Below the Radar
295 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAmplifying ideas that fly below the radar. We talk environmental and social justice, arts, culture, community-building and urban issues with featured guests.
This podcast is produced by SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement as a part of our Knowledge Democracy Project @ 312 Main — encouraging the meaningful exchange of ideas and information across communities.
Hosted and currently produced by:
Am Johal
Joey Malbon
Julia Aoki
Kathy Feng
Samantha Walters
Visit our website for archived audio and video recordings of our public events: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/library.html
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Episodes
Building Socialist Architecture — with Architects for Social Housing
September 03, 2019 18:01 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBThere’s no denying that we are currently in a housing crisis. Regardless of whether you are a homeowner or a renter, the housing market is in a constant state of flux, making it difficult for people to find adequate and affordable housing for themselves. In this episode, we talk to Architects for Social Housing about housing and a potential solution: socialist architecture. Architects for Social Housing co-founders Geraldine Dening and Simon Elmer join host Am Johal to discuss the pillars of ...
Understanding the neoliberal personality — with Samir Gandesha
August 19, 2019 20:39 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBIn the current neoliberal world order, is it possible for authoritarianism to return? When we look to the founding of Germany in 1949, a decision was made to follow the logic of ordoliberalism: to firmly regulate the state through the market so as to prevent a return of fascism and authoritarianism. However, according to Samir Gandesha, the opposite effect happened. In this episode, Samir and our host Am Johal discuss the ‘neoliberal identity’, what contributes to it, and how this impacts our...
Understanding the Neoliberal Personality — with Samir Gandesha
August 19, 2019 20:39 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBIn the current neoliberal world order, is it possible for authoritarianism to return? When we look to the founding of Germany in 1949, a decision was made to follow the logic of ordoliberalism: to firmly regulate the state through the market so as to prevent a return of fascism and authoritarianism. However, according to Samir Gandesha, the opposite effect happened. In this episode, Samir and our host Am Johal discuss the ‘neoliberal identity’, what contributes to it, and how this impacts our...
Working Through a Climate Emergency — with Kai Nagata
August 06, 2019 15:13 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBThere has been a lot of talk of how Canada is currently in a ‘climate emergency’. At the same time, the federal government’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Pipeline means that the expansion project will begin very soon. How does the construction of this pipeline impact the current state of our climate emergency, and what does this say about our governments’ priorities? Our host Am Johal talks to Kai Nagata of Dogwood BC about the implications of this expansion and how this shifts Dogwood BC’s...
Working through a climate emergency — with Kai Nagata
August 06, 2019 15:13 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBThere has been a lot of talk of how Canada is currently in a ‘climate emergency’. At the same time, the federal government’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Pipeline means that the expansion project will begin very soon. How does the construction of this pipeline impact the current state of our climate emergency, and what does this say about our governments’ priorities? Our host Am Johal talks to Kai Nagata of Dogwood BC about the implications of this expansion and how this shifts Dogwood BC’s...
Do we really know what democracy is? — with Astra Taylor
July 22, 2019 14:31 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBDemocracy is a term that’s been used, misunderstood, and taken for granted by many — so what does democracy really mean? Am Johal sits down with activist and filmmaker Astra Taylor to explore how people interpret ‘democracy’ and how we can better understand it. Astra is the director behind the film What is Democracy?, a documentary that tackles this question, alongside celebrated theorists and a diverse cast of folks from different walks of life. Together, they try to understand who gets to p...
Do We Really Know What Democracy Is? — with Astra Taylor
July 22, 2019 14:31 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBDemocracy is a term that’s been used, misunderstood, and taken for granted by many — so what does democracy really mean? Am Johal sits down with activist and filmmaker Astra Taylor to explore how people interpret ‘democracy’ and how we can better understand it. Astra is the director behind the film What is Democracy?, a documentary that tackles this question, alongside celebrated theorists and a diverse cast of folks from different walks of life. Together, they try to understand who gets to p...
Politicizing the urban park — with Matt Hern and Selena Couture
July 09, 2019 17:26 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBWhat does it mean to use and enjoy a city park on unceded Indigenous land? Am Johal interviews co-authors of “On This Patch of Grass: City Parks on Occupied Land” (Fernwood Publishing 2019), Matt Hern and Selena Couture, who wrote the book with two of their daughters, Sadie Couture and Daisy Couture. As a white settler family, they have lived near and around East Vancouver’s Victoria Park (AKA Bocce Ball Park) for years. Interrogating the concept of urban parks as colonial constructs, they in...
Politicizing the Urban Park — with Selena Couture and Matt Hern
July 09, 2019 17:26 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBWhat does it mean to use and enjoy a city park on unceded Indigenous land? Am Johal interviews co-authors of “On This Patch of Grass: City Parks on Occupied Land” (Fernwood Publishing 2019), Matt Hern and Selena Couture, who wrote the book with two of their daughters, Sadie Couture and Daisy Couture. As a white settler family, they have lived near and around East Vancouver’s Victoria Park (AKA Bocce Ball Park) for years. Interrogating the concept of urban parks as colonial constructs, they in...
Dismantling Systems of Harm — with Darcie Bennett
June 17, 2019 06:59 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBOn this episode of Below the Radar, Am Johal sits down with Darcie Bennett, the co-author of the Pivot Legal Society report "Project Inclusion". This report draws on interviews and research conducted with people across BC and highlights the way stigma around drug use and poverty has become embedded into current law and policy. Am and Darcie talk about the report and what steps can be taken to reduce the stigma around these issues so that these systems better serve people. You can read the fu...
Dismantling systems of harm — with Darcie Bennett
June 17, 2019 06:59 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBOn this episode of Below the Radar, Am Johal sits down with Darcie Bennett, the co-author of the Pivot Legal Society report "Project Inclusion". This report draws on interviews and research conducted with people across BC and highlights the way stigma around drug use and poverty has become embedded into current law and policy. Am and Darcie talk about the report and what steps can be taken to reduce the stigma around these issues so that these systems better serve people. You can read the fu...
Telling difficult stories with compassion — with Baljit Sangra
June 03, 2019 23:29 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBEpisode 18 features Baljit Sangra, a Vancouver-based documentarian and filmmaker. Baljit's latest documentary, "Because We Are Girls", is a powerful film that follows three Indo-Canadian sisters from Williams Lake, BC, who experienced sexual abuse by an older relative in their childhood years. Through an empathetic lens, Baljit shows the sisters’ laughs and struggles, as they seek to break the cycle of abuse and redress the wrongs within their family. Am Johal and Maria Cecilia Saba talk to B...
Telling Difficult Stories with Compassion — with Baljit Sangra
June 03, 2019 23:29 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBEpisode 18 features Baljit Sangra, a Vancouver-based documentarian and filmmaker. Baljit's latest documentary, "Because We Are Girls", is a powerful film that follows three Indo-Canadian sisters from Williams Lake, BC, who experienced sexual abuse by an older relative in their childhood years. Through an empathetic lens, Baljit shows the sisters’ laughs and struggles, as they seek to break the cycle of abuse and redress the wrongs within their family. Am Johal and Maria Cecilia Saba talk to B...
Psychoanalyzing Love and Desire — with Hilda Fernandez
May 20, 2019 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBEpisode 17 features Hilda Fernandez, a clinical psychoanalyst and a grad student at SFU. Hilda was also the former president of the Lacan Salon, a group that meets bi-weekly to read and discuss the work of Freud and Jacques Lacan. On this episode, she talks to Am Johal about love and desire from a psychoanalytical perspective — the stages of love, how it is sustained and reinvented, and break-ups and the hatred that can come along with it. The Lacan Salon meets every other Tuesday from 7-9 ...
Psychoanalyzing love and desire — with Hilda Fernandez
May 20, 2019 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBEpisode 17 features Hilda Fernandez, a clinical psychoanalyst and a grad student at SFU. Hilda was also the former president of the Lacan Salon, a group that meets bi-weekly to read and discuss the work of Freud and Jacques Lacan. On this episode, she talks to Am Johal about love and desire from a psychoanalytical perspective — the stages of love, how it is sustained and reinvented, and break-ups and the hatred that can come along with it. The Lacan Salon meets every other Tuesday from 7-9 ...
A Political Life: From Grassroots to Parliament — with Libby Davies
May 07, 2019 06:59 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBEpisode 16 features Libby Davies, an activist and former Member of Parliament for Vancouver East. Libby spent the past four decades advocating for the Downtown Eastside community as a grassroots organizer, and an elected representative at the municipal and federal levels. She was also the first publicly out woman to be elected to parliament in Canada. SFU’s Melissa Roach and Jamie-Leigh Gonzales interview Libby about her newly released memoir, “Outside In”, covering her early days of communit...
A political life: from grassroots to parliament — with Libby Davies
May 07, 2019 06:59 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBEpisode 16 features Libby Davies, an activist and former Member of Parliament for Vancouver East. Libby spent the past four decades advocating for the Downtown Eastside community as a grassroots organizer, and an elected representative at the municipal and federal levels. She was also the first publicly out woman to be elected to parliament in Canada. SFU’s Melissa Roach and Jamie-Leigh Gonzales interview Libby about her newly released memoir, “Outside In”, covering her early days of communit...
A feminist career — with Madeleine Shaw
April 23, 2019 18:36 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBThis episode of Below the Radar features mother, entrepreneur, creative, feminist Madeleine Shaw. Many of us now find the topic of menstruation significantly less taboo thanks to the work of folks like Madeleine. As one of the cofounders of Lunapads, Madeleine has been normalizing menstruation for nearly three decades. Led by her creativity, she has more recently embarked on new projects including G Day, a national event series that celebrates the transition between childhood and adolescence ...
A Feminist Career — with Madeleine Shaw
April 23, 2019 18:36 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBThis episode of Below the Radar features mother, entrepreneur, creative, feminist Madeleine Shaw. Many of us now find the topic of menstruation significantly less taboo thanks to the work of folks like Madeleine. As one of the cofounders of Lunapads, Madeleine has been normalizing menstruation for nearly three decades. Led by her creativity, she has more recently embarked on new projects including G Day, a national event series that celebrates the transition between childhood and adolescence ...
Indigenizing the City of Vancouver — with Ginger Gosnell-Myers
April 08, 2019 18:38 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBEpisode 14 features Ginger Gosnell-Myers, a Nisga’a-Kwakwaka'wakw urban planner, researcher, and policy expert, who was the City of Vancouver’s first Indigenous Relations Manager. Ginger is currently completing a master’s degree in public policy at Simon Fraser University. She is in conversation with Am Johal and Jamie-Leigh Gonzales, reflecting on her work for the City bringing Indigenous policy-making to Vancouver, speaking to a need for greater access to services for Indigenous folks in th...
Keynesian Economics and the Hope for Climate X — with Geoff Mann
March 25, 2019 06:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBPolitical Economist and SFU Geography Professor, Geoff Mann, joins Am Johal in episode 13 of Below the Radar. They discuss Mann’s two recent books: "In the Long Run We Are All Dead" and "Climate Leviathan" — co written by Joel Wainwright. For those who may not be familiar with Keynesian economics, Geoff Mann has a way of communicating concepts that makes them easily digestible for all audiences — even without a degree in economics. Learn more about the books and about the Canadian Centre for ...
Keynesian economics and the hope for climate X — with Geoff Mann
March 25, 2019 06:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBPolitical Economist and SFU Geography Professor, Geoff Mann, joins Am Johal in episode 13 of Below the Radar. They discuss Mann’s two recent books: "In the Long Run We Are All Dead" and "Climate Leviathan" — co written by Joel Wainwright. For those who may not be familiar with Keynesian economics, Geoff Mann has a way of communicating concepts that makes them easily digestible for all audiences — even without a degree in economics. Learn more about the books and about the Canadian Centre for ...
Discussion on Trans Rights — with Adrienne Smith
March 13, 2019 21:41 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBAdrienne Smith joins Am Johal and Melissa Roach in conversation for episode 12 of Below the Radar. A poet and human rights lawyer, Adrienne has a passion for social justice and advocacy. They work to protect and uphold workers’ rights, seeking justice for trans and non-binary people. In this episode, they talk about the issues of misgendering folks in the justice system or in a workplace, and how the conflation of sex and gender can have dangerous repercussions on those who may not be out in ...
Housing Justice for Vancouver: Affordability, Inclusion and Redress — with Stephanie Allen
February 25, 2019 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBEpisode 11 of Below the Radar features Stephanie Allen, a director of the Hogan's Alley Society, and Vice-president at Catalyst Community Developments Society and #46 on the 2018 VanMag Power 50 List. In this episode Am Johal and Stephanie Allen discuss affordable housing, the pros and cons of not-for-profit real estate development, the nature of ownership and property, along with a look at the fight for Hogan’s Alley and the recognition of the erasure of black culture from Vancouver through ...
Housing justice for Vancouver: affordability, inclusion and redress — with Stephanie Allen
February 25, 2019 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBEpisode 11 of Below the Radar features Stephanie Allen, a director of the Hogan's Alley Society, and Vice-president at Catalyst Community Developments Society and #46 on the 2018 VanMag Power 50 List. In this episode Am Johal and Stephanie Allen discuss affordable housing, the pros and cons of not-for-profit real estate development, the nature of ownership and property, along with a look at the fight for Hogan’s Alley and the recognition of the erasure of black culture from Vancouver through ...
Tirelessly advocating for child care in BC — with Sharon Gregson
February 11, 2019 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBEpisode 10 of Below the Radar features Sharon Gregson, who works with the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC as the provincial spokesperson for the successful $10aDay Child Care campaign. Sharon Gregson and Am Johal discuss policy change and what is needed for sustainable child care in BC. Twice elected as a Trustee to the Vancouver School Board, Sharon’s advocacy for affordable child care stretches back over three decades. To learn more visit www.10aday.ca
Tirelessly Advocating for Child Care in BC — with Sharon Gregson
February 11, 2019 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBEpisode 10 of Below the Radar features Sharon Gregson, who works with the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC as the provincial spokesperson for the successful $10aDay Child Care campaign. Sharon Gregson and Am Johal discuss policy change and what is needed for sustainable child care in BC. Twice elected as a Trustee to the Vancouver School Board, Sharon’s advocacy for affordable child care stretches back over three decades. To learn more visit www.10aday.ca Full episode details: https:/...
Call it what it is: a look at the opioid crisis — with Sarah Blyth
January 28, 2019 04:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBSarah Blyth joins Jamie-Leigh Gonzales for a conversation about the politics of illicit drugs. With an understanding of what it is like to make change from her experience as both a policy maker and a frontline worker, Sarah uses her voice to advocate for access to safe drugs for community members in the DTES. In this episode we take a closer look at what our politicians can do to acknowledge and respond to the opioid crisis. We also discuss the implications of legalizing cannabis for low inco...
Call it What it is: A Look at the Opioid Crisis — with Sarah Blyth
January 28, 2019 04:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBSarah Blyth joins Jamie-Leigh Gonzales for a conversation about the politics of illicit drugs. With an understanding of what it is like to make change from her experience as both a policy maker and a frontline worker, Sarah uses her voice to advocate for access to safe drugs for community members in the DTES. In this episode we take a closer look at what our politicians can do to acknowledge and respond to the opioid crisis. We also discuss the implications of legalizing cannabis for low inco...
Megaphone: changing the narrative — with Jessica Hannon and Peter Thompson
January 14, 2019 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBSFU’s VOCE longtime partner, Megaphone Magazine, is featured in episode 8 of Below the Radar. Megaphone creates meaningful work for people experiencing poverty and homelessness. Each month they produce a magazine that looks at issues and events happening in our city with a local perspective. Along with the monthly magazine, the annual Hope in Shadows calendar is produced and sold by low-income and homeless vendors on the streets of Vancouver and Victoria to earn income and build community. Th...
Megaphone: Changing the Narrative — with Jessica Hannon and Peter Thompson
January 14, 2019 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBSFU’s VOCE longtime partner, Megaphone Magazine, is featured in episode 8 of Below the Radar. Megaphone creates meaningful work for people experiencing poverty and homelessness. Each month they produce a magazine that looks at issues and events happening in our city with a local perspective. Along with the monthly magazine, the annual Hope in Shadows calendar is produced and sold by low-income and homeless vendors on the streets of Vancouver and Victoria to earn income and build community. Th...
Connecting to community through the bees — with Sarah Common and Kevin Sleziak
January 03, 2019 21:09 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBHives for Humanity creates and supports opportunities to connect people back to the land through community and pollinators. They’ve been providing opportunities for people to engage in the therapeutic culture of beekeeping while supporting at-risk populations of people and pollinators since 2012. Episode 7 features community beekeepers, Sarah Common and Kevin Sleziak, in conversation with Am Johal. Read more about Hives for Humanity on their website: https://hivesforhumanity.com/
Connecting to Community Through the Bees — with Sarah Common and Kevin Sleziak
January 03, 2019 21:09 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBHives for Humanity creates and supports opportunities to connect people back to the land through community and pollinators. They’ve been providing opportunities for people to engage in the therapeutic culture of beekeeping while supporting at-risk populations of people and pollinators since 2012. Episode 7 features community beekeepers, Sarah Common and Kevin Sleziak, in conversation with Am Johal. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-p...
Binners’ Project: An Origin Story — with Davin Boutang and Anna Godefroy
December 17, 2018 02:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBThe Binners’ Project is a Vancouver-based initiative dedicated to advocating for waste-pickers in the city. Am Johal interviews Binners’ Project staff members Davin Boutang and Anna Godefroy about their beginnings and evolution as an organization. They discuss their Universal Carts Initiative, the Coffee Cup Revolution and how the project has grown in its capacity to create opportunities for binners, destigmatizing the work they do in diverting waste from landfills. Full episode details: htt...
Binners’ Project: an origin story — with Davin Boutang and Anna Godefroy
December 17, 2018 02:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBThe Binners’ Project is a Vancouver-based initiative dedicated to advocating for waste-pickers in the city. Am Johal interviews Binners’ Project staff members Davin Boutang and Anna Godefroy about their beginnings and evolution as an organization. They discuss their Universal Carts Initiative, the Coffee Cup Revolution and how the project has grown in its capacity to create opportunities for binners, destigmatizing the work they do in diverting waste from landfills. Read more about Binners’ ...
On horizonless futures — with Patricia Reed
December 02, 2018 20:48 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB"The way that I rationalize spending so much time in the theory world is because I think it helps train your intuition." Berlin-based artist Patricia Reed talks to Am Johal about the relationship between theory and practice in her work. Patricia gave a talk at SFU in October, "On Horizonless Futures." Watch the video recording from her talk in our audio and video gallery: http://www.sfu.ca/sfuwoodwards/community-engagement/audio-video-gallery.html Find more of Patricia's work on her websit...
On Horizonless Futures — with Patricia Reed
December 02, 2018 20:48 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB"The way that I rationalize spending so much time in the theory world is because I think it helps train your intuition." Berlin-based artist Patricia Reed talks to Am Johal about the relationship between theory and practice in her work. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/5-patricia-reed.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/5-patricia-ree...
A History of Community-Building in BC — with Bob Williams
November 25, 2018 23:20 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBFrom 312 Main and the future of public infrastructure in Surrey, to his “mad socialist period” in Dave Barrett’s NDP government. Am Johal interviews former city planner, MLA, and cabinet minister Bob Williams about his long and storied history of government work and community development in BC. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/4-bob-williams.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-enga...
A history of community-building in BC — with Bob Williams
November 25, 2018 23:20 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBFrom 312 Main and the future of public infrastructure in Surrey, to his “mad socialist period” in Dave Barrett’s NDP government. Am Johal interviews former city planner, MLA, and cabinet minister Bob Williams about his long and storied history of government work and community development in BC. Bob gave a public talk on the future of Surrey at SFU last fall. Check out the video recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgQJLv5eFt8&feature=youtu.be
Giving Women a Seat at the Table — with Ellen Woodsworth
November 18, 2018 23:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MB“We don’t have time not to have women at the table,” says Ellen Woodsworth, our guest this week. Ellen is a former Vancouver city councillor and founder of Women Transforming Cities. She is interviewed by Jamie-Leigh Gonzales. They talk about the invisible labour of women, how women experience different social and environmental issues, the inclusion of women’s voices in governance, and how to make our cities women-friendly. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-en...
Giving women a seat at the table — with Ellen Woodsworth
November 18, 2018 23:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MB“We don’t have time not to have women at the table.” Ellen Woodsworth is our guest this week. Ellen is a former Vancouver city councillor and founder of Women Transforming Cities. She is interviewed by Jamie-Leigh Gonzales. They talk about the invisible labour of women, how women experience different social and environmental issues, the inclusion of women’s voices in governance, and how to make our cities women-friendly. Read more about Ellen’s work on the Women Transforming Cities website: ...
The flip side — why vote ‘No’ to Proportional Representation? with Bill Tieleman
November 12, 2018 22:01 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBWith as little as 3.7% of referendum ballots returned as of last week, our discussion of electoral reform in BC continues. Last week, we heard from Maria Dobrinskaya, advocating in favour of Proportional Representation. This week Am Johal is in conversation with Bill Tieleman from the 'No' side. A political commentator and former NDP political strategist, Bill argues for a rejection of PR in the 2018 referendum. Read more from Bill Tieleman on his website: http://billtieleman.blogspot.com/
The Flip Side — Why Vote ‘No’ to Proportional Representation? — with Bill Tieleman
November 12, 2018 22:01 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBWith as little as 3.7% of referendum ballots returned as of last week, our discussion of electoral reform in BC continues. Last week, we heard from Maria Dobrinskaya, advocating in favour of Proportional Representation. This week Am Johal is in conversation with Bill Tieleman from the 'No' side. A political commentator and former NDP political strategist, Bill argues for a rejection of PR in the 2018 referendum. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/bel...
Why vote ‘Yes’ to Proportional Representation? with Maria Dobrinskaya
November 05, 2018 21:10 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBWith a referendum on Proportional Representation looming, BC will decide whether or not to move to a new way of electing our provincial government — or stick with our current First Past the Post system. Our first guest is Maria Dobrinskaya, BC Director of the Broadbent Institute. Maria shares why she is advocating for BC residents to vote ‘Yes’ to PR when they mail in their ballots this month. She is interviewed by your host, Am Johal, the director of SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engage...
Why Vote ‘Yes’ to Proportional Representation? — with Maria Dobrinskaya
November 05, 2018 21:10 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBWith a referendum on Proportional Representation looming, BC will decide whether or not to move to a new way of electing our provincial government — or stick with our current First Past the Post system. Our first guest is Maria Dobrinskaya, BC Director of the Broadbent Institute. Maria shares why she is advocating for BC residents to vote ‘Yes’ to PR when they mail in their ballots this month. She is interviewed by your host, Am Johal, the director of SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engage...