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: Travel health tips! Guest: Claire Newell - President, Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Marijuana lead to psychosis, lung cancer, even suicide? According to Antoine Kanamugire, a Canadian medical doctor the answer is yes. In his book, the 21 unspoken truths about Marijuana, he goes into great depths on the effects Marijuana may have that we are not aware of. Are the books claims valid? Or is this anti-pot activism at a time when pharmaceutical manufacturers are being threatened?...

The American Association of Suicidology is incredibly concerned about the effects of the Trump Administrations handling of separation at the US-Mexico border. While not a member of the AAS, Professor David Klonsky with Psychology at UBC shares his expertise on the issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to new research, it has been suggested that the impact of concussions on teens can differ greatly between male's and female's. To discuss the research in greater depth Full Professor from UVIC, Brian Christie, joins the program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The populace has voted, and they have said no to amalgamate. Mayor Phil Kent joins the program to discuss the result. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Vancouver non-profit has launched a text-service to track cases of sexual harassment. Stacey Forrester of ' A good night out Vancouver' explains the service in more detail. 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

Jack Lucas from the University of Calgary shares his thoughts on the program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That's the opinion of one contributor to the Tyee, Rhys Kesselman who joins the program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That's right, 500,000 to each camp to fund their messages about why their side is right. Dermod Travis from Integrity BC is very opposed to the two messages at the same time and joins the program. 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: Travelling safely with kids! Guest: Claire Newell - President, Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All dads are unique in their own way; but rather than celebrating their diversities, men continue to face social pressure to maintain traditional “masculine” gender roles. As a result, men are far less likely than women to seek medical attention when they need it, largely because they associate seeking help with “powerlessness, vulnerability, and a loss of masculinity.” Guest: Dr. John Oliffe, Pro...

A meeting was held in Kelowna to talk more about the so called speculation tax, and we are joined by the Mayor of West Kelowna himself to discuss what was brought to the table. Guest: Doug Findlater Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The referendum that takes place this Fall could change the entire political landscape in the lower mainland. But, it also may not change anything. Richard Johnston with the Department of Political Science at UBC shares his thoughts on the matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Saretsky who is a Vancouver realtor, as well as Author of VanCityCondoGuide, joins the Jill Bennett show to discuss what may happen were the housing bubble to burst here in BC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

West Coast LEAF welcomes the Supreme Court of Canada’s judgments, released today, in two cases concerning admissions to a proposed law school at Trinity Western University (“TWU”), an Evangelical Christian university located in Langley, BC. The Court ruled that the mandatory Covenant at TWU creates inequitable barriers to entry to their proposed law school and would harm LGBTQ individuals. Guest:...

“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

Recent studies are trying to learn more about the prevalance of the sexual abuse of children in the K-12 range by school personnel. Noni Classen is the Director of Education at the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, and joins the show to shed some light on the issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Would you check out a concert if they built an arena for it in the city of Surrey? Guest: Moshe Lander, Economics Professor @ Concordia U 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: Getting through the airport like a pro! Guest: Claire Newell - President, Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are a lot of questions still surrounding the legalization of pot, as well as expected, a lot of controversy. To breakdown the pot vote, Kirk Tousaw a Cannabis lawyer, joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining the Jill Bennett show to discuss the much talked about G7 summit in Quebec, is Jeffrey Meyers. Dr. Meyers is a lecturer at thomson rivers law school. He comments on legal and political events in Canada and US. He teaches law to first and upper year students in the JD program and does research on the idea of constitutionalism as the meeting place of law and politics. Learn more about your a...

Canadian families celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 10 this year, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual calculations. Tax Freedom Day measures the total yearly tax burden imposed on Canadian families by federal, provincial and municipal governments. If you had to pay all your taxes up front, you’d give government every dollar you earned before Tax Freedom Day. Guest: Charles Lamman, Fraser In...

“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

Guest: Adil Dinani, Royal LePage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices