The Jill Bennett Show
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Liberal and NDP childcare plans, on saying goodbye to handshakes, and does wearing earbuds count as distracted driving?
Chapter 1: Liberals, NDP unveil childcare plans GUEST: Sharon Gregson, Childcare advocate Chapter 2: Will we ever shake hands again? GUEST: Ben Dooley, Jill Bennett Show Producer Chapter 3: Does wearing earbuds count as distracted driving? GUEST: Kyla Lee, Lawyer with Acumen Law Chapter 4: Vancouver city council approves $30-million emergency COVID-19 housing action plan GUEST: Jeremy Hunka, Communications Manager, Union Gospel Mission Chapter 5: TransLink customers can now take their bikes on SkyTrain at all times and in all directions on both the Expo and Millennium lines. This change will make it easier for customers to cycle and take transit during the COVID-19 pandemic. GUEST: Jill Drews, Translink Spokesperson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Vancouver city council, NDP lead, & Deb Hope
On today's show: Vancouver City Council holds special meeting... Lead for New Democratic Party Increases in British Columbia A tribute to B.C. news anchor Deb Hope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trudeau government nears record for leaving Parliament without a budget, Air Canada's alternative to the 14-day quarantine, and Ottawa's push for a ban on single-use plastics
Chapter 1: ANALYSIS - Trudeau government nears the record for leaving Parliament without a budget GUEST: David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent Chapter 2: Air Canada says it has an alternative to the 14-day quarantine for travellers GUEST: Claire Newell, President and Founder of Travel Best Bets Chapter 3: Ottawa pushing ahead with plan to ban single-use plastics by end of 2021 GUEST: Bob Masterson, CEO, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada GUEST: Lisa Helps, Mayor of Victoria Chapter 4: Heightened concerns from the B.C. Blueberry Council after the White House sets its sights on foreign berry farmers and vegetable growers GUEST: Anju Gill, Executive Director, BC Blueberry Council Chapter 5: Happy Canadian Beer Day! Support the industry by visiting your local brewer and picking up some cold ones. GUEST: CKNW Contributor Jawn Jang with Dana Miller, Beer Canada’s Director of Communications & Engagement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Full Show Podcast - October 6th, 2020 - Private Insurance in BC. Yes, no, maybe so?
On today's show: NDP announce their platform, what's in it? Which issues are most important to voters in BC? Trump heads back the White House. Covid and school, how does the situation look? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Full Show Podcast - October 5th, 2020: A bridge? A tunnel? Just do it!
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Vancouver elementary school parents not happy
Jawn Jang spoke with a concerned parent about the lack of transparency in schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bose Farms Corn Maze violently vandalized
Why? No one knows, yet. But we chat with Mike Bose, the owner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Heinous crime in Surrey spurs more Surrey Police chatter
We chat with Surrey Councillor Brenda Locke, about the crime committed, as well as the latest on the transition front. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The latest on Trump and the White House
Trump is seemingly looking to emerge stronger than COVID-19, as he heads back to the white house. We get the details from Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent in Bethesda, Maryland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How worried are you about your financial future?
Everyone is struggling right now, financially and otherwise. We chat with Insights West President, Steve Mossop - about some interesting survey results on what residents are most concerned about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Richard's report: A bridge to nowhere?
We chat with Global BC Online Legislative Reporter, Richard Zussman. A variety of topics: The Bridge promise, from Andrew Wilkinson, ICBC rebates, and where's pandemic relief? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Would a new Massey Bridge sway your vote?
That's the latest Liberal campaign promise. For more, we chat with Former Delta Mayor, Lois Jackson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Cleveland dam, Home sales, & the Great Canadian Hike!
On today's show: Cleveland Dam search continues Metro Vancouver home sales and listings surge in September A difficult truth about Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis... The Great Canadian Hike Begins Across Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Flabbergasted mayor, Mental health, & Intellectual disabilities
On today's show: Vancouver mayor ‘flabbergasted’ in housing plan defeat Experts are worried about our mental health People with Intellectual disabilities dying way too soon NDP announces 1.4 billion dollar plan to improve LTC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: COVID-19 tests, Meng Wanzhou, Flu vaccine, & BC nurses
On the show today: Feds announce purchase of 7.9 million COVID-19 tests New poll finds British Columbians are concerned... Lawyer says the U.S. misrepresented allegations against Meng Wanzhou to Canada Some physicians worry about a possible flu vaccine shortage New survey shows grim results for BC nurses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Oppenheimer Park, Preventing COVID-19, & Fat Bear Week!
Full show: The quest to restore Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park. Multiple lawsuits launched against sperm bank Man allegedly threatens people with chainsaw! What could have prevented the spread of COVID-19? Happy Fat Bear Week! (Not Kidding) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: NDP, Liberals, Greens, & Overpopulation!
On today's show: How does the NDP plan to deal with housing if re-elected? How would the Liberals deal with the housing file? How would the Greens deal with the housing file? Billboards in Vancouver raise awareness of overpopulation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Surrey voters, Pets susceptible to COVID, Online scams, &
On today's show: Councillor Linda Annis is calling on Surrey voters... Pets more susceptible to COVID-19 than originally thought Scams are growing amid COVID-19 Scam call turns into a pleasant conversation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: BC overdose deaths, Throne speech, & Halloween!
On today's show: The latest on overdose deaths in BC How will environmental issues play out in this election? The latest on COVID-19 in BC / 3D ventilators on the way Recap of today's throne speech! PNE Halloween fun! Langara receives big money to assist struggling students Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Visiting care homes, Air Canada, & Slowing the spread!
On today's show: Visiting care homes during COVID-19 Air Canada tops U.S. List of foreign airline complaints over refunds Where are our leaders today? Reducing the spread of COVID-19 at the Polls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Fall Election!!!
It's official! John Horgan has called for a snap election! Guest: Keith Baldrey - Global BC Legislature Bureau Chief Guest: Maria Dobrinskaya - BC Director, Broadbent Institute Guest: Jonina Campbell - Executive Director, BC Green Party Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: COVID exposures in schools, the cost of a guaranteed annual income, and fresher air on the way this weekend
Chapter 1: There have been nine COVID-19 exposures in Surrey since school returned last week GUEST: Cindy Dalglish, Education advocate Chapter 2: Canada’s coronavirus cases are surging, but experts reject it’s a ‘second wave’ GUEST: Caroline Colijn, Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematics for Infection, Evolution and Public Health at SFU Chapter 3: 75% of Canadians approve of another coronavirus shutdown if second wave hits: Ipsos GUEST: Sean Simpson, Vice President, Ipsos Public affairs Chapter 4: How Much Could a Guaranteed Annual Income Cost? GUEST: Tegan Hill, Fraser Institute Economist Chapter 5: ‘Fresher air is on the way’: U.S. wildfire smoke over B.C. to clear this weekend GUEST: Kyle Howe, Air Quality Planner, Metro Vancouver Chapter 6: B.C. teachers’ union applies to Labour Relations Board over back-to-school concerns GUEST: Teri Mooring, BCTF President Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Violent crime up in 2020, Canada’s top billionaires are now even richer, and BC's $1.5 billion recovery plan
Chapter 1: Violent crime up 5% in 2020 compared to 2019 as Vancouver reports three murders overnight GUEST: Constable Tania Visentin, Media Relations Officer, Vancouver Police Department Chapter 2: BC’s Hospitality Industry in crisis, waiting for clarity on latest Public Health Orders GUEST: Ian Tostenson, President/CEO BC Food and Restaurant Association Chapter 3: Canada’s top billionaires are $37 billion richer since start of the pandemic, CCPA report finds GUEST: Alex Hemingway, economist and public finance analyst at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’s BC Office and lead author of the report Chapter 4: CCSA to Lead Update of Canada’s Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines GUEST: Dr. Peter Butt, Associate Professor, Academic Family Medicine, University of Saskatchewan Chapter 5: B.C. unveils $1.5 billion recovery plan GUEST: Ken Peacock, Vice President, BC Business Council Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Extending BC patio program, Safe drug alternatives, & Canadad-US border closure
On today's show: Vancouver to vote on extending temporary patio program today B.C. physicians, nurses can now prescribe safe drug alternatives Canada-U.S. border closure likely to extend through November. NDP response to strata crisis remains too little, too late Viking DNA!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Tla'amin Nation, New strata insurance rules, & Vancouver's "tiny" future
On today's show: Increased testing for Tla'amin Nation B.C. unveils new strata insurance rules Vancouver's future looks "tiny" Five different options for B.C. North Shore transit crossing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: New West fire, Fall election, Emergency council meeting
On today's show: Update on New west fire Are we headed for a fall election? Emergency council meeting set to resume this afternoon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Back to school, Fall election, & BC Ferries!
On today's show: Kids return to school today! Forecast deficit in B.C. grows to $12.8 billion Could we see an election this fall in BC or federally? WE Charity closing operations in Canada B.C. Supreme Court ruled against legalizing private health care BC Ferries passengers can no longer stay in their vehicles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Resaturant restrictions, Westjet mask dispute, & Richmond city councillor
On today's show: Restaurant owner thinks new COVID-19 restrictions shouldn’t apply to her... WestJet flight canceled over mask dispute Richmond City Councillor puts forward mandatory mask motion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Worsening pandemic, Emergency COVID relief, & Old age care
On today's show: Almost Half of Canadians Expect COVID-19 Pandemic to Worsen Emergency COVID-19 Relief for Unsheltered Vancouver Residents Is it time to transform aged care? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: COVID resurgence, Out-of-province plates, & Ucluelet
On today's show: Resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Long-Term Care homes How is the City of Kamloops dealing with out of province plates? Surrey loses more than 30,000 jobs Ucluelet urging visitors to respect COVID-19 protocols Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Protecting yourself, Physical distancing debate, & Stanley park horse trolleys
On today's show: Protecting yourself, Physical distancing debate, & Stanley park horse trolleys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: COVID-19 fines, Horse drawn trolleys, & Staying home from school
On today's show: BCGEU: Provincial government must release pandemic pay now Come to Whistler! But be careful... Petition calls for end to horse-drawn trolley from Stanley Park Painted memorial bench removed by Vancity park board How to know if your child should stay home from school Subscribe to the Jill Bennett Show podcast to hear more: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/644/the-jill-bennet-show/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Oppenheimer park, Abbotsford police, & Canadian wildlife!
On today's show: Reacting to Mayor Stewart's comments on Oppenheimer Park How is Abbotsford Police handling its Crime and homelessness issue? Canadian wildlife losses fueling Global Extinction Crisis Remembering Canada's role in WWII, 75 years later Subscribe to the Jill Bennett Show podcast to hear more: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/644/the-jill-bennet-show/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: New supportive homes, Food waste, & Canadian income
On today's show: New supportive homes proposed for people in Vancouver Vancouver tenants union concerned... New report shows Canadians are wasting more food during pandemic Average Canadian family spent 42.6% of income on TAXES One on one with Mayor Kennedy Stewart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Closing indoor spaces, BC commercial backlash, & Vancouver Aquarium closing
On today's show: Should certain indoor spaces be closed ahead of schools reopening? Frustrated Point Roberts property owners hold rally at border B.C. government faces backlash over Dr. Bonnie Henry back-to-school ad Consultation starts this week on Burnaby Mountain gondola project Vancouver aquarium announces closure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Firefighter reunited with truck, Vancouver nightclubs, & Bacon sentencing
On today's show: Firefighter’s stolen truck recovered! Is the VSO done for the season? Vancouver nightclubs should remain OPEN. Here's why... Helping local artists and businesses through music! Victim impact statements read at Bacon sentencing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Undercover officers robbed, Hotel works hunger strike, & Athletes support BLM
On today's show: Undercover officers robbed during drug investigation How are Victoria businesses coping? Hotel workers go on hunger strike Athletes around the world show support for Black Lives Matter protests Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Trudeau education fund, Dog owners, & Canucks fans
On today's show: Trudeau announces $2 billion in education funding Do dog owners need training just like their pets? B.C. Launches Survey to Assess the Impact of Visitor Restrictions Canadian PPE manufacturer makes 54,000 face shields for BC teachers Were Canucks fans partying safely at Scott Road and 72nd last night? 'Welfare Wednesday’ comes one day after overdose death statistics released in BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Walking away, Future of 5G, & Numb brains
On today's show: Advocates are walking away from provincial government committees Toxic supply continues to contribute to loss of lives in B.C. Prepare for the future of 5G! The search for solutions to the homeless surge Our brains are going numb! Sort of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
COVID fines to partiers, hockey updates and Canucks fan engagement, and sports moving into Phase 3
With guest host Niki Reitmayer Chapter 1: Victoria PD give two COVID fines to same party host GUEST: Bowen Osoko, Spokesperson for the Victoria Police Department Chapter 2: Hockey study on head impacts GUEST: Olivia Aguiar, PhD student/lead author of the study Chapter 3: Campers leave behind trash in Tofino GUEST: Josie Osborne, Mayor of Tofino Chapter 4: Nervous BC diners trusting indie restaurants over chains GUEST: Dan Snow, CMO of Andie.work Chapter 5: Fan engagement in the time of COVID GUEST: Chris Brumwell, Vancouver Canucks Community Relations Chapter 6: Play ball! Sport moves into Phase 3 GUEST: Charlene Krepiakevich, CEO of ViaSport Chapter 7: Do Covid enforcement rules infringe on people’s rights? GUEST: Harsha Walia, Executive Director, BC Civil Liberties Association Chapter 8: BC Firefighter is the victim of a car theft while helping fight Christie Mountain fire over the weekend GUEST: CKNW show contributor Jawn Jang with Connor Callaghan, BC Firefighter and car theft victim Chapter 9: Surrey RCMP issues four COVID-19 fines over the weekend GUEST: Joanie Sidhu, Surrey RCMP Media Relations Officer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Translink, Denmark reopening, & CERB to EI
On today's show: Victoria’s mayor considers banning downtown campers How is Denmark’s reopening going? Translink introducing mandatory mask policy on Monday How is the CERB to EI transition going to impact small business? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: WE charity, Tanslink, Back-to-school,
On today's show: What is actually in the WE Charity documents? Charges laid in the death of Baby Mac. Translink turning away passengers that use mobility devices? Vancouver DPAC reacts to the VSB Back to School Plan. Liberals unveil $37B for CERB transition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Morneau's legacy, Fun police, & Okanagan wilfires
On today's show: Morneau's legacy will be the deficits he ran, not because he had to, but because it was easy. The Fun Police Should Stand Down. Photos and videos show the scale of Christie Mountain wildfire in B.C.’s South Okanagan. Burgers to Beat MS Day at A&W. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Bill Morneau resigns, Parliament prorogued, & Vancouver real estate
On today's show: More homes sold in Canada in July than any other month in history Pierre Poilievere reacts to Morneau resignation What exactly does proroguing of parliament accomplish? Freeland sworn in as Finance Minister as Liberals eye prorogation of Parliament Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Vancouver police, Lazy Canadians, & Nightclubs
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Full show: Principals react, COVID restrictions, & Gas price transparency
On today's show: Principals react to back to school delay. One in three Canadians say restrictions in their province don’t go far enough. Government continues to act on gas price transparency. North Shore Rescue responds to three calls for help in less than three hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Covid Spike, Fighting overdoses, & Goodbye tipping
On Today's show: BC records third highest number of COVID-19 Cases since the pandemic began - How concerned should we be about these numbers? Dispension expands network of MySafe kiosks to fight overdose crisis, save lives. Some restaurants in Toronto are saying goodbye to a service industry staple: tipping. A second COVID-19 wave? Here are 6 lessons from the first Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Delayed return to school, Crime Stoppers, &
On today's show: BC Return to School delayed until September 10th. Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers seeks anonymous tips about animal cruelty for investigation by BC SPCA. WE Charity/Fall election The BC Coroners Service and Vancouver Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a woman whose death occurred at the Broadway SkyTrain Station more than two decades ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full show: Back-to-school, Air Canada changes, & Canadian restaurants
On today's show: School Is Four Weeks Away. But Parents and Teachers Still Have Questions Changes coming to Air Canada’s Aeroplan program Canadian restaurant industry faces $20B in losses over a year due to COVID Bad behaviour at B.C. restaurants ignites campaign calling for respect Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Show: MASKS4BC reiterates need for mask mandate, laid off workers begin hunger strike at BC Legislature, and what will our cities look like after COVID-19?
Chapter 1: MASKS4BC reiterates need for mask mandate as cases in BC rise GUEST: Dr. Anna Wolak, Family Physician, advocating for mandatory masks Chapter 2: Laid off workers begin hunger strike at BC Legislature GUEST: Michelle Travis, Spokesperson, Unite Here Local 40 Chapter 3: “Theatre cleaning” - heat guns and sanitizing might be ineffective at preventing COVID spread GUEST: Jason Tetro, Host of the Super Awesome Science Show Chapter 4: B.C. black bear killed after residents admit they left food out so they could take videos GUEST: Luci Cadman, North Shore Black Bear Society Chapter 5: Legal imbibing of alcohol is permitted in several select outdoor public plazas in Vancouver until the end of summer GUEST: Aaron Chapman, Author, Vancouver After Dark Chapter 6: What will our cities look like after COVID-19? GUEST: Erick Villagomez, lecturer at UBC's School of Community and Regional Planning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices