The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Thurs Feb 7th 2019

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: in a Global News report, it’s alleged some B.C. officials may have deliberately allowed government-regulated casinos to be used as hubs for money laundering.

Meanwhile, the BC Government and Service Employees Union has commissioned a study that says 77% of British Columbians favor a public inquiry, and 84% say it would be an important issue for them in a provincial election were called tomorrow.

Is it now time for a public inquiry?

Yes, we need answers.

No, far too expensive.

 

Chapter 2

‘BCLC could have stopped this’: Former casino investigators question whether officials unwilling to stop criminal activity

Several former investigators who say they lost jobs in B.C.’s casino industry for whistle-blowing are questioning whether some B.C. officials deliberately allowed government-regulated casinos to be used as hubs for money laundering.

In an exclusive investigation, Global News has conducted extensive interviews with the casino industry sources, and also reviewed documents and court testimony from several of the sources.

The sources all pointed to allegations of “willful blindness” of dirty cash transactions in B.C. casinos. And one questioned whether a “conspiracy” has occurred, that would allow dirty funds estimated at up to $2-billion, to flow through Lottery Corp. casinos.

Meanwhile, the BC Government and Service Employees Union has commissioned a study that suggests 77% of British Columbians favor a public inquiry, and 84% say it would be an important issue for them if a provincial election were called tomorrow.

Guest: Sam Cooper

Global News Investigative Reporter

Guest: Stephanie Smith

President of the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU)

 

Chapter 3

Snow to hit the Lower Mainland as BC’s cold snap continues

This week’s cold snap continues, as snow returns to the immediate forecast for Metro Vancouver. A special weather statement issued early Thursday morning by Environment Canada warns of overnight snowfall continuing into Friday, as well as “bitterly cold arctic outflow winds Friday night and Saturday.” The warning covers the City of Vancouver and all surrounding Metro Vancouver communities.

Guest: Mark Madryga

Global BC Chief Meteorologist

 

Chapter 4

Pilot program at St Paul’s gives a supply of Suboxone to overdose patients upon discharge

The Emergency Department at St Paul's hospital is providing opioid overdose patients with take away treatments upon discharge. The treatment package is three days worth of a drug called "Suboxone", which St Pauls has been administering in its Emergency Department for a few years.

Guest: Dr Keith Ahamad

Addictions physician at St Paul’s Hospital, and co-lead on the pilot project

 

Chapter 5

New research shows connection between heart conditions, stroke, and cognitive decline

Guest: Dr. Lara Boyd

Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and at the Centre for Brain Health. She directs the Brain Behaviour Lab at UBC and a Heart & Stroke Foundation funded researcher

 

Chapter 6

StatCan figures show that cannabis legalization has had little impact on number of users

Statistics Canada says legalizing cannabis doesn't seem to have changed a whole lot how many people use the drug.

And the figures also give us some of the demographics behind who is using cannabis, and why.

Guest: Michelle Rotermann

Senior Analyst in the Health Analysis at Statistics Canada

 

Chapter 7

1,489 died of suspected overdoses in B.C. in 2018

1,489 British Columbians died of suspected overdoses last year - which is higher than the numbers who died in 2017.

That’s more people than the combined total of those who died by suicides, homicides, and motor vehicle crashes.

Guest: Lisa Lapointe

British Columbia’s Chief Coroner

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: in a Global News report, it’s alleged some B.C. officials may have deliberately allowed government-regulated casinos to be used as hubs for money laundering.

Meanwhile, the BC Government and Service Employees Union has commissioned a study that says 77% of British Columbians favor a public inquiry, and 84% say it would be an important issue for them in a provincial election were called tomorrow.

Is it now time for a public inquiry?

Yes, we need answers.
No, far too expensive.

 

Chapter 2

‘BCLC could have stopped this’: Former casino investigators question whether officials unwilling to stop criminal activity

Several former investigators who say they lost jobs in B.C.’s casino industry for whistle-blowing are questioning whether some B.C. officials deliberately allowed government-regulated casinos to be used as hubs for money laundering.

In an exclusive investigation, Global News has conducted extensive interviews with the casino industry sources, and also reviewed documents and court testimony from several of the sources.

The sources all pointed to allegations of “willful blindness” of dirty cash transactions in B.C. casinos. And one questioned whether a “conspiracy” has occurred, that would allow dirty funds estimated at up to $2-billion, to flow through Lottery Corp. casinos.

Meanwhile, the BC Government and Service Employees Union has commissioned a study that suggests 77% of British Columbians favor a public inquiry, and 84% say it would be an important issue for them if a provincial election were called tomorrow.

Guest: Sam Cooper

Global News Investigative Reporter

Guest: Stephanie Smith

President of the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU)

 

Chapter 3

Snow to hit the Lower Mainland as BC’s cold snap continues

This week’s cold snap continues, as snow returns to the immediate forecast for Metro Vancouver. A special weather statement issued early Thursday morning by Environment Canada warns of overnight snowfall continuing into Friday, as well as “bitterly cold arctic outflow winds Friday night and Saturday.” The warning covers the City of Vancouver and all surrounding Metro Vancouver communities.

Guest: Mark Madryga

Global BC Chief Meteorologist

 

Chapter 4

Pilot program at St Paul’s gives a supply of Suboxone to overdose patients upon discharge

The Emergency Department at St Paul's hospital is providing opioid overdose patients with take away treatments upon discharge. The treatment package is three days worth of a drug called "Suboxone", which St Pauls has been administering in its Emergency Department for a few years.

Guest: Dr Keith Ahamad

Addictions physician at St Paul’s Hospital, and co-lead on the pilot project

 

Chapter 5

New research shows connection between heart conditions, stroke, and cognitive decline

Guest: Dr. Lara Boyd

Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and at the Centre for Brain Health. She directs the Brain Behaviour Lab at UBC and a Heart & Stroke Foundation funded researcher

 

Chapter 6

StatCan figures show that cannabis legalization has had little impact on number of users

Statistics Canada says legalizing cannabis doesn't seem to have changed a whole lot how many people use the drug.

And the figures also give us some of the demographics behind who is using cannabis, and why.

Guest: Michelle Rotermann

Senior Analyst in the Health Analysis at Statistics Canada

 

Chapter 7

1,489 died of suspected overdoses in B.C. in 2018

1,489 British Columbians died of suspected overdoses last year - which is higher than the numbers who died in 2017.

That’s more people than the combined total of those who died by suicides, homicides, and motor vehicle crashes.

Guest: Lisa Lapointe

British Columbia’s Chief Coroner