Bizarre epithets, VPD under investigation & does Vancouver need a park board?

Dec. 13, 2023: Guest host Jill Bennett in for Simi Sara

History’s most bizarre epithets

If you're a noteworthy figure fixated on your lasting impression, you have your sights set on that elusive trophy: a cracking epithet.

Guest: Jonny Thomson, Philosopher and Writer for Big Think

Scott's thoughts: top Google searches

Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi

View from Victoria: Park board saga

Park board saga continues to go sideways for Ken Sim. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines

Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist

Scott: Why is B.C.’s Office of Human Rights investigating the VPD?

Guest: Kasari Govender, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner

Does Vancouver need a Park Board?

The proposal to dissolve Vancouver's long standing elected park board has stirred controversy and uncertainty among the public due to Mayor Ken Sim's claims of substantial financial savings

Guest: Melissa De Genova, Former NPA City Councillor and Park Board Commissioner

Will anything come of Canada’s alignment with the UN for a ceasefire?

Guest: Warren Kinsella, Lawyer, Author, Political Consultant, and Former Special Assistant to the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien

WWII housing

Minister Sean Fraser has confirmed that the federal government in Canada is implementing measures to address the housing crisis by drawing inspiration from a housing plan dating back to the World War II era

Guest: Marc Lee, Senior Economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Making cent$ of the market with Lori Pinkowski

“We’re making cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski, A Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity - You can contact her team at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at PINKOWSKI.CA”

Guest: Lori Pinkowski, A Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity

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