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Are overdoses being undercounted in BC? Guest: Eris Nyx, Co founder of Drug User liberation front BC Wineries have too much Wine! Guest: Jeff Guignard, Wine Growers BC CEO How to maintain healthy habits during the holidays Guest: Kathryn Walton, Assistant Professor of Applied Nutrition & Registered Dietitian, University of Guelph It’s YVR’s busiest season.  How to manage travel this weekend Guest: Stephen Smart, Head of Communications at YVR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weekly Cecchini Check-in for Dec 19, 2025 Every Friday we take a look back at the week in American politics with Global’s Reggie Cecchini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: A sliding population in BC Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why no emergency Alert of Fraser Valley Floods? Guest: Bruce Banman, MLA for Abbotsford south Why haven’t we been able to fix BC Emergency Rooms? Guest: Damien Contandriopoulos, Professor, Associate Director of Graduate Education & Grad Advisor, School of Nursing, University of Victoria What would a cashless Canada look like? Guest: Peter Shawn Taylor, senior feature editor at C2C journal Birth Tourism is on the Rise in Canada Guest: Andrew Griffith, a former director-general at the federal immigration department Libraries are using more E-Books than normal books! Guest: Zoey Peterson, Manager, Digital Services, Vancouver public library Downtown Victoria shop owners are working together to combat street disorder Guest: Jeff Bray, executive director of the Downtown Victoria Business Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The Premier Looks Ahead to 2026 Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Cents of the Markets for Dec 17, 2025 Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski.  Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Major economic projects Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Metro Vancouver Imploding? Guest: Tony Luck, MLA for Fraser-Nicola and the Official Opposition Critic for Municipal Affairs and Local Government Why can’t we get the extortion issue under control? Guest: Galib Bhayani Professor of Criminology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and former Chief Superintendent with the RCMP Why do good people bend and break the rules at work? Guest: Lorne Hartman, behavioural scientist, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Are you prepared for a weather related emergency? Guest: Jason Small, Red Cross Spokesperson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where does BC stand with DRIPA and what should be done next? Guest: Spencer Chandra Herbert, Minister of Indigenous relations and reconciliation Talking to the Emergency Minister Guest: Kelly Greene, bc minister of emergency management Feeling Burnt out?  You might have ‘festive exhaustion’! Guest: Amanda Jewson, sleep expert with over 17 years of experience in the education and sleep consulting industry Is it a good idea to use a “Buy now and pay later” program? Guest: Vivek Astvansh, Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics, McGill Santa Fox 50/50 to help SHARE Family & Community Services Guest: Claire MacLean, Chief Executive Officer, SHARE Family & Community Services Are more MPs going to cross the floor and join the Liberals? Guest: Asa McKercher, Research Chair in Canada-US Relations and Associate Professor in Public Policy and Governance at St. Francis Xavier University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: One party or Two? Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Terror attack in Australia Guest: Avi Benlolo, Founding Chairman and CEO of The Abraham Global Peace Initiative Could David Eby call a spring election? Guest: Stewart Prest, Political Scientist and lecturer at UBC Should Canada Ban Non Disclosure Agreements? Guest: Dr. Julie Macfarlane, Member of the Order of Canada Emerita Distinguished University Professor, University of Windsor Co-Founder of Can’t Buy My Silence Will you need to show your social media if you cross the US border? Guest: Evan Green, Managing Partner, Certified Specialist in Citizenship and Immigration Law at Green and Spiegel Should we ban social media in Canada? Guest: Matt Hatfield, Executive Director of open media, an advocacy group for digital rights, democracy, and freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The problem with extreme politics Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another Conservative MP crosses the floor Guest: Dr. Daniel Béland, Director, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University Aboriginal titles that could set precedent? Guest: Dwight Newman, Law prof; Canada Research Chair in Rights, Communities, and Constitutional Law, University of Saskatchewan Vancouver council rejects move to fast-track social housing Guest: William Azaroff, CEO of non-profit housing provider Brightside, and who is currently seeking OneCity’s mayoral nomination Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weekly Cecchini Check-in with Candice Cole Guest: Candice Cole, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices