The Best of The Simi Sara Show - New research finds micro plastics in all arctic beluga whales tested / Vancouver Archdiocese releases recommendations to deal with ‘worldwide’ sexual abuse crisis & More...

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

It’s @SimiSara980’s 🔥 question of the day:

40 per cent of Canadians who are in debt don't expect to escape it in their lifetimes, a Manulife Bank of Canada survey finds.

Do you expect to clear your debt before you die?

Yes, it’s manageable.

No, it won’t happen.

 

Chapter 2

New research finds micro plastics in all arctic beluga whales tested

A pioneering study of seven beluga whales in Canada's remote Arctic waters has found micro plastics inside every single whale.

Researchers from Vancouver-based Ocean Wise worked with hunters from Tuktoyaktuk in Northwest Territories to collect samples from whales they harvested between 2017 and 2018.

They found an average of nearly 10 micro plastics, or particles less than five millimetres in size, in the gastrointestinal tracts of each beluga, with polyester being the most common type found in the whales.

Lead author Rhiannon Moore says she wasn't expecting to see so many micro plastics so far north.

Guest: Rhiannon Moore

Researcher at Ocean Wise and lead author of the study

 

Chapter 3

Tesla's Elon Musk unveils the Cybertruck, the company's first electric pickup truck 

Tesla made electric passenger cars mainstream with the Model S and Model 3 sedans and the Model X crossover, and now its turning to one of the most important segments out right now—pickup trucks. At a bizarre event in Los Angeles, Elon Musk debuted the Tesla Cybertruck, the first truck from the brand.

Cybertruck is built with an exterior shell made for ultimate durability and passenger protection. Starting with a nearly impenetrable exoskeleton, every component is designed for superior strength and endurance, from Ultra-Hard 30X Cold-Rolled stainless-steel structural skin to Tesla armor glass.        

Elon claimed it was bulletproof to a 9mm handgun. Von Holzhausen then threw a metal ball at the window to show the strength of the window… and the demo didn’t go as planned. 

Performance claims are crazy, too. 

Zero to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds, and a 10.8-second quarter mile time. 

Musk claims over 500 miles of range, though 250-plus and 300-plus mile versions will also be offered. 

It'll be capable of 250kW fast charging too. 

There will be an entry-level rear-drive Cybertruck along with two- and three-motor all-wheel drive models.

Pricing starts at $39,900 and rises to $69,900 for the tri-motor version.

Guest: Claire Allen

Simi Sara Show Contributor

 

Chapter 4

Vancouver man who relies on home care says he’ll be stranded by transit strike

Every day, Vincent Bull relies on home caretakers.

He’s a Vancouver man who uses a wheelchair, and he spends hours with the caretakers, who help him bathe, prepare meals and even get in and out of bed with a ceiling transfer.

We spoke briefly just before we came on air and he told me that he has people helping him all day long - some of whom rely on transit.

Guest: Maria Moeller

Director of Home Care, Greater Vancouver Community Service Society

 

Chapter 5

Vancouver Archdiocese releases recommendations to deal with ‘worldwide’ sexual abuse crisis

The Vancouver headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church is calling it a "worldwide crisis" of sexual abuse by priests, and they're releasing 31 recommendations to address it.

Some of the recommendations put forward include the Archdiocese setting up an Intake Office for complaints, and a review board to determine if an allegation is credible.

Archbishop Michael Miller says the brutality of the sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults affects every corner of society.

He says it's taken the Catholic Church around the world too long to address the devastating consequences.

Guest: Melissa Godbout

Archdiocese of Vancouver spokesperson

 

Chapter 6

TV reporter accidentally emails his sick leave request to the entire company; inspires online jokes

Have you ever sent a message that you wish you had not?

Simi takes your calls.

 

Chapter 7

Vancouver archdioceses says ‘credible abuse’ perpetrators can’t be named, but privacy lawyers disagree

Vancouver Archbishop Michael Miller has released 31 recommendations of a local committee that reviewed church records of abuse by priests in the Vancouver Archdiocese.

The suggestions include the Archdiocese setting up an Intake Office to handle complaints, staffed by people specifically trained to deal with the complexities of clergy sexual abuse, and a review board to determine if an allegation is credible.

One of the recommendations involves naming priests who are “credibly accused” of assault, but not proven in a court of law. That was one of the recommendations that the Archdiocese pushed back on - they say: “We are working with experts from across the country to find legal means to share information regarding clergy who have not been convicted, but of whose guilt we are morally certain. Due to Canadian legislation on privacy, we are more restricted than American dioceses, which have been able to publish the names of what have been called “credibly accused” priests.”

I asked Archdiocese of Vancouver spokesperson, Melissa Godbout (GOD-boo), what happens to priests who receive these credible accusations.

Guest: Robert Talach

Partner at Beckett Personal Injury Lawyers in London, Ontario

He leads the Sexual Abuse Department

Victims’ advocate

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

It’s @SimiSara980’s 🔥 question of the day:

40 per cent of Canadians who are in debt don't expect to escape it in their lifetimes, a Manulife Bank of Canada survey finds.

Do you expect to clear your debt before you die?

Yes, it’s manageable.
No, it won’t happen.

 

Chapter 2

New research finds micro plastics in all arctic beluga whales tested

A pioneering study of seven beluga whales in Canada's remote Arctic waters has found micro plastics inside every single whale.

Researchers from Vancouver-based Ocean Wise worked with hunters from Tuktoyaktuk in Northwest Territories to collect samples from whales they harvested between 2017 and 2018.

They found an average of nearly 10 micro plastics, or particles less than five millimetres in size, in the gastrointestinal tracts of each beluga, with polyester being the most common type found in the whales.

Lead author Rhiannon Moore says she wasn't expecting to see so many micro plastics so far north.

Guest: Rhiannon Moore

Researcher at Ocean Wise and lead author of the study

 

Chapter 3

Tesla's Elon Musk unveils the Cybertruck, the company's first electric pickup truck 

Tesla made electric passenger cars mainstream with the Model S and Model 3 sedans and the Model X crossover, and now its turning to one of the most important segments out right now—pickup trucks. At a bizarre event in Los Angeles, Elon Musk debuted the Tesla Cybertruck, the first truck from the brand.

Cybertruck is built with an exterior shell made for ultimate durability and passenger protection. Starting with a nearly impenetrable exoskeleton, every component is designed for superior strength and endurance, from Ultra-Hard 30X Cold-Rolled stainless-steel structural skin to Tesla armor glass.        

Elon claimed it was bulletproof to a 9mm handgun. Von Holzhausen then threw a metal ball at the window to show the strength of the window… and the demo didn’t go as planned. 

Performance claims are crazy, too. 

Zero to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds, and a 10.8-second quarter mile time. 

Musk claims over 500 miles of range, though 250-plus and 300-plus mile versions will also be offered. 

It'll be capable of 250kW fast charging too. 

There will be an entry-level rear-drive Cybertruck along with two- and three-motor all-wheel drive models.

Pricing starts at $39,900 and rises to $69,900 for the tri-motor version.

Guest: Claire Allen

Simi Sara Show Contributor

 

Chapter 4

Vancouver man who relies on home care says he’ll be stranded by transit strike

Every day, Vincent Bull relies on home caretakers.

He’s a Vancouver man who uses a wheelchair, and he spends hours with the caretakers, who help him bathe, prepare meals and even get in and out of bed with a ceiling transfer.

We spoke briefly just before we came on air and he told me that he has people helping him all day long - some of whom rely on transit.

Guest: Maria Moeller

Director of Home Care, Greater Vancouver Community Service Society

 

Chapter 5

Vancouver Archdiocese releases recommendations to deal with ‘worldwide’ sexual abuse crisis

The Vancouver headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church is calling it a "worldwide crisis" of sexual abuse by priests, and they're releasing 31 recommendations to address it.

Some of the recommendations put forward include the Archdiocese setting up an Intake Office for complaints, and a review board to determine if an allegation is credible.

Archbishop Michael Miller says the brutality of the sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults affects every corner of society.

He says it's taken the Catholic Church around the world too long to address the devastating consequences.

Guest: Melissa Godbout

Archdiocese of Vancouver spokesperson

 

Chapter 6

TV reporter accidentally emails his sick leave request to the entire company; inspires online jokes

Have you ever sent a message that you wish you had not?

Simi takes your calls.

 

Chapter 7

Vancouver archdioceses says ‘credible abuse’ perpetrators can’t be named, but privacy lawyers disagree

Vancouver Archbishop Michael Miller has released 31 recommendations of a local committee that reviewed church records of abuse by priests in the Vancouver Archdiocese.

The suggestions include the Archdiocese setting up an Intake Office to handle complaints, staffed by people specifically trained to deal with the complexities of clergy sexual abuse, and a review board to determine if an allegation is credible.

One of the recommendations involves naming priests who are “credibly accused” of assault, but not proven in a court of law. That was one of the recommendations that the Archdiocese pushed back on - they say: “We are working with experts from across the country to find legal means to share information regarding clergy who have not been convicted, but of whose guilt we are morally certain. Due to Canadian legislation on privacy, we are more restricted than American dioceses, which have been able to publish the names of what have been called “credibly accused” priests.”

I asked Archdiocese of Vancouver spokesperson, Melissa Godbout (GOD-boo), what happens to priests who receive these credible accusations.

Guest: Robert Talach

Partner at Beckett Personal Injury Lawyers in London, Ontario

He leads the Sexual Abuse Department

Victims’ advocate