The Best of The Simi Sara Show - How are the Wet'suwet'en supporters protests impacting the future of the Coastal Gaslink pipeline?  // The condo insurance crunch: how will it impact sales?  // & More...

CHAPTER 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

It’s @MikeSmythNews’s 🔥 question of the day: Do you want police to shut down protests against the Coastal GasLink Pipeline? 

Yes, too much trouble

No, right to protest

 

CHAPTER 2

How are the Wet'suwet'en supporters protests impacting the future of the Coastal Gaslink pipeline? 

Coastal GasLink pipeline fight, protester blockades. Does this threaten the pipeline and the massive LNG Canada megaproject it would supply?

Dan George is Chief of the Burns Lake Band within the Wet'suwet'en, and he's in favor of the pipeline. He says signing on to the pipeline offers a financial lifeline to many up north.

Guest: Bryan Cox

President and CEO, BC LNG Alliance

 

CHAPTER 3

Do the anti-pipeline blockades threaten the contracts?

George Hemeon is responsible for negotiating and managing pipeline contracts with First Nations and Indigenous-owned businesses. How many contracts have been negotiated? How does this benefit First Nations?

Guest: George Hemeon 

Manager of Indigenous Contracting, Coastal GasLink

 

CHAPTER 4

Premier Horgan and Prime Minister Trudeau discuss Wet’suwet’en

Within the last half hour, Premier John Horgan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a call to discuss the ongoing disruptions across the country triggered in support of Wet’suwet’en Hereditary chiefs

Guest: Richard Zussman 

Global BC Online Reporter based at the legislature

 

CHAPTER 5

West Vancouver Councillor Craig Cameron speaks out on protests

West Vancouver Councillor Craig Cameron says he's all in favour of peace protests but he says when it impacts people trying to get to work or medical appointments, something's wrong…

 

CHAPTER 6

The condo insurance crunch: how will it impact sales? 

Strata insurance rates have skyrocketed between 50 and 780 per cent, leaving many condo owners unable to afford their strata payments. 

Chuck Byrne is Executive Director of the Insurance Brokers Association of B.C., and he spoke with Jody Vance about what caused the huge increases in strata insurance premiums. 

Now, the Insurance Brokers Association of BC is proposing changes to provincial legislation to try and ease the pain. In a statement Friday, the IBABC proposes two reforms to the province’s Strata Property Act, including a $50,000 cap on upper loss assessments.

Dan Fumano is the city columnist for the Vancouver Sun, and he joins us now to discuss how the huge hikes in insurance premiums could affect future sales… 

Guest: Dan Fumano

Vancouver Sun city columnist

 

CHAPTER 7

10 years since the 2010 Vancouver Olympics: 

10 years ago this week Johnny Lyall pulled off an impressive stunt jumping through the Olympic rings and sticking his landing in the 2010 Opening Ceremonies. 

Guest: Johnny Lyall

The snowboarder who jumped through the rings and stuck his landing at the 2010 Olympic Games opening ceremonies ten years ago this week.
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CHAPTER 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

It’s @MikeSmythNews’s 🔥 question of the day: Do you want police to shut down protests against the Coastal GasLink Pipeline? 

Yes, too much trouble
No, right to protest

 

CHAPTER 2

How are the Wet'suwet'en supporters protests impacting the future of the Coastal Gaslink pipeline? 

Coastal GasLink pipeline fight, protester blockades. Does this threaten the pipeline and the massive LNG Canada megaproject it would supply?

Dan George is Chief of the Burns Lake Band within the Wet'suwet'en, and he's in favor of the pipeline. He says signing on to the pipeline offers a financial lifeline to many up north.

Guest: Bryan Cox

President and CEO, BC LNG Alliance

 

CHAPTER 3

Do the anti-pipeline blockades threaten the contracts?

George Hemeon is responsible for negotiating and managing pipeline contracts with First Nations and Indigenous-owned businesses. How many contracts have been negotiated? How does this benefit First Nations?

Guest: George Hemeon 

Manager of Indigenous Contracting, Coastal GasLink

 

CHAPTER 4

Premier Horgan and Prime Minister Trudeau discuss Wet’suwet’en

Within the last half hour, Premier John Horgan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a call to discuss the ongoing disruptions across the country triggered in support of Wet’suwet’en Hereditary chiefs

Guest: Richard Zussman 

Global BC Online Reporter based at the legislature

 

CHAPTER 5

West Vancouver Councillor Craig Cameron speaks out on protests

West Vancouver Councillor Craig Cameron says he's all in favour of peace protests but he says when it impacts people trying to get to work or medical appointments, something's wrong…

 

CHAPTER 6

The condo insurance crunch: how will it impact sales? 

Strata insurance rates have skyrocketed between 50 and 780 per cent, leaving many condo owners unable to afford their strata payments. 

Chuck Byrne is Executive Director of the Insurance Brokers Association of B.C., and he spoke with Jody Vance about what caused the huge increases in strata insurance premiums. 

Now, the Insurance Brokers Association of BC is proposing changes to provincial legislation to try and ease the pain. In a statement Friday, the IBABC proposes two reforms to the province’s Strata Property Act, including a $50,000 cap on upper loss assessments.

Dan Fumano is the city columnist for the Vancouver Sun, and he joins us now to discuss how the huge hikes in insurance premiums could affect future sales… 

Guest: Dan Fumano

Vancouver Sun city columnist

 

CHAPTER 7

10 years since the 2010 Vancouver Olympics: 

10 years ago this week Johnny Lyall pulled off an impressive stunt jumping through the Olympic rings and sticking his landing in the 2010 Opening Ceremonies. 

Guest: Johnny Lyall

The snowboarder who jumped through the rings and stuck his landing at the 2010 Olympic Games opening ceremonies ten years ago this week.

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