The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Wed Mar 20th 2019

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: Vancouver has dropped points in a review of its dog-friendliness, because of the lack of eateries where dogs are welcomed.

We want to know how you feel. Should restaurants in Vancouver be allowed to host dogs?

Yes, dogs are great!

No, keep them away.

 

Chapter 2

Vancouver drops points in ‘dog-friendly city’ rankings due to lack of available rentals and restaurants

Vancouver is being recognized for being one of the most dog-friendly cities in North America — and number one in Canada. Technobark, a company that reviews the latest innovative dog products and technology, just released its top 10 rankings of dog-friendly cities, and Vancouver clinched the sixth spot on the list.

Guest: Claire Allen

Simi Sara Show Contributor

 

Chapter 3

Trudeau government to create task force to crack down on money laundering

The feds have proposed a federal money laundering task force for 2019 in a bid to crack down on corrupt money flowing through the real estate, trades and casinos in hot zones like Vancouver and Toronto.

Some of the 200 million dollars over the next five years will be used to create the anti-money laundering action and coordination team (or ACE), which aims to bring together agencies including the RCMP and Fintrac to better share information. Will it work or is it just all for show?

Guest: Garry Clement

President and CEO of the Clement Advisory Group

Former National Director of the RCMP’s money laundering program

 

Chapter 4

Will the incentives for first-time home buyers be effective in Vancouver?

The Liberal government is looking to help more Canadians buy their first homes by picking up a portion of their mortgage costs and increasing the amount they can borrow from their retirement savings for a down payment.

The money would go to first-time home buyers applying for insured mortgages. Borrowers would still have to pony up a down payment of at least five per cent of the home purchase price. On top of that, though, they would receive an incentive of up to 10 per cent of the house price, which would lower the amount of their mortgage.

Guest: Professor Andy Yan

Director of Simon Fraser University’s City program

 

Chapter 5

Political theorist David Moscrops asks, ‘are we too dumb for democracy?’

Description:With a general election this Fall, an Alberta election looming, and continued chaos south of the 49th, there’s an important question to ask: are we Too Dumb for Democracy?

At least, that’s what political theorist and regular media commentator David Moscrop is asking in his new  book of the same name, in which he asks why we make irrational political decisions and whether our stone-age brains can process democracy in the information age.

Guest: David Moscrop

Political Scientist at the University of Ottawa

Author of ‘Too Dumb for Democracy?: Why we make bad political decisions and how we can make better ones’

 

Chapter 6

B.C. paramedics say critical staffing shortage affecting ambulance service province-wide

The union representing B.C. paramedics and emergency dispatchers says staffing shortages are at crisis levels and affecting ambulance service province-wide.

The Ambulance Paramedics and Emergency Dispatchers of B.C. say the province is dealing with an unprecedented level of vacant paramedic positions.

On at least one shift last week, the union says, between 25 and 40 paramedic units were out of service throughout the night shift across the Sea to Sky, Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley regions.

Guest: Cameron Eby

Provincial President, Ambulance Paramedics and Emergency Dispatchers of BC

 

Chapter 7

37pc of Canadians experienced tinnitus in the past year

More than nine million Canadians experienced tinnitus in the past year, according to new research by Statistics Canada.

Tinnitus is when you perceive a noise to be happening, but there's no actual sound-producing source that's causing it. In most cases, it's only the person with tinnitus that is picking up on the apparent sound.

Guest: Pamela Ramage-Morin

Senior Analyst for the Health Analysis Division at Statistics Canada

 

Chapter 8

Vancouver Police release warning after local seniors are scammed out of $3.1 million

Vancouver Police are warning about a phone scam, after local seniors lost 3.1 million dollars in five separate cases. VPD Sergeant Jason Robillard says in each case, the fraudster called an elderly person on a landline and pretended to be an employee of a jewelry store or a police officer.

Guest: Carla Davis

Manager for Community and Public Relations with the Better Business Bureau

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: Vancouver has dropped points in a review of its dog-friendliness, because of the lack of eateries where dogs are welcomed.

We want to know how you feel. Should restaurants in Vancouver be allowed to host dogs?

Yes, dogs are great!
No, keep them away.

 

Chapter 2

Vancouver drops points in ‘dog-friendly city’ rankings due to lack of available rentals and restaurants

Vancouver is being recognized for being one of the most dog-friendly cities in North America — and number one in Canada. Technobark, a company that reviews the latest innovative dog products and technology, just released its top 10 rankings of dog-friendly cities, and Vancouver clinched the sixth spot on the list.

Guest: Claire Allen

Simi Sara Show Contributor

 

Chapter 3

Trudeau government to create task force to crack down on money laundering

The feds have proposed a federal money laundering task force for 2019 in a bid to crack down on corrupt money flowing through the real estate, trades and casinos in hot zones like Vancouver and Toronto.

Some of the 200 million dollars over the next five years will be used to create the anti-money laundering action and coordination team (or ACE), which aims to bring together agencies including the RCMP and Fintrac to better share information. Will it work or is it just all for show?

Guest: Garry Clement

President and CEO of the Clement Advisory Group

Former National Director of the RCMP’s money laundering program

 

Chapter 4

Will the incentives for first-time home buyers be effective in Vancouver?

The Liberal government is looking to help more Canadians buy their first homes by picking up a portion of their mortgage costs and increasing the amount they can borrow from their retirement savings for a down payment.

The money would go to first-time home buyers applying for insured mortgages. Borrowers would still have to pony up a down payment of at least five per cent of the home purchase price. On top of that, though, they would receive an incentive of up to 10 per cent of the house price, which would lower the amount of their mortgage.

Guest: Professor Andy Yan

Director of Simon Fraser University’s City program

 

Chapter 5

Political theorist David Moscrops asks, ‘are we too dumb for democracy?’

Description:With a general election this Fall, an Alberta election looming, and continued chaos south of the 49th, there’s an important question to ask: are we Too Dumb for Democracy?

At least, that’s what political theorist and regular media commentator David Moscrop is asking in his new  book of the same name, in which he asks why we make irrational political decisions and whether our stone-age brains can process democracy in the information age.

Guest: David Moscrop

Political Scientist at the University of Ottawa

Author of ‘Too Dumb for Democracy?: Why we make bad political decisions and how we can make better ones’

 

Chapter 6

B.C. paramedics say critical staffing shortage affecting ambulance service province-wide

The union representing B.C. paramedics and emergency dispatchers says staffing shortages are at crisis levels and affecting ambulance service province-wide.

The Ambulance Paramedics and Emergency Dispatchers of B.C. say the province is dealing with an unprecedented level of vacant paramedic positions.

On at least one shift last week, the union says, between 25 and 40 paramedic units were out of service throughout the night shift across the Sea to Sky, Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley regions.

Guest: Cameron Eby

Provincial President, Ambulance Paramedics and Emergency Dispatchers of BC

 

Chapter 7

37pc of Canadians experienced tinnitus in the past year

More than nine million Canadians experienced tinnitus in the past year, according to new research by Statistics Canada.

Tinnitus is when you perceive a noise to be happening, but there's no actual sound-producing source that's causing it. In most cases, it's only the person with tinnitus that is picking up on the apparent sound.

Guest: Pamela Ramage-Morin

Senior Analyst for the Health Analysis Division at Statistics Canada

 

Chapter 8

Vancouver Police release warning after local seniors are scammed out of $3.1 million

Vancouver Police are warning about a phone scam, after local seniors lost 3.1 million dollars in five separate cases. VPD Sergeant Jason Robillard says in each case, the fraudster called an elderly person on a landline and pretended to be an employee of a jewelry store or a police officer.

Guest: Carla Davis

Manager for Community and Public Relations with the Better Business Bureau