The Best of The Simi Sara Show - The ICBC dumpster fire keeps on burning, & Isis leader "died a coward," Trump says & more...

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

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

ICBC’s 2018-2019 financial report shows a total loss of $1.15 billion for the year ending March 31.

Are you surprised to see such steep losses continuing? #bcpoli

Yes, isn’t it fixed yet?

No, it’s a dumpster fire.

 

Chapter 2

The ICBC dumpster fire keeps on burning

More red ink at ICBC. The public insurer has released its 2018-2019 financial report and the statement shows a total loss of $1.15 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31 of this year.

That's a little bit less than what they host in fiscal 2017-2018, $1.32 billion. But today’s figures are still $470 million worse than ICBC’s own forecasts.

Guest: Richard Zussman

Global News Online Legislative Reporter

 

Chapter 3

Risk assessment tools lead to fewer incarcerations without jeopardizing public safety: SFU study

We put a lot of faith into our face to face interactions, don’t we? You want to be able to judge for yourself whether someone is lying or telling the truth, because we think we can do that, if we can just “see for ourselves.”

But what if we can’t? One area where this is a critical topic is the criminal justice system. Think about all the judges and people in the system who make decisions about incarcerating people based on their own, personal assessment of whether or not someone seems like a risk to reoffend, or jump bail, or whatever the case may be. 

But a new study shows that maybe we should leave those decisions to other kinds of tools, like risk assessment tools. Perhaps the outcome will be better - for people, for crime stats, and for the overall justice system.

How could that be? Let’s find out about a study that looked into all of this. Professor Jodi Viljoen is with Simon Fraser University’s Department of Psychology and joins us now. 

Guest: Professor Jodi Viljoen

SFU Department of Psychology

 

Chapter 4

CKNW Leadership Series

What makes polerizing leaders like Greta Tunberg so good at what they do?

 

Chapter 5

Spike in mushroom poisoning calls across B.C.

The BC Centre for Disease Control says 2019 is on track to be a record year for mushroom poisoning calls across the province.

As of the end of September, there have been 201 such calls, compared to 202 in all of 2018 and 161 in all of 2017. Poison Control pharmacist Raymond Li says about two-thirds of those calls involve children under the age of five.

Fortunately, there hasn't been a fatal case involving a child since 2016. Li says they are reminding mushroom hunters, parents, and pet owners to be vigilant, and his message is simple, "If you are unsure, don't eat it!”

Death cap mushrooms are particularly dangerous because of their resemblance to edible varieties of mushrooms. They can be mistaken for edible puffballs when young or the Asian Straw mushroom when older.

They have been popping up increasingly in parts of BC, including Victoria, Southern Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, Metro Vancouver, and the Fraser Valley.

Guest: Ray Li

Pharmacist with the BC Centre for Disease Control’s Poison Centre

 

Chapter 6

Isis leader "died a coward," Trump says

U.S. intelligence agencies are sifting through highly sensitive information gathered in the U.S. raid on Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s compound in northwestern Syria.

President Trump said Baghdadi killed himself during the Sunday attack. The U.S. located Baghdadi using information provided by prisoners.

Chief Washington Correspondent for CBS News, Major Garrett, reports.

 

Chapter 7

The ICBC dumpster fire keeps on burning

More red ink at ICBC. The public insurer has released its 2018-2019 financial report and the statement shows a total loss of $1.15 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31 of this year.

That's a little bit less than what they host in fiscal 2017-2018, $1.32 billion. But today’s figures are still $470 million worse than ICBC’s own forecasts.

Guest: David Eby

Attorney General of British Columbia

Guest: Todd Stone

BC Liberals critic for Municipal Affairs and Housing

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

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

ICBC’s 2018-2019 financial report shows a total loss of $1.15 billion for the year ending March 31.

Are you surprised to see such steep losses continuing? #bcpoli

Yes, isn’t it fixed yet?
No, it’s a dumpster fire.

 

Chapter 2

The ICBC dumpster fire keeps on burning

More red ink at ICBC. The public insurer has released its 2018-2019 financial report and the statement shows a total loss of $1.15 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31 of this year.

That's a little bit less than what they host in fiscal 2017-2018, $1.32 billion. But today’s figures are still $470 million worse than ICBC’s own forecasts.

Guest: Richard Zussman

Global News Online Legislative Reporter

 

Chapter 3

Risk assessment tools lead to fewer incarcerations without jeopardizing public safety: SFU study

We put a lot of faith into our face to face interactions, don’t we? You want to be able to judge for yourself whether someone is lying or telling the truth, because we think we can do that, if we can just “see for ourselves.”

But what if we can’t? One area where this is a critical topic is the criminal justice system. Think about all the judges and people in the system who make decisions about incarcerating people based on their own, personal assessment of whether or not someone seems like a risk to reoffend, or jump bail, or whatever the case may be. 

But a new study shows that maybe we should leave those decisions to other kinds of tools, like risk assessment tools. Perhaps the outcome will be better - for people, for crime stats, and for the overall justice system.

How could that be? Let’s find out about a study that looked into all of this. Professor Jodi Viljoen is with Simon Fraser University’s Department of Psychology and joins us now. 

Guest: Professor Jodi Viljoen

SFU Department of Psychology

 

Chapter 4

CKNW Leadership Series

What makes polerizing leaders like Greta Tunberg so good at what they do?

 

Chapter 5

Spike in mushroom poisoning calls across B.C.

The BC Centre for Disease Control says 2019 is on track to be a record year for mushroom poisoning calls across the province.

As of the end of September, there have been 201 such calls, compared to 202 in all of 2018 and 161 in all of 2017. Poison Control pharmacist Raymond Li says about two-thirds of those calls involve children under the age of five.

Fortunately, there hasn't been a fatal case involving a child since 2016. Li says they are reminding mushroom hunters, parents, and pet owners to be vigilant, and his message is simple, "If you are unsure, don't eat it!”

Death cap mushrooms are particularly dangerous because of their resemblance to edible varieties of mushrooms. They can be mistaken for edible puffballs when young or the Asian Straw mushroom when older.

They have been popping up increasingly in parts of BC, including Victoria, Southern Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, Metro Vancouver, and the Fraser Valley.

Guest: Ray Li

Pharmacist with the BC Centre for Disease Control’s Poison Centre

 

Chapter 6

Isis leader "died a coward," Trump says

U.S. intelligence agencies are sifting through highly sensitive information gathered in the U.S. raid on Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s compound in northwestern Syria.

President Trump said Baghdadi killed himself during the Sunday attack. The U.S. located Baghdadi using information provided by prisoners.

Chief Washington Correspondent for CBS News, Major Garrett, reports.

 

Chapter 7

The ICBC dumpster fire keeps on burning

More red ink at ICBC. The public insurer has released its 2018-2019 financial report and the statement shows a total loss of $1.15 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31 of this year.

That's a little bit less than what they host in fiscal 2017-2018, $1.32 billion. But today’s figures are still $470 million worse than ICBC’s own forecasts.

Guest: David Eby

Attorney General of British Columbia

Guest: Todd Stone

BC Liberals critic for Municipal Affairs and Housing