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A New criminal code to protect Canadians Guest: Niki Sharma, BC Attorney General John Rustad loses another MLA Guest: Amelia Boultbee, Former Conservative MLA How prevalent is the illegal wildlife trade in Canada? Guest: Michelle Anagnostou, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oxford | WWF Lead Research Consultant Government of Canada is announcing an anti money laundering agency Guest: Dr Sanaa Ahmad, professor of Law at University of Calgary Catastrophic Illnesses part of BC’s unpaid sick leave Guest: Jennifer Whiteside, BC Minister of Labour Do we have a crisis of Hatred in Canada? Guest: Frederick John Packer, Professor of Law at Ottawa U Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Another BC Conservative leaves the party Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is Data Sovereignty? Guest: Andrew Clement, Professor University of Toronto, Faculty of Information Case for the Prosecution: Guest: Jennifer Johnston, Jennifer Johnston, Vice president of the BC Crown Counsel association Many Young Canadians will never earn more than their parents Guest: Renauld Brossard, Vice President of Communications at the Montreal Economic Institute What did the No Kings Protests Accomplish? Guest: G. Elliott Morris, American Journalist and Data Analyst Will you now get fingerprinted at the border? Guest: Jennifer Behm, US Immigration Lawyer Whitecaps playoff preview! Guest: Axel Schuster, CEO and Sporting director, Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Buck Stops Here for Oct 20, 2025 Guest: Neil McEvoy, Vice-President of Football Operations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Case for the Prosecution: Is Bail reform coming this week? Guest: Jennifer Johnston, Jennifer Johnston, Vice president of the BC Crown Counsel association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: A busy Monday morning political roundup Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At what age does a kids birthday party become a relief for parents? What is the etiquette for pick-up and drop-off when your kids are attending a friends birthday party? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Federal government is offering help to BC’s Lumber industry Guest: Miguel Barrieras, BDC’s chief community banking and impact officer What is Compassion fatigue? Guest: Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky, founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute and the author of Trauma Stewardship and The Age of Overwhelm Why we need universal sick leave in Canada Guest: Alyssa Grocutt, PhD candidate at Smith School of Business, Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kickin' It with the Caps for Oct 17 Guest: Jesper Sørensen, Head Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weekly Cecchini Check-in for Oct 17, 2025 Every Friday we take a look back at the week in American politics with Global’s Reggie Cecchini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Political pressure and strike escalations Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should Canada allow Chinese EV’s in? Guest: Flavio Volpe, President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association Is Nexus about to become a thing of the past? Guest: Emily Gilbert, Professor, Canadian Studies and Geography & Planning, University of Toronto Why are more and more young women taking up hunting? Guest: Dylan Eyers, EatWild Owner, Operator, Park Ranger, Hunting Instructor How many reviews on Amazon are fake? Guest: Emily Osborne, Researcher with Global AI Risks Initiative at the Centre for International Governance Innovation A new Diversion Center in Prince George aims to keep indigenous people out of jail Guest: Kory Wilson, BC First Nations Justice Council chair. Applications are open for SFU’s new medical school Guest: Jessie Sunner, Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It may seem like a trivial thing, but the fact that laws in Canada have not changed peoples behaviours when it comes to texting and driving makes it seem like it will always be a problem. Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Diagnosing the polls Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC Unions want support from federal government in wake of lumber tariffs Guest: Ravi Parmer, BC Minister of Forests What’s going to happen with all these empty condos in Vancouver? Guest: Ryan Berlin, Vice President, Intelligence, Head Economist at Rennie Immigration consultants are scamming would be immigrants Guest: Richard Kurland, Immigration Lawyer Threats of Violence around the Ostrich Cull Guest: Milton Dyck, national president of the Agriculture Union Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Cents of the Markets for Oct 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

View From Victoria: EV's, Softwood and the East vs West battle for eyeballs Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All hostages are freed in Israel Palestine conflict Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent How many people REALLY use AI? Guest: David Markowitz, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Michigan State University How will Food Delivery change if Immigration rules change? Guest: Emil Baril, postdoctoral researcher at Concordia’s Institute for Research on Migration and Society What is Polite Racism? Guest: Karine Coen-Sanchez, PhD candidate, Sociological and Anthropological Studies, University of Ottawa Eating healthy is great, provided you can afford it Guest: Jessica Wilson, a Dietician based in Sacramento Start your Christmas Shopping now Guest: Andrea Woroch, Consumer Savings and Family Finance expert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Getting back to the bargaining table Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do young people believe they can find happiness in Canada? Guest: Erin Anderssen, Writer for the Globe and Mail Should Canada put Nuclear Reactors on the moon? Guest: Daniel Sax, founder and CEO of the Canadian Space Mining Corporation John Horgan in his own Words Releases this week Guest: Rod Mickleburgh is a former labour reporter for the Vancouver Sun and Province and a senior writer at The Globe and Mail for more than twenty years. Should BC ban Non-Stick Cookware? Guest: Julia house, owner of maison cookware + bakeware in Nanaimo How do Canadians feel about religion in society? Guest: Dr. Jack Jedwab, President of the Association for Canadian Studies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices