Mornings with Simi

What is Economic Anxiety? Guest: Omar H. Fares, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plastic Surgeon speaks out against medical tourism Guest: Dr. Paul Oxely, plastic surgeon who has corrected many medical tourism mishaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC Lagging on reform and better protections for kids in government care Guest: Jennifer Charlesworth, BC Children and Youth Representative Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More Crackdowns coming to combat Money Laundering Guest: Ron Usher, a former general counsel for the society of notaries public of BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Unexpected cabinet shuffle Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does weather have an impact on migraine headaches? Guest: Danielle Wilhour, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Medical Campus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Healthcare worker assaulted outside of VGH Guest: Adriane Gear, president of the BC Nurses union BC is falling behind on affordable child care Guest: Sharon Gregson, spokesperson for the coalition of childcare advocates More Canadians are travelling for medical tourism Guest: Valorie Crooks, SFU geography professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Service Geographies What can Canada learn from French school lunch programs? Guest: Rachel Engler-Stringer, Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan Dads should be getting up with kids at night Guest: Christine Parsons, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University in Denmark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Cents of the Markets for Jul 15, 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

Healthcare worker assaulted outside of VGH Guest: Adriane Gear, president of the BC Nurses union Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More Canadians are travelling for medical tourism Guest: Valorie Crooks, SFU geography professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Service Geographies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dads should be getting up with kids at night Guest: Christine Parsons, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University in Denmark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC is falling behind on affordable child care Guest: Sharon Gregson, spokesperson for the coalition of childcare advocates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The BC Government doesn't have the money Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can Canada learn from French school lunch programs? Guest: Rachel Engler-Stringer, Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How worried should we be about measles? Guest: Dr. Martin Lavoie, BC Provincial Health office, Do you really need pet insurance? Guest: Emma Harris, veterinarian It’s going to cost a lot to go to any world cup games Guest: Anthony Beyrouti, Venue Kings Ticket Brokers Should the government be able to verify your age on the internet? Guest: Michael Geist, law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Will people abuse Ozempic as the price of the drug drops? Guest: Jill McCartney, Lawyer, Medical Negligence, class action Why are accidents in the backcountry getting worse? Guest: Sandra Riches, Executive Director BC Adventuresmart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s going to cost a lot to go to any world cup games Guest: Anthony Beyrouti, Venue Kings Ticket Brokers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How worried should we be about measles? Guest: Dr. Martin Lavoie, BC Provincial Health office Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you really need pet insurance? Guest: Emma Harris, veterinarian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are accidents in the backcountry getting worse? Guest: Sandra Riches, Executive Director BC Adventuresmart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will people abuse Ozempic as the price of the drug drops? Guest: Jill McCartney, Lawyer, Medical Negligence, class action Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Another embarrassing moment for the NDP Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should the government be able to verify your age on the internet? Guest: Michael Geist, law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the Province doing anything about bail reform Guest: Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Acting Attorney General Taxing potash in response to Trump tariffs? Guest: Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich gulf islands Is AI Killing Music? Guest: Allistair Elliot, Allistair Elliott, director of Canadians affairs for the American Federation of Musicians What is forest bathing and why are people doing it? Guest: Katrina Shand, Forest Therapy Guide How does hot weather affect how we think? Guest: Dr. Randall White, Prof of adult psychiatry and mental health at UBC Obesity rates in Canada are on the rise Guest: Robert Ross, professor of exercise physiology, Queens University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is AI Killing Music? Guest: Allistair Elliot, director of Canadians affairs for the American Federation of Musicians Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taxing potash in response to Trump tariffs? Guest: Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich gulf islands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Obesity rates in Canada are on the rise Guest: Robert Ross, professor of exercise physiology, Queens University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does hot weather affect how we think? Guest: Dr. Randall White, Prof of adult psychiatry and mental health at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the Province doing anything about bail reform? Guest: Mike Farnworth, Acting Attorney General Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: An embarrassing week for the government Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is forest bathing and why are people doing it? Guest: Katrina Shand, Forest Therapy Guide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadians are holding fast to their American Boycotts Guest: Kalith Nanayakkara, Senior Policy Analyst, British Columbia Google has been king of the internet for decades, but that could all be about to change Guest: Mark Sullivan, Senior Writer at Fast Company Robot Surgery is now a reality! Guest: Axel Krieger, associate professor in mechanical engineering, director of the Intelligent Medical Robotic Systems and Equipment Lab Weekly Cecchini Check-In Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadians are holding fast to their American Boycotts Guest: Kalith Nanayakkara, Senior Policy Analyst, British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Will Google lose the top spot of Internet companies? Guest: Mark Sullivan, Senior Writer at Fast Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Ready for more cost cutting from the Federal Government Guest: David Macdonald, Chief Economist, Canadian center for policy alternatives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

View From Victoria: Another catch and release breakdown in the system Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robot Surgery is now a reality! Guest: Axel Krieger, associate professor in mechanical engineering, director of the Intelligent Medical Robotic Systems and Equipment Lab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surrey Cracking down on illegal builds without permits Guest: Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey Why are massive amounts of money leaving Canada? Guest: Kim Moody, founder of Moodys Tax/Moodys Private Client, a former chair of the Canadian Tax Foundation Why are we so obsessed with bringing back the wooly mammoth? Guest: Rebecca Woods, Associate Professor, Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology, University of Toronto Why don’t parents bother using parental controls on kids' devices? Guest: Sara Grimes, Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy and Professor, McGill University Why kids don’t want to play baseball or soccer anymore Guest: Sara Woodruff, professor of human kinetics, university of Windsor Why do people try to diagnose their own illnesses? Guest: Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman and she's the president of the OMA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surrey Cracking down on illegal builds without permits Guest: Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are massive amounts of money leaving Canada? Guest: Kim Moody, founder of Moodys Tax/Moodys Private Client, a former chair of the Canadian Tax Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do people try to diagnose their own illnesses? Guest: Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman and she's the president of the OMA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why kids don’t want to play baseball or soccer anymore Guest: Sara Woodruff, professor of human kinetics, university of Windsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why don’t parents bother using parental controls on kids' devices? Guest: Sara Grimes, Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy and Professor, McGill University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Public health and the increase in Measles cases Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are we so obsessed with bringing back the wooly mammoth? Guest: Rebecca Woods, Associate Professor, Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology, University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could BC see flash flooding like Texas is experiencing? Guest: Jason Thistlewaite, Associate Professor & Associate Director, Graduate Studies, school of environment, enterprise, and development How immigration caps are leading to lower rents Guest: Shiva Moshtari Doust, lead economist for Metro Vancouver, Canadian mortgage and Housing Corporation Can couponing still be a way to save money? Guest: Kathleen Cassidy, Canadian Couponer and influencer, “Living-on-a-loonie” on instagram and tiktok BC wants people to own fewer exotic cats Guest: Sara Dubois, Senior Director, Animal Welfare Science & Standards Use the summer to connect with your kids! Guest: Nasuh Malas, child and adolescent psychiatrist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Cents of the Markets for July 09, 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

Could BC see flash flooding like Texas is experiencing? Guest: Jason Thistlewaite, Associate Professor & Associate Director, Graduate Studies, school of environment, enterprise, and development Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Use the summer to connect with your kids! Guest: Nasuh Malas, child and adolescent psychiatrist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices