The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Wed Mar 6th 2019

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @MikeSmythNews's 🔥 question of the day: BC Liberals leader, Andrew Wilkinson, is again coming under fire, this time for saying the NDP’s interest-free student loans might let students “get carried away” with debt.

Were Wilkinson’s comments about students fair? #bcpoli

Yes! They'll go debt-mad.

No, they know better.

 

 

Chapter 2

Gerry Butts refutes Jody Wilson-Raybould’s account of SNC-Lavalin conversations

Justin Trudeau's former principal secretary says the S-N-C-Lavalin criminal case had nothing to do with the prime minister's decision to move Jody Wilson-Raybould out of her coveted post as justice minister in a mid-January cabinet shuffle.

Gerald Butts is giving the Commons justice committee what he calls a "very different'' version of events than Wilson-Raybould gave the committee last week.

It began when Scott Brison stepped down as Treasury Board President. That meant Jane Philpott was switched over from Indigenous Services and took over in Scott Brison’s old role.

In turn, Trudeau tried and failed to get Jody Wilson-Raybould to take over in Indigenous Services - but that didn’t go down well. In this clip, Gerry Butts gives his version of the events that followed, and you’ll hear him describe how Wilson-Raybould has very unhappy to no longer be Justice Minister.

In this clip, Butts describes the phone conversation between Justin Trudeau and Jody Wilson-Raybould. And just to let you know: he refers to that position as ‘MOJAG’ - that means the Minister of Justice and Attorney General.

Guest: Keith Baldrey

Global’s BC Legislative Bureau Chief

 

Chapter 3

McCallum defends council’s mandate to form a civic police force in Surrey

Despite all the controversy over the last few days, Surrey's mayor says council feels it has the "complete mandate of the majority of voters" to form a civic police force and do away with the RCMP.

The firestorm started Monday with councillor Doug Elford saying he doesn't foresee public consultation, leading opposition councillor Linda Annis to demand a public referendum, and Surrey Board of Trade CEO Anita Huberman to call on the Solicitor General to turn down the whole idea of a civic police force.

Yesterday councillor Jack Hundial, who was elected under McCallum's banner and voted in favor of the move at the first council meeting, said he would not support the move if there was no further public consultation.

Guest: Janet Brown

Global News Senior Reporter

 

Chapter 4

Wilkinson under fire for saying interest-free loans could cause students to “get carried away” with debt

BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson is again coming under fire, this time comments that interest-free student loans might let students "get carried away" with debt.

Guest: Noah Berson

Chair of the Alliance of BC Students

 

Chapter 5

Privy Council clerk: “I made no threats, veiled or otherwise” to Jody Wilson-Raybould

More testimony today at the Commons Justice Committee, on the SNC-Lavalin scandal.

Michael Wernick, clerk of the Privy Council, says he is unapologetic for raising alarms at his first appearance before the committee, where he talked about the heated political rhetoric potentially leading to violence and foreign interference in this year's federal election.

Wernick said he is deeply worried and that the country needs a debate about foreign interference in elections.

On the matter at hand about SNC-Lavalin, he also said he never threatened Jody Wilson-Raybould over her decision-making on the file.

Guest: Anthony Furey

Syndicated columnist for Postmedia

 

Chapter 6

McCallum defends council’s mandate to form a civic police force in Surrey

Despite all the controversy over the last few days, Surrey's mayor says council feels it has the "complete mandate of the majority of voters" to form a civic police force and do away with the RCMP.

The firestorm started Monday with councillor Doug Elford saying he doesn't foresee public consultation, leading opposition councillor Linda Annis to demand a public referendum, and Surrey Board of Trade CEO Anita Huberman to call on the Solicitor General to turn down the whole idea of a civic police force.

Yesterday councillor Jack Hundial, who was elected under McCallum's banner and voted in favor of the move at the first council meeting, said he would not support the move if there was no further public consultation.

Our Janet Brown spoke to Mayor Doug McCallum. He says the public have already had a chance to have their say.

Guest: Kash Heed

Former Public Safety Minister and Former West Vancouver Police Chief

 

Chapter 7

Gerry Butts refutes Jody Wilson-Raybould’s account of SNC-Lavalin conversations

Justin Trudeau's former principal secretary says the S-N-C-Lavalin criminal case had nothing to do with the prime minister's decision to move Jody Wilson-Raybould out of her coveted post as justice minister in a mid-January cabinet shuffle.

Gerald Butts is giving the Commons justice committee what he calls a "very different'' version of events than Wilson-Raybould gave the committee last week.

Gerry Butts told the committee that it was appropriate for Jody Wilson-Raybould to seek out additional legal opinions for two main reasons:

One, because the possibility of deferred prosecution agreements is brand new - it was only added to the Criminal Code in September last year, and

Two, the risk of over 9,000 jobs being lost.

Guest: Laura Babcock

Communications strategist, and President of POWERGROUP Communications

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @MikeSmythNews's 🔥 question of the day: BC Liberals leader, Andrew Wilkinson, is again coming under fire, this time for saying the NDP’s interest-free student loans might let students “get carried away” with debt.

Were Wilkinson’s comments about students fair? #bcpoli

Yes! They'll go debt-mad.
No, they know better.

 

 

Chapter 2

Gerry Butts refutes Jody Wilson-Raybould’s account of SNC-Lavalin conversations

Justin Trudeau's former principal secretary says the S-N-C-Lavalin criminal case had nothing to do with the prime minister's decision to move Jody Wilson-Raybould out of her coveted post as justice minister in a mid-January cabinet shuffle.

Gerald Butts is giving the Commons justice committee what he calls a "very different'' version of events than Wilson-Raybould gave the committee last week.

It began when Scott Brison stepped down as Treasury Board President. That meant Jane Philpott was switched over from Indigenous Services and took over in Scott Brison’s old role.

In turn, Trudeau tried and failed to get Jody Wilson-Raybould to take over in Indigenous Services - but that didn’t go down well. In this clip, Gerry Butts gives his version of the events that followed, and you’ll hear him describe how Wilson-Raybould has very unhappy to no longer be Justice Minister.

In this clip, Butts describes the phone conversation between Justin Trudeau and Jody Wilson-Raybould. And just to let you know: he refers to that position as ‘MOJAG’ - that means the Minister of Justice and Attorney General.

Guest: Keith Baldrey

Global’s BC Legislative Bureau Chief

 

Chapter 3

McCallum defends council’s mandate to form a civic police force in Surrey

Despite all the controversy over the last few days, Surrey's mayor says council feels it has the "complete mandate of the majority of voters" to form a civic police force and do away with the RCMP.

The firestorm started Monday with councillor Doug Elford saying he doesn't foresee public consultation, leading opposition councillor Linda Annis to demand a public referendum, and Surrey Board of Trade CEO Anita Huberman to call on the Solicitor General to turn down the whole idea of a civic police force.

Yesterday councillor Jack Hundial, who was elected under McCallum's banner and voted in favor of the move at the first council meeting, said he would not support the move if there was no further public consultation.

Guest: Janet Brown

Global News Senior Reporter

 

Chapter 4

Wilkinson under fire for saying interest-free loans could cause students to “get carried away” with debt

BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson is again coming under fire, this time comments that interest-free student loans might let students "get carried away" with debt.

Guest: Noah Berson

Chair of the Alliance of BC Students

 

Chapter 5

Privy Council clerk: “I made no threats, veiled or otherwise” to Jody Wilson-Raybould

More testimony today at the Commons Justice Committee, on the SNC-Lavalin scandal.

Michael Wernick, clerk of the Privy Council, says he is unapologetic for raising alarms at his first appearance before the committee, where he talked about the heated political rhetoric potentially leading to violence and foreign interference in this year's federal election.

Wernick said he is deeply worried and that the country needs a debate about foreign interference in elections.

On the matter at hand about SNC-Lavalin, he also said he never threatened Jody Wilson-Raybould over her decision-making on the file.

Guest: Anthony Furey

Syndicated columnist for Postmedia

 

Chapter 6

McCallum defends council’s mandate to form a civic police force in Surrey

Despite all the controversy over the last few days, Surrey's mayor says council feels it has the "complete mandate of the majority of voters" to form a civic police force and do away with the RCMP.

The firestorm started Monday with councillor Doug Elford saying he doesn't foresee public consultation, leading opposition councillor Linda Annis to demand a public referendum, and Surrey Board of Trade CEO Anita Huberman to call on the Solicitor General to turn down the whole idea of a civic police force.

Yesterday councillor Jack Hundial, who was elected under McCallum's banner and voted in favor of the move at the first council meeting, said he would not support the move if there was no further public consultation.

Our Janet Brown spoke to Mayor Doug McCallum. He says the public have already had a chance to have their say.

Guest: Kash Heed

Former Public Safety Minister and Former West Vancouver Police Chief

 

Chapter 7

Gerry Butts refutes Jody Wilson-Raybould’s account of SNC-Lavalin conversations

Justin Trudeau's former principal secretary says the S-N-C-Lavalin criminal case had nothing to do with the prime minister's decision to move Jody Wilson-Raybould out of her coveted post as justice minister in a mid-January cabinet shuffle.

Gerald Butts is giving the Commons justice committee what he calls a "very different'' version of events than Wilson-Raybould gave the committee last week.

Gerry Butts told the committee that it was appropriate for Jody Wilson-Raybould to seek out additional legal opinions for two main reasons:

One, because the possibility of deferred prosecution agreements is brand new - it was only added to the Criminal Code in September last year, and
Two, the risk of over 9,000 jobs being lost.

Guest: Laura Babcock

Communications strategist, and President of POWERGROUP Communications