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Full Show: What happened to Tim Horton's car?, Improving safety online & How humans experience time

Mornings with Simi

English - February 27, 2024 17:18 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Seg 1: What happened to Tim Horton’s Ford Pantera?
Aside from hockey and coffee, Tim Horton had a lifelong passion for fast cars. 
Speculations about what happened to Horton’s Pantera after his deadly crash led many to assume the car was immediately crushed. But they were wrong.
Guest: Edward Brown, Writer and Author based in Toronto
Seg 2: Wendy’s is testing out surge pricing.
Wendy’s is looking to introduce new menu prices that change based on time of day. Prices could fluctuate during the day depending on peak periods. Strategy similar to surge pricing by rideshare, airlines, and hotels
Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi
Seg 3: View From Victoria: 
The $10 a day Childcare promise was one of the NDP’s biggest promises and made the difference in winning urban, suburban areas in the 2017 election. But approaching the eighth anniversary the goal is still falling short. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.
Seg 4: Do sentencing reports really help Black offenders?
Canadian courts are increasingly relying on Impact of Race and Culture Assessment reports for sentencing, aiming to provide judges with insights into how systemic racism has influenced offenders' lives.
Guest: Dr. Camisha Sibblis, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Director of the Black Studies Institute at the University of Windsor
Seg 5: Have you been hacked? Changing your password won’t help.
Have you been hacked? Changing your password won’t help
Guest: AJ Naddell, Chief Product Officer, Aware Biometrics
Seg 6: Will the Online Harms bill improve national safety?
Will the Online Harms bill improve national safety?
Guest: Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Seg 7: What are leap seconds?!
Accurate timekeeping is not just a technical detail but a fundamental necessity for critical systems that depend on precise timing to function, especially in technologies like GPS.
Guest: Dr. Demetrios Matsakis, Chief Consultant for the Clock-Making Company, Masterclock, and Former Chief Scientist for the United States Naval Observatory's Time Services
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Seg 1: What happened to Tim Horton’s Ford Pantera?

Aside from hockey and coffee, Tim Horton had a lifelong passion for fast cars. 

Speculations about what happened to Horton’s Pantera after his deadly crash led many to assume the car was immediately crushed. But they were wrong.

Guest: Edward Brown, Writer and Author based in Toronto

Seg 2: Wendy’s is testing out surge pricing.

Wendy’s is looking to introduce new menu prices that change based on time of day. Prices could fluctuate during the day depending on peak periods. Strategy similar to surge pricing by rideshare, airlines, and hotels

Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi

Seg 3: View From Victoria: 

The $10 a day Childcare promise was one of the NDP’s biggest promises and made the difference in winning urban, suburban areas in the 2017 election. But approaching the eighth anniversary the goal is still falling short. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.

Seg 4: Do sentencing reports really help Black offenders?

Canadian courts are increasingly relying on Impact of Race and Culture Assessment reports for sentencing, aiming to provide judges with insights into how systemic racism has influenced offenders' lives.

Guest: Dr. Camisha Sibblis, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Director of the Black Studies Institute at the University of Windsor

Seg 5: Have you been hacked? Changing your password won’t help.

Have you been hacked? Changing your password won’t help

Guest: AJ Naddell, Chief Product Officer, Aware Biometrics

Seg 6: Will the Online Harms bill improve national safety?

Will the Online Harms bill improve national safety?

Guest: Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

Seg 7: What are leap seconds?!

Accurate timekeeping is not just a technical detail but a fundamental necessity for critical systems that depend on precise timing to function, especially in technologies like GPS.

Guest: Dr. Demetrios Matsakis, Chief Consultant for the Clock-Making Company, Masterclock, and Former Chief Scientist for the United States Naval Observatory's Time Services

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