The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Fri June 21st 2019

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @MikeSmythNews's 🔥 question of the day: should the legal age for buying tobacco and vaping products in British Columbia be increased from 19 to 21?

Yes, restrictions needed

No, makes no difference

 

Chapter 2

Trump calls off Iran strike with moments to spare

US President, Donald Trump, says his country was fully prepared to retaliate against Iran last night, but cancelled military strikes 10 minutes before they were to be carried out. Trump tweeted that he's in no hurry to respond to the downing of a US surveillance drone. The US says the drone was in international airspace when it was shot down. Tehran says it had violated Iranian airspace.

Guest: Stephanie Carvin

Assistant Professor of International Relations at Carleton University

Former national security analyst

 

Chapter 3

74% increase in youth vaping in Canada: study

A study by the Canadian Cancer Society has called for national action, after a study found vaping among teens and young adults (16-19) across the nation has increased by 74%. The study - done by the University of Waterloo and published in the British Medical Journal - is in line with anecdotal reports from high schools reporting a struggle with preventing children from vaping.

Guest: Saadiq Daya

CEO, VanGo Vapes

 

Chapter 4

Tampa Bay gets green light from MLB to explore playing split season in Montreal

Starved for fans despite success on the field, the Tampa Bay Rays have been given the go-ahead by Major League Baseball to look into playing a split season in Montreal.

However, the mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, home of the Rays, says the team can’t explore playing home games elsewhere before 2028 unless there is an agreement with the city.

No timetable for the possible plan was announced. An idea under consideration is for the Rays to play early in the season in Tampa Bay and later in Montreal.

Guest: Tom Hawthorn

Award-winning sports writer and columnist

 

Chapter 5

Liberals will re-introduce Ambrose’s judicial sex assault training bill if they win election

It was a bill which would require lawyers who want to be eligible for a federally appointed position - as well as sitting judges - to undergo training to be able to better deal with sexual assault and rape cases on the bench.

It was brought by former Conservative Rona Ambrose. But now, it has died in the unelected Senate. That’s because they didn’t get around to passing it before the federal election this fall - once that election happens, it clears the slate of bills for the Senate to consider.

Conservative Senators are being accused of stalling tactics which meant this bill and others could not get passed in time.

Guest: Senator Don Plett

Conservative whip in the Senate

Guest: Rona Ambrose

Former interim Conservative leader

 

Chapter 6

One year after a hockey coach was murdered, are Surrey’s streets any safer?

One year ago this weekend, a popular hockey coach was murdered in his driveway in Cloverdale.

Paul Bennett was 47 when he was shot and killed on a Saturday afternoon on his cul de sac. The street was alive with kids on bikes enjoying the summer, and adults outside tending to their lawns.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said Bennett was an innocent victim in a case of mistaken identity. No one has been arrested.

Guest: Kash Heed

Former Public Safety Minister and Former West Vancouver Police Chief

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @MikeSmythNews's 🔥 question of the day: should the legal age for buying tobacco and vaping products in British Columbia be increased from 19 to 21?

Yes, restrictions needed
No, makes no difference

 

Chapter 2

Trump calls off Iran strike with moments to spare

US President, Donald Trump, says his country was fully prepared to retaliate against Iran last night, but cancelled military strikes 10 minutes before they were to be carried out. Trump tweeted that he's in no hurry to respond to the downing of a US surveillance drone. The US says the drone was in international airspace when it was shot down. Tehran says it had violated Iranian airspace.

Guest: Stephanie Carvin

Assistant Professor of International Relations at Carleton University

Former national security analyst

 

Chapter 3

74% increase in youth vaping in Canada: study

A study by the Canadian Cancer Society has called for national action, after a study found vaping among teens and young adults (16-19) across the nation has increased by 74%. The study - done by the University of Waterloo and published in the British Medical Journal - is in line with anecdotal reports from high schools reporting a struggle with preventing children from vaping.

Guest: Saadiq Daya

CEO, VanGo Vapes

 

Chapter 4

Tampa Bay gets green light from MLB to explore playing split season in Montreal

Starved for fans despite success on the field, the Tampa Bay Rays have been given the go-ahead by Major League Baseball to look into playing a split season in Montreal.

However, the mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, home of the Rays, says the team can’t explore playing home games elsewhere before 2028 unless there is an agreement with the city.

No timetable for the possible plan was announced. An idea under consideration is for the Rays to play early in the season in Tampa Bay and later in Montreal.

Guest: Tom Hawthorn

Award-winning sports writer and columnist

 

Chapter 5

Liberals will re-introduce Ambrose’s judicial sex assault training bill if they win election

It was a bill which would require lawyers who want to be eligible for a federally appointed position - as well as sitting judges - to undergo training to be able to better deal with sexual assault and rape cases on the bench.

It was brought by former Conservative Rona Ambrose. But now, it has died in the unelected Senate. That’s because they didn’t get around to passing it before the federal election this fall - once that election happens, it clears the slate of bills for the Senate to consider.

Conservative Senators are being accused of stalling tactics which meant this bill and others could not get passed in time.

Guest: Senator Don Plett

Conservative whip in the Senate

Guest: Rona Ambrose

Former interim Conservative leader

 

Chapter 6

One year after a hockey coach was murdered, are Surrey’s streets any safer?

One year ago this weekend, a popular hockey coach was murdered in his driveway in Cloverdale.

Paul Bennett was 47 when he was shot and killed on a Saturday afternoon on his cul de sac. The street was alive with kids on bikes enjoying the summer, and adults outside tending to their lawns.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said Bennett was an innocent victim in a case of mistaken identity. No one has been arrested.

Guest: Kash Heed

Former Public Safety Minister and Former West Vancouver Police Chief