Best Canadian Chamber of Commerce | Business Data Lab Podcasts (2025)

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Full Show: Closing ER's, Fatigue policy problems & Marine epidemic solved 54:02

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Why was the Delta ER forced to close temporarily? Guest: Dylan Kruger, Delta City Councillor Island Health's new fatigue policy is fuelling staff shortages and burnout Guest: Adriane Gear, BC Nurses Union President BC researchers figure out marine epidemic Guest: Alyssa Gehman, researcher and adjunct professor at UBC How to keep kids off smart phon…

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Is real estate no longer a good investment in Canada? 9:24

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Is real estate no longer a good investment in Canada? Guest: Robert McLister, Mortgage Strategist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Why was the Delta ER forced to close temporarily? 9:28

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Why was the Delta ER forced to close temporarily? Guest: Dylan Kruger, Delta City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Does Femicide need to be deemed a special offence? 9:27

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Does Femicide need to be deemed a special offence? Guest: Hilla Kerner, an advocate with Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Is Island Health's new fatigue policy fueling staff shortages and burnout 6:21

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Is Island Health's new fatigue policy fueling staff shortages and burnout Guest: Adriane Gear, BC Nurses Union President Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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How to keep kids off smart phones 9:38

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How to keep kids off smart phones Guest: Lenore Skenazy, President of Let Grow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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View From Victoria: More ER closures 14:29

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View From Victoria: More ER closures Guest: Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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BC researchers figure out marine epidemic 9:39

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BC researchers figure out marine epidemic Guest: Alyssa Gehman, researcher and adjunct professor at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Beyond the Paycheque: Rethinking Economic Security in an Age of Transformation with Tammy Schirle & Jennifer Robson 1:18:11

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Do Canada’s public policies reflect the reality of today’s workers? Many of the social programs Canadians rely on for economic security were designed in and for a very different era. Built around a mid-20th-century vision of work and family life, programs like Employment Insurance, the Canada Pension Plan, and key parts of our tax system still assu…

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Full Show: Tariff talks, Imposter syndrome & The Canadian Tuxedo! 34:02

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How is the Canadian Chamber of Commerce reacting to the new tariffs? Guest: Catherine Fortin LeFaivre, our Senior Vice President, International Policy & Global Partnerships What is imposter Syndrome and how can you overcome it? Guest: Douglas Kruger, International speaker and business author How Bing Crosby and a hotel in Vancouver created the Cana…

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What is imposter Syndrome and how can you overcome it? 9:03

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What is imposter Syndrome and how can you overcome it? Guest: Douglas Kruger, International speaker and business author Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Why does it suck so much when we get Ghosted? 8:32

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Why does it suck so much when we get Ghosted? Guest: Amanda Szczesniak, Doctoral Candidate in Social Psychology, Wayne State University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Exploring local and discovering new places right in your own backyard 9:10

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Exploring local and discovering new places right in your own backyard! Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Producer/Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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How is the Canadian Chamber of Commerce reacting to the new tariffs? 8:51

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How is the Canadian Chamber of Commerce reacting to the new tariffs? Guest: Catherine Fortin LeFaivre, our Senior Vice President, International Policy & Global Partnerships Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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View From Victoria: Grilling ferries & eating donuts 14:54

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View From Victoria: Grilling ferries & eating donuts Guest: Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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How Bing Crosby and a hotel in Vancouver created the Canadian Tuxedo 6:17

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How Bing Crosby and a hotel in Vancouver created the Canadian Tuxedo Guest: Craig Baird, Host of Canadian history EhX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Full Show: Trade deadline day & Healthcare privacy 34:25

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Trade Deadline Day is here Guest: Allison Gifford, President of Clear Strategies Weekly Cecchini Check-In Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Is our healthcare data property of the United States? Guest: Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law What is CRISPR? Guest: Akshay Sharma, Associate Me…

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Kickin' It with the Caps 4:23

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Kickin' It with the Caps Guest: Collin Miller, whitecaps colour commentator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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What is CRISPR? 8:47

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What is CRISPR? Guest: Akshay Sharma, Associate Member Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Is our healthcare data property of the United States? 8:02

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Is our healthcare data property of the United States? Guest: Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Weekly Cecchini Check-In 8:18

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Weekly Cecchini Check-In Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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View From Victoria: Dealers, drugs and safe injection sites 14:06

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View From Victoria: Dealers, drugs and safe injection sites Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Trade Deadline Day is here 8:05

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Trade Deadline Day is here Guest: Allison Gifford, President of Clear Strategies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Full Show: Allowing foreign buyers in BC, School Board Billions & Drowning prevention in BC 53:21

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Should we allow foreign real estate investment back into BC? Guest: Christine Boyle, BC Minister of housing and municipal affairs Why does the Vancouver School Board own 9.5 billion in property? Guest: Preeti Fardikot, Vancouver School Board member Kids are drowning because parents can’t stop looking at their phones Guest: Kimiko Hirakida, Director…

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Should we allow foreign real estate investment back into BC? 10:01

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Should we allow foreign real estate investment back into BC? Guest: Christine Boyle, BC Minister of housing and municipal affairs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Why does the Vancouver School Board own 9.5 billion in property? 9:59

5d ago9:59

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Why does the Vancouver School Board own 9.5 billion in property? Guest: Preeti Fardikot, Vancouver School Board member Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Are your kids stressed at school? It’s likely the environment, and not your kids 9:25

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Are your kids stressed at school? It’s likely the environment, and not your kids Guest: Ludmia Paraslova, Professor and the Founding Director of Graduate Programs in Organizational Psychology at Vanguard University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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What’s safer to ride, an E-Scooter or a bike? 7:05

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What’s safer to ride, an E-Scooter or a bike? Guest: Dr. Henri Vasara, Surgical resident in Helsinki, currently researching e-scooter injuries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Parents need to pay better attention to kids on the water 8:33

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Parents need to pay better attention to kids on the water Guest: Kimiko Hirakida, Director Programs & Services Lifesaving Society BC & Yukon Branch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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View From Victoria: Opposed in Opposition, Thrilled in Government 13:34

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View From Victoria: Opposed in Opposition, Thrilled in Government Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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What is cognitive labor, and why does it affect women more than men? 8:05

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What is cognitive labor, and why does it affect women more than men? Guest: Winny Shen, Associate Professor of Organization Studies Schulich School of Business, York University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Full Show: The BC Ferry problem, Running out of meds & Preparing for an emergency 53:09

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Jobs, Economic Growth, BC Ferries Subsidies Guest: Ravi Khalon, BC Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth Could Canada run out of pain killers? Guest: Mina Tardous, associate professor, drug safety and health services research What do in the event of an earthquake/Tsunami Guest: Jackie Kloosterboer, Disaster preparedness specialist How to control you…

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Extortion is still a problem in Surrey and across the country 8:51

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Extortion is still a problem in Surrey and across the country Guest: Sergeant Tige Pollock, Surrey Police Service Media Relations officer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Jobs, Economic Growth and BC Ferries Subsidies 10:29

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Jobs, Economic Growth and BC Ferries Subsidies Guest: Ravi Khalon, BC Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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What do in the event of an earthquake/Tsunami 8:42

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What do in the event of an earthquake/Tsunami Guest: Jackie Kloosterboer, Disaster preparedness specialist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Why aren’t people saving for retirement? 9:32

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Why aren’t people saving for retirement? Guest: Sam Corcoran, financial advisors for the Co-operators Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Could Canada run out of pain killers? 6:50

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Could Canada run out of pain killers? Guest: Mina Tardous, associate professor, drug safety and health services research Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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View From Victoria: The Premier going all in 13:38

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View From Victoria: The Premier going all in Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Controlling yourself in the face of an emergency 8:39

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Controlling yourself in the face of an emergency Guest: William J McGee, Senior Fellow for Aviation and Travel at the American Economic Liberties Project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Full Show: Softwood Lumber, Lab grown diamonds & Subscribing to cars 53:48

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Will Canada get a deal for softwood lumber Guest: Ravi Parmer, BC Minister of Forests Are lab grown diamonds going to put real diamonds out of business? Guest: Aret Oymakas, owner of Livia Diamonds in Toronto Subscription based car services are coming Guest: Stephanie Brinely, associate director of autointelligence at S&P Global Mobility Is more sa…

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Bard on the Beach is BACK! 8:24

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Bard on the Beach is BACK! Guest: Christopher Gaze, Bard on the Beach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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The Trade deadline with the US is coming up fast 9:05

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The Trade deadline with the US is coming up fast Guest: Ron Stagg, History professor from Toronto Metropolitan University specializing in Canada-US Relations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Will Canada get a deal for softwood lumber 11:07

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Will Canada get a deal for softwood lumber Guest: Ravi Parmer, BC Minister of Forests Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Is more safety in dating apps an invasion of privacy? 7:40

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Is more safety in dating apps an invasion of privacy? Guest: Aaron Minc, Defamation Lawyer specializing in online harassment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Subscription based car services are coming 8:45

8d ago8:45

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Subscription based car services are coming Guest: Stephanie Brinely, Associate Director of Auto Intelligence at S&P Global Mobility Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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View From Victoria: The difference between East/West Ferry subsidies 14:05

8d ago14:05

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View from Victoria: The difference between East/West Ferry subsidies Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Are lab grown diamonds going to put real diamonds out of business? 8:42

8d ago8:42

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Are lab grown diamonds going to put real diamonds out of business? Guest: Aret Oymakas, owner of Livia Diamonds in Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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Full Show: Softwood trade battles, Cost of treatments & Memories and sleep 54:02

9d ago54:02

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US puts duties of softwood lumber Guest: Kim Haakstad, President and CEO, BC council of Forest industries The huge cost of treating rare diseases Guest: Joel Lexchin, Professor emeritus at the York University Faculty of Health where he taught about pharmaceutical policy Does our brain edit our memories when we sleep? Guest: Michal Zokowoski, Profes…

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The science behind making a ball for world cup soccer 9:23

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The science behind making a ball for world cup soccer Guest: John Eric Goff, Physics Professor | Media Expert on Sports Physics | Researcher, University of Puget sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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US puts duties on softwood lumber 9:32

9d ago9:32

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US puts duties on softwood lumber Guest: Kim Haakstad, President and CEO, BC council of Forest industries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Curiouscast

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