The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Fri Feb 8th 2019

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

BC Hydro is out with a new survey it calls "Thermostat Wars", where 40% of British Columbians admit to arguing with their partners about what temperature the thermostat at home should be set at. Spokesperson Mora Scott says the arguing is not over the cost, but rather it's over comfort in the home.

Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: 40% of British Columbians say they argue with their partners about what temperature the thermostat should be set at, according to a @BCHydro survey. Do you argue with your housemates about the thermostat?

Of course we do!

No, it’s all cozy.

 

Chapter 2

Global News polling suggests majority support a public inquiry into BC’s money laundering

Another busy week in BC politics, with Darryl Plecas giving his first broadcast interview since his bombshell report - that was right here on the Simi Sara Show on Wednesday - new data on the deferral accounts being used by BC Hydro, and Global News polling showing support for a public inquiry into BC’s money laundering.

On the Jon McComb Show this morning, Attorney General, David Eby, outlined why there has been no announcement yet on a public inquiry.

Guest: Keith Baldrey

Global BC’s Legislative Bureau Chief

 

Chapter 3

90kph gusts to accompany snow in the Fraser Valley tonight

Metro Vancouver may not get much snow today, but it's the wind that could be a bigger problem, especially late in the afternoon and this evening. Wind Warnings and Arctic Outflow Warnings are up for southeastern parts of Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, and the Sea-to-Sky Corridor, and in some places the winds could gust up to 90 km/h tonight.

Guest: Kasia Bodurka

Global BC Weather Anchor

 

Chapter 4

National Enquirer responds to Jeff Bezos’ allegations

The publisher of the National Enquirer says it will investigate Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' allegation that it threatened to publish revealing personal photos of him unless he stopped investigating how the tabloid obtained his private exchanges with his mistress.

American Media Inc. says in a statement issued Friday it “acted lawfully” while reporting the story.

The Enquirer published a story last month that included lurid texts between Bezos and former TV anchor Lauren Sanchez. Since then, private investigators have been looking into how the Enquirer got the texts.

Bezos says he was the target of “extortion and blackmail” by American Media. But the company says it engaged in “good faith negotiations.”

American Media says its board of directors ordered a prompt and thorough investigation. It says it'll take “whatever appropriate action is necessary.”

Guest: Reggie Cecchini

Global National producer in Washington DC

 

Chapter 5

Bruce McArthur sentenced to life in prison; eligible for parole in 25 years

It is not the sentence that prosecutors wanted for a Toronto serial killer.

Justice John McMahon has sentenced 67-year-old Bruce McArthur to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. The Crown was pushing for 50.

McArthur murdered eight men from Toronto's gay village, and Justice McMahon told court the law is clear: a guilty plea is a mitigating factor, and the second factor is McArthur's age when he could apply for parole.

He told court McArthur saved the family, friends and community at large from enduring a graphic public trial that would have been a nightmare for everyone.

Guest: Briana Carnegie

Global News Radio in Toronto

 

 

Chapter 6

The health impacts of wildfires in B.C.

My next guest is making a sobering comparison between smoking cigarettes and inhaling smoke from forest fires - which is timely for us here in British Columbia, after two years of devastating wildfires in our province.

Guest: Dr Mike Flannigan

Professor with the Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Alberta

 

Chapter 7

Wilson-Raybould refusing to comment on SNC-Lavalin allegations

Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould says she cannot discuss allegations that she was pressured by the Prime Minister's Office to help SNC-Lavalin avoid a criminal prosecution.

In a statement this morning, Wilson-Raybould says she is bound by solicitor-client privilege and cannot publicly talk about aspects of the case.

The Globe and Mail reported yesterday that Wilson-Raybould was demoted in a cabinet shuffle early last month, because she wouldn't intervene in the case of SNC-Lavalin.

They’re a engineering and construction company in Quebec, which has been charged with bribery and corruption in a bid to secure government business in Libya. They wanted a deal, allowed under the law, to pay reparations rather than be prosecuted.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are calling for an ethics probe into the allegations.

Guest: David Moscrop

Postdoc at the University of Ottawa’s Department of Communication,

Writer for Maclean’s and columnist the Washington Post

 

Chapter 8

Bissonnette receives prison sentence of minimum 40 years

Breaking news this past half-hour: Alexandre Bissonnette sentenced to minimum 40 years in prison without parole for six murders, attempted murders of 40 people, including four children.\

Guest: Raquel Fletcher

Global News Reporter, who was in court today

 

Chapter 9

Black History Month: the story of Albert Jackson

This month, Canada Post has launched a commemorative stamp to coincide with Black History Month.

The stamp features a portrait of Albert Jackson, who fled to Canada on the Underground Railroad and overcame racial discrimination to become Canada’s first Black letter carrier.

CKNW Contributor, Randy Jacobs, tells Jackson’s fascinating story.

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

BC Hydro is out with a new survey it calls "Thermostat Wars", where 40% of British Columbians admit to arguing with their partners about what temperature the thermostat at home should be set at. Spokesperson Mora Scott says the arguing is not over the cost, but rather it's over comfort in the home.

Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: 40% of British Columbians say they argue with their partners about what temperature the thermostat should be set at, according to a @BCHydro survey. Do you argue with your housemates about the thermostat?

Of course we do!
No, it’s all cozy.

 

Chapter 2

Global News polling suggests majority support a public inquiry into BC’s money laundering

Another busy week in BC politics, with Darryl Plecas giving his first broadcast interview since his bombshell report - that was right here on the Simi Sara Show on Wednesday - new data on the deferral accounts being used by BC Hydro, and Global News polling showing support for a public inquiry into BC’s money laundering.

On the Jon McComb Show this morning, Attorney General, David Eby, outlined why there has been no announcement yet on a public inquiry.

Guest: Keith Baldrey

Global BC’s Legislative Bureau Chief

 

Chapter 3

90kph gusts to accompany snow in the Fraser Valley tonight

Metro Vancouver may not get much snow today, but it's the wind that could be a bigger problem, especially late in the afternoon and this evening. Wind Warnings and Arctic Outflow Warnings are up for southeastern parts of Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, and the Sea-to-Sky Corridor, and in some places the winds could gust up to 90 km/h tonight.

Guest: Kasia Bodurka

Global BC Weather Anchor

 

Chapter 4

National Enquirer responds to Jeff Bezos’ allegations

The publisher of the National Enquirer says it will investigate Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' allegation that it threatened to publish revealing personal photos of him unless he stopped investigating how the tabloid obtained his private exchanges with his mistress.

American Media Inc. says in a statement issued Friday it “acted lawfully” while reporting the story.

The Enquirer published a story last month that included lurid texts between Bezos and former TV anchor Lauren Sanchez. Since then, private investigators have been looking into how the Enquirer got the texts.

Bezos says he was the target of “extortion and blackmail” by American Media. But the company says it engaged in “good faith negotiations.”

American Media says its board of directors ordered a prompt and thorough investigation. It says it'll take “whatever appropriate action is necessary.”

Guest: Reggie Cecchini

Global National producer in Washington DC

 

Chapter 5

Bruce McArthur sentenced to life in prison; eligible for parole in 25 years

It is not the sentence that prosecutors wanted for a Toronto serial killer.

Justice John McMahon has sentenced 67-year-old Bruce McArthur to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. The Crown was pushing for 50.

McArthur murdered eight men from Toronto's gay village, and Justice McMahon told court the law is clear: a guilty plea is a mitigating factor, and the second factor is McArthur's age when he could apply for parole.

He told court McArthur saved the family, friends and community at large from enduring a graphic public trial that would have been a nightmare for everyone.

Guest: Briana Carnegie

Global News Radio in Toronto

 

 

Chapter 6

The health impacts of wildfires in B.C.

My next guest is making a sobering comparison between smoking cigarettes and inhaling smoke from forest fires - which is timely for us here in British Columbia, after two years of devastating wildfires in our province.

Guest: Dr Mike Flannigan

Professor with the Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Alberta

 

Chapter 7

Wilson-Raybould refusing to comment on SNC-Lavalin allegations

Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould says she cannot discuss allegations that she was pressured by the Prime Minister's Office to help SNC-Lavalin avoid a criminal prosecution.

In a statement this morning, Wilson-Raybould says she is bound by solicitor-client privilege and cannot publicly talk about aspects of the case.

The Globe and Mail reported yesterday that Wilson-Raybould was demoted in a cabinet shuffle early last month, because she wouldn't intervene in the case of SNC-Lavalin.

They’re a engineering and construction company in Quebec, which has been charged with bribery and corruption in a bid to secure government business in Libya. They wanted a deal, allowed under the law, to pay reparations rather than be prosecuted.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are calling for an ethics probe into the allegations.

Guest: David Moscrop

Postdoc at the University of Ottawa’s Department of Communication,

Writer for Maclean’s and columnist the Washington Post

 

Chapter 8

Bissonnette receives prison sentence of minimum 40 years

Breaking news this past half-hour: Alexandre Bissonnette sentenced to minimum 40 years in prison without parole for six murders, attempted murders of 40 people, including four children.\

Guest: Raquel Fletcher

Global News Reporter, who was in court today

 

Chapter 9

Black History Month: the story of Albert Jackson

This month, Canada Post has launched a commemorative stamp to coincide with Black History Month.

The stamp features a portrait of Albert Jackson, who fled to Canada on the Underground Railroad and overcame racial discrimination to become Canada’s first Black letter carrier.

CKNW Contributor, Randy Jacobs, tells Jackson’s fascinating story.