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:
The Angus Reid Institute's Shachi Kurl and the University of the Fraser Valley's Hamish Telford on voters' views about B.C.'s next government. The Canadian Cancer Society's Sandra Krueckl on cancer rates in B.C.
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' Seth Klein and First Call's Adrienne Montani on income assistance rates. Canadian Safe Boating Council's Larry Jacobs and BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit's Ian Pike on boating safety.
Tim Stockwell, director of the University of Victoria's Centre for Addictions Research of B.C., on Vancouver's approach to alcohol sales in grocery stores. Charlie Demers and George Bowering, co-authors of The Dad Dialogues, on how fatherhood changes you.
Faith Bodnar, executive director of Inclusion B.C., Alexander Magnussen, an inclusion consultant, and Lauren Stinson, a youth leadership mentee at North Shore Disability Resource Centre, on disability pride. Master Gardener Brian Minter answers questions.
Richard Fowler, a governor with the Trial Lawyers Association of B.C., and Mobina Jaffer, a senator from B.C., on court delays. Gloria Gutman, founder of SFU's Gerontology department, and David Watts, a notary public based in Vancouver, on elder abuse.
Chicken Farmers of Canada's Benoit Fontaine and Lisa Bishop-Spencer and the B.C. SPCA's Marcie Moriarty on the treatment of farm animals in B.C. Sarah Elton, author of Meatless? A Fresh Look at What You Eat.
Steve Morgan, a professor at UBC's School of Population and Public Health, on high prescription drug costs. Johanna Wagstaffe, host of 2050: Degrees of Change, and Stephen Sheppard, author of Visualizing Climate Change, on impact of climate change in B.C.
New Westminster Coun. Patrick Johnstone and UBC Sauder School of Business Prof. Robin Lindsey on whether public transit should be free for some people. Sam Tremblay of Tremblay Motors takes your questions.
POLITICO contributor, David Freelander, and Rex Brysen, political science professor at McGill University react to Comey testimony. Brock MacDonald, Recycling Council of BC and Tracy Tobin, City of Burnaby, on illegal dumping.
CBC reporter Richard Zussman, Camerado Energy Consulting director Rick Hendriks and Fort Nelson Mayor Bill Streeper on what's next for Site C. Futurpreneur Canada director Paulina Cameron on youth employment.
Vancity's Ryan McKinley and Nathan Lauster, Author of The Death and Life of the Single-Family House: Lessons from Vancouver on Building a Livable City, on single-family homes. The Nature Conservancy of Canada's Dan Kraus on small acts of conservation.
Deputy Mayor of Castelgar Deb McIntosh, UBC political science instructor Serbulent Turan, and travel blogger Claudia Laroye on London attacks and travel plans. Dietitian Desiree Nielsen on skipping meals.
Ian Bruce, director of science and policy for the David Suzuki Foundation, on the United States' decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Matthew Johnson, director of education at MediaSmarts, on recommendations on screen time for young children.
Canada West Foundation's Naomi Christensen, B.C. Lumber Trade Council's Susan Yurkovich and Conservative MP Todd Doherty on Ottawa's softwood lumber aid package. Master Gardener Brian Minter answers your questions.
The University of British Columbia's Kathryn Harrison and the BC Chamber of Commerce's Dan Baxter on the future of the Trans Mountain project. Mike Dover, author of Dante's Infinite Monkeys: Technology Meets the 7 Deadly Sins.
