Mornings with Simi

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled a $1.3-billion border security plan to address U.S. concerns and prevent impending tariffs from President Donald Trump. Guest: Vincent Rigby - Former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between Trump's tariff deadline and the cold weather, it was a CRAZY 24 hours yesterday. Guest: Rob Shaw - Political Correspondent for CHEK News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gambling industry is highly vulnerable to money laundering due to its large-scale, rapid cash transactions across casinos, online betting platforms, and gaming machines. Guest: Andrew Dornbierer - Head of Policy and Research at the International Centre for Asset Recovery at the Basel Institute on Governance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does Premier Eby plan to tackle Trump’s tariffs? How is BC’s Ministry of Finance preparing for Trump’s tariffs? Can you actually die of a broken heart? How will Trump’s tariffs impact BC’s service industry? What happened on the snowiest day in BC? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happened on the snowiest day in BC? Guest: Craig Baird - Host of the Podcast “Canada History Ehx” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is BC’s Ministry of Finance preparing for Trump’s tariffs? Guest: Brenda Bailey - BC’s Minister of Finance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Premier David Eby condemned the U.S. government’s new 25% tariffs on Canadian goods as a “betrayal” and an “economic war” against a close ally. In response, he ordered the BC Liquor Distribution Branch to stop purchasing American liquor from “red states,” directed crown corporations to prioritize Canadian goods and services, and fast-tracked $20 billion in private-sector projects to create 6,000 j...

How is BC and Canada responding to Trump's looming tariffs? Plus, multiple school districts are closed due to the cold snap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Takotsubo syndrome, or “broken heart syndrome,” is a temporary heart condition triggered by extreme emotional or physical stress.  It has been romanticized in fiction, with characters like Padmé Amidala and King Lear seemingly dying of heartbreak. First documented in the 1960s, takotsubo syndrome primarily affects postmenopausal women and is characterized by the ballooning of the left ventricle. G...

BC is bracing for Trump's tariff announcement. What exactly is the President's end game? A shark in a Louisiana aquarium gave birth to a baby shark… but there were no males in the tank! Is this a miracle or just the miracle of nature? Last night at a press conference, President Donald Trump blamed DEI for the plane/helicopter crash that took the lives of 64 people. Is it time to say good riddance...

How is BC going to handle Trump's alleged incoming tariffs? Guest: Ravi Kahlon - B.C’s Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC is bracing for Trump's tariff announcement. What exactly is the President's end game? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it time to say good riddance to Supply Management in the dairy industry?  Guest: Ryan Cardwell - Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Manitoba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Housing minister Ravi Kahlon appoints housing advisor in West Van and Oak Bay. What's going on with the Victoria School Board? Trump seems committed to implementing tariffs on Canada, but it's still up in the air about what sectors these tariffs would impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last night at a press conference, President Donald Trump blamed DEI for the plane/helicopter crash that took the lives of 64 people. Guest: Reggie Cecchini - Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A shark in a Louisiana aquarium gave birth to a baby shark… but there were no males in the tank! Is this a miracle or just the miracle of nature? Guest: Dr Robert Hueter - Senior Scientist Emeritus, Mote Marine Laboratory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) alongside three individual plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the City of Vancouver to challenge the city’s daytime ban on outdoor sheltering. This ban is cruel, dehumanizing, and deadly. It violates sections 7, 12, and 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  Seg 2: Why does London Drugs want to move out of the DTES? The answer is quite simple:...

According to Mike Hurley, Metro Vancouver is facing rising costs while planning its 2026 budget, with a focus on reducing costs for ratepayers.  He says the region’s infrastructure, including water treatment plants and wastewater facilities, is expensive and complex.  He points out that the new wastewater treatment plant is being built on the North Shore to meet federal regulations and accommodate...

Why does London Drugs want to move out of the DTES? The answer is quite simple: crime is hurting business. Guest: Clint Mahlman - CEO of London Drugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Metro-Vancouver politicians are supplementing their base salaries to an extreme extent. Guest: Jordan Armstrong - Global News Reporter and Anchor  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC's new war room on trump tariffs is not super impressive. However, Ravi Kahlon dropped an f-bomb in describing Trump at a media conference. And the BC Conservatives put out a WILD old timey ad pretending the tariffs are an atomic bomb and Eby wants everyone to duck and cover. Guest: Rob Shaw - Political Correspondent for CHEK News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) alongside three individual plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the City of Vancouver to challenge the city’s daytime ban on outdoor sheltering. This ban is cruel, dehumanizing, and deadly. It violates sections 7, 12, and 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  Guest: Vibert Jack - Litigation director at BCCLA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

The release of DeepSeek-R1 has raised alarms in the U.S., triggering concerns and a stock market sell-off in tech stocks.  Guest: Rui Ma - founder of Techbuzz China Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s final report on foreign interference in Canada dismissed allegations of treason by parliamentarians but highlighted troubling conduct and foreign influence attempts. The “Doomsday Clock,” a symbolic measure of humanity’s proximity to global catastrophe, has been reset to 89 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever been. Naomi Robert is leading efforts to help fa...

“We’re making cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski, A Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. - you can contact her team at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at PINKOWSKI.CA” Call Lori and her team today at 604-695-L-O-R-I with any questions you have about investing or retirement! Or visit their website at PINKOWSKI.CA Guest: Lori Pinkowski - A Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Ge...