BC Today from CBC Radio British Columbia
Summary: BC Today is where British Columbians connect on issues facing their lives and their community. Every week day at noon PT and 1pm MT, BC Today host Michelle Eliot delves into the top story for the province in a vibrant, interactive hour of conversation, in which listeners are invited to have their say on the open line and on social media.
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Podcasts:
Carol Todd, mother of Amanda Todd, and Sarah Hamid-Balma, Director of Mental Health Promotion for the Canadian Mental Health Association's B.C. Division. MOSAIC's Saleem Spindari and Tayybeh founder Nihal Elwan on refugee settlement.
Sunil Johal, policy director at the Mowat Centre, School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto, on the labour shortage in certain sectors. Gary Paterson, pastor at St. Andrews-Wesley United Church, on giving thanks.
UBC's Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions' Megan Dias on electoral reform. Marina Adshade, author of Dollars and Sex: How Economics Influences Sex and Love, and Vancouver police Det. Const. Michelle Grandbois, on online dating.
Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada's Will McAleer and Simon Fraser University's Lindsay Meredith on travel insurance. Dan Levitt, executive Director of the Tabor Village seniors centre on the Dementia Village concept.
UBC assistant professor Jocelyn Stacey on the court challenge to the Trans Mountain project. B.C. Energy Minister Michelle Mungall, Green Car Reports correspondent Matthew Klippenstein, and B.C. Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver on electric vehicles.
Psychologist Dr. Vanessa Lapointe on the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Providence Health's Dr. Janet Kushner-Kow, the Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations of B.C.'s Gudrun Langolf and driving instructor Perry Lamarche on seniors driving.
Garry Smith, a gambling research specialist at the Alberta Gambling Research Institute, on the impact of casino resorts. Kelley Keehn, consumer advocate for the Financial Planning Standards Council, on parents financially supporting adult children.
David Moscrop, a political scientist at Simon Fraser University, on the B.C. NDP's partisan government appointments. Master Gardener Brian Minter answers your questions.
Mike Farnworth, B.C.'s solicitor general, Murry Krause, president of the UBCM, Deborah Kozak, mayor of Nelson, Kerry Jang, a Vancouver city councillor, Bill Mckay, mayor of Nanaimo, and Marc Lefebvre, mayor of Parksville, on marijuana legalization.
Hamish Telford, a professor of political science at the University of the Fraser Valley, on the B.C. Liberal leadership race. Ken Campbell, a senior sports writer with the Hockey News, on national anthems and political statements at games.
CBC municipal reporter Justin McElroy and Dana Larsen, director of Sensible B.C. on provincial cannabis regulation. Anita Huberman, CEO of Surrey Board of Trade, and Chandar Sundaram, teacher and author, on disability transition assistance.
The Traffic Injury Research Foundation's Karen Bowman and lawyer Paul Doroshenko on distracted driving. Joyce Resin, host of 55 and Up!, and Dr. Bal Pawa, co-founder of the West Coast Women's Clinic for Hormonal Health, on health after 55.
Chief Robert Joseph, co-founder of Reconciliation Canada, and Phyllis Webstad, president of the Orange Shirt Society, on reconciliation with Indigenous people. Dr. Shimi Kang, psychiatrist and creator of the Dolphin Kids Achievement Program, on burnout.
John Sherstobitoff, a seismic specialist at Ausenco, and Jennifer Stewart, a founding member of Families Against Cuts to Education, on earthquakes. Mark Angelo, chair of B.C. Rivers Day, and Brian Smith, manager of the Seymour fish hatchery, on rivers.
Dermod Travis, executive director of Integrity B.C., on the proposed bill to ban corporate and union donations. Candace Cho. lawyer and founder of the Onyx Law Group. and filmmaker Daniel Pierce on wills and estate planning.