Best of the Simi Sara Show - Tues Nov 6th 2018

Chapter 1

Hot question of the day

Ottawa Senators players who were caught on tape joking about and criticizing their team's defence and coaching staff in a video posted online are apologizing for their comments.

The Senators released a statement Monday night from Thomas Chabot, Dylan DeMelo, Matt Duchene, Alex Formenton, Chris Tierney, Chris Wideman and Colin White, who were shown talking about Ottawa's ineffective penalty kill and mocking one of their coaches in a recording that apparently came from a camera mounted on the dash of an Uber driver's van or SUV.

The players mocked assistant coach Martin Raymond, who handles the team's penalty-killing unit, in the five-minute clip that was recorded in Phoenix during Ottawa's west-coast road trip at the end of October. “We want to apologize publicly to Marty Raymond, our teammates and coaches for our comments in Phoenix, Arizona on October 29,'' read the statement emailed to The Canadian Press.“Our private conversation was recorded without our knowledge or consent. We're passionate about our team, and focusing on growing together. We are grateful for the support of our fans and organization. This is an important learning experience, and we will do better.''

Ottawa Senators players who were caught on tape joking about and criticizing their team's defence and coaching staff in a video posted online are apologizing for their comments. What is the most offensive part of the situation?

Engaging in workplace gossip

Players not being discreet

Being secretly filmed

 

Chapter 2

Full steam ahead in Surrey: New council unanimously votes to end RCMP contract and tear up LRT in favour of Skytrain

Right after being sworn into office last night, Surrey mayor Doug McCallum wasted no time putting two motions on the table: cancelling LRT and beginning work on extending SkyTrain into Langley and starting work on creating a Surrey police force and serving notice to the federal and provincial governments that the city will be terminating its contract with the RCMP.

Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum made a speech after being sworn in as mayor yesterday.

The motions were passed unanimously, even lone opposition councillor Linda Annis voted in favour…

Surrey RCMP officer in charge Dwayne McDonald is disappointed...

Guest: Janet Brown

Global News Senior Reporter

 

Chapter 3

Provincial government moving to restrict the size of mega-mansions on ALR land

Richmond’s new city council is expected to discuss ALR home size limits at today’s council meeting, the day after B.C.’s government introduced its own legislation on the issue. Simi speaks with Agriculture Minister Lana Popham about the reasoning behind the government’s introduction of the ALR home size legislation.

Guest: Lana Popham

Minister of Agriculture

 

Chapter 4

Speed limits being lowered on 15 sections of B.C. highways

Some highway speed limits around BC are going back to where they began. Transportation Minister Claire Trevena, says 15 stretches of highway will drop 10 kilometers an hour - again at the rate they were before the previous government increased limits.Back in 2014, 33 sections around the province increased 10 k. Trevena says some of those areas saw crashes increase as much as 65 percent. 16 areas will remain at the higher limit. The sea to sky and some sections of the trans canada on the Island and east of Hope are some that are reverting back.ENSE BC says changing speed doesn't mean people will suddenly slow down. Chris Thompson says drivers typical decide for themselves what's safe depending on weather and road conditions.

Guest: Liza Yuzda

Global New Legislative Reporter

 

Chapter 5

A video of a baby bear overcoming a hill has gone viral - but was it safe to use a drone there?

In a video that went viral on social media over the weekend, a bear cub struggles up a steep, snow-covered slope towards its mother. The bear climbs a few steps, slips back down, and tries again — over, and over, until it finally reaches the top. To the thousands of people who shared it, it’s an inspirational nature video. To wildlife experts, it’s an irresponsible stunt that endangered the bears.

Guest: Clayton Lamb

PhD Candidate and Vanier Scholar, University of Alberta

 

Chapter 6

Harvard professor suggests interstellar object may have been alien probe

Guest: Professor Abraham Loeb

Chair of the Astronomy Department at Harvard University

 

Chapter 7

SIMI’S LOSER AND WINNER OF THE DAY

Loser

Lila Guzman, an election supervisor and judge in Williamson County, Texas

Lila Guzman has resigned from her position of election supervisor and judge  following an incident in which she was caught on camera screaming at a voter who was reportedly confused about where to vote.

Winner: Jennifer Maddox

Jennifer is one of 10 women who’s being honoured by L’Oreal as one of their ‘Women of Worth’.

She’s a police officer in Chicago, who wanted to help people in their community.

So she created a nonprofit group called Future Ties, which offers help with homework, with resumes, with life skills - and most importantly, it gives kids a safe place to go to after school.

She created the nonprofit after she found herself regularly getting called out to incidents where kids were getting into trouble. So she wanted to try to create somewhere fun, where kids had a choice to pick a different path in life.

Chapter 1

Hot question of the day

Ottawa Senators players who were caught on tape joking about and criticizing their team's defence and coaching staff in a video posted online are apologizing for their comments.

The Senators released a statement Monday night from Thomas Chabot, Dylan DeMelo, Matt Duchene, Alex Formenton, Chris Tierney, Chris Wideman and Colin White, who were shown talking about Ottawa's ineffective penalty kill and mocking one of their coaches in a recording that apparently came from a camera mounted on the dash of an Uber driver's van or SUV.

The players mocked assistant coach Martin Raymond, who handles the team's penalty-killing unit, in the five-minute clip that was recorded in Phoenix during Ottawa's west-coast road trip at the end of October. “We want to apologize publicly to Marty Raymond, our teammates and coaches for our comments in Phoenix, Arizona on October 29,'' read the statement emailed to The Canadian Press.
“Our private conversation was recorded without our knowledge or consent. We're passionate about our team, and focusing on growing together. We are grateful for the support of our fans and organization. This is an important learning experience, and we will do better.''

Ottawa Senators players who were caught on tape joking about and criticizing their team's defence and coaching staff in a video posted online are apologizing for their comments. What is the most offensive part of the situation?

Engaging in workplace gossip
Players not being discreet
Being secretly filmed

 

Chapter 2

Full steam ahead in Surrey: New council unanimously votes to end RCMP contract and tear up LRT in favour of Skytrain

Right after being sworn into office last night, Surrey mayor Doug McCallum wasted no time putting two motions on the table: cancelling LRT and beginning work on extending SkyTrain into Langley and starting work on creating a Surrey police force and serving notice to the federal and provincial governments that the city will be terminating its contract with the RCMP.

Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum made a speech after being sworn in as mayor yesterday.

The motions were passed unanimously, even lone opposition councillor Linda Annis voted in favour…

Surrey RCMP officer in charge Dwayne McDonald is disappointed...

Guest: Janet Brown

Global News Senior Reporter

 

Chapter 3

Provincial government moving to restrict the size of mega-mansions on ALR land

Richmond’s new city council is expected to discuss ALR home size limits at today’s council meeting, the day after B.C.’s government introduced its own legislation on the issue. Simi speaks with Agriculture Minister Lana Popham about the reasoning behind the government’s introduction of the ALR home size legislation.

Guest: Lana Popham

Minister of Agriculture

 

Chapter 4

Speed limits being lowered on 15 sections of B.C. highways

Some highway speed limits around BC are going back to where they began. Transportation Minister Claire Trevena, says 15 stretches of highway will drop 10 kilometers an hour - again at the rate they were before the previous government increased limits.


Back in 2014, 33 sections around the province increased 10 k. Trevena says some of those areas saw crashes increase as much as 65 percent. 16 areas will remain at the higher limit. The sea to sky and some sections of the trans canada on the Island and east of Hope are some that are reverting back.

ENSE BC says changing speed doesn't mean people will suddenly slow down. Chris Thompson says drivers typical decide for themselves what's safe depending on weather and road conditions.

Guest: Liza Yuzda

Global New Legislative Reporter

 

Chapter 5

A video of a baby bear overcoming a hill has gone viral - but was it safe to use a drone there?

In a video that went viral on social media over the weekend, a bear cub struggles up a steep, snow-covered slope towards its mother. The bear climbs a few steps, slips back down, and tries again — over, and over, until it finally reaches the top. To the thousands of people who shared it, it’s an inspirational nature video. To wildlife experts, it’s an irresponsible stunt that endangered the bears.

Guest: Clayton Lamb

PhD Candidate and Vanier Scholar, University of Alberta

 

Chapter 6

Harvard professor suggests interstellar object may have been alien probe

Guest: Professor Abraham Loeb

Chair of the Astronomy Department at Harvard University

 

Chapter 7

SIMI’S LOSER AND WINNER OF THE DAY

Loser

Lila Guzman, an election supervisor and judge in Williamson County, Texas

Lila Guzman has resigned from her position of election supervisor and judge  following an incident in which she was caught on camera screaming at a voter who was reportedly confused about where to vote.

Winner: Jennifer Maddox

Jennifer is one of 10 women who’s being honoured by L’Oreal as one of their ‘Women of Worth’.
She’s a police officer in Chicago, who wanted to help people in their community.
So she created a nonprofit group called Future Ties, which offers help with homework, with resumes, with life skills - and most importantly, it gives kids a safe place to go to after school.
She created the nonprofit after she found herself regularly getting called out to incidents where kids were getting into trouble. So she wanted to try to create somewhere fun, where kids had a choice to pick a different path in life.