The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Fri Apr 5th 2019

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: are you in favour of BC adopting “presumed consent” for organ donation?

Yes! Of course

No! I’ll sign up if I want

Undecided

 

Chapter 2

Free menstrual products coming to B.C. public school washrooms this year

This morning, the B.C. Government announced that they will be requiring schools to provide free menstrual products for students in school washrooms by the end of 2019.

The ministerial order - which takes effect immediately but allows districts until the end of 2019 to comply - comes with $300,000 in provincial startup funding. Over the coming months, the ministry will continue to work with school districts, community and education partners to look at the needs of each district, identify gaps and ensure they have the funding needed to meet this new requirement.

In addition, the government is also providing a one-time grant of $95,000 to support the United Way Period Promise Research Project, to fund menstrual products for up to 10 non-profit agencies and research into how best to provide services and products for people who menstruate.

Guest: Rob Fleming

BC Minister of Education

 

Chapter 3

Nova Scotia set to become the first province  to adopt a policy of presumed consent for organ donation. Should the rest of Canada follow suit?

Nova Scotia could adopt presumed consent for organ donations, becoming the first Canadian province to do so. Premier Stephen McNeil introduced the bill in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Instead of requiring forms to be filled out to donate organs, there will be presumed consent for all Nova Scotians. Legislation to implement Systems of presumed consent have already been passed by governments around the world.

 In 2020 the law for organ donation in England will change to become an ‘opt out’ or ‘deemed consent’ system. This means all adults in England will be considered to have consented to be an organ donor when they die unless they have added their details to the NHS Organ Donor Register to say that they do not wish to donate their organs, or they are in one of the excluded groups.

Why is Nova Scotia considering a system of presumed consent for organ donation? The idea has sparked a significant amount of backlash, so how are health officials working to address those concerns?

Guest: Dr. Stephen Beed

Medical Director for Nova Scotia's Organ Donation Program

 

Chapter 4

Dealing with the violence in Surrey

Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum is reacting to the recent gun violence that has plagued in his city- saying that he used to “sleep well at night”. But because of the high number of shootings and violence in the area, now that’s no longer the case.

McCallum says the violence is "unnerving and frustrating" and that he fully understands if people are feeling unsafe.

Guest: Janet Brown

CKNW Senior Reporter

 

Chapter 5

Should there be an age restriction on tackle football?

Sara Chrisman is assistant professor of pediatrics  at the University of Washington School of Medicine  and was the lead on the study. She spoke with the University of Washington about the results of the study…

The researchers  found that  parents who were female, college-educated, and had greater perceived risk for concussion were most likely to support age restrictions. An estimated 63 percent of mothers and 58 percent of fathers would support a minimum age for tackling in football, or 61 percent of parents overall. An additional 24 percent of parents would maybe support a minimum age for tackling in youth football. Only 15 percent were opposed.

In a statement yesterday, CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie announced Football Canada’s plans to phase out tackle football for youth players

Guest: Dr. Chris Nowinski

CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation

Author of Head Games: The Global Concussion Crisis  

 

Chapter 6

What can provincial governments do to lower gas prices at the pump?

Gas is at a record high in BC, right now motorists are paying $1.63.9 a litre, and the Premier is looking to help. But what can the province actually do?

John Horgan announced yesterday that his government will look for ways to reduce gas prices if they continue to rise. But in terms of why gas prices are so high, Horgan asks the public not to point a finger at legislature.

Horgan mentions that his government has only drove up gas prices by two cents in the past year and a half, the rest can be chalked up to the market. Right now, almost 34 cents of every litre of gas purchased in Metro Vancouver goes to provincial coffers.

So, if the government doesn’t have much control over how much gas companies are charging, what can be done to lower them?

Guest: Stewart Prest

Political Scientist at Simon Fraser University

 

Chapter 7

Simi’s loser and winner of the day

NO LOSER TODAY - INSTEAD WE HAVE A DOUBLE WINNER!!!

Winner

Liz Smith, a nurse from Massachusetts

A US nurse says her life has changed after adopting a baby girl who was abandoned and addicted to drugs at birth.

Liz Smith, director of nursing at Franciscan Children's hospital in Massachusetts, had always wanted to be a mother, but couldn't have children of her own.

Smith had pushed the idea of children to the back of her mind, until she met the baby who would become her daughter.

Winner

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern came to the aid of an exhausted mother who realized she had forgotten her wallet while at the checkout of a grocery store.

As the New Zealand Herald notes, the mother of two was shopping for groceries at a supermarket in Auckland when the woman realized she didn’t have her wallet on her.

Ardern just so happened to be behind the woman in line.

“Just when you think Jacinda Ardern couldn’t get any more lovely, low key and authentic,” the unidentified mother wrote on Facebook. “She goes and pays for your groceries at the supermarket, because you’ve got your shopping, have two kids with you and are about to put it all back as you forgot your wallet.”

Prime Minister Ardern confirmed the reports when speaking to a reporter at an event in New Zealand.

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: are you in favour of BC adopting “presumed consent” for organ donation?

Yes! Of course
No! I’ll sign up if I want
Undecided

 

Chapter 2

Free menstrual products coming to B.C. public school washrooms this year

This morning, the B.C. Government announced that they will be requiring schools to provide free menstrual products for students in school washrooms by the end of 2019.

The ministerial order - which takes effect immediately but allows districts until the end of 2019 to comply - comes with $300,000 in provincial startup funding. Over the coming months, the ministry will continue to work with school districts, community and education partners to look at the needs of each district, identify gaps and ensure they have the funding needed to meet this new requirement.

In addition, the government is also providing a one-time grant of $95,000 to support the United Way Period Promise Research Project, to fund menstrual products for up to 10 non-profit agencies and research into how best to provide services and products for people who menstruate.

Guest: Rob Fleming

BC Minister of Education

 

Chapter 3

Nova Scotia set to become the first province  to adopt a policy of presumed consent for organ donation. Should the rest of Canada follow suit?

Nova Scotia could adopt presumed consent for organ donations, becoming the first Canadian province to do so. Premier Stephen McNeil introduced the bill in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Instead of requiring forms to be filled out to donate organs, there will be presumed consent for all Nova Scotians. Legislation to implement Systems of presumed consent have already been passed by governments around the world.

 In 2020 the law for organ donation in England will change to become an ‘opt out’ or ‘deemed consent’ system. This means all adults in England will be considered to have consented to be an organ donor when they die unless they have added their details to the NHS Organ Donor Register to say that they do not wish to donate their organs, or they are in one of the excluded groups.

Why is Nova Scotia considering a system of presumed consent for organ donation? The idea has sparked a significant amount of backlash, so how are health officials working to address those concerns?

Guest: Dr. Stephen Beed

Medical Director for Nova Scotia's Organ Donation Program

 

Chapter 4

Dealing with the violence in Surrey

Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum is reacting to the recent gun violence that has plagued in his city- saying that he used to “sleep well at night”. But because of the high number of shootings and violence in the area, now that’s no longer the case.

McCallum says the violence is "unnerving and frustrating" and that he fully understands if people are feeling unsafe.

Guest: Janet Brown

CKNW Senior Reporter

 

Chapter 5

Should there be an age restriction on tackle football?

Sara Chrisman is assistant professor of pediatrics  at the University of Washington School of Medicine  and was the lead on the study. She spoke with the University of Washington about the results of the study…

The researchers  found that  parents who were female, college-educated, and had greater perceived risk for concussion were most likely to support age restrictions. An estimated 63 percent of mothers and 58 percent of fathers would support a minimum age for tackling in football, or 61 percent of parents overall. An additional 24 percent of parents would maybe support a minimum age for tackling in youth football. Only 15 percent were opposed.

In a statement yesterday, CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie announced Football Canada’s plans to phase out tackle football for youth players

Guest: Dr. Chris Nowinski

CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation

Author of Head Games: The Global Concussion Crisis  

 

Chapter 6

What can provincial governments do to lower gas prices at the pump?

Gas is at a record high in BC, right now motorists are paying $1.63.9 a litre, and the Premier is looking to help. But what can the province actually do?

John Horgan announced yesterday that his government will look for ways to reduce gas prices if they continue to rise. But in terms of why gas prices are so high, Horgan asks the public not to point a finger at legislature.

Horgan mentions that his government has only drove up gas prices by two cents in the past year and a half, the rest can be chalked up to the market. Right now, almost 34 cents of every litre of gas purchased in Metro Vancouver goes to provincial coffers.

So, if the government doesn’t have much control over how much gas companies are charging, what can be done to lower them?

Guest: Stewart Prest

Political Scientist at Simon Fraser University

 

Chapter 7

Simi’s loser and winner of the day

NO LOSER TODAY - INSTEAD WE HAVE A DOUBLE WINNER!!!

Winner

Liz Smith, a nurse from Massachusetts

A US nurse says her life has changed after adopting a baby girl who was abandoned and addicted to drugs at birth.

Liz Smith, director of nursing at Franciscan Children's hospital in Massachusetts, had always wanted to be a mother, but couldn't have children of her own.

Smith had pushed the idea of children to the back of her mind, until she met the baby who would become her daughter.

Winner

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern came to the aid of an exhausted mother who realized she had forgotten her wallet while at the checkout of a grocery store.

As the New Zealand Herald notes, the mother of two was shopping for groceries at a supermarket in Auckland when the woman realized she didn’t have her wallet on her.

Ardern just so happened to be behind the woman in line.

“Just when you think Jacinda Ardern couldn’t get any more lovely, low key and authentic,” the unidentified mother wrote on Facebook. “She goes and pays for your groceries at the supermarket, because you’ve got your shopping, have two kids with you and are about to put it all back as you forgot your wallet.”

Prime Minister Ardern confirmed the reports when speaking to a reporter at an event in New Zealand.