing Guest: Rob Holt, PhD Co-Director, Advanced Therapeutics Manufacturing Facility Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: What will the courts say? Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Emmanuel Pierrat, founder of Cabinet Pierrat, a leading law firm in the fields of intellectual property law, media and art market law, criminal law, and press law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices