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How will new Temporary Foreign Worker Regulations affect employers?  Guest: Christopher Worswick, Economics Professor at Carleton University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How would a cyberattack impact Canada’s agriculture sector? Guest: David Shipley, CEO of Beauceron Security Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The Conservative line-up! We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scotts Thoughts: Let Kids be Kids! Or don’t says one kindergarten teacher Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can daydreaming be productive? Guest: Dr. Stegan Van der Stigchel, Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Utrecht University and the Author of “Concentration: Staying Focused in Times of Distraction” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: The history of Laurentien Pencil Crayons Guest: Craig Baird, Host of the Podcast “Canada History Ehx” Seg 2: Scotts Thoughts: Celebrity Sightings and how to behave Have you ever mistaken a celebrity for another celebrity? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: Waiting for the final line up of candidates We get a local look at the top political stories with the help...

Should Canada mandate consecutive sentences for serial killers? Guest: Brandon Trask, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is BC on the brink of seeing a brand-new political party? Guest: Mike Bernier, MLA for Peace River South Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday Morning Quarterbacks for Sep 2, 2024 Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are BC United candidates hesitant to join the Conservatives? Guest: Sean Flynn, Langford–Highlands Candidate for BC United Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What led to the rise of conservatism in Canada? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did Alberta decrease its opioid-related deaths by 55%? Guest: Dr. Monty Ghosh, Addictions Medicine Physician and Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Waiting for the final line up of candidates We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scotts Thoughts: Celebrity Sightings and how to behave Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The history of Laurentien Pencil Crayons Guest: Craig Baird, Host of the Podcast “Canada History Ehx” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Why are Gen Alphas saying things like 'skibidi' and 'gyatt'? Guest: Dr. Valerie Fridland, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nevada and Author of Like, Literally, Dude Seg 2: View From Victoria: The Fallout continues from BC United suspended campaign We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: Who started the con...

Kickin’ it with the Whitecaps for Aug 30, 2024 Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s driving the surge in support for the BC Conservatives? Guest: Allie Blades, Campaign Strategist for Mash Strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Canada lower the voting age to 16? Guest: Valere Gaspard, Research Fellow at the Leadership and Democracy Lab at Western University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who started the controversial Poilievre bot campaign? Guest: Aengus Bridgman, Director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory and Contributor to the Report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The Fallout continues from BC United suspended campaign We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are Gen Alphas saying things like 'skibidi' and 'gyatt'? Guest: Dr. Valerie Fridland, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nevada and Author of Like, Literally, Dude Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Why do dreams affect how we feel when we wake up? Guest: Dr. Dean Burnett, Neuroscientist and Author of “Emotional Ignorance” Seg 2: View From Victoria: BC United folds and wants members to back BC Conservatives We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: Should social media platforms be held accountable for its users' acti...

How will BC United folding reshape BC’s political landscape? Guest: David Eby, Premier of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are drug-paraphernalia-dispensing vending machines a useful drug policy?  Guest: Dr. Mark Tyndall, Professor at the UBC School of Population and Public Health and Founder of MySafe Vending Machines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices