The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Fri Jul 19th 2019

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in Stirling Faux’s 🔥 question of the day: 

The NDP is touting its economic record, as it posts a $1.5bn operating surplus for 2018-19. But storm clouds around ICBC, property transfer tax and the forestry sector remain on the horizon.

How would you grade their economic performance?

A

B-C

D

Fail

 

Chapter 2

NDP government paints rosy economic picture as public accounts show $1.5B surplus

The B.C. government is painting a rosy picture of the province’s finances.

Finance Minister Carole James unveiled the province’s public accounts and audited financial statements for the 2018/2019 fiscal year yesterday, presenting a surplus of $1.5-billion, which was larger than expected.

Economic growth, household growth and income tax returns, all performed more strongly than had been planned.

James said B.C. had eliminated operating debt for the first time in four decades, while maintaining the country’s lowest unemployment rate (4.7 per cent) and nation-leading wage growth (5.9 per cent).

She also touted B.C.’s 14.5 per cent taxpayer-supported debt-to-GDP ratio, the third lowest in Canada.

Guest: Kevin Milligan

Professor of Economics at UBC

Has advised the department of finance on tax measures in the past

 

Chapter 3

Woodstock 50’s latest plan shot down unanimously by New York town

Well we’re talking a lot about the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing this week, but of course, the Summer of ‘69 was known for many other things too.

Not least, the original Woodstock! But the plans to mark the 50th anniversary of that have not been going so well. 

It’s been more than a month since the team behind the Woodstock 50 festival lost its original venue. The team is searching meticulously for a new site for the highly anticipated golden jubilee anniversary gig.

But just last week, applications for an alternative venue were rejected by a township in New York state.

So what’s been going on? Let’s speak now to John Barry, music writer for the Poughkeepsie Journal and the USA Today network.

Guest: John Barry

Music writer for the Poughkeepsie Journal and the USA Today network

 

Chapter 4

Space Week: what Apollo 11 meant to Canada’s modern-day astronauts

It’s the final day of Space Week here on the Simi Sara Show… and as the world commemorates the anniversary of the  Apollo 11 moon landing, it's being remembered as an achievement that pushed the limits of technology and broke the limits of our imagination.

In reaching the moon -- 50 years ago tomorrow -- Nasa created a legacy of inspiration that's still being felt today.

All this week, Global’s Mike Armstrong's been looking at Canada’s contribution to the moon landing.

Well, there’s a bit of a twist on the show today.

Today's story looks instead at what Apollo 11 meant to the men and women who would become Canada's astronauts.

 

Chapter 5

It’s your last chance to have your say on Daylight Saving Time

Today is the last day for you to participate in the government’s survey on the future of time in British Columbia. The online survey asks if you want to change the clocks twice a year as we do now, or keep the clocks consistent all year round.  You have until 4:00pm TODAY to complete the survey. 

According to the B.C. government, just one week into its survey over 158,000 responses have come in since June 26 from residents expressing their reasons on how time should be observed.

Why do we even change the clocks? 

Guest: Claire Allen         

CKNW Contributor

 

Chapter 6

Settlements since the Liberals came to power have cost taxpayers billions

The federal government has agreed to a 900 million dollar settlement over allegations of sexual misconduct in the Canadian military.

It’s the latest in a string of settlements, the costs of which have spiralled into the billions.

Guest: Amanda Connolly

Global News political reporter

 

Chapter 7

Explaining the red tide: why is Vancouver’s water turning red?

Have you noticed the waters in our harbours looking a little red lately? There’s a reason for that, and here to tell us why is Ian Perry, Research Scientist based in Nanaimo with Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Guest: Ian Perry

Research Scientist based in Nanaimo with Fisheries and Oceans Canada

 

Chapter 8

Why Justin Trudeau’s real opponent is Doug Ford, not Andrew Scheer

Stirling is just back from a trip to Ontario, where one thing became quite apparent: Trudeau’s ideological battle ahead of the federal election isn’t with Andrew Scheer, it’s with their Premier, Doug Ford.

So how does Trudeau plan to win the hearts and minds of voters in the coming months

Guest: Gerry Nicholls

Columnist, the Hill Times

 

Chapter 9

SkyTrain from King George to Langley would cost an estimated $3.12 billion

TransLink is updating and costing out various options on the proposed Surrey Langley SkyTrain project. 

Three staging scenarios have been developed and could be fully constructed within five-and-a-half years from a full project approval date.

Right now they have 1.6 billion in funding to play with, which is enough to reach Fleetwood.

Take it further than that, and you have to find more money.

It would cost 2.2 billion dollars for King George to Clayton,  covering 11 kilometres and five stations.

Full on SkyTrain from King George to Langley is costed out at 3.12 billion dollars.

That's 16 kilometres, and eight stations.

And it's double the cost of light rail linking the same neighborhoods.

Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum campaigned on SkyTrain; he doesn't want light rail.

Guest: Aaron McArthur

Global News reporter

 

Chapter 10

Space week: how does space junk get cleaned up?

Space junk is a big problem, and there is a lot of it floating around up there.

Why does it need to be cleaned up? And how does one even go about doing that?

Scott Sutherland is a meteorologist and science writer for the Weather Network. He joins me now.

Guest: Scott Sutherland

Meteorologist and science writer for the Weather Network

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in Stirling Faux’s 🔥 question of the day: 

The NDP is touting its economic record, as it posts a $1.5bn operating surplus for 2018-19. But storm clouds around ICBC, property transfer tax and the forestry sector remain on the horizon.

How would you grade their economic performance?

A
B-C
D
Fail

 

Chapter 2

NDP government paints rosy economic picture as public accounts show $1.5B surplus

The B.C. government is painting a rosy picture of the province’s finances.

Finance Minister Carole James unveiled the province’s public accounts and audited financial statements for the 2018/2019 fiscal year yesterday, presenting a surplus of $1.5-billion, which was larger than expected.

Economic growth, household growth and income tax returns, all performed more strongly than had been planned.

James said B.C. had eliminated operating debt for the first time in four decades, while maintaining the country’s lowest unemployment rate (4.7 per cent) and nation-leading wage growth (5.9 per cent).

She also touted B.C.’s 14.5 per cent taxpayer-supported debt-to-GDP ratio, the third lowest in Canada.

Guest: Kevin Milligan

Professor of Economics at UBC

Has advised the department of finance on tax measures in the past

 

Chapter 3

Woodstock 50’s latest plan shot down unanimously by New York town

Well we’re talking a lot about the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing this week, but of course, the Summer of ‘69 was known for many other things too.

Not least, the original Woodstock! But the plans to mark the 50th anniversary of that have not been going so well. 

It’s been more than a month since the team behind the Woodstock 50 festival lost its original venue. The team is searching meticulously for a new site for the highly anticipated golden jubilee anniversary gig.

But just last week, applications for an alternative venue were rejected by a township in New York state.

So what’s been going on? Let’s speak now to John Barry, music writer for the Poughkeepsie Journal and the USA Today network.

Guest: John Barry

Music writer for the Poughkeepsie Journal and the USA Today network

 

Chapter 4

Space Week: what Apollo 11 meant to Canada’s modern-day astronauts

It’s the final day of Space Week here on the Simi Sara Show… and as the world commemorates the anniversary of the  Apollo 11 moon landing, it's being remembered as an achievement that pushed the limits of technology and broke the limits of our imagination.

In reaching the moon -- 50 years ago tomorrow -- Nasa created a legacy of inspiration that's still being felt today.

All this week, Global’s Mike Armstrong's been looking at Canada’s contribution to the moon landing.

Well, there’s a bit of a twist on the show today.

Today's story looks instead at what Apollo 11 meant to the men and women who would become Canada's astronauts.

 

Chapter 5

It’s your last chance to have your say on Daylight Saving Time

Today is the last day for you to participate in the government’s survey on the future of time in British Columbia. The online survey asks if you want to change the clocks twice a year as we do now, or keep the clocks consistent all year round.  You have until 4:00pm TODAY to complete the survey. 

According to the B.C. government, just one week into its survey over 158,000 responses have come in since June 26 from residents expressing their reasons on how time should be observed.

Why do we even change the clocks? 

Guest: Claire Allen         

CKNW Contributor

 

Chapter 6

Settlements since the Liberals came to power have cost taxpayers billions

The federal government has agreed to a 900 million dollar settlement over allegations of sexual misconduct in the Canadian military.

It’s the latest in a string of settlements, the costs of which have spiralled into the billions.

Guest: Amanda Connolly

Global News political reporter

 

Chapter 7

Explaining the red tide: why is Vancouver’s water turning red?

Have you noticed the waters in our harbours looking a little red lately? There’s a reason for that, and here to tell us why is Ian Perry, Research Scientist based in Nanaimo with Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Guest: Ian Perry

Research Scientist based in Nanaimo with Fisheries and Oceans Canada

 

Chapter 8

Why Justin Trudeau’s real opponent is Doug Ford, not Andrew Scheer

Stirling is just back from a trip to Ontario, where one thing became quite apparent: Trudeau’s ideological battle ahead of the federal election isn’t with Andrew Scheer, it’s with their Premier, Doug Ford.

So how does Trudeau plan to win the hearts and minds of voters in the coming months

Guest: Gerry Nicholls

Columnist, the Hill Times

 

Chapter 9

SkyTrain from King George to Langley would cost an estimated $3.12 billion

TransLink is updating and costing out various options on the proposed Surrey Langley SkyTrain project. 

Three staging scenarios have been developed and could be fully constructed within five-and-a-half years from a full project approval date.

Right now they have 1.6 billion in funding to play with, which is enough to reach Fleetwood.

Take it further than that, and you have to find more money.

It would cost 2.2 billion dollars for King George to Clayton,  covering 11 kilometres and five stations.

Full on SkyTrain from King George to Langley is costed out at 3.12 billion dollars.

That's 16 kilometres, and eight stations.

And it's double the cost of light rail linking the same neighborhoods.

Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum campaigned on SkyTrain; he doesn't want light rail.

Guest: Aaron McArthur

Global News reporter

 

Chapter 10

Space week: how does space junk get cleaned up?

Space junk is a big problem, and there is a lot of it floating around up there.

Why does it need to be cleaned up? And how does one even go about doing that?

Scott Sutherland is a meteorologist and science writer for the Weather Network. He joins me now.

Guest: Scott Sutherland

Meteorologist and science writer for the Weather Network