Mornings with Simi

Niki Sharma is addressing a critical shortage of sheriffs that led to 86 court appearances being canceled or delayed this year. Guest: Niki Sharma, Attorney General of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kickin’ it with The Caps The Whitecaps finally have a game at home after being on the road for the last 7 games. Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where We Live: The discovery of ghost signs in cities, such as Vancouver, is a delightful yet bittersweet experience.  These signs, painted directly onto buildings in the past, often resurface during development but are usually covered up or destroyed again.  Most of these signs are found in and around Vancouver's downtown area, with examples like an ad for "4X" bread on Hastings Street and an old...

The Government of British Columbia has announced a $20 million investment to support travel assistance for individuals in rural, remote, and smaller communities in BC who require cancer treatment. Guest: Dr. Sandra Krueckl, Executive Vice President of Mission, Information and Support Services at the Canadian Cancer Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria:  BC Ferries scheduled a media briefing to talk about the holiday weekend preparations.  The Union says to expect more bad news.  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

Do you drink 8 glasses of water everyday?  Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi and Steven Cheung, Professor of Kinesiology at Brock University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When did we start having conversations about sexuality? Sex used to be a taboo subject, and people had no idea about the sexual behaviors of others. Guest: Jonny Thomson, Philosopher and Writer for Big Think Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Schadenfreude is a common human emotion where people take pleasure in the misfortune of others.  Guest: Dr. Dean Burnett, Neuroscientist and Author of Emotional Ignorance Seg 2: Scott is here to talk about the updates on the Hollywood writers strike and the movies that big name actors turned down. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: Why do Cana...

Making Cents of the Market: 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

The Pandemic left us with a really different world than the one before it, and in many cases, we still need to reconcile how some of the changes effect our world.  Take for example, working from home. Guest: Rachel Woldoff, Professor of Urban Sociology, University of West Virginia, and Raychel Reimer, Digital Nomad and Van-Life Hippy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The provincial government has set housing targets for 10 municipalities, aiming for over 60,000 new housing units in the next five years. However, some mayors are concerned about meeting these targets without provincial and federal funding for necessary infrastructure. Guest: Dean Murdock, Mayor of Saanich Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Speaker of Canada's House of Commons, Anthony Rota, has resigned following an incident in which he invited a Ukrainian man, Yaroslav Hunka, who had fought for a Nazi unit during World War Two, to parliament and praised him. Guest: Daniel Panneton, Director of Allyship and Community Engagement at the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

The intersection of punk rock and pastries happens to be at the intersection of Hastings and Holdom in Burnaby. CKNW contributor Geri Mayer-Judson has the story on this cool and controversial little spot. Guest: Geri Meyer-Judson, Producer at 980 CKNW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do Canadians have to go to the Washington Post for details of what happened with the Nijjar killing in Surrey on June 15th? Premier Eby says he’s not getting the information he needs to ensure British Columbians are safe. 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

Scott is here to talk about the updates on the Hollywood writers strike and the movies that big name actors turned down. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Schadenfreude is a common human emotion where people take pleasure in the misfortune of others.  Guest: Dr. Dean Burnett, Neuroscientist and Author of Emotional Ignorance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Could the biggest threat to humanity be our own intelligence? Guest: Dr. Richard van Oort, Professor of English Literature at the University of Victoria Seg 2: Scotts Thoughts on phone etiquette. When is the proper time to leave a message or make a phone call to someone? Text messages exist right??? Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: The Premi...

Where We Live: ted northe, an activist for queer and trans liberation in Canada, played a crucial role in advocating for LGBTQ2+ rights during a time when homosexuality was criminalized and persecuted. Guest: Glenn Tkach, Storyteller and Creator of the Really Gay History Tour for Forbidden Walking Tours Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada has overlooked and even provided official cover for organizations founded by Nazis. Guest: Ivan Katchanovski, Professor of Political Studies, Conflict Studies and Human Rights at the University of Ottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there an increase in couples who are deciding to only have one child? Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi and Jen Dalton, Writer and One and Done Parenting Advocate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How should municipalities make housing more affordable for the working class? Guest: Lilian Chau, Chief Executive Officer of Entres Nous Femmes Housing Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recent international controversies that have put Canada in the spotlight, shedding light on the complexities and challenges facing the nation's foreign policy landscape. Guest: Vincent Rigby, Former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The Premier will be available for questioning on his trip to Ottawa. He is expected to address the progress in federal support for infrastructure. Guest: The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scotts Thoughts on phone etiquette.  When is the proper time to leave a message or make a phone call to someone? Text messages exist right??? Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could the biggest threat to humanity be our own intelligence? Guest: Dr. Richard van Oort, Professor of English Literature at the University of Victoria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices