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Full Show: What's trending in the world of books, Protest outside Abbotsford city hall & The plight of Okanagan fruit growers

Full Show: What's trending in the world of books, Protest outside Abbotsford city hall & The plight of Okanagan fruit growers

Released Wednesday, 3rd July 2024
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Full Show: What's trending in the world of books, Protest outside Abbotsford city hall & The plight of Okanagan fruit growers

Full Show: What's trending in the world of books, Protest outside Abbotsford city hall & The plight of Okanagan fruit growers

Full Show: What's trending in the world of books, Protest outside Abbotsford city hall & The plight of Okanagan fruit growers

Full Show: What's trending in the world of books, Protest outside Abbotsford city hall & The plight of Okanagan fruit growers

Wednesday, 3rd July 2024
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Seg 1: What’s trending in the world of books right now?We check in with the people at Indigo to see what is trending and the books you should be adding to your collection.Guest: Amanda Gauthier, Director of Print Experience at IndigoSeg 2: Has anything changed in the 5 years since Canada's tobacco ruling?Thousands of people who were impacted by the health effects of tobacco products joined a legal battle and ultimately were awarded billions in compensation. However, no money has been received. Guest: Rob Cunningham, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian Cancer Society.Seg 3: View From Victoria: Rustad on the move in LadysmithJohn Rustad is probing the NDP for weaknesses as he heads to Ladysmith to explore the local anger over the government's handling of a marina. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.Seg 4: Abbotsford homeless community sets up outside city hallThe City of Abbotsford is facing a standoff with an encampment protesting homelessness at City Hall.Guest: Brittany Maple, Drug War Survivors Coordinator, AbbotsfordSeg 5: What is a virtual guru?A lot of our work has moved to the online format, but could our assistants also change to exclusively working virtually?Guest: Bobby Rachette, CEO of Virtual GurusSeg 6: Okanagan Farmers attempt to salvage a bad growing season.A dip in temperature in early January led to the destruction of many fruit crops in the Okanagan. Stone fruit trees and grapevines across the Okanagan Valley were killed leading farmers to pivotGuest: Sukhdeep Brar, Vice President of BC Fruit Growers AssociationSeg 7: Canada needs a strategy to monitor online gambling harms Is enough being done to monitor the harms of online gambling and deal with the surge in advertisements targeting young people for these platforms?Guest: Dr. Matthew Young, Senior Research Associate, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction AND Chief Research Officer, Greo Evidence InsightsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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