The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Wed Apr 3rd 2019

Chapter 1

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Chapter 2

Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott are out of the Liberal Party caucus

The Trudeau Liberals are hoping the worst of the SNC-Lavalin affair is over, now that former cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott have been ousted from their party.

The Prime Minister is acknowledging the internal strife within his Liberal government, telling a group of young women that politics is often about reconciling opposite perspectives and differences of opinion.

But about 48 of the young would-be MPs taking part in the Daughters of the Vote event on the floor of the House of Commons didn't want to hear it, turning their backs on the prime minister as he spoke.

Trudeau was addressing 338 young women who are taking part in the program, which encourages young women to get involved in politics, some of whom have already used their social media feeds to register their displeasure with the prime minister.

The move has fuelled accusations that the Liberals have abandoned their 2015 campaign commitments to Indigenous reconciliation and gender equality.

The SNC controversy has engulfed the government for nearly two months following Wilson-Raybould's allegations that as attorney general, she was improperly pressured by the Prime Minister's Office to intervene in criminal proceedings against the Montreal-based engineering giant.

Guest: Alise Mills

Senior Associate at Sussex Strategy

Guest: Maria Dobrinskaya

BC Director, Broadbent Institute

Former co-chair of Vision Vancouver

 

Chapter 3

#ReallyHateLitter: Mayor of Coquitlam calls out litterbugs on social media

The Mayor of Coquitlam is serious about keeping the city clean - and he wants litterbugs to know he’s on the lookout.

Mayor Richard Stewart took to Social Media yesterday after he watched a vehicle throw a bag of fast food garbage out the window right in front of him. He identified the car, and sent a message out to the driver. He said: “I will drop off your garbage and your full license plate number with Bylaw Enforcement; you can pick it up there, or they can deliver it to your home address (though they might have some paperwork for you.)”

Coquitlam is well-known for their hard stance on garbage: they cracked down when they introduced heftier fines for littering, graffiti and illegal dumping two years ago. The litterbug that Richard Stewart identified yesterday could be facing a fine of 250$.

City clerks across the Greater Vancouver Area commended the move: among them was Melissa De Genova, a Vancouver City Councillor representing the NPA.

Guest: Melissa De Genova

Vancouver City Councillor representing the NPA

 

Chapter 4

Green Shirt Day: what organ donation means for those who receive a transplant

This Saturday marks one year since the crash that involved the Humboldt Broncos hockey team.

Logan Boulet was one of the players who died in the crash. Before his death, the 21-year-old decided to become an organ donor.  Six organ recipients benefited from that decision.

April 7th will mark the inaugural Green Shirt Day. It’s a national movement that seeks to inspire Canadians to talk to their families and register as organ donors. It also intends to honour, remember and recognize all the victims and families of the tragic crash.

We wanted to have that conversation on the air now - and we wanted to talk about what organ donation means for those who receive a transplant.

Before we came on-air I spoke with Bet Tuason. He received a kidney transplant last year, and he told us what one person’s decision to become an organ donor has changed his life.

Guest: Bet Tuason

Received a kidney transplant last year; advocate for better transport services for transplant patients

 

Chapter 5

Justin Trudeau on the defensive, a day after expelling Wilson-Raybould and Philpott

That was Andrew Scheer in the House of Commons during the past hour, confronting Justin Trudeau on the removal of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Dr Jane Philpott from the Liberal caucus.

The Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on the defensive today, on the day after he expelled Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott from the federal Liberal caucus. He says the bonds of trust are broken with their fellow MPs over the government's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair.

Guest: Sheila Copps

Former Cabinet Minister & Deputy Prime Minister of Canada

 

Chapter 6

Renewed plea for public’s help on the 10th anniversary of Wendy Ladner-Beaudry’s murder

Wendy Ladner-Beaudry was found dead in Vancouver's Pacific Spirit Park on April 3, 2009. A decade later, police still haven't announced a break in the case, with no suspect, no motive, and no known witnesses.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the RCMP Major Crimes Unit at 778-290-5291, or, if they wish to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Guest: Peter Ladner

Brother of Wendy Ladner-Beaudry

 

Chapter 7

Brunei's crackdown on homosexuality: Why  is the Kingdom implementing draconian Sharia law?

New Islamic laws are taking effect in Brunei today, punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death.

It’s triggered an outcry from countries, civil rights groups, and celebrities far beyond the tiny Southeast Asian nation's shores.

The penalties were provided for under new sections of Brunei's Sharia Penal Code, instituted in 2014 to bolster the influence of Islam in the oil-rich monarchy of around 430,000 people, two-thirds of whom are Muslim.

Even before 2014, homosexuality was already punishable by a jail term of up to 10 years. But under the new laws, those found guilty of gay sex could be stoned to death. Adulterers risk death by stoning too, while thieves face amputation of a right hand on their first offence and a left foot on their second.

Guest: Bridget Welsh

Associate Professor of Political Science at John Cabot University in Rome

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: Jody Wilson-Raybould has been removed from the Liberal Party caucus. What should she do next? #cdnpoli

Run as an independent
Join Conservatives
Join NDP
Quit politics altogether

 

Chapter 2

Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott are out of the Liberal Party caucus

The Trudeau Liberals are hoping the worst of the SNC-Lavalin affair is over, now that former cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott have been ousted from their party.

The Prime Minister is acknowledging the internal strife within his Liberal government, telling a group of young women that politics is often about reconciling opposite perspectives and differences of opinion.

But about 48 of the young would-be MPs taking part in the Daughters of the Vote event on the floor of the House of Commons didn't want to hear it, turning their backs on the prime minister as he spoke.

Trudeau was addressing 338 young women who are taking part in the program, which encourages young women to get involved in politics, some of whom have already used their social media feeds to register their displeasure with the prime minister.

The move has fuelled accusations that the Liberals have abandoned their 2015 campaign commitments to Indigenous reconciliation and gender equality.

The SNC controversy has engulfed the government for nearly two months following Wilson-Raybould's allegations that as attorney general, she was improperly pressured by the Prime Minister's Office to intervene in criminal proceedings against the Montreal-based engineering giant.

Guest: Alise Mills

Senior Associate at Sussex Strategy

Guest: Maria Dobrinskaya

BC Director, Broadbent Institute

Former co-chair of Vision Vancouver

 

Chapter 3

#ReallyHateLitter: Mayor of Coquitlam calls out litterbugs on social media

The Mayor of Coquitlam is serious about keeping the city clean - and he wants litterbugs to know he’s on the lookout.

Mayor Richard Stewart took to Social Media yesterday after he watched a vehicle throw a bag of fast food garbage out the window right in front of him. He identified the car, and sent a message out to the driver. He said: “I will drop off your garbage and your full license plate number with Bylaw Enforcement; you can pick it up there, or they can deliver it to your home address (though they might have some paperwork for you.)”

Coquitlam is well-known for their hard stance on garbage: they cracked down when they introduced heftier fines for littering, graffiti and illegal dumping two years ago. The litterbug that Richard Stewart identified yesterday could be facing a fine of 250$.

City clerks across the Greater Vancouver Area commended the move: among them was Melissa De Genova, a Vancouver City Councillor representing the NPA.

Guest: Melissa De Genova

Vancouver City Councillor representing the NPA

 

Chapter 4

Green Shirt Day: what organ donation means for those who receive a transplant

This Saturday marks one year since the crash that involved the Humboldt Broncos hockey team.

Logan Boulet was one of the players who died in the crash. Before his death, the 21-year-old decided to become an organ donor.  Six organ recipients benefited from that decision.

April 7th will mark the inaugural Green Shirt Day. It’s a national movement that seeks to inspire Canadians to talk to their families and register as organ donors. It also intends to honour, remember and recognize all the victims and families of the tragic crash.

We wanted to have that conversation on the air now - and we wanted to talk about what organ donation means for those who receive a transplant.

Before we came on-air I spoke with Bet Tuason. He received a kidney transplant last year, and he told us what one person’s decision to become an organ donor has changed his life.

Guest: Bet Tuason

Received a kidney transplant last year; advocate for better transport services for transplant patients

 

Chapter 5

Justin Trudeau on the defensive, a day after expelling Wilson-Raybould and Philpott

That was Andrew Scheer in the House of Commons during the past hour, confronting Justin Trudeau on the removal of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Dr Jane Philpott from the Liberal caucus.

The Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on the defensive today, on the day after he expelled Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott from the federal Liberal caucus. He says the bonds of trust are broken with their fellow MPs over the government's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair.

Guest: Sheila Copps

Former Cabinet Minister & Deputy Prime Minister of Canada

 

Chapter 6

Renewed plea for public’s help on the 10th anniversary of Wendy Ladner-Beaudry’s murder

Wendy Ladner-Beaudry was found dead in Vancouver's Pacific Spirit Park on April 3, 2009. A decade later, police still haven't announced a break in the case, with no suspect, no motive, and no known witnesses.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the RCMP Major Crimes Unit at 778-290-5291, or, if they wish to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Guest: Peter Ladner

Brother of Wendy Ladner-Beaudry

 

Chapter 7

Brunei's crackdown on homosexuality: Why  is the Kingdom implementing draconian Sharia law?

New Islamic laws are taking effect in Brunei today, punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death.

It’s triggered an outcry from countries, civil rights groups, and celebrities far beyond the tiny Southeast Asian nation's shores.

The penalties were provided for under new sections of Brunei's Sharia Penal Code, instituted in 2014 to bolster the influence of Islam in the oil-rich monarchy of around 430,000 people, two-thirds of whom are Muslim.

Even before 2014, homosexuality was already punishable by a jail term of up to 10 years. But under the new laws, those found guilty of gay sex could be stoned to death. Adulterers risk death by stoning too, while thieves face amputation of a right hand on their first offence and a left foot on their second.

Guest: Bridget Welsh

Associate Professor of Political Science at John Cabot University in Rome