The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Thurs Feb 28th 2019

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: as the political fallout from @Puglaas’s testimony continues, what do you think Justin Trudeau should to help resolve the SNC-Lavalin scandal? #cdnpoli

Call a public inquiry

Resign as PM

Nothing, it’ll blow over

 

Chapter 2

Trudeau reconsidering Jody Wilson-Raybould’s future in Liberal Party following her explosive testimony

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it will be up to the country's ethics watchdog to decide who is telling the truth in the SNC-Lavalin affair, himself, or former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould.

Speaking in suburban Montreal this morning, Trudeau says he totally disagrees with how Wilson-Raybould described discussions she had with him and others about the case.  The prime minister says ethics commissioner Mario Dion will settle disagreements over what happened.

Guest: Carla Qualtrough

Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility

 

Chapter 3

North Korea disputing Trump’s explanation of why the Hanoi summit collapsed

North Korea is disputing the account by US President Donald Trump, of why the summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un collapsed.

North Korea's foreign minister says they demanded only partial sanctions relief in exchange for shuttering its main nuclear complex, and that the discussions collapsed after the U.S. demanded further disarmament steps.

That contradicted the explanation by Trump, who earlier told reporters that North Korea had demanded a full removal of sanctions in exchange for closing the Yongbyon nuclear facility.

Guest: Dr. Tina Park

Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

 

Chapter 4

Science With Simi

New research shows how a long handshake can spread your DNA to objects you haven’t even touched. What does this mean for the reliance on DNA evidence by law enforcement?

Guest: Jason Tetro

Author of the Germ Code and the Germ Files

Host of the Super Awesome Science Show podcast on Curiouscast

 

Chapter 5

Surrey and Vancouver work together to become smarter cities

In January 2018, the city of Surrey and the City of Vancouver teamed up to apply for a $50 million Smart Cities grant from Infrastructure Canada. After four months of consultations with residents and businesses, respondents made it clear that the focus should be on mobility.

The City of Vancouver and City of Surrey are now in the process of composing their final application, to be submitted by March 5.

You may have seen a portion of Vancouver and Surrey’s submission on local streets. Local residents have had the opportunity to experience ELectric Automation (ELA) in the form of a driverless shuttle that has been operating in Vancouver and Surrey. The EZ10 Driverless Shuttle – is already being used in several countries around the world. ELA – short for ELectric Automation – is a fully-accessible, 100% electric vehicle with a battery life of up to 14 hours. It holds up to 12 passengers and will travel at about 12 km/h during the demo but has a maximum travelling speed of 40 km/h.

Surrey residents had the chance to go for free rides in the EZ10 Driverless Shuttle earlier this month, and Vancouver residents can still try out a ride until March 5th in Olympic Village!

Guest: Jessie Adcock

Chief Technology Officer, Technology Services at the City of Vancouver, which has partnered with the City of Surrey for the Smart Cities challenge

 

Chapter 6

Kelly McCallum: the first women's rugby player inducted into the BC sports hall of fame

We talk a lot on this station about municipal politics, and of course the name of my co-host today, Doug McCallum comes up quite a lot.

But he's not the most famous member of the McCallum family - that honour goes to Kelly McCallum. She will soon be inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame.

Guest: Kelly McCallum

Soon to be inducted to the BC Sports Hall of Fame

 

Chapter 7

Mayors Day With Doug McCallum: The future of policing in Surrey

The mayors of Surrey and Vancouver have formalized their agreement to work together as the City of Surrey transitions to a municipal police force. The City of Surrey announced in December that it was asking the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Police Department for “technical assistance” in order to set up a municipal police force.

Meanwhile, Surrey residents and law enforcement experts are concerned that they are being left in the dark when it comes to the transition from the RCMP to a municipal police force in Surrey.

Mike Larsen is the chair of Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s criminology department, and while speaking at Surrey Board of Trade event, he said that there has been a lack of transparency from the municipal government on the issue of changing the method of policing in Surrey.

What does Mayor McCallum think about the idea that his government has not been transparent enough in regards to this issue?

 

Chapter 8

Mayors Day: More portables will be needed for Surrey schools

Bad news this lunchtime if you're a student in Surrey. More portables will be needed this fall to meet the growing enrollment.

School board vice-chair Terry Allen says an extra 20 to 30 portables will be required come September. He says the cost to the district will be 10.5-million-dollars.....

Allen says student enrollment is growing on average by 12-hundred a year and right now the student body totals roughly 77-thousand.

Surrey already has 335 school portables. As well, five new schools are slated for construction and six schools are getting additions.

 

Chapter 9

Surrey Growth: how will rapid transit and vertical density impact B.C.’s fastest growing city?

One of the things my co-host today has been quite vocal about is urban sprawl. And Doug McCallum very much wants to focus development on dense pockets of the city of Surrey - and in particular, the new transit corridors that will be opening up.

Guest: Dean Barbour

Executive Director, Fleetwood Business Improvement Association

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: as the political fallout from @Puglaas’s testimony continues, what do you think Justin Trudeau should to help resolve the SNC-Lavalin scandal? #cdnpoli

Call a public inquiry
Resign as PM
Nothing, it’ll blow over

 

Chapter 2

Trudeau reconsidering Jody Wilson-Raybould’s future in Liberal Party following her explosive testimony

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it will be up to the country's ethics watchdog to decide who is telling the truth in the SNC-Lavalin affair, himself, or former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould.

Speaking in suburban Montreal this morning, Trudeau says he totally disagrees with how Wilson-Raybould described discussions she had with him and others about the case.  The prime minister says ethics commissioner Mario Dion will settle disagreements over what happened.

Guest: Carla Qualtrough

Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility

 

Chapter 3

North Korea disputing Trump’s explanation of why the Hanoi summit collapsed

North Korea is disputing the account by US President Donald Trump, of why the summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un collapsed.

North Korea's foreign minister says they demanded only partial sanctions relief in exchange for shuttering its main nuclear complex, and that the discussions collapsed after the U.S. demanded further disarmament steps.

That contradicted the explanation by Trump, who earlier told reporters that North Korea had demanded a full removal of sanctions in exchange for closing the Yongbyon nuclear facility.

Guest: Dr. Tina Park

Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

 

Chapter 4

Science With Simi

New research shows how a long handshake can spread your DNA to objects you haven’t even touched. What does this mean for the reliance on DNA evidence by law enforcement?

Guest: Jason Tetro

Author of the Germ Code and the Germ Files

Host of the Super Awesome Science Show podcast on Curiouscast

 

Chapter 5

Surrey and Vancouver work together to become smarter cities

In January 2018, the city of Surrey and the City of Vancouver teamed up to apply for a $50 million Smart Cities grant from Infrastructure Canada. After four months of consultations with residents and businesses, respondents made it clear that the focus should be on mobility.

The City of Vancouver and City of Surrey are now in the process of composing their final application, to be submitted by March 5.

You may have seen a portion of Vancouver and Surrey’s submission on local streets. Local residents have had the opportunity to experience ELectric Automation (ELA) in the form of a driverless shuttle that has been operating in Vancouver and Surrey. The EZ10 Driverless Shuttle – is already being used in several countries around the world. ELA – short for ELectric Automation – is a fully-accessible, 100% electric vehicle with a battery life of up to 14 hours. It holds up to 12 passengers and will travel at about 12 km/h during the demo but has a maximum travelling speed of 40 km/h.

Surrey residents had the chance to go for free rides in the EZ10 Driverless Shuttle earlier this month, and Vancouver residents can still try out a ride until March 5th in Olympic Village!

Guest: Jessie Adcock

Chief Technology Officer, Technology Services at the City of Vancouver, which has partnered with the City of Surrey for the Smart Cities challenge

 

Chapter 6

Kelly McCallum: the first women's rugby player inducted into the BC sports hall of fame

We talk a lot on this station about municipal politics, and of course the name of my co-host today, Doug McCallum comes up quite a lot.

But he's not the most famous member of the McCallum family - that honour goes to Kelly McCallum. She will soon be inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame.

Guest: Kelly McCallum

Soon to be inducted to the BC Sports Hall of Fame

 

Chapter 7

Mayors Day With Doug McCallum: The future of policing in Surrey

The mayors of Surrey and Vancouver have formalized their agreement to work together as the City of Surrey transitions to a municipal police force. The City of Surrey announced in December that it was asking the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Police Department for “technical assistance” in order to set up a municipal police force.

Meanwhile, Surrey residents and law enforcement experts are concerned that they are being left in the dark when it comes to the transition from the RCMP to a municipal police force in Surrey.

Mike Larsen is the chair of Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s criminology department, and while speaking at Surrey Board of Trade event, he said that there has been a lack of transparency from the municipal government on the issue of changing the method of policing in Surrey.

What does Mayor McCallum think about the idea that his government has not been transparent enough in regards to this issue?

 

Chapter 8

Mayors Day: More portables will be needed for Surrey schools

Bad news this lunchtime if you're a student in Surrey. More portables will be needed this fall to meet the growing enrollment.

School board vice-chair Terry Allen says an extra 20 to 30 portables will be required come September. He says the cost to the district will be 10.5-million-dollars.....

Allen says student enrollment is growing on average by 12-hundred a year and right now the student body totals roughly 77-thousand.

Surrey already has 335 school portables. As well, five new schools are slated for construction and six schools are getting additions.

 

Chapter 9

Surrey Growth: how will rapid transit and vertical density impact B.C.’s fastest growing city?

One of the things my co-host today has been quite vocal about is urban sprawl. And Doug McCallum very much wants to focus development on dense pockets of the city of Surrey - and in particular, the new transit corridors that will be opening up.

Guest: Dean Barbour

Executive Director, Fleetwood Business Improvement Association