The Christy Clark Show

Podcast The Christy Clark Show.

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MARTIN COLLACOTTFORMER CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SRI LANKA Re: how much does it cost to process refugees in Canada? And we discuss the underlying issue with respect to the Tamil migrants – the degree of accommodation vs. expectation of integration… what do we want our multi- cultural model look like? If you come to Canada, should you be Canadian? PETER ST. JOHNTERRORISM EXPERT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, AUTHOR, “AIR PIRACY, AIRPORT SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: WINNING THE WAR AGAINST HIJACKERS”Re: Security costs – from securing our airports to big events like the 2010 Olympics and the G20. How much are we willing to spend?

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RAFE ESQUITHTEACHER IN LOS ANGELES, AUTHOR, “LIGHTING THEIR FIRES: RAISING EXTRAORDINARY CHILDREN IN A MIXED-UP, MUDDLED-UP, SHOOK-UP WORLD”Re: he’s been called the most interesting and influential teacher in America – we meet Rafe and hear about his innovative teaching methods. What lessons can we all learn about making education the best it can be? DR. BRIAN DAYMEDICAL DIRECTOR, CAMBIE SURGERY CENTRERe: The Canadian Medical Association Journal is calling on provincial governments to publicly fund medications to help Canadians quit smoking. Should governments fund this? Or should smokers pay for it themselves? What about the bigger issue of what government funds when it comes to healthcare – is it up to us to decide that?

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RICHARD WORZELCANADA’S LEADING FUTURIST Re: what’s the future of education?

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CANDICE HOEPPNERMP FOR PORTAGE—LISGAR, INTRODUCED HER PRIVATE MEMBERS BILL TO DISMANTLE THE LONG RUN REGISTRY The future of the federal gun registry. In advance of a vote Sept. 22nd in the House of Commons on whether the registration of long runs should be scrapped, we hear why Candice says the registry has not made Canada safer, it’s not a reliable tool for police and it doesn’t make sense to continue to pay for it. Plus we take your calls, do you agree or disagree? ANDREW WEAVERCANADA RESEARCH CHAIR IN CLIMATE MODELLING AND ANALYSIS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA, WAS LEAD AUTHOR IN THE UN INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE Re: An international panel of scientists says the United Nations committee that studies climate change needs fundamental changes. Representatives of the world’s science academies released a report on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared the 2007 Nobel Prize with Al Gore. Last year, a series of errors embarrassed the authors of the climate report. For example the report erred in how fast the Himalayan glaciers are melting. The InterAcademy Council, a collection of the world’s science academies, said the climate change group overall performs well. The council said, however, it needs an executive director, more openness and regular leadership changes. It also urged stronger enforcement of how it reviews its research.

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TRACE ACRESDIRECTOR OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS & GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS WITH BCAARe: According to a recent article published in Macleans, cell phone bans aren’t making the roads any safer. Do you agree or disagree with cell phone bans while driving – why or why not?ANDRE GEROLYMATOS& INTERNATIONAL SECURITY EXPERTDR.AZIZ KHAKISPOKESPERSON FOR MUSLIM CANADIAN FEDERATIONRe: With three Ottawa men recently arrested on terrorist charges the question on many Canadian’s minds is “How safe are we”? Should we be more concerned with who are neighbors are, and will these recent arrests provoke more racial profiling of the Muslim community?

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AL SAKALAUSKASEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BC EGG MARKETING BOARDROB MARTENSFREE RANGE EGG FARMER FROM THE FRASER VALLEYRe: Are our eggs safe? Are free-range eggs safer and healthier than caged laid eggs? We find out where BC stands in egg production, and if a Salmonella outbreak, like the one affecting the US egg industry, could happen here in Canada.PETER CHOW-WHITEPROFESSOR OF COMMUNICATION IN THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AT SFURe: OH CRAP MY PARENTS JOINED FACEBOOK! A new AOL study released this week says that nearly 30% of Facebook teens want to un-friend and/or avoid friend requests by their parents. In an age of cyber safety, is this a wise move? And will Facebook see a decline in their target market group because of parental interference?NICK OSZINSKICHRISTY CLARK SHOW PRODUCER Re: the World According to Nick! FOCUSED OPEN LINERe: With construction on the #1 highway running for kilometers, more and more drivers are becoming frustrated with congestion. The HOV is becoming a popular place to travel for drivers with multiple occupants but there is debate on how drivers should use this lane. Is it to slowly cruise with multiple occupants, or is it to drive faster than traffic in single occupant lanes? How do you drive in the HOV lane? We take your calls.

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DAVE DIXONRETIRED V-P-D OFFICER & OUTREACH WORKER ON THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE Re: The retired v-p-d officer who helped create the initial list of 31 missing women is echoing the call for a public inquiry. Dave Dixon says there are so many issues that need to be addressed and too much finger-pointing and not enough accountability. FOCUSED OPEN LINE Re: With so many people demanding a public inquiry into the Pickton case do you think we will see one in the near future why or why not? ELLEN WOODSWORTHCITY COUNCILOR WITH COPERe: City Councilor Ellen Woodsworth never voted on renovations to the Mayor’s office, and has been shocked to learn that, while there are empty floors in City Hall, the engineering department has been moved to the Woodward’s building at tax-payers expense. We hear what she has to say from her position on City Council.FOCUSED OPEN LINE – Ban on cell phones in cars?Re: According to a recent article published in Macleans, cell phone bans aren’t making the roads any safer. Do you agree or disagree with cell phone bans while driving – why or why not?

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JOSH DUECKPARALYMPIC SILVER MEDALISTRe: Paralympic silver medalist Josh Dueck will attempt to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORD™ for the most High Fives in 24 hours by an individual, as part of WorkSafeBC’s Raise Your Hand campaign. Over 350,000 B.C. workers, who are between 15 and 24 years old, are at high risk of workplace injury because of their inexperience and reluctance to speak up about safety concerns. We hear from Josh about this unique campaign.LEANNE PHILLIPSON – WEBBNUTRITIONIST AND AUTHOR – SPROUT RIGHTRe: As parents and children prepare to go back to school the stress of packing nutritional lunches that they will eat instead of throw out weigh heavily on the minds of most caregivers. We find out some tips, trick and misconceptions about what should be in lunch boxes.NICK OSZINSKICHRISTY CLARK SHOW PRODUCER Re: the World According to Nick! If you think Vancouver City Council is spending money willy nilly, a small town in the UK just spent 190,000 pounds on a bridge to protect mice from being run over by cars.BLAIR WHITMARSHDEAN OF HUMAN KINETICS AT TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITYSpecialist in Sports PsychologyPAUL BARBERCEO VANCOUVER WHITECAPSRe: The BC Lions are on a losing streak. We discuss the psychology of losing and find out if our “fandom” and love for the home team wanes when there are such loses. How much does winning affect ticket sales and how does losing affect the psychology of the players and their fans?

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DR. SAM GUTMANEMERGENCY-ROOM DOCTOR AT LIONS GATE HOSPITAL, WAS IN CHARGE OF SAFETY AT THE RECENT UFC 115 IN VANCOUVER Re: The Canadian Medical Association is calling for a ban on mixed martial arts in Canada. Delegates at the CMA’s annual meeting voted Wednesday to have the doctors group seek a government ban on the sport. But doctors passed a resolution calling for a ban on MMA “prizefighting,” as opposed to recreational pursuit of the sport.Those in favour of trying to deliver a knockout punch to MMA say the sport puts fighters at risk of severe head trauma and other injuries that could have lifelong effects. They argue that unlike sports like hockey and skiing, the intent of mixed martial arts is to incapacitate one’s opponent. We hear why Sam says his colleagues are misguided about MMA injuries, and that the new wording of this resolution is worse, and is going to put a lot more people at risk because it’s the amateur events where people are getting hurt. FOCUSED OPEN LINE Re: do you support the CMA’s call for a ban on MMA in Canada? HERSCHEL HARDINPRESIDENT, NORTH SHORE SCHIZOPHRENIA SOCIETY Re: We hear why the suicide of a mentally ill North Shore man is prompting a call for more involuntary hospitalizations to prevent similar deaths. Marek Kwapiscewski thought people were trying to kill him and took to living in his car to stay safe, he eventually killed himself 2 years ago. Hershel has a son who suffers from schizophrenia and he says that without involuntary admission his son wouldn’t have gotten back on his feet and he would be dead by now. ALLAN BEDINGFIELDONE OF TYLER’S FRIENDSRe: the search for missing man Tyler Wright continues – we get an update on the efforts.

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KARAN SCHWARTZRACHEL’S MOMTANIS WILKINSONRACHEL’S STEP MOM Re: 14 year old Rachel is facing the possibility of losing the ability to walk if she doesn’t get hip surgery in time. They are looking at a possible wait time of 6 months to a year and a half. We hear Rachel’s story and what Karan and Tanis would like to have happen. CHERYL CARLINECEO OF THE GREATER VANCOUVER FOOD BANK SOCIETYRe: why local food banks need food and donations, even though it’s summertime, we hear why the need is still there. NICK OSZINSKICHRISTY CLARK SHOW PRODUCER Re: the World According to Nick! Nick tells us about a company called “Rest in Vinyl” that makes records out of dead people’s ashes. Would you consider doing this? What songs would you put on your record? PHIL EIDSVIKSPOKESPERSON, BC FISHERIES SURVIVAL COALITION Re: a total of 25 million sockeye salmon are expected to swim up the Fraser River this season — which would make it the largest run since 1913. How does Phil feel about this news? But what about the falling price of salmon, is it even worth it?

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