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Full Show: Skills you should probably have, Vancouver takes steps on UNDRIP & Overdose prevention in the trades

Mornings with Simi

English - June 05, 2024 11:23 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Seg 1: Could an alien planet be habitable for humans?
Scientists have discovered a new planet, Gliese 12 b, which could potentially support human life. This Earth-sized planet orbits a cool red dwarf star.
Guest: Larissa Palethorpe, PhD Student at the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Astronomy and Co-Lead of the Study
Seg 2: Skills you probably should know
Do you know how to cook? What about how to sew? Can you change your car’s oil? Underrated skills that everyone should know
Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi
Seg 3: View From Victoria: Government loses sensitive information
The BC government admits it DID lose sensitive information in that cyberattack all along. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News.
Seg 4: The untold story of the network that took down Roe v. Wade
After Donald Trump’s 2016 election win, Leonard Leo’s Federalist Society gathered conservative lawyers, officials, and judges at the Mayflower Hotel, laying the groundwork to challenge Roe v. Wade.
Guest: Elizabeth Dias, National Religion Correspondent for The New York Times and Co-Author of “The Fall of Roe”
Seg 5: Push Back to Elenore Sturko’s jump to the Conservative Party
There were big waves in provincial politics yesterday, as MLA Elenore Sturko crossed the floor to join the BC Conservatives, but the move has many questioning how she could align herself with a group representing such conflicting values.
Guest: Charmaine De Silva, Senior Account Director at Hill and Knowlton and Longtime Vancouver Journalist
Seg 6: Updated UNDRIP Action Plan
The initial UNDRIP Action Plan saw the task force identify 18 action groups with one or more deliverables to begin implementing over the next five years, under five themes.
Guest: Khelsilem, Squamish Nation Chairperson and UNDRIP Task Force Co-Chair
Seg 7: Should all construction sites have nasal naloxone?
A carpenter recounts the loss of numerous friends to fatal drug overdoses, highlighting the tragic impact of substance abuse among trades workers in British Columbia.
Guest: Michael Kinsella, Co-Founder of The New PPE (Pioneering Protection for Everyone)
Seg 8: Why is it important to educate kids about the Holocaust?
Launched in 2013, Tour for Humanity is an award-winning mobile human rights education center by FSWC.
Guest: Elena Kingsbury, Senior Educator at Tour for Humanity
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Seg 1: Could an alien planet be habitable for humans?

Scientists have discovered a new planet, Gliese 12 b, which could potentially support human life. This Earth-sized planet orbits a cool red dwarf star.

Guest: Larissa Palethorpe, PhD Student at the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Astronomy and Co-Lead of the Study

Seg 2: Skills you probably should know

Do you know how to cook? What about how to sew? Can you change your car’s oil? Underrated skills that everyone should know

Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi

Seg 3: View From Victoria: Government loses sensitive information

The BC government admits it DID lose sensitive information in that cyberattack all along. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News.

Seg 4: The untold story of the network that took down Roe v. Wade

After Donald Trump’s 2016 election win, Leonard Leo’s Federalist Society gathered conservative lawyers, officials, and judges at the Mayflower Hotel, laying the groundwork to challenge Roe v. Wade.

Guest: Elizabeth Dias, National Religion Correspondent for The New York Times and Co-Author of “The Fall of Roe”

Seg 5: Push Back to Elenore Sturko’s jump to the Conservative Party

There were big waves in provincial politics yesterday, as MLA Elenore Sturko crossed the floor to join the BC Conservatives, but the move has many questioning how she could align herself with a group representing such conflicting values.

Guest: Charmaine De Silva, Senior Account Director at Hill and Knowlton and Longtime Vancouver Journalist

Seg 6: Updated UNDRIP Action Plan

The initial UNDRIP Action Plan saw the task force identify 18 action groups with one or more deliverables to begin implementing over the next five years, under five themes.

Guest: Khelsilem, Squamish Nation Chairperson and UNDRIP Task Force Co-Chair

Seg 7: Should all construction sites have nasal naloxone?

A carpenter recounts the loss of numerous friends to fatal drug overdoses, highlighting the tragic impact of substance abuse among trades workers in British Columbia.

Guest: Michael Kinsella, Co-Founder of The New PPE (Pioneering Protection for Everyone)

Seg 8: Why is it important to educate kids about the Holocaust?

Launched in 2013, Tour for Humanity is an award-winning mobile human rights education center by FSWC.

Guest: Elena Kingsbury, Senior Educator at Tour for Humanity

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