Mornings with Simi

The Federal Government needs to save money Guest: Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada Trade And Tariff Update Guest: John Boscariol, Veteran Trade Lawyer at McCarthy Tetrault Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are genetics to blame for crying babies? Guest: Charlotte Viktorsson, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should Metro Vancouver Amalgamate? Guest: Austin Thompson, Senior Policy Analyst with the Fraser institute centre for municipal studies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Will the BC government change its mind? Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are some good books to read this summer? Guest: Brandon Forsyth, Category Manager of Print Experience at Indigo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Canadian wine struggling under US tariffs? Guest: Joanna Smith, Writer at “The Logic” Are you reading a book written by AI? Guest: Mark Bourrie, Canadian Author and Journalists BC's eccentric Premier who was declared insane Guest: Craig Baird, Host of Canadian History  Update on the flooding in Texas Guest: Reggie Checcini, Global news Washington Correspondent Who’s better at Anger Management,...

Can your boss make you work in the office? Guest: Heather Power, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you reading a book written by AI? Guest: Mark Bourrie, Canadian Author and Journalists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Is Canadian wine struggling under US tariffs? Guest: Joanna Smith, Writer at “The Logic” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who’s better at Anger Management, women or men? Guest: Monica Christmas, Director, Center for Women's Integrated Health at the University of Chicago Medicine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Update on the flooding in Texas Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global news Washington Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Final push for rare disease drug Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC's eccentric Premier who was declared insane Guest: Craig Baird, Host of Canadian History Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Hurley on Metro Vancouver Governance board…. Stewart, BC is getting NO help from the province. How did it get to this? Teens spend 21% of time behind the wheel looking at their phones. Gen Z isn’t as sober as we all think…. How to know when you should offer advice! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stewart, B.C. is facing an emergency crisis after 911 calls went unanswered twice in a single weekend, leaving residents with no choice but to drive patients themselves to the local health centre. The town’s only two paramedics were unavailable at the time, and the nearest ambulance is located three to five hours away. Guest: Angela Brand Danhauser, Mayor of Stewart BC. Learn more about your ad ch...

Key findings from a teen driving study: Teen drivers spend ~20% of drive time distracted by phones. More than 3,000 Americans die annually in crashes involving distracted drivers. Teenagers (15–20) are involved in a higher percentage of fatal distracted driving crashes than adults. 58% of teen crashes involve some form of inattention (AAA study). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

Fontaine claims that “Metro Vancouver just established a governance committee and the governance committee is tasked to review pay and benefits of elected officials” – this is misleading – The committee is not tasked with reviewing pay and benefits of elected officials. Metro Vancouver only has ability to review compensation for its own Board/Committee members, not of elected officials generally....

Gen Z alcohol consumption is rising: 73% of Gen Z adults (ages 18–27) reported drinking alcohol in the past six months as of March 2025, up from 66% in March 2023. Guest: Scott Shantz - CKNW producer nd contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ethics of Giving Advice: There is no universal manual for life; we each bear responsibility for our own choices. Philosophy offers therapeutic value — helping people think clearly about life’s challenges. Ethical advice should stem from shared human vulnerability, not superiority. Rule of thumb: Don’t give unsolicited advice unless harm is being done. When asked, offer honest, thoughtful, and...

BC Is helping homebuilders with upfront cost issues to get more homes built. Scammers are getting sophisticated… A true story about a local business that got hit, and is speaking out. Can Robots and pre-fab construction fix our housing problem? The Benefits of Meditation go beyond just the meditator! Red light therapy: All the rage, or waste of money?! Why are more and more young women freezing th...

B.C. business owner scammed: Jenell Parsons, founder of The Pie Hole, fell victim to a phishing scam impersonating a BC Lions representative. Fake vendor invitation: In June, Parsons received a convincing email, supposedly from the BC Lions VP of operations, inviting her to be a vendor at the team’s home opener. Guest: Jenell Parsons, Founder and President, The Pie Hole. Learn more about your ad c...

B.C. Government Eases Development Fee Rules to Spur Housing Builds Key change: Developers now pay 25% of development fees at permit approval and 75% upon building occupancy — instead of full payment upfront. Extended timeline: Builders will now have 4 years (up from 2) to pay development charges. Goal is to ease financial pressure amid high construction costs and interest rates. Guest: Anne McMull...

Can Robots and pre-fab construction fix our housing problem? Vancouver-based company Intelligent City uses industrial robots and mass-timber techniques to prefabricate floor and wall sections of multi-storey buildings. Components are built in a Delta, B.C. factory, then flat-packed and shipped to the building site for fast assembly. Guest: OD Kreig, President, Intelligent City Learn more about you...