Full Show: Canadian generosity, More senior care needed in BC & Heavy hitter brought in for contract talks

Mornings with Simi

English - December 16, 2022 17:10 - 29 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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00:00 - With the cost of living constantly on the rise due to inflation and high interest rates, Canadian generosity is hitting rock bottom.
Guest: Jake Fuss, Associate Director of Fiscal Studies at Fraser Institute.
07:10 - BC’s Seniors Advocate has released the 2022 Monitoring Seniors Report revealing the percentage of seniors living in the province has jumped 10 percent over the past five years.
Guest: Isobel Mackenzie, BC Seniors Advocate.
15:40 - The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced as part of an annual review Thursday that the minimum qualifying rate for uninsured mortgages — commonly known to homebuyers and refinancers as the stress test — will not change from its current levels.
Guest: Sharon Davis, Mortgage Planner at BlueTree Mortgages WEST
20:37 - One of British Columbia’s most respected labour mediators has been called in to try and break an impasse in contract negotiations for the province’s paramedics.
Guest: Troy Clifford, President of Ambulance Paramedics of BC
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00:00 - With the cost of living constantly on the rise due to inflation and high interest rates, Canadian generosity is hitting rock bottom.

Guest: Jake Fuss, Associate Director of Fiscal Studies at Fraser Institute.

07:10 - BC’s Seniors Advocate has released the 2022 Monitoring Seniors Report revealing the percentage of seniors living in the province has jumped 10 percent over the past five years.

Guest: Isobel Mackenzie, BC Seniors Advocate.

15:40 - The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced as part of an annual review Thursday that the minimum qualifying rate for uninsured mortgages — commonly known to homebuyers and refinancers as the stress test — will not change from its current levels.

Guest: Sharon Davis, Mortgage Planner at BlueTree Mortgages WEST

20:37 - One of British Columbia’s most respected labour mediators has been called in to try and break an impasse in contract negotiations for the province’s paramedics.

Guest: Troy Clifford, President of Ambulance Paramedics of BC

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