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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

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GUEST: Vaughn Palmer, the Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Retail crime in Canada has become a national crisis, threatening profitability, employee safety, and consumer trust. Despite increased security investments and technology, crime levels continue to rise. B.C. is introducing legislation to fast-track construction of the North Coast Transmission Line (NCTL). The multi-billion-dollar project will double electricity capacity between Prince George and Terrace. Developers are pulling projects or converting them to rentals as presales weaken and costs stay high. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Case for the Prosecution: The introduction of a new 'reverse onus' Guest: Jennifer Johnston, Vice President of the BC Crown Counsel Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Sherilee Harper, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Climate Change and Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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City of Vancouver Rental Housing plan gets voted down Guest: Lisa Dominato, ABC Vancouver City Councillor If the budget doesn't pass, could there be an election? Guest: Genevieve Tellier, Professor at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa and Treasurer of the Canadian Study of Parliament Group Why is the CRA so terrible at doing its job? Guest: Vern Kirshna, Professor of Common Law at the University of Ottawa, and widely recognized national tax expert Canada Lagging behind other nations in healthcare needs Guest: Nadeem Esmail, the Fraser Institute's health policy director North Vancouver is giving away free trees Guest: Erika Nassichuk, North Vancouver environmental protection officer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Cents of the Markets for Oct 22, 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: The COVID response and unvaccinated nurses Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A New criminal code to protect Canadians Guest: Niki Sharma, BC Attorney General John Rustad loses another MLA Guest: Amelia Boultbee, Former Conservative MLA How prevalent is the illegal wildlife trade in Canada? Guest: Michelle Anagnostou, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oxford | WWF Lead Research Consultant Government of Canada is announcing an anti money laundering agency Guest: Dr Sanaa Ahmad, professor of Law at University of Calgary Catastrophic Illnesses part of BC's unpaid sick leave Guest: Jennifer Whiteside, BC Minister of Labour Do we have a crisis of Hatred in Canada? Guest: Frederick John Packer, Professor of Law at Ottawa U Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Another BC Conservative leaves the party Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is Data Sovereignty? Guest: Andrew Clement, Professor University of Toronto, Faculty of Information Case for the Prosecution: Guest: Jennifer Johnston, Jennifer Johnston, Vice president of the BC Crown Counsel association Many Young Canadians will never earn more than their parents Guest: Renauld Brossard, Vice President of Communications at the Montreal Economic Institute What did the No Kings Protests Accomplish? Guest: G. Elliott Morris, American Journalist and Data Analyst Will you now get fingerprinted at the border? Guest: Jennifer Behm, US Immigration Lawyer Whitecaps playoff preview! Guest: Axel Schuster, CEO and Sporting director, Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Buck Stops Here for Oct 20, 2025 Guest: Neil McEvoy, Vice-President of Football Operations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Case for the Prosecution: Is Bail reform coming this week? Guest: Jennifer Johnston, Jennifer Johnston, Vice president of the BC Crown Counsel association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: A busy Monday morning political roundup Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At what age does a kids birthday party become a relief for parents? What is the etiquette for pick-up and drop-off when your kids are attending a friends birthday party? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Federal government is offering help to BC's Lumber industry Guest: Miguel Barrieras, BDC's chief community banking and impact officer What is Compassion fatigue? Guest: Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky,  founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute and the author of Trauma Stewardship and The Age of Overwhelm Why we need universal sick leave in Canada Guest: Alyssa Grocutt, PhD candidate at Smith School of Business, Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kickin' It with the Caps for Oct 17 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 Oct 17, 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: Political pressure and strike escalations Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should Canada allow Chinese EV's in? Guest: Flavio Volpe, President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association Is Nexus about to become a thing of the past? Guest: Emily Gilbert, Professor, Canadian Studies and Geography & Planning, University of Toronto Why are more and more young women taking up hunting? Guest: Dylan Eyers, EatWild Owner, Operator, Park Ranger, Hunting Instructor How many reviews on Amazon are fake? Guest: Emily Osborne, Researcher with Global AI Risks Initiative at the Centre for International Governance Innovation A new Diversion Center in Prince George aims to keep indigenous people out of jail Guest: Kory Wilson, BC First Nations Justice Council chair. Applications are open for SFU's new medical school Guest: Jessie Sunner, Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It may seem like a trivial thing, but the fact that laws in Canada have not changed peoples behaviours when it comes to texting and driving makes it seem like it will always be a problem. Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

BC Unions want support from federal government in wake of lumber tariffs Guest: Ravi Parmer, BC Minister of Forests What's going to happen with all these empty condos in Vancouver? Guest: Ryan Berlin, Vice President, Intelligence, Head Economist at Rennie Immigration consultants are scamming would be immigrants Guest: Richard Kurland, Immigration Lawyer Threats of Violence around the Ostrich Cull Guest: Milton Dyck, national president of the Agriculture Union Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Cents of the Markets for Oct 15, 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: EV's, Softwood and the East vs West battle for eyeballs Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All hostages are freed in Israel Palestine conflict Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent How many people REALLY use AI? Guest: David Markowitz, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Michigan State University How will Food Delivery change if Immigration rules change? Guest: Emil Baril, postdoctoral researcher at Concordia's Institute for Research on Migration and Society What is Polite Racism? Guest: Karine Coen-Sanchez, PhD candidate, Sociological and Anthropological Studies, University of Ottawa Eating healthy is great, provided you can afford it Guest: Jessica Wilson, a Dietician based in Sacramento Start your Christmas Shopping now Guest: Andrea Woroch, Consumer Savings and Family Finance expert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices