Full Show: Why a treatment facility is costing us $4 Billion, The push to ban natural gas & Hacking Canadian government systems

Seg 1: Who wrote Shakespeare’s ‘Spiritual Testament?’ 

The voice of a woman who has been largely overlooked by history has been discovered in a "dangerous" declaration attributed to the father of the famous playwright William Shakespeare.

Guest: Matthew Steggle, Professor of Early Modern English Literature at the University of Bristol

Seg 2: Scott’s Thoughts: Scott believes he’s a better parent than his parents

Do you think your parents did a good job raising you? How do you think your own parenting compares?

Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi

Seg 3: View From Victoria: And the record goes too…

Metro Vancouver has broken the record on the overrun budget with the new north shore wastewater treatment plant. 10 years late and almost five times over budget!

Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist

Seg 4: Why are we paying $4 billion for a waste plant facility? 

The construction of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant is set to resume with a significantly increased cost of $3.86 billion, up from the initial estimate of $700 million.

Seg 5: What is Third Culture cooking?

How do you classify a style of cooking, if you don’t specifically identify with the culture’s food you are cooking?

Guest: Jon Kung, author of ‘Kung Food: Chinese American Recipes from a Third-Culture Kitchen’

Seg 6: Should restaurants be omitted from the natural gas ban?

Berkeley's ban on installing natural gas appliances in new buildings, the first of its kind in the nation, has been repealed following a U.S. appeals court ruling that it conflicted with federal energy regulations.

Guest: Ian Tostenson, President of the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association

Seg 7: Why is addiction the biggest predictor of recidivism? 

Researchers from SFU, UBC, and Dalhousie University conducted a study on the factors that affect recidivism rates among individuals released from British Columbia Corrections facilities.

Guest: Dr. Tonia Nicholls, Professor of Psychiatry at UBC’s School of Medicine and Lead of Forensic Research at BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services

Seg 8: Should Canada be concerned about Beijing’s cyberespionage operations?

U.S. and British officials have jointly accused Beijing of conducting a far-reaching cyberespionage campaign, targeting millions globally, including lawmakers, academics, journalists, and defence contractors.

Guest: Terry Cutler, Canadian Cyber Security Expert and Ethical Hacker

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