The Jill Bennett Show

Indigenous leaders say political opposition in British Columbia derailed a plan that would have cleared the way for shared decision-making between the province and First Nations over the use of public land in their territories. Guest: Terry Teegee - Regional Chief of the BC Assembly of First Nations So... what’s in the budget? Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global News Legislature Bureau Chief The TransLink Mayors’ Council is in Victoria for the provincial budget and funding for TransLink. Guest: Mike Hurley - Vice-Chair, Translink Mayors Council and the Mayor of Burnaby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After months of research, the Nanaimo Area Public Safety Association is releasing a report, which sheds light on the gravity of the overdose crisis in Nanaimo by analyzing high acuity overdose data obtained from the Nanaimo Fire Department and the City of Nanaimo. The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! The handwritten lyrics of the Eagles' classic "Hotel California" are the subject of a criminal trial that's about to start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will be adding another $2 billion in financing to British Columbia's plan to build more middle-income rental housing. Guest: Thom Armstrong - CEO, Co-operative Housing Federation of BC Today you can start filing your 2023 income tax and benefit return online. If you file on paper, you should receive your income tax package in the mail by today. Guest: Marie-Claude Bibeau - Minister of National Revenue of Canada The Beatles are officially getting FOUR biopics, a movie each for Paul, John, George and Ringo! Guest: Eric Alper - Music Publicist and Commentator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A trucking company that has been involved in several overpass strikes has lost its licence to operate in the province. A recent poll finds that most British Columbians remain in favour of a ban on single use plastics. Finally, a conversation on the ebbs and flows of Canada's inflation rates! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The British Columbia government has cancelled the operation license of the trucking company involved in multiple highway overpass strikes since 2021. The Surrey school board is voting to extend days at some high schools. Uncovering the horrors of fertility fraud! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For decades Dale Carr was an RCMP officer and the face many people saw on the TV news and heard on radio. It was his job to help people understand and learn about some of the most complicated and brutal crimes in this province. Dale Carr has his eyes set on a new goal now – retirement. He joins Jill to talk more about his career and what has changed when it comes to policing in BC. Guest: Dale Carr - Retiring RCMP Officer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More people in BC will soon have a historic level of access to legal aid services, including legal representation through a new family law clinic model and a significant expansion of legal aid eligibility criteria. Guest: Raji Mangat - Executive Director, West Coast LEAF Over 250 naturopathic doctors want to join the fight against the Opioid Crisis, but government red tape is holding them back. Guest: Dr. Vanessa Lindsay - BC Naturopathic Doctors President A new diabetes drug has shown the capability to reverse diabetes in rodents and is now ready to be trialed in humans! Guest: Dr. Tom Elliott - Medical Director, BC Diabetes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oregon says that its first case of human plague in 8 years likely came from a pet cat. Guest: David Wagner - Director of the Biodefense and Disease Ecology Center at Northern Arizona University’s Pathogen and Microbiome Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC's Health Minister recently announced that nicotine pouches will no longer be legally sold at convenience stores in the province. Guest: David Clement - Consumer Choice Center North American Affairs Manager Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. mayors have mixed response on housing Richmond council votes in favour of drug consumption site Metro Vancouver Uber, Lyft drivers plan to 'strike' on Valentine's Day Hospital food service provider "Choice Dining" empowering patients with meal selection Province works with industry to stop catalytic converter thefts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Province works with industry to stop catalytic converter thefts Dov Dimant - Co-owner of Capital Salvage in Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘No drugs!’ chant erupts at chaotic meeting on proposed consumption site in Richmond GUEST: Elenore Sturko, MLA for Surrey-South, Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Addiction, Recovery & Education NDP reacts to the Auditor General’s report on ArriveCan GUEST: Peter Julian, NDP MP for New Westminster-Burnaby and NDP House Leader ‘No drugs!’ chant erupts at chaotic meeting on proposed consumption site in Richmond GUEST: Guy Felicella, Harm Reduction and Recovery Advocate Law reform report identifies amendments to the Residential Tenancy Act that will reduce evictions, homelessness, and displacement GUEST: Dr. Sarah Marsden, Report author and Director of Systems Change and Legal at FIRST UNITED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richmond’s safe consumption site proposal on council agenda Monday GUEST: Chak Au, City Councillor ArriveCAN process saw multiple failures, watchdog blasts GUEST: Duff Conacher, Co-Founder, Democracy Watch Canadians Get Pickier When Pondering Food and Romance GUEST: Mario Canseco, President, ResearchCo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Zussman joins to discuss the Premier's response to BC's familay doctor shortage. How many British Columbians do not have a family doctor? Progressive, LGBTQ+ groups are being excluded from Vancouver Chinatown’s Lunar New Year parade. Soaring cocoa prices are leading to a concern for the future of chocolate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A pedestrian-only zone is coming to Gastown summer 2024! Guest: Wally Wargolet - Executive Director of the Gastown Business Improvement Society What's up on Mars? Guest: Dr. Tanya Harrison - Co-Founder and CEO of the Earth and Planetary Institute of Canada After a long delay, Google is officially launching its AI chatbot Gemini in Canada! Guest: Andy Baryer - Tech and Digital Lifestyle Expert at HandyAndyMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abell Pest Control is celebrating 100 Years of business, and is looking ahead to a bright future! Guest: John Abell - Owner of Abell Pest Control Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hundreds of mental-health emergencies diverted from Vancouver police response! The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! Abell Pest Control celebrates 100 years of business! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Poilievre wants X-rays to curb auto theft. Guest: Sid Kingma - Director of Investigative Services, Western Canada. Equite Association, Canada Government records show that Justin Trudeau’s three-day cabinet retreat to Prince Edward Island last summer cost taxpayers at least $412,000! Guest: Franco Terrazano - Canadian Taxpayers Federation Prince Harry arrives in London following King Charles III's cancer diagnosis. Guest: Edward Wang - Royal commentator who studied and followed our Royal Family and monarchies around the world. He’s travelled to London for the Cambridge wedding in 2011 and the Platinum Jubilee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What comes next in the Metro Vancouver transit labour dispute? Guest: Barry Eidlin - An associate sociology professor at McGill University and an expert in labour and social movements (SEGMENT FROM JANUARY 29TH) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Schwartz bringing popular live improv tour to Vancouver as part of Just for Laughs: Vancouver Guest: Ben Schwartz - Actor and Comedian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The government is extending its ban on foreign buying of Canadian housing. The Vancouver Park Board is considering a legal counsel in an effort to save the board. Legal battles are brewing in the 2018 WJC hockey investigation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the biggest threats to our oceans is marine litter and in particular, ghost fishing gear. Ghost gear refers to any fishing equipment or fishing-related litter that has been abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded and is some of the most harmful and deadly debris found in oceans. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is taking immediate steps to address this urgent issue. Guest: Art Demsky - Detachment Commander Fisheries and Oceans Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professional foodie Richard Wolak joins us for our monthly food segment! Today's theme is restaurants you can go to for all your Lunar New Year celebrations! Guest: Richard Wolak - Editor/Publisher vancouverfoodster.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long referral lists means patients are being basically refused care. Guest: Kevin McLeod - Internal Medicine Specialist at Lions Gate Hospital The entire service industry is balking at Canada's tax hike on alcohol, set for April 1st. Guest: Jeff Guignard - Executive Director, ABLE BC (BC’s Alliance of Beverage Licensees TikTok is pulling music by Universal artists amid a licensing fight! Guest: Eric Alper - Music Publicist and Commentator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The federal minister in charge of promoting competition says he's concerned about a deal between Manulife Financial Corp. and Loblaw Cos. Ltd. that restricts patients from filling prescriptions for specialty drugs at other pharmacies under their insurance plans. Guest: Steve Morgan - Economist and professor of health policy at the University of British Columbia A Heart & Stroke report is highlighting the fast action needed to save more lives. Guest: Dr. Jim Christenson - Retired Emergency Room Physician An open letter to VSB shares new data on the teacher shortage as well as concerns about equity and inclusion. Guest: Jody Polukoshko - President, Vancouver Elementary and Adult Educators’ Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experts Warn of High Sargassum Seaweed Levels in Mexico, Carib & Florida! Guest: Chuanmin Hu - Professor, Optical Oceanography, University of South Florida Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explicit, AI-generated Taylor Swift images continue to proliferate on X, Instagram and Facebook. Guest: Nik Badminton - Chief Futurist for the Futurist Think Tank at futurist.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A BC employer has attempted to sue 2 workers for quitting without the required notice. The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! A recent report shows an almost 9 percent increase in firearms crimes in Canada! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The provincial government is proposing giving indigenous groups more decision-making powers when it comes to public land use in BC. CUPE Union is warning of a 72-hour Metro Vancouver bus strike if a deal isn’t reached. A procurement watchdog finds ArriveCan bids regularly listed subcontractors who never did work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The provincial government is proposing giving indigenous groups more decision-making powers when it comes to public land use in BC. This would mean a major overhaul of the Land Act that would enable agreements with indigenous governing bodies to have joint decision-making power about public land use alongside the lands minister. Guest: Kevin Falcon -BC United Leader Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada’s housing shortage is worsened by unnecessary paperwork, and CFIB is challenging municipalities to streamline their permitting processes. Hundreds of people in British Columbia received the gift of life in 2023 thanks to a record number of organ donors! What comes next in the ongoing Metro Vancouver transit strike? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

British Columbia is moving to restrict the use of cellphones in schools as part of measures that Premier David Eby says will help protect young people from online threats. BC is reporting it's 4th child death linked to influenza. Finally, Apple has agreed to pay up to CAD $14.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit in Canada that alleged the company was secretly throttling the performance of some iPhone models. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Mayor Ken Sim introduced the Park Board Transition Working Group, tasked with overseeing the transition in managing Vancouver's parks and recreation. The Surrey Police Service says it will need $141.5M as the board outlines goals for 2024. Five 2018 World Juniors players are being told to surrender to police. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A new survey suggests seven out of 10 Canadians worry they won't be able to get good quality medical care if they need it. The latest travel news and deals with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! The city of Surrey is proposing to ‘carefully allow’ 12 cannabis stores to be opened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trudeau government is planning to appeal a federal court ruling that found its use of the Emergencies Act during the trucker convoy violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The BC restaurant industry is speaking out on the transit strike, saying many establishments are suffering because of the ongoing job action. The Better Business Bureau is warning the public about an emerging Ozempic scam, and how to avoid it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A breakdown in contract talks between the union representing 180 transit supervisors and Coast Mountain Bus means most buses and the seabus are parked in Metro Vancouver for the next 48 hours. The Federal government is announcing a 2-year cap on international student permits. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation estimates members of Parliament will take a 4.2 per cent pay raise on April 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A breakdown in contract talks between the union representing 180 transit supervisors and Coast Mountain Bus means most buses and the SeaBus are parked in Metro Vancouver for the next 48 hours. Guest: Denis Agar - Executive Director for Movement [Metro Vancouver Transit Riders] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time for our monthly wine segment! Guest: Tania Tomaszewska - banking lawyer turned wine professional! Tania is also the creator and host of her TT Wine Explorer Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bus and SeaBus services could be suspended for 48 hours if the CUPE job action escalates! It's been one year since Canada released its drastic drinking guidelines - has anything changed? Preventing frozen pipes in your home! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver mayor's budget task force is proposing to potentially divest some the city's assets. We're beginning to learn how the extreme cold is impacting Canada’s homeless population. Restaurants Canada is warning of widespread closures without an additional extension of the CEBA loan repayments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest travel news(plus weather updates) with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! Mayor George Harvie comes on to discuss his statement on Fortis BC’s response to gas odour leak. Keeping your pets safe and warm during this winter weather! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police secretly attained DNA in a BC-wide probe of teen girl’s murder. Burst pipes are overwhelming the BC emergency response services and restoration companies. BC Ferries has awarded a contract to build four new hybrid-electric vessels to be ready to sail by 2027. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New changes will make family law work better for families. There are pipes bursting all over metro van as the weather slowly warms and the ice expands. Major depression cost BC's health system more than $1.5 billion over the last two years, and people diagnosed with the illness are spending even more out of pocket to get treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Westminster’s city council deferred a debate over the mayor’s attendance at a climate change summit in Dubai to a future sitting, as its meeting grew heated over the topic at times on Monday. Commuter chaos in the Lower Mainland! Renowned filmmaker Andy Fiore takes a deep dive into the Intersection of Brain Injury and Criminal Justice with his new film! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Renowned filmmaker Andy Fiore takes a deep dive into the intersection of brain Injury and criminal justice with his new film! Guest: Andy Fiore - Renowned filmmaker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another day, another truck hitting an overpass! This time it's the Massey Tunnel! Investors say they are struggling to sell their short-term rental properties ahead of the BC law changes. The CEO for a BC non-profit urging tax deductions for vet bills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More and more people are turning to co-ownership when it comes to buying a house. The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! A Federal judge says Alabama can now carry out the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jill speaks with Gerry Vittoratos, UFile's national tax specialist, to find out about all the new benefits, deductions, and other income tax changes that are in store for tax filers this year! Guest: Gerry Vittoratos - National Tax Specialist, UFile.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

South Korea bans the dog meat industry with historic vote. Legal cannabis revenue soars in BC despite price declines. NASA delays it's Artemis II moon mission that includes Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices