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Anne McMullin is the President and CEO of the Urban Development Institute (UDI), a non-profit association of the real estate development industry in British Columbia. She has previously held positions as the President of the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, the Director of Communications at Port Metro Vancouver, and a reporter for Global TV in Vancouver, while also dedicating her executive tim...

Melanie Green is a reporter for The Star Vancouver on the politics beat. A graduate of Simon Fraser University’s Communications program and Langara College’s Journalism program, Melanie previously held positions at Glacier Media as a reporter and at CBC Radio as an Associate Producer of Current Affairs, where her highlights included coverage of the BC Provincial Election for “The Early Edition” an...

Sophie Buddle is an award-winning comedian and writer. She released her first comedy album “Lil Bit of Buddle” in May 2019 which is now available on Apple Music, Spotify, and various retailers. Her podcast “Obsessed with Sophie Buddle” is also available wherever you listen to podcasts. A two-time Vancouver Comedy Award winner for the “Best Dirty Joke” award, Sophie has also been featured on Kevin...

Megan Edwards is an announcer on Virgin Radio Vancouver 94.5FM and a panelist on CTV News. She’s one half of THE UND8ABLES whose best-selling book “Girl, It’s Not You - It's Definitely Him” just got picked up by Blind Dog Media to bring you the dating stories of your nightmares to the silver screen. THE UND8ABLES also just launched a nail-polish line this year, in partnership with Girly Bits Cosme...

Selina Robinson is British Columbia’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. She represents the riding of Coquitlam-Maillardville, as a BC NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly, where she was first elected in 2013. Prior to that, she served the City of Coquitlam for two terms as a City Councillor between 2008 and 2013. She has a BA in Psychology and an MA in Counselling Psychology, both from...

Tamara Taggart is an award-winning Canadian broadcasting icon, community leader, and busy working mom. She has volunteered thousands of hours in the community, sits on the boards for several non-profit organizations, and advocates for the well-being of children and people with disabilities. She once co-hosted Live! With Regis and Kelly. She’s well-known as a popular news anchor at CTV. She is curr...

Julie Kim is a two-time Canadian Comedy Award-nominated stand-up comedian who has been featured at the Just for Laughs Northwest Festival, the Halifax Comedy Festival, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and the Seattle International Comedy Competition, amongst many others. In 2018, she released her debut comedy album, “Outside Voice”, which is available on iTunes, Spotify, Tidal, and Google Play. She’s...

Jennifer Reddy is a Vancouver School Board Trustee representing OneCity Vancouver. She is an educator and advocate for some of the most vulnerable students in Vancouver’s school system. Her top three priorities have been to prevent school closures, fully staff schools, and increase childcare spaces. She holds a Masters in Social Policy and Development from the London School of Economics, a Bachelo...

John Cullen is a Vancouver-based comedian (originally from Toronto). His comedy album, “Most Likely To Be a Comedian” topped iTunes charts and regularly plays on SiriusXM radio. He has appeared at the Just For Laughs comedy festival and the Halifax Comedy Festival. He is also a contributor to CBC’s The Debaters. His former podcast “Real Good Show” was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award and amas...

Svend Robinson is arguably the single most influential Member of Parliament in Canadian history to have never served in the Cabinet of Cabinet. For 25 years, he represented Burnaby for the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Canadian Parliament. He is notably the first MP to come out as gay. Throughout his career, he has been a trailblazer for social justice, including his stance on American foreign pol...

Dr. Bruce Alexander is a world-renowned whose extensive, paradigm-shifting research on the psychology of addiction - particularly his “Rat Park” studies - at Simon Fraser University has influenced the likes of Johann Hari and Dr. Gabor Maté. His work has also received renewed interest in the wake of the current opioids crisis. In 2007, he received the Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Cont...

Dina Del Bucchia is a Canadian poet, podcaster, and performer. She hosts “Can’t Lit”, a podcast on Canadian literature and culture. She is also the senior editor of Poetry Is Dead magazine and the artistic director of the Real Vancouver Writers’ Series. Her fourth collection of poetry, “It’s a Big Deal!”, interrogates the ways in which we interpret and process the big deals of our twenty-first cen...

Lynda Steele is an award-winning journalist and prominent media personality in Western Canada. She is the host of the “The Lynda Steele Show” on Global News Radio 980 CKNW.

Dr. Caitlin Dunne is a co-director at the Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine. She is doubly certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and in Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario, completing her residency and subspecialty training at the University...

Casey-Jo Loos is a radio host at 102.7 FM (The Peak - Vancouver’s Modern Rock). Earlier this year, she released her debut book “i see you. i am you.”, a collection of poetry, reflections, and meanderings now available at www.caseyjoloos.com . She is also an Ambassador at Float House, the first sensory deprivation tank centre in Vancouver.

Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West is one of the youngest mayors in Metro Vancouver’s history. First elected to Port Coquitlam City Council in 2008 when he was 23 years old, he was re-elected in 2011 and 2014. In 2018, he was elected Mayor with 88% of the popular vote. Keith Baldrey has said he will be a major political force. Jay Janower has called him the new sheriff in town. Both Lynda Steele and S...

OneCity Vancouver is a progressive municipal political party in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia founded in 2014. OneCity emerged out of a growing concern that Vancouver has become an increasingly unequal and divided city. Christine Boyle is a City Councillor in Vancouver City Council, representing OneCity Vancouver. Khelsilem is a Councillor and the Spokesperson for the Squamish Nation, on...

Michelle Morgan is a Canadian actress who stars in CBC’s Heartland, the longest running scripted drama in Canadian television history. She has also appeared in Stargate Atlantis, The L Word, The Good Doctor, and Supernatural. She is premiering her screenwriting and directorial debut, “Mi Madre, My Father”, at the Vancouver Short Film Festival on January 26. She also costars in the film alongside S...

Andrew Willis is the host of the indie-pop/indie-rock/talk radio show, "Andyland Radio", on CiTR 101.9FM. He also hosts "Andy After Dark", a podcast of personal journals.

Dino Archie is local stand-up comedian by the way of Fresno, California. He’s a winner of the International Seattle Comedy Competition and a winner of the Just For Laughs NorthWest "Best Crowd Work" award. He has two killer comedy albums: "Choosey Lover" and "Settling Old Scores". Both are available on iTunes and Spotify. He appeared on Adam Devine's House Party on Comedy Central and made his netw...

James Kelly is the Executive Director of Peak House, a residential drug and alcohol treatment facility, informed by social justice approaches towards therapy and counselling, for British Columbian youth, the first of its kind in Western Canada. Peak House is operated by the Pacific Youth and Family Services Society and funded by Vancouver Coastal Health. BC Housing owns the physical building where...

Charlie Demers (Charles Demers) is an ultra-talented and homegrown comedian, political activist, playwright, voice actor, podcaster, and author of several books. His newest novel “Property Values” was released in 2018 to critical acclaim. He often appears on CBC’s The Debaters. He also voices Walter Walrus on the Netflix Original Series, “Beat Bugs”. He's fresh off his appearance on Marc Maron's W...

Bob Kronbauer is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the online publication, Vancouver Is Awesome. He is also an author and the host of a web-series (BC Was Awesome) and podcast (Vancouver Is Awesome). He has sat on many panels and committees, including those for the Vancouver Aquarium, Celebration of Light, and the Pacific Salmon Foundation.

Carrie Walder, MS, RD (Walder Wellness) is a Registered Dietitian (RD) in both Canada and the United States. Her popular Instagram account (@walderwellness) is dedicated to showing how simple ingredients used in creative ways can make healthy eating both accessible and delicious.

Karen K is an iconic Vancouver media personality. She's a TV and radio host whose career spans CTV News, City TV, and, of course, the WORLD FAMOUS FOX 99.3 where you can catch her weekday and Saturday mornings as the much-needed feminine grounding of the long-running Jeff O'Neil Show.