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Ep 511 - Drug Free KidsGuest: Chantal VallerandBy Stuart McNishOn Dec 8th, 2022, Jennifer Whiteside was appointed Minister for Mental Health and Addictions. At the time she said, “The Premier has asked me to prioritize accelerating BC’s
Ep 510 - Post-Pandemic LeadershipGuest: Ron BremnerBy Stuart McNishCOVID-19 disrupted supply lines and our lives. Now that the lockdowns are over, the lingering impact of the dramatic shifts in the workplace remain. During the pandemic,
Ep 509 - Meet the BC Conservative LeaderGuest: John RustadBy Stuart McNishIt’s been two years since John Rustad parted ways with the BC United Party over differences about climate change science. Regarding the reason for his removal from
Ep 508 - Generously GivingGuest: Megan Owen-EvansBy Stuart McNishIn the book “Why Good Things Happen to Good People,” Stephen Post writes that “giving to others” has been shown to increase health benefits. A separate study by Michael Nor
Ep 507 - A Bleak Market for EVsGuest: Adam PankratzBy Stuart McNish“Little did we know how fast the free market would slap the electric vehicle mandate back to reality, while Canadian taxpayers continue to subsidize green fantasies,” say
Ep 506 - Will AI produce a state of Deep Utopia?Guest: Nick BostromBy Stuart McNishIn his new book “Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World,” philosopher Nick Bostrom ponders what life could be like in a “solved world” – a world
Ep 505 - Has the Floatel Sunk?Guest: Christine KennedyBy Stuart McNishThe District of Squamish denied Woodfibre LNG’s application for a temporary use permit for its Bridgemans “floatel,” citing concerns over safety, environmental, and co
Ep 504 - Vancouver: Beautiful, yes – but!Guest: Bridgitte AndersonBy Stuart McNishNo doubt about it: Vancouver is beautiful. It’s beautiful to visit, it’s a beautiful place to study, and it’s a beautiful city to retire in. “But,” says Br
Ep 503 - Canada’s Sagging ProductivityGuest: Jock FinlaysonBy Stuart McNishOn March 26th, 2024, the Bank of Canada issued a report titled “Time to Break the Glass: Fixing Canada’s Productivity Problem.” Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rog
Ep 502 - Is Peace Possible in Gaza?Gidi GrinsteinBy Stuart McNishAt the time of the recording of this interview, the war in Gaza raged on. Since Oct 7, when more than 1139 Israelis had been killed and another 240 taken hostage, Israel vo
Ep 498 - How Canada Saved MeGuest - Sasha LuchkovBy Stuart McNishOn February 24th, 2022, in the dark of the night in Mukachevo, Ukraine, Sasha Luchkov woke to the news that his country was under attack. Sasha, a piano protege at the age
Ep 497 - Climate Action: The Net Zero EconomyGuest - John StackhouseBy Stuart McNish“Population and economic growth spell a demand for much more energy,” states the opening paragraph of RBC’s Climate Action Institute report. The Institut
Ep 496 - Ballooning Public ServiceGuest - Renaud BrossardBy Stuart McNishAccording to the Montreal Economic Institute, Justin Trudeau ranks first among Canadian Prime Ministers over the past 40 years when it comes to the expansion in the
Ep 495 - Child Sex TraffickingGuest - Cathy PetersBy Stuart McNishNational Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Canada is February 22nd. It was instituted as part of the government’s commitment to fighting human trafficking. The point was
Ep 494 - Canada and China: What Happened?Guest - Dr Paul EvansBy Stuart McNishIn 1970, Canada led the Western world by recognizing China. According to Paul Evans in his book, “Engaging China,” the Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau
Ep 493 - A Call to PurposeGuest - Mike Rowlands“Redefining success for the purpose economy,” Mike Rowlands says, “is to become a part of the rapidly growing movement toward social purpose in business. The social purpose focus creates health
Ep 492 - The Fountain of YouthGuest - Angela Brooks-WilsonBy Stuart McNishResearchers at Simon Fraser University and BC Cancer have pinpointed specific physiological traits that they say “can help people live longer, healthier lives.” Ac
Ep 491 - The Claims of LifeGuest - Diana Chapman WalshBy Stuart McNishThe Claims of Life, a new book by Diana Chapman Walsh, traces the emergence of a young woman who set out believing she wasn’t particularly smart but went on to meet mu
Ep 49o - Addressing the Infrastructure DeficitGuest - Mark LiedemannBy Stuart McNishThe backbone of any complex society is its infrastructure. It is the glue that binds communities, provinces and countries together. The concept of infras
Ep 489 - The Path to Urban Net ZeroGuest - Jeanette JacksonIn June of 2021, Canada – along with the other G7 countries – committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. It is an audacious goal, one that affords Canada with an oppor
Ep 488 - A Ministry of EntrepreneurialismGuest: Naseem Javed“The world, and in particular Canada, needs to embrace entrepreneurialism as a new frontier to resuscitate our gasping economy,” says Naseen Javed, the CEO and founder of Expothon.
Ep 487 - The Greatest Gift of AllGuest: Paul SitnamBy Stuart McNish“Impact investing is an investment strategy that aims to generate specific beneficial social or environmental effects in addition to financial gains,” according to Invest
Ep 486 - Can First Nations Save Canada’s Economy?Guest: Chris SankeyBy Stuart McNish“Canada’s per capita growth has been negative three out of the last four quarters,” says Perrin Beatty, the President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of
Ep 485 - The interconnectedness of all thingsGuest: Wade DavisBy Stuart McNishThe Roman emperor Markus Aurelius posited in his book “Meditations” that “all things are implicated with one another and the bond is holy.” At the time of his wr
Ep 484 - How to Stop Stereotyping Seniors Guest: Rudy ButtignolBy Stuart McNishMore than 7 million people in Canada are older than 64 – that’s just shy of 20 percent of us. I’m one of those people. The issues that all seniors face includ
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