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What declining birthrates mean for our future

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What declining birthrates mean for our future Guest: Dr. Barbara Katz Rothman, Professor of Sociology, Public Health, Disability Studies and Women's Studies at the City University of New York Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 2, 202510 min

Full Show: Regulating AI, De Minimis & Grade Inflation

Should the government Regulate A.I.? Guest: Angela Misri, Assistant Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University, School of Journalism and digital Director for the Walrus What is the ‘De Minimis Exemption’ Guest: Lililjana Stanic, Partner in investment trade and law at McCarthy Tetrault What is Grade Inflation? Guest: Rose Horowitch, writer for the Atlantic The Longest Canoe Race in History Guest: Craig Baird, Host of Canadian History X How an athlete launched a book to new heights Guest: Jim Murphy, Author and coach Why do schools do gradual entry when most parents hate it? Guest: Laura Kwong, New Westminster District Parental Advisory Council Chair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 1, 202557 min

What is Grade Inflation?

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What is Grade Inflation? Guest: Rose Horowitch, writer for the Atlantic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 1, 202510 min

What is the ‘De Minimis Exemption’

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What is the ‘De Minimis Exemption’ Guest: Lililjana Stanic, Partner in investment trade and law at McCarthy Tetrault Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 1, 202511 min

The Buck Stops Here

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The Buck Stops Here Guest: Buck Pearce, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 1, 20255 min

Why do schools do gradual entry when most parents hate it?

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Why do schools do gradual entry when most parents hate it? Guest: Laura Kwong, New Westminster District Parental Advisory Council Chair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 1, 20259 min

How an athlete launched a book to new heights

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How an athlete launched a book to new heights Guest: Jim Murphy, Author and coach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 1, 20258 min

Can the government regulate A.I.?

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Can the government regulate A.I.? Guest: Angela Misri, Assistant Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University, School of Journalism and digital Director for the Walrus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 1, 20259 min

View From Victoria: The troubles ahead for labour disputes

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View From Victoria: The troubles ahead for labour disputes Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 1, 202516 min

The Longest Canoe Race in History

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The Longest Canoe Race in History Guest: Craig Baird, Host of Canadian History X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 1, 20257 min

Full Show: Municipal oversight, Townhouse building & Cell phones at the border

How much oversight do municipalities need? Guest: Christine Boyle, Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs of British Columbia The city reacts to the lack of townhouses being built Guest: Josh White, General Manager, Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability City of Vancouver If you are headed to the US this long weekend, clear your cellphone data Guest: Len Saunders, Immigration lawyer in Blaine, Washington Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms Guest: Violette Baillargeon, French and Spanish high school teacher in Surrey, BC Tariffs are showing an impact on mortgages in BC Guest: Steven Ng, Mobile mortgage specialist district manager with TD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 29, 202543 min

How much oversight do municipalities need?

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How much oversight do municipalities need? Guest: Christine Boyle, Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 29, 202510 min

Kickin It with the Caps

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

Aug 29, 20254 min

The city reacts to the lack of townhouses being built

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The city reacts to the lack of townhouses being built Guest: Josh, City of Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 29, 20258 min

Tariffs are showing an impact on mortgages in BC

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Tariffs are showing an impact on mortgages in BC Guest: Steven Ng, Mobile mortgage specialist district manager with TD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 29, 20255 min

If you are headed to the US this long weekend, clear your cellphone data

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If you are headed to the US this long weekend, clear your cellphone data Guest: Len Saunders, Immigration lawyer in Blaine, Washington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 29, 20258 min

View From Victoria: Another day, another strike vote

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View From Victoria: Another day, another strike vote Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 29, 202513 min

Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms

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Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms Guest: Violette Baillargeon, French and Spanish high school teacher in Surrey, BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 29, 202510 min

Full Show: Selling US Properties, Speaking to real people & What is hybrid learning?

Canadians are looking to sell their US properties Guest: Anne-Elise Cugliari Allegritti, Vice President of Research and Communications at Royal LePage It's getting harder and harder to speak to real people Guest: Marc Brière, Union of Taxation Employees, National President Is hybrid learning a smokescreen for underfunded school systems? Guest: Anne Whitmore, president of the Surrey District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) Can ‘heat’ age you as quickly as booze and smoking? Guest: Dr. Michael Kobor, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Social Epigenetics &UBC Chair in Healthy Aging Get ready for AI teaching assistants in the classroom Guest: Steve Diapola, professor and graduate program chair, School of Interactive Arts and Technology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 202543 min

Get ready for AI teaching assistants in the classroom

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Get ready for AI teaching assistants in the classroom Guest: Steve Diapola, professor and graduate program chair, School of Interactive Arts and Technology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 20259 min

Is hybrid learning a smokescreen for underfunded school systems?

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Is hybrid learning a smokescreen for underfunded school systems? Guest: Anne Whitmore, president of the Surrey District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 202510 min

It's getting harder and harder to speak to real people

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It's getting harder and harder to speak to real people Guest: Marc Brière, UTE National President Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 20259 min

Canadians are looking to sell their US properties

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Canadians are looking to sell their US properties Guest: Anne-Elise Cugliari Allegritti, Vice President of Research and Communications at Royal LePage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 20258 min

View From Victoria: Careful what you ask for from high courts

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View From Victoria: Careful what you ask for from high courts Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 202513 min

Can ‘heat’ age you as quickly as booze and smoking?

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Can ‘heat’ age you as quickly as booze and smoking? Guest: Dr. Michael Kobor, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Social Epigenetics &UBC Chair in Healthy Aging Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 20258 min

Full Show: No phones in schools, Age-gating on the internet & Where are the townhomes?

Say goodbye to phones in Quebec schools Guest: Adam Dube, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and Director for the Faculty of Education Office of EdTech at McGill University Montreal Is free speech threatened with age identifying technology on the internet? Guest: Neil McArthur, Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics Professor, Philosophy, University of Manitoba Townhouses now almost impossible to build in Vancouver Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant Should you spend your money on a higher education? Guest: Robert Furtado, CEO at Course Compare Support dwindling for EV mandate Guest: Barry Penner, Chair of Energy Futures Initiative, Former BC Environment minister and Attorney general Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 27, 202544 min

Making Cents of the Markets for Aug 27, 2025

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Making Cents of the Markets for Aug 27, 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

Aug 27, 20259 min

The support for an EV mandate is dwindling in Canada

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The support for an EV mandate is dwindling in Canada Guest: Barry Penner, Chair of Energy Futures Initiative, Former BC Environment minister and Attorney general Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 27, 20259 min

Say goodbye to phones in Quebec schools

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Say goodbye to phones in Quebec schools Guest: Adam Dube, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and Director for the Faculty of Education Office of EdTech at McGill University Montreal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 27, 20259 min

Is free speech threatened with age identifying technology on the internet?

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Is free speech threatened with age identifying technology on the internet? Guest: Neil McArthur, Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics Professor, Philosophy, University of Manitoba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 27, 20256 min

Why are townhouses almost impossible to build in Vancouver

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Why are townhouses almost impossible to build in Vancouver Guest: Michael Geller, Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics Professor, Philosophy, University of Manitoba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 27, 20258 min

View From Victoria: Going to the top courts

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View From Victoria: Going to the top courts Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 27, 202515 min

Should you spend your money on a higher education?

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Should you spend your money on a higher education? Guest: Robert Furtado, CEO at Course Compare Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 27, 20259 min

Full Show: Backlog of complaints, Broken products & Backing off tariffs

Air travellers will be waiting for any resolution from complaints Guest: Gabor Lucask, Founder, airpassengerrights.ca Why aren’t products built to last anymore Guest: Tima Bansal, economist and professor at the Ivey Business School Goods that will be cheaper because of retaliatory tariffs Guest: Michael Campbell, Business Analyst for Global News and Host of Michael Campbell's Money Talks Podcast Why have young Canadians stopped tipping? Guest: Yannick Lemay, tax expert with H&R Block Watch dog finds wrongdoing in Van city council Guest: Pete Fry, Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 26, 202546 min

ABC Vancouver under watchdog eyes

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ABC Vancouver under watchdog eyes Guest: Pete Fry, Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 26, 202511 min

Why have young Canadians stopped tipping?

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Why have young Canadians stopped tipping? Guest: Yannick Lemay, tax expert with H&R Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 26, 20258 min

Why aren’t products built to last anymore

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Why aren’t products built to last anymore Guest: Tima Bansal, economist and professor at the Ivey Business School Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 26, 20257 min

Goods that will be cheaper because of retaliatory tariffs

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Goods that will be cheaper because of retaliatory tariffs Guest: Michael Campbell, Business Analyst for Global News and Host of Michael Campbell's Money Talks Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 26, 20258 min

View From Victoria: John Horgan writes a book

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View From Victoria: John Horgan writes a book Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 26, 202514 min

Air travelers will be waiting for any resolution from complaints

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Air travellers will be waiting for any resolution from complaints Guest: Gabor Lucask, Founder, airpassengerrights.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 26, 20259 min

Full Show: Don't teach your kids in Vancouver, Mandatory military service & Living life in the water

Should Young Canadians be required to enroll in public service? Guest: Lisa Mort-Putland, Board Chair at Volunteer Canada Meet the diving team who've spent more time underwater than any other humans Guest: Melissa Ann Ilardo, Evolutionary geneticist at the University of Utah and senior author on the paper How the Vancouver Whitecaps are tackling plastic waste in professional sports Guest: Tosaint Ricketts, Club and Player Engagement Liaison for the Vancouver Whitecaps Why Oysters in BC are making people sick Guest: Nico Prinz, Executive director of the B.C. Shellfish Growers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 202542 min

Why Oysters in BC are making people sick

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Why Oysters in BC are making people sick Guest: Nico Prinz, Executive director of the B.C. Shellfish Growers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 20258 min

How the Vancouver Whitecaps are tackling plastic waste in professional sports

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How the Vancouver Whitecaps are tackling plastic waste in professional sports Guest: Tosaint Ricketts, Club and Player Engagement Liaison for the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 20258 min

The Buck Stops Here with BC Lions Head Coach Buck Pierce

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The Buck Stops Here with BC Lions Head Coach Buck Pierce Guest: Buck Pierce, Head coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 20253 min

Should Young Canadians be required to enroll in public service?

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Should Young Canadians be required to enroll in public service? Guest: Lisa Mort-Putland, Board Chair at Volunteer Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 20259 min

View From Victoria: Backing off retaliatory tariffs

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View From Victoria: Backing off retaliatory tariffs Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 202513 min

Meet the diving team who've spent more time underwater than any other humans

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Meet the diving team who've spent more time underwater than any other humans Guest: Melissa Ann Ilardo, Evolutionary geneticist at the University of Utah and senior author on the paper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 20258 min

Full Show: Precognition, USA Check in & Housing orders given out

What is Precognition? Guest: Dr. Julia Mossbridge is an American cognitive neuroscientist Weekly Cecchini Check-In Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News BC gives new five-year housing orders for municipalities Guest: Christine Boyle, Minister for Housing and Municipal Affairs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 22, 202530 min

Kickin It with the Caps

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

Aug 22, 20253 min

BC gives new five-year housing orders to municipalities

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BC gives new five-year housing orders for municipalities Guest: Christine Boyle, Minister for Housing and Municipal Affairs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 22, 20258 min