Mornings with Simi

Former President Trump has requested a delay in his federal classified documents criminal case in Florida until after the 2024 election, claiming he cannot receive a fair trial this year as the leading candidate. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An announcement on Surrey schools projects will see the government moving to clean up some of the fallout from the budget. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are approximately 164,000 snakes kept as pets in Canada. Reportedly, 43% of Canadians who purchase snakes do so without any research beforehand. Guest: Dr. Steven R. Hall, Snakebite Expert and Lecturer in Pharmacology at Lancaster University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Did Humans once have tails? How did we lose them? Tails are a widespread feature in the animal kingdom, with nearly every vertebrate class possessing them so did humans once have tails? Guest: Dr. Bo Xia, Geneticist and researcher at the Broad institute of Harvard and MIT. Seg 2: Can you tell a chef how to prepare your meal? Dietary restrictions are increasing in Canada but does that mean that restaurants need to cater to everyone's specific intolerances? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: The budget says that $3 billion are available in unallocated contingency funding over each of the next three years. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: What is Winter Warming Syndrome? Winter warming is a significant indicator of climate change, leading to a phenomenon known as "warming winter syndrome." Guest: Richard B Rood, Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at the University of Michigan. Seg 5: Personality Tests, how accurate are they? The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator categorizes individuals into 16 personality types based on four dimensions…but are they accurate? Guest: Dr. Spencer Greenberg, Mathematician and Entrepreneur in Social Science Seg 6: Some Municipalities want out of Airbnb Legislation Some municipalities in BC are resisting provincial legislation restricting short-term rental with Prince George city council unanimously voting to request opting out of the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act Guest: Kyle Sampson, Prince George City councillor Seg 7: Richmond Etching Catalytic Converters A Handful of Richmond auto service shops are offering free etching of partial VIN numbers onto catalytic converters in order to help aid in the increasing theft of the converters. Guest: Corporal Dennis Hwang, Richmond RCMP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Handful of Richmond auto service shops are offering free etching of partial VIN numbers onto catalytic converters in order to help aid in the increasing theft of the converters. Guest: Corporal Dennis Hwang, Richmond RCMP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some municipalities in BC are resisting provincial legislation restricting short-term rental with Prince George city council unanimously voting to request opting out of the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act Guest: Kyle Sampson, Prince George City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator categorizes individuals into 16 personality types based on four dimensions…but are they accurate? Guest: Dr. Spencer Greenberg, Mathematician and Entrepreneur in Social Science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winter warming is a significant indicator of climate change, leading to a phenomenon known as "warming winter syndrome." Guest: Richard B Rood, Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at the University of Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The budget says that $3 billion are available in unallocated contingency funding over each of the next three years. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dietary restrictions are increasing in Canada but does that mean that restaurants need to cater to everyone's specific intolerances? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tails are a widespread feature in the animal kingdom, with nearly every vertebrate class possessing them so did humans once have tails? Guest: Dr. Bo Xia, Geneticist and researcher at the Broad institute of Harvard and MIT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: How do our brains interpret music? Music perception involves how our minds and brains process music. When we listen to music, our senses interpret various elements like pitch, timbre, loudness, and timing. Guest: Dr Marcus Pearce, Leader of the Music Cognition Lab at Queen Mary University of London and Honorary Professor of Neuroscience at Aarhus University Seg 2: Wendy's back-tracks and are you a bad driver? Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: Turns out hosting the world cup will cost us more than we were told and who would have expected it, Other than pretty much everyone. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: The life, death, and vindication of Jam Master Jay The verdict in the murder trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, charged with the killing of hip-hop icon Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) in 2002, is a pivotal moment in a case that has captivated the public's attention for years. Guest: David Thigpen, Director of Undergraduate Programs at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and Author of “Jam Master Jay: The Heart of Hip-Hop” Seg 5: Could getting money from the bank of mom and dad be risky? As things get more and more expensive, it seems that more of us are getting help from the bank of mom and Dad. And even though you’re dealing with family, it is not risk free. Guest: Sara McCullough, Certified Financial Planner Seg 6: What grinds drivers’ gears? What angers drivers the most on the roads? Guest: Dan Arnold, Chief Strategy Officer at Pollara Seg 7: Why we need to stand up to bullies How important is Pink Shirt Day to the work of the Kids Fund? What is the demand like these days for the Kids Fund? Guest: Lara Dauphinee, CKNW Kids Fund Board Chair Seg 8: Are Surrey’s portable classrooms that bad? B.C. Conservative MLA John Rustad is pledging to eliminate the use of portable classrooms in Surrey, expressing concern that some students may never attend an actual school due to the reliance on portables. Guest: Liz Anne Foster, First Vice-President of the Surrey Teachers’ Association Seg 9: Who invented the hamburger? The widely accepted narrative surrounding the invention of the hamburger at Louis’ Lunch in 1900 has recently been challenged, with evidence suggesting that hamburgers were served in various locations across the United States in the 1890s. Guest: Erik Ofgang, Freeland Contributor at The Washington Post and Co-Author of “The Good Vices: From Beer to Sex, the Surprising Truth About What's Actually Good for You” Seg 10: Today is CKNW’s Pink Shirt Day Guest: Sara Dubois Phillips, Executive Director of the CKNW Kids’ Fund Guest: Carolyn Tuckwell, President & CEO at Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is CKNW’s Pink Shirt Day Guest: Sara Dubois Phillips, Executive Director of the CKNW Kids’ Fund Guest: Carolyn Tuckwell, President & CEO at Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The widely accepted narrative surrounding the invention of the hamburger at Louis’ Lunch in 1900 has recently been challenged, with evidence suggesting that hamburgers were served in various locations across the United States in the 1890s. Guest: Erik Ofgang, Freeland Contributor at The Washington Post and Co-Author of “The Good Vices: From Beer to Sex, the Surprising Truth About What's Actually Good for You” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As things get more and more expensive, it seems that more of us are getting help from the bank of mom and Dad. And even though you’re dealing with family, it is not risk free. Guest: Sara McCullough, Certified Financial Planner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. Conservative MLA John Rustad is pledging to eliminate the use of portable classrooms in Surrey, expressing concern that some students may never attend an actual school due to the reliance on portables. Guest: Liz Anne Foster, First Vice-President of the Surrey Teachers’ Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How important is Pink Shirt Day to the work of the Kids Fund? What is the demand like these days for the Kids Fund? Guest: Lara Dauphinee, CKNW Kids Fund Board Chair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What angers drivers the most on the roads? Guest: Dan Arnold, Chief Strategy Officer at Pollara Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The verdict in the murder trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, charged with the killing of hip-hop icon Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) in 2002, is a pivotal moment in a case that has captivated the public's attention for years. Guest: David Thigpen, Director of Undergraduate Programs at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and Author of “Jam Master Jay: The Heart of Hip-Hop” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turns out hosting the world cup will cost us more than we were told and who would have expected it, Other than pretty much everyone. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wendy's back-tracks and are you a bad driver? Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Music perception involves how our minds and brains process music. When we listen to music, our senses interpret various elements like pitch, timbre, loudness, and timing. Guest: Dr. Marcus Pearce, Leader of the Music Cognition Lab at Queen Mary University of London and Honorary Professor of Neuroscience at Aarhus University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: What happened to Tim Horton’s Ford Pantera? Aside from hockey and coffee, Tim Horton had a lifelong passion for fast cars. Speculations about what happened to Horton’s Pantera after his deadly crash led many to assume the car was immediately crushed. But they were wrong. Guest: Edward Brown, Writer and Author based in Toronto Seg 2: Wendy’s is testing out surge pricing. Wendy’s is looking to introduce new menu prices that change based on time of day. Prices could fluctuate during the day depending on peak periods. Strategy similar to surge pricing by rideshare, airlines, and hotels Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: The $10 a day Childcare promise was one of the NDP’s biggest promises and made the difference in winning urban, suburban areas in the 2017 election. But approaching the eighth anniversary the goal is still falling short. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: Do sentencing reports really help Black offenders? Canadian courts are increasingly relying on Impact of Race and Culture Assessment reports for sentencing, aiming to provide judges with insights into how systemic racism has influenced offenders' lives. Guest: Dr. Camisha Sibblis, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Director of the Black Studies Institute at the University of Windsor Seg 5: Have you been hacked? Changing your password won’t help. Have you been hacked? Changing your password won’t help Guest: AJ Naddell, Chief Product Officer, Aware Biometrics Seg 6: Will the Online Harms bill improve national safety? Will the Online Harms bill improve national safety? Guest: Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Seg 7: What are leap seconds?! Accurate timekeeping is not just a technical detail but a fundamental necessity for critical systems that depend on precise timing to function, especially in technologies like GPS. Guest: Dr. Demetrios Matsakis, Chief Consultant for the Clock-Making Company, Masterclock, and Former Chief Scientist for the United States Naval Observatory's Time Services Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Accurate timekeeping is not just a technical detail but a fundamental necessity for critical systems that depend on precise timing to function, especially in technologies like GPS. Guest: Dr. Demetrios Matsakis, Chief Consultant for the Clock-Making Company, Masterclock, and Former Chief Scientist for the United States Naval Observatory's Time Services Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will the Online Harms bill improve national safety? Guest: Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: AJ Naddell, Chief Product Officer, Aware Biometrics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. Camisha Sibblis, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Director of the Black Studies Institute at the University of Windsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The $10 a day Childcare promise was one of the NDP’s biggest promises and made the difference in winning urban, suburban areas in the 2017 election. But approaching the eighth anniversary the goal is still falling short. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wendy’s is looking to introduce new menu prices that change based on time of day. Prices could fluctuate during the day depending on peak periods. Strategy similar to surge pricing by rideshare, airlines, and hotels. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aside from hockey and coffee, Tim Horton had a lifelong passion for fast cars. Speculations about what happened to Horton’s Pantera after his deadly crash led many to assume the car was immediately crushed. But they were wrong. Guest: Edward Brown, Writer and Author based in Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: If we were built for exercise, why do we avoid it? Due to our bipedal gait and unique sweat glands, humans are very good at long-distance running. Despite evolving for extended physical exertion. Guest: Dr. Dean Burnett, Neuroscientist and Author of “Emotional Ignorance” Seg 2: Do you enjoy hobbies? If you ask someone what they do for a hobby, are they going to tell you something like skiing, sewing or puzzles? Or are they going to shy away from telling you because the answer might be connected to a social media time waster? But is social media a hobby? Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: The Federal NDP are taking a victory lap but no word locally from the provincial NDP government on what the implications could be to BC. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: How will the Afzaal family tragedy influence Canada's legal system? In June 2021, the Afzaal family faced a tragic incident in London, Ontario, where Nathaniel Veltman deliberately struck them during an evening walk. This act resulted in the death of four family members. Guest: Dr. Jack Rozdilsky, Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management of Terrorism at York University Seg 5: The return of the “Green Men” It was a big win for the Canuck’s on the weekend and while the game was a good one, the attention was on “The Green Men” Guest: Sully (Ryan Sullivan), One of the Green Men Seg 6: Should BC improve how it supports kids with Dyslexia? Dyslexia BC is critical of the 2024 budget, which inadequately addresses dyslexic students' needs. While the budget allocates $30 million for screening and literacy support, the organization argues that it covers only 6% of the affected population. Guest: Cathy McMillan, Founding Member of Dyslexia BC Seg 7: Does our seafood come from a North Korean forced labour ring? An investigation reveals a covert collaboration between North Korean labour brokers and Chinese companies who use deceptive practices to ‘employ’ workers from North Korea. Guest: Ian Urbina, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Reporter, Founding Director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, and Author of The New York Times Article “North Korea's Forced-Labor Program” Seg 8: Is sexism dominating the wine industry? In "Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much," wine writer Natalie MacLean shares a candid memoir blending personal reflection, wine expertise, and historical tales of witches. Guest: Natalie MacLean, Author of "Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In "Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much," wine writer Natalie MacLean shares a candid memoir blending personal reflection, wine expertise, and historical tales of witches. Guest: Natalie MacLean, Author of "Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An investigation reveals a covert collaboration between North Korean labour brokers and Chinese companies who use deceptive practices to ‘employ’ workers from North Korea. Guest: Ian Urbina, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Reporter, Founding Director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, and Author of The New York Times Article “North Korea's Forced-Labor Program” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dyslexia BC is critical of the 2024 budget, which inadequately addresses dyslexic students' needs. While the budget allocates $30 million for screening and literacy support, the organization argues that it covers only 6% of the affected population. Guest: Cathy McMillan, Founding Member of Dyslexia BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a big win for the Canuck’s on the weekend and while the game was a good one, the attention was on “The Green Men” Guest: Sully (Ryan Sullivan), One of the Green Men Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In June 2021, the Afzaal family faced a tragic incident in London, Ontario, where Nathaniel Veltman deliberately struck them during an evening walk. This act resulted in the death of four family members. Guest: Dr. Jack Rozdilsky, Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management of Terrorism at York University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Federal NDP are taking a victory lap but no word locally from the provincial NDP government on what the implications could be to BC. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you ask someone what they do for a hobby, are they going to tell you something like skiing, sewing or puzzles? Or are they going to shy away from telling you because the answer might be connected to a social media time waster? But is social media a hobby? Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Due to our bipedal gait and unique sweat glands, humans are very good at long-distance running. Despite evolving for extended physical exertion. Guest: Dr. Dean Burnett, Neuroscientist and Author of “Emotional Ignorance” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Why is Earth being bombarded by mysterious intergalactic radio waves? Fast radio bursts are cosmic phenomena characterized by powerful bursts of radio radiation lasting around a millisecond. Guest: Dr. Katie Mack, Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Seg 2: Indigenous Artist from Manitoba Playing the Orpheum on Saturday night. A very influential artist is coming to Vancouver. William Prince, an Indigenous Artist from Manitoba, will be playing the Orpheum on Saturday night. Guest: William Prince, Indigenous Singer Songwriter. Seg 3: View From Victoria: What’s in a budget? There was a lot of spending announced in the budget yesterday with a big bill at the end. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: Why is BC anticipating a deficit? The NDP's final budget before the upcoming provincial election focuses on increased spending, particularly in housing, to address affordability amid cost-of-living challenges. The budget anticipates a deficit of $7.9 billion in 2024/2025. Guest: Katrine Conroy, BC’s Minister of Finance Seg 5: Does the government spending go far enough? The green party says that the budget doesn't improve essential areas like healthcare and education for the well-being of British Columbians. Instead, it sticks to the current state of affairs. Guest: Sonia Furstenau, BC Green Party Leader Seg 6: How do cranes work? A tower crane dropped its load onto a building under construction in Oakridge, resulting in one fatality. The person who died was on the ground level when struck by the falling load. Is there something wrong with our cranes? Our safety practices? Is this just a bout of bad luck, or is this normal? Guest: Lawrence Shapiro, Principal of Howard I. Shapiro & Associates Consulting Engineers and Author of “Cranes and Derricks” Seg 7: Pregame with the Whitecaps! We are back with everyone’s favourite Whitecaps Coach, Vanni Sartini! He joins the show every Friday to break down the season of the whitecaps! Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Seg 8: How history’s biggest fraudulent art ring operated in Canada Renowned Canadian artist Norval Morrisseau, known as the "Picasso of the North" for pioneering the Woodlands School of Art, encountered a significant challenge to his artistic legacy due to widespread art forgery. Guest: Jordan Michael Smith, Award-Winning Journalist and Author of the Smithsonian Article, “The Biggest Art Fraud in History” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Renowned Canadian artist Norval Morrisseau, known as the "Picasso of the North" for pioneering the Woodlands School of Art, encountered a significant challenge to his artistic legacy due to widespread art forgery. Guest: Jordan Michael Smith, Award-Winning Journalist and Author of the Smithsonian Article, “The Biggest Art Fraud in History” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back with everyone’s favourite Whitecaps Coach, Vanni Sartini! He joins the show every Friday to break down the season of the whitecaps! Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A tower crane dropped its load onto a building under construction in Oakridge, resulting in one fatality. The person who died was on the ground level when struck by the falling load. Is there something wrong with our cranes? Our safety practices? Is this just a bout of bad luck, or is this normal? Guest: Lawrence Shapiro, Principal of Howard I. Shapiro & Associates Consulting Engineers and Author of “Cranes and Derricks” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The green party says that the budget doesn't improve essential areas like healthcare and education for the well-being of British Columbians. Instead, it sticks to the current state of affairs. Guest: Sonia Furstenau, BC Green Party Leader Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NDP's final budget before the upcoming provincial election focuses on increased spending, particularly in housing, to address affordability amid cost-of-living challenges. The budget anticipates a deficit of $7.9 billion in 2024/2025. Guest: Katrine Conroy, BC’s Minister of Finance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There was a lot of spending announced in the budget yesterday with a big bill at the end. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A very influential artist is coming to Vancouver. William Prince, an Indigenous Artist from Manitoba, will be playing the Orpheum on Saturday night. Guest: William Prince, Indigenous Singer Songwriter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fast radio bursts are cosmic phenomena characterized by powerful bursts of radio radiation lasting around a millisecond. Guest: Dr. Katie Mack, Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: What's hiding in the Vatican's Archives? Massimo Franco was the first person not inducted by the Vatican who was granted unprecedented access to its Apostolic Archive. Guest: Massimo Franco, Italian Writer and Author of “Secretum” Seg 2: Should we require ID to access Porn online? The Federal Conservative Party has signaled their intent to change laws for porn websites age verification process. Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: It’s Budget Day! It’s Budget Day and the Finance Minister is making the promise of a bigger deficit. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: What’s it like being NASA’s first Canadian astronaut? Canada is about to send a man to deep space as part of NASA’s artemis 2 project. What Do you think would be going through his head? Guest: Colonel Jeremy Hansen, Canadian Astronaut and Team member of Artemis 2, the NASA led mission that will fly around the moon. Seg 5: Is plastic recycling a scam? Plastic pollution is a critical global environmental crisis, marked by the improper disposal of over 90% of plastics from 1950 to 2015. The ubiquity of plastic waste is alarming, extending from ocean and roadways to the very air, food, and water consumed by humans. Guest: Chelsea Linsley, Staff Attorney at the Center for Climate Integrity and Author of the Report “The Fraud of Plastic Recycling” Seg 6: Why did BC decide not to proceed with amending the Land Act? The B.C. government's decision to reverse proposed Land Act amendments was driven, in part, by significant public backlash. Minister Nathan Cullen attributed this backlash to "dog-whistle politics" and the deliberate spread of misinformation. Guest: Nathan Cullen, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Seg 7: Why do serial killers become eligible for parole? Conditional release, including parole, allows individuals to leave custody before completing their full sentence, serving a portion of the community under supervision. Guest: Mary Campbell, Lawyer and Former Director General of Corrections & Criminal Justice at the Department of Public Safety Seg 8: Why is BC closing its only mental health and addictions centre for youth? The Carlile Youth Concurrent Disorders Centre, a unique three-week residential program for teens addressing addictions and mental health issues, is set to close after seven years of operation. Guest: Dr. Marius Welgemoed, Medical Director of Mental Health and Substance Use and Head of Psychiatry for Vancouver Coastal Health’s Coastal Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Carlile Youth Concurrent Disorders Centre, a unique three-week residential program for teens addressing addictions and mental health issues, is set to close after seven years of operation. Guest: Dr. Marius Welgemoed, Medical Director of Mental Health and Substance Use and Head of Psychiatry for Vancouver Coastal Health’s Coastal Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices