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Another expansion of the BCGEU strike action

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Another expansion of the BCGEU strike action Guest: Paul Finch, BCGEU President Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 23, 20258 min

Jimmy Kimmel will return to the airwaves

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Jimmy Kimmel will return to the airwaves Guest: Ethan Bearman, California Entertainment Lawyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 23, 20259 min

Elenore Sturko gets ousted from Conservative Caucus

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Elenore Sturko gets ousted from Conservative Caucus Guest: Elenore Sturko, Independent MLA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 23, 202510 min

Overdose prevention sites will remain open for now

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Overdose prevention sites will remain open for now Guest: Douglas King, Executive Director, TAPS (Together Against Poverty Society) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 23, 20256 min

Why are doctors interested in Canada, but not moving to practice here?

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Why are doctors interested in Canada, but not moving to practice here? Guest: Phil Martin, the chief executive of Physicians For You, a Canadian physician recruitment agency Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 23, 202510 min

View From Victoria: Rustad celebrates a 70% approval rating

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View From Victoria: Rustad celebrates a 70% approval rating Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 23, 202515 min

What is Antifa?

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What is Antifa? Guest: Mark Bray, Professor of Global History and Radicalism at Rutgers University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 23, 20257 min

Full Show: Canada recognizes Palestine, Eating out less & Deinfluencing

Canada has officially recognized Palestine as a state Guest: Nizar Farsakh, lecturer of international affairs at The George Washington University Canadians are going to restaurants a lot less Guest: Kelly Higginson, Restaurants Canada chief executive What is ‘Deinfleuencing’? Guest: Aidan Moir instructor in the Department of Communication, Media and Film at the University of Windsor Why you shouldn’t monitor and track your kids Guest: Katharine Martinko, Contributor for the Globe and Mail and Author of Childhood Unplugged: Practical Advice to Get Kids Off Screens and Find Balance Canada Launches Anti Scam Coalition, but who is supposed to protect? Guest: Claudiu Popa, Security, Privacy and Cyberfraud Risk Advisor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 22, 202541 min

Canadians are going to restaurants a lot less

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Canadians are going to restaurants a lot less Guest: Kelly Higginson, Restaurants Canada chief executive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 22, 20258 min

Canada Launches Anti Scam Coalition, but who is supposed to protect?

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Canada Launches Anti Scam Coalition, but who is supposed to protect? Guest: Claudiu Popa, Security, Privacy and Cyberfraud Risk Advisor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 22, 20258 min

The Buck Stops Here: for Sep 22, 2025

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The Buck Stops Here: for Sep 22, 2025 Guest: Neil McEvoy, Vice-President of Football Operations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 22, 20253 min

Keep it Local: Farming Series - Innovation at Houweling Farms

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Keep it Local: Farming Series - Innovation at Houweling Farms Guest: Ruben Houweling, VP of Sales and Operations, Houweling Nurseries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 22, 202510 min

Why you shouldn’t monitor and track your kids

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Why you shouldn’t monitor and track your kids Guest: Katharine Martinko, Contributor for the Globe and Mail and Author of Childhood Unplugged: Practical Advice to Get Kids Off Screens and Find Balance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 22, 20259 min

Canada has officially recognized Palestine as a state

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Canada has officially recognized Palestine as a state Guest: Nizar Farsakh, lecturer of international affairs at The George Washington University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 22, 20257 min

View From Victoria: Public disorder front and centre

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View From Victoria: Public disorder front and centre Guest: Vaughn palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 22, 202513 min

What is ‘Deinfleuencing’?

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What is ‘Deinfleuencing’? Guest: Aidan Moir instructor in the Department of Communication, Media and Film at the University of Windsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 22, 20257 min

Full Show: Youth homelessness getting worse, American politicians & Saying sorry the right way

Homelessness is getting worse, and it’s hitting young people hardest Guest: Deb Lester, CEO of Covenant House Weekly Cecchini Check-In Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News How to make your apology more meaningful? Guest: Shiri Lev-Ari, Cognitive psychologist studying language and (real life) social networks, Royal Holloway University of London Metro Vancouver wants more water metering! Guest: linda parkinson, metro vancouver’s director for policy, planning and analysis Daniel Fontaine Announces Run for Mayor Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New West City Councillor and Mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 202542 min

Homelessness is getting worse, and it’s hitting young people hardest

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Homelessness is getting worse, and it’s hitting young people hardest Guest: Deb Lester, CEO of Covenant House Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 20259 min

Kickin It with the Caps for Sep 19, 2025

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Kickin It with the Caps for Sep 19, 2025 Guest: Jesper Sørensen, Head Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 20254 min

Daniel Fontaine Announces Run for Mayor

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Daniel Fontaine Announces Run for Mayor Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New West City Councillor and Mayoral candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 20258 min

Metro Vancouver wants more water metering!

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Metro Vancouver wants more water metering! Guest: Linda Parkinson, Metro Vancouver’s director for policy, planning and analysis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 20257 min

Weekly Cecchini Check-In for Sep 19, 2025

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Weekly Cecchini Check-In for Sep 19, 2025 Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 20258 min

View From Victoria: Skeptical on bail reform

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View From Victoria: Skeptical on bail reform Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 202513 min

How to make your apology more meaningful?

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How to make your apology more meaningful? Guest: Shiri Lev-Ari, Cognitive psychologist studying language and (real life) social networks, Royal Holloway University of London Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 20258 min

Full Show: Climate plateau, Med school standards & Game night nightmares

We won’t meet our 2030 climate targets Guest: Ross Linden-Fraser, Research Lead at the 440 Megatonnes project at the Climate Institute Canada Breaks from the US on Med School standards Guest: Dr. Connie LeBlanc, President and CEO, The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada Why does game night turn certain people into monsters? Guest: Shane Tilton, award-winning scholar and teacher in the field of multimedia journalism, digital culture, and game-based pedagogy How would scrapping the Temporary Foreign worker program affect the health care industry? Guest: Stacey Fitzsimmons, a University of Victoria associate professor of international business Surrey is getting a task force to fight extortion Guest: Nina Krieger, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Interest rates and your mortgage Guest: Penelope Graham, mortgage expert at ratehub.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 18, 202550 min

Interest rates and your mortgage

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Interest rates and your mortgage Guest: Penelope Graham, mortgage expert at ratehub.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 18, 20259 min

We won’t meet our 2030 climate targets

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We won’t meet our 2030 climate targets Guest: Ross Linden-Fraser, Research Lead at the 440 Megatonnes project at the Climate Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 18, 20259 min

Canada Breaks from the US on Med School standards

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Canada Breaks from the US on Med School standards Guest: Dr. Connie LeBlanc, President and CEO, The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 18, 20258 min

Surrey is getting a task force to fight extortion

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Surrey is getting a task force to fight extortion Guest: Nina Krieger, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 18, 20256 min

How would scrapping the Temporary Foreign worker program affect the health care industry?

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How would scrapping the Temporary Foreign worker program affect the health care industry? Guest: Stacey Fitzsimmons, a University of Victoria associate professor of international business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 18, 20256 min

View From Victoria: Is support for Rustad dwindling?

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View From Victoria: Is support for Rustad dwindling? Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 18, 202515 min

Why does game night turn certain people into monsters?

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Why does game night turn certain people into monsters? Guest: Shane Tilton, award-winning scholar and teacher in the field of multimedia journalism, digital culture, and game-based pedagogy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 18, 202510 min

Full Show: Immigration changes, Bike lanes and buses in Stanley Park & Recycling laziness

Changes to immigration law in Canada? Guest: Daniel Kingwell, Immigration lawyer Will Stanley Park bike lanes enrage the public? Guest: Tom Digby, park board commissioner Why are recycling rates so much lower in condos than houses? Guest: Karen Storry, a senior engineer with Metro Vancouver and an expert in zero waste policies. How are younger Canadians feeling about our role in Ukraine and Gaza? Guest Dr. Jack Jedwab, President of the Association for Canadian Studies Interest rate news Guest: Andrew Grantham, Executive Director and Senior Economist, CIBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 202541 min

Making Cents of the Markets for Sep 17, 2025

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Making Cents of the Markets for Sep 17, 2025 Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski. Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 202510 min

Interest rate news

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Interest rate news Guest: Andrew Grantham, Executive Director and Senior Economist, CIBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 20257 min

Why are recycling rates so much lower in condos than houses?

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Why are recycling rates so much lower in condos than houses? Guest: Karen Storry, a senior engineer with Metro Vancouver and an expert in zero waste policies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 20259 min

How are younger Canadians feeling about our role in Ukraine and Gaza?

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How are younger Canadians feeling about our role in Ukraine and Gaza? Guest Dr. Jack Jedwab, President of the Association for Canadian Studies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 20257 min

Will Stanley Park bike lanes enrage the public?

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Will Stanley Park bike lanes enrage the public? Guest: Tom Digby, park board commissioner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 20258 min

View From Victoria: Hiring your friends is no laughing matter

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View From Victoria: Hiring your friends is no laughing matter Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 202513 min

Changes to immigration law in Canada?

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Changes to immigration law in Canada? Guest: Daniel Kingwell, Immigration lawyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 20258 min

Full Show: Reward for Extortion info, Homelessness on the rise & Burn out leading to extremism

Surrey Police offering a reward for extortion Guest: Lindsey Houghton, Surrey Police Department, Media Relations Officer Homelessness in North Vancouver is increasing Guest: Mark Friesen, Executive Director of Hollyburn Community Services Society Can burnout lead to violent extremism? Guest: Dr. Alexios Arvanitis Associate Professor of Social Psychology Department of Psychology University of Crete Divorce Registries are becoming more and more popular Guest: Olivia Howell, Founder of Fresh Starts Registries Is the key to fixing the housing problem better transit? Guest: Denis Agar, executive director of Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders The Election was not interfered with Guest: Heidi Tworek, Director, Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, The University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 16, 202556 min

The Election was not interfered with

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The Election was not interfered with Guest: Heidi Tworek, Director, Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, The University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 16, 202510 min

Is the key to fixing the housing problem better transit?

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Is the key to fixing the housing problem better transit? Guest: Denis Agar, executive director of Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 16, 20259 min

Homelessness in North Vancouver is increasing

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Homelessness in North Vancouver is increasing Guest: Mark Friesen, Executive Director of Hollyburn Community Services Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 16, 202510 min

Divorce Registries are becoming more and more popular

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Divorce Registries are becoming more and more popular Guest: Olivia Howell, Founder of Fresh Starts Registries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 16, 20257 min

Surrey Police offering a reward for extortion

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Surrey Police offering a reward for extortion Guest: Lindsey Houghton, Surrey Police Department, Media Relations Officer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 16, 20259 min

View From Victoria: Breaking down the budget

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View From Victoria: Breaking down the budget Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 16, 202514 min

Can burnout lead to violent extremism?

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Can burnout lead to violent extremism? Guest: Dr. Alexios Arvanitis Associate Professor of Social Psychology Department of Psychology University of Crete Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 16, 20259 min

Full Show: Building Canadian Homes, Political Payments & Hate crime legislation

Mark Carney Announces The Build Canada Homes Agency Guest: Gregor Robertson, Federal Minister of Housing Showing the world how much politicians get paid Guest: Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver Do we need new hate crime legislation in Canada? Guest: Barbara Perry, director of Ontario Tech University’s Centre on Hate Canadian Parliament is back in Session Guest: Mackenzie Grey, Global National Reporter What are the benefits of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program? Guest: Sukhdeep Brar, second-generation orchardist-- Summerland, BC What to do about rising political violence? Guest: Richard Marceau, Richard Marceau, vice president, external affairs and general counsel, centre for israel and jewish affairs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 15, 202548 min

What to do about rising political violence?

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What to do about rising political violence? Guest: Richard Marceau, Richard Marceau, vice president, external affairs and general counsel, Centre for Israel and Jewish affairs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 15, 20258 min