The Jill Bennett Show

It’s time for your Travel Best Bets! Every Sunday we take a look at the travel tips that will save your trip...and keep you in the loop on some ridiculous deals. Today: Money saving tips. Guest: Claire Newell - President, Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Doroshenko represents Acumen Law, and wants to have a conversation on whether we need to lower the standard when it comes to dangerous driving. Recently a driver was acquitted in a speeding accident, and we already heard knews of the driver involved in the Humboldt tragedy being charged. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NATO survived, but what was the fallout of recent events involving Trump and NATO? Jeffrey Meyers, a University Law Professor at TRU, helps us understand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to a new poll conducted by Research Co., crime is getting worse for approximately 2 out of 5 British Columbians. Mario Canseco of Research Co. joins the Jill Bennet show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How young is too young for a child to be employed? According to First Call: BC Child and Youth advocacy coalition, many kids aged 12-14 who require parental permission to enter the workforce, do not have that permission and are employed. Guest: Helesia Luke from First Call (Communications and Development Coordinator) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick's movie picks of the week! This week's big opening: Skyscraper, starring Dwayne Johnson. Rick Forchuk is a movie blogger at RicksPicks.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greyhound is announcing an end to almost all of its service in Western Canada. What does this mean for the people up in areas of B.C. where transit and other means of transportation aren't as handy? Mayor John Ranta of Cache Creek tells us how his community feels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julie Romanowski is an early childhood consultant, and knows a thing or two about parenting, including the controversial subject of helicopter parenting. She shares her wealth of knowledge on why this could negatively impact development of your children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court has ruled that BC does not need to disclose health records to the cigarette maker. Rob Cunningham is a lawyer with the Cancer Society and talks about the case and what may come of it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kris Sims is the BC Director for the Taxpayers Federation of Canada. She joins the Jill Bennett show to share her feelings about the transit tax on gas and why it's a bad thing for all Vancouverites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time for your Travel Best Bets! Every Sunday we take a look at the travel tips that will save your trip...and keep you in the loop on some ridiculous deals. Today: Germ free travel. Guest: Claire Newell - President, Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recent story regarding Strata imposing a ban on kids playing on streets surrounding their buildings has caused quite a stir. Tony Gioventu is the Executive Director of Condo Homeowners Association of BC. He shares some info on what is legal and what isn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of these businesses is Cassiar Bakery on Commercial Drive, right next to 1st avenue. The owner, Tracy Huang, says traffic has dwindled so much that they may be forced to close the doors during the road work Fortis is doing. Should not Fortis be compensating these businesses? Tracy Huang joins the Jill Bennett Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lois Jackson is the Mayor of Delta and joins the program to share her thoughts about Marijuana agriculture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've been talked to death about the 'speculation' tax, but one neighborhood in Richmond is wishing it existed in their community with houses being left behind to no consequence. A concerned neighbor raises her voice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Rick’s Picks” - Movie picks of the week! The big opening this week: Ant-Man and the Wasp! Guest: Rick Forchuk - Movie blogger at Rick’s Picks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa Kalynchuk is an associate VP  at the Vice-President Research offices at the University of Victoria. She presents her work towards new treatment for depression, and the key might be in a specific brain protein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week the BC Care Providers Association released a report entitled 'Situation Critical...' in regards to a labour shortage when it comes to senior care in BC. Our guest Isobel MacKenzie joins the program to outline a number of errors with the report. Isobel is a BC Seniors Advocate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to a recent survey conducted by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, Canadians are indeed planning to spend more this summer than last. Are you one of those? The Director of Corporate Citizenship with CPA Canada, Doretta Thompson, discusses some of the findings on the Jill Bennett Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The answer still seems to be no. Ridesharing is not yet a thing here on the westcoast, and no one knows when that will change. Ian Tostenson is a spokesperson for Ridesharing for BC Now, and gives us an update on the fight to bring Uber, to Vancouver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Geller, an Architect, Planner, and Property Developer, joins the program to talk about July's property assessment day, that just happens to coincide with it being Canada Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bruce Pardy authored a paper entitled: Protecting the Government from Free Trade: The "Free The Beer" Case at the Supreme Court of Canada. Bruce is a Professor of Law at Queen's University, and joins the Jill Bennett show to discuss his work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Rick’s Picks” - Movie picks of the week! Guest: Rick Forchuk - Movie blogger at Rick’s Picks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The situation is critical. That is also the title of the new report from the BCCPA. Daniel Fontaine the president of the BCCPA shares his insights on the organizations findings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you're out drinking at the backyard BBQ, is it okay to dip your hand into the proverbial cookie jar? The cookie jar filled with beer that is. Mario Canseco the president of Research Co shares some interesting survey resulsts on the topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices