Podcast appearances and mentions of nelson bennett

Roberto Velasco Alvarez, the top North American official in Mexico's Foreign Affairs Ministry, discusses trade, energy, the environment and Indigenous issues with BIV reporter Nelson Bennett and publisher/executive editor Kirk LaPointe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Nelson Bennett, Associate Professor of Urology at Northwestern University, sits down with us to talk about why erectile dysfunction is rising in young adults. What is the cause of this? Does pornography play a role in this? What is the treatment? Dr. Bennett helps us answer these questions on this week's episode!

On BIV Today... Gas prices are at an all-time high in Vancouver, which has North America's most expensive fuel. What's behind the prices? Why do they rise at this time of year? Is anything to blame? Nelson Bennett, BIV's resources reporter, joins BIV editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe for a discussion. See more at https://biv.com/.

On BIV Today... BIV reporter Nelson Bennett (0:55) breaks down the big changes afoot for the province following the unveiling of its new climate plan. And will the new NHL team in Seattle stoke more hockey fever in Vancouver or will it erode the Canucks’ base? UBC business professor James Brander (10:23) discusses how the presence of a new regional rival will be felt in B.C. Tyler Orton hosts, see more at https://biv.com/

This episode will focus on the carbon pricing system being proposed in Canada. Sources used: Nicholas Rivers, “The Case for a Carbon Tax in Canada,” Canada 2020, November 2014. Justin Worland, “How the Recession Accidentally Helped the Planet,” Time, July 22, 2015: http://time.com/3966553/recession-emissions-decline/ Marc Jaccard et. Al, “Is Win-Win Possible? Can Canada’s Government Achieve its Paris Commitment…and get re-elected? “ Simon Fraser University, September 2016. Government of Canada, Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, 2016. http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/eccc/En4-294-2016-eng.pdf Government of Canada, “Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector,” June 6, 2018: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/greenhouse-gas-emissions.html Jesse Good, Carbon Pricing Policy in Canada, February 26, 2018, https://lop.parl.ca/Content/LOP/ResearchPublications/2018-07-e.pdf Rizwan Khan and Burgundy Dunn, “The Federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and its Provincial Opposition,” Mondaq, October 2018: http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/743136/Clean+Air+Pollution/The+Federal+Greenhouse+Gas+Pollution+Pricing+Act+and+its+Provincial+Opposition John Paul Tasker, “Trudeau promises rebates as Ottawa moves to levy carbon tax on provinces outside the climate plan,” CBC News, October 23, 2018: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tasker-carbon-tax-plan-trudeau-1.4874258 Government of Saskatchewan, Prairie Resilience: A Made-in-Saskatchewan Climate Change Strategy, December 2017: http://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/environmental-protection-and-sustainability/climate-change-policy Government of Manitoba, A Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan, 2017: https://www.gov.mb.ca/asset_library/en/climatechange/climategreenplandiscussionpaper.pdf Government of Canada, “Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Province,” Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2017: 12. http://www.ec.gc.ca/indicateurs-indicators/18F3BB9C-43A1-491E-9835-76C8DB9DDFA3/GHGEmissions_EN.pdf Royal Bank of Canada, “Carbon Levies Poised to Become Big Money for Provinces,” RBC Economics Research, October 2017. Joseph Aldy and Robert Stavins, “The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon: Theory and Experience,” Journal of Environment & Development, 2012. Nelson Bennett, “Don’t fixate on carbon pricing: Mark Jaccard,” biv.com, September 21, 2016: https://biv.com/article/2016/09/dont-fixate-carbon-pricing-mark-jaccard. Ross McKitrick, “Canada’s phony debate about carbon taxes,” Fraser Institute, February 23, 2018: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/article/canadas-phony-debate-about-carbon-taxes Jonathan Ramseur, “US Carbon Dioxide Emissions Trends and Projections: Role of Clean Power Plan and Other Factors,” Congressional Research Service, May 31, 2017: https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44451.pdf --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strongandfree/support

On BIV Today... BIV resource reporter Nelson Bennett discusses $40 billion investmnet in British Columbia's LNG sector. Kirk LaPointe hosts, see more at https://biv.com/.

On the latest show… BIV reporter Nelson Bennett (1:07) explains what has been learned since the Federal Court of Appeal overturned the Trans Mountain pipeline project’s approval. Canada is 47 days away from legalization. Geoff Mason (19:13), an employment lawyer with Kent Employment Law, reviews how the legalization of recreational cannabis will affect employers, and how they can prepare.  Kirk LaPointe, Hayley Woodin and Albert Van Santvoort host, see more at https://biv.com/. 

On BIV Today… BIV co-hosts Kirk LaPointe and Hayley Woodin speak to BIV resources reporter Nelson Bennett about the federal government’s $4.5-billion purchase of Kinder Morgan’s controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Find Business in Vancouver stories in print and online at https://biv.com.

On today's show, BIV reporters Hayley Woodin and Nelson Bennett sit down with Lesley Marks, chief investment strategist with BMO private banking, and Doug Porter, chief economist with BMO financial group, to discuss the economic and investment impact of the strong Canadian dollar, ongoing NAFTA anxiety and the Trans Mountain pipeline. For more of Hayley's and Nelson's reporting go to www.biv.com/