Mornings with Simi - The Morning Bite
CKNW and Mornings with Simi present The Morning Bite, your essential morning companion. The Morning Bite delivers all the guests, interviews and moments from CKNW's Mornings With Simi.
Episodes
Is the Canadian Military reorganizing for major conflicts?
GUEST: David Perry, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
More on the US’s ban on Canadian booze
GUEST: Barry Appleton, one of North America's leading legal architects of sovereign economic policy, trade law, and investment treaty arbitration
BC Forestry Industry in dire straits?
GUEST: Brian Menzies, Executive Director, Independent Wood Processors Association
BC Lions first ever Tailgate this weekend!!
GUEST: Duane Vienneau, BC Lions President, and Wally Buono (Former Lions Head Coach and Canadian Football Hall of Famer)
David Eby’s Rap Buddy
GUEST: YOUNG POUTINE / Shane Kimber
Canada is launching a new AI literacy initiative
GUEST: Stephanie Enders is a recognized leader in AI adoption and commercialization, serving as the Chief Delivery Officer at Amii. (Alberta Machine Intelligence institute)
Should we change the way nicotine pouches are regulated?
GUEST: Rob Cunningham, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian Cancer Society
Liberal Cabinet Retreat
Guest: Jeff Semple, Senior Correspondent with Global National
The Mayoral Race in Vancouver thins out…
GUEST: William Azaroff, Former Vancouver Mayoral Candidate
More on Trade, Tariffs, and Trump
GUEST: Colin Robertson, A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
No Canadian booze in the USA!
GUEST: Jeff Guinard, President & CEO of Wine Growers British Columbia
Online harms are now the top threat to children in Canada
GUEST: Sara L. Austin Founder & CEO Children First Canada
Parents aren’t happy with the amount of tech in classrooms
GUEST: Alex Olson, Director, Centre for Analytics & AI Engineering
Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, University of Toronto
Trade war: So what happens now?
GUEST: Lachlan Wolfers, Global Head of Indirect Taxes for KPMG
Back to School! Are your kids Anxious?
GUEST: Alyson Schaefer, Family Counsellor and parenting expert
Canada-USA Trade Update
GUEST: Rambod Behboodi is Senior Counsel at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) and one of Canada's leading practitioners in international trade and economic regulation.
Checking in w/Reggie Cecchini in Dallas
Guest: Reggie Checcini, Global News Washington Correspondent
The history of Labour Day
GUEST: Jennifer Whiteside, BC Minister of Labour
Almost $1000 in fines for E Dirt bike after fleeing Police
GUEST: Corporal Mike Kalanj, Burnaby RCMP
The State of BC Politics / LNG and Energy Opportunites
GUEST: Chris Sankey, Senior Advisor to the energy, investment and infrastructure industry. He provides strategic advice and planning to companies engaging Indigenous Communities, Industry and Government
A look back on the past 50 years of the PNE
GUEST: Craig Hodge, Freelance photographer who’s been shooting the PNE for 50 years
The Life of Ken "The Mad Canadian" Carter, a daredevil who tried to jump the St. Lawrence River
GUEST: Craig Baird, Host of Canadian History X
Latest job numbers and what they show
Latest job numbers and what they show
Guest: Adrian Dix, Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions
Should you buy now before tariffs raise prices?
Should you buy now before tariffs raise prices?
Guest: Ian Lee, associate professor at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business in Ottawa
BC Ferries sailings over the long weekend
BC Ferries sailings over the long weekend
Guest: Kit Billings, Communications Advisor, B.C. Ferries
The Weekly Cecchini Check-In: Tariff threats loom like fog over Lake America
The Weekly Cecchini Check-In: Tariff threats loom like fog over Lake America
Guest: Touria Izri, Global National Washington Correspondent
How do Businesses Justify Price hikes
How do Businesses Justify Price hikes
Guest: Hoorsana Damavandi, Assistant Professor of Marketing · Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee
More MLA’s leave BC Conservatives party and Chief of Staff goes too
More MLA’s leave BC Conservatives party and Chief of Staff goes too
Guest: Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
The Mess that is the BC Conservatives
The Mess that is the BC Conservatives
Guest: David Black is a faculty member in the School of Communication and Culture at Royal Roads University
The Bank of Canada held the key rate again, what does it mean?
The Bank of Canada held the key rate again, what does it mean?
Guest: Bryan Yu, Chief Economist at Central 1
Are people no longer retiring from their careers?
Are people no longer retiring from their careers?
Guest: Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, Actuary & Director of Financial Security Research, National Institute on Ageing
How to prepare anxious kids for back to school
How to prepare anxious kids for back to school
Guest: Todd Cunningham, assistant professor, teaching stream in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
BC’s Attorney General wants Big Tech to protect Canadian kids
BC’s Attorney General wants Big Tech to protect Canadian kids
Guest: Niki Sharma, Attorney General of British Columbia
Will A.I harm critical thinking skills in schools?
Will A.I harm critical thinking skills in schools?
Guest: Carole Gordon, president, BC Teachers' Federation
What is the future for Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives?
What is the future for Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives?
Guest: Nelson Wiseman, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto
Could the Big Brothers program disappear amid funding gaps?
Could the Big Brothers program disappear amid funding gaps?
Guest: Valerie Lambert, Executive Director at Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver
How do young Canadians and Conservative Politics mix?
How do young Canadians and Conservative Politics mix?
Guest: Bradley Wood-MacLean, PhD student in Political Science at the University of Toronto
Teresa Wat the latest MLA to leave B.C. Conservative Party
BC groups say tariffs unfairly target BC businesses- want the provincial government to do more
GUEST: Bridgitte Anderson president and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
Job losses in tariffed sectors will have ripple effects on British Columbians
GUEST: Ryan Mitton with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business(the Director of Legislative Affairs for British Columbia at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business)
Little Mountain in the quarter-finals at the Little League World Series!
GUEST: Kelly Ireland, Little Mountain Little League Parent and Coach
Want a unique nightlife experience? Try going somewhere without your phone
GUEST: Max Ward, co-founder of ‘Before the Internet’
The under-the-radar 'epidemic' of underage gambling
GUEST: Harley Redlick, a lawyer, responsible-gambling activist and executive director of the Canadian Addiction Recovery Association
What does this trade war mean for Canada and Canadians?
GUEST: Christopher Ragan, Economics and Policy professor at McGill University
Trump announces auto tariffs on Canada
GUEST: Brian Kingston, President and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association
Canadian airlines prioritize ‘premiumization’ of economy class
GUEST: John Gradek, Faculty lecturer and academic coordinator for Supply Networks and Aviation Management at McGill University, and former Director at Air Canada
Tariff announcement preview
GUEST: Mackenzie Gray, National Reporter with Global National & Global News covering Parliament Hill
Ravi Kahlon is the Province’s new Health Minister. What difference will he make and how will he tackle the hard issues?
GUEST: Ravi Kahlon, B.C’s Minister of Health
Trade talk w/Reggie Cecchini
GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent
What now on the trade front?
GUEST: Julian Karaguesian , Lecturer at McGill University’s Department of Economics.
More tariff/trade talk
GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer, Concordia University
Canada/U.S trade talks fall apart
GUEST: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent
5 cups of coffee a day: good for your heart?
GUEST: Leslie Beck, Toronto-based private practice dietitian, is director of food and nutrition at Medcan
Kickin' it with the Caps!
GUEST: Jesper Sørensen, Head Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps
Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Mill is closing
GUEST: Gavin McGarrigle Unifor Western Regional Director
Weekly Check-In w/Reggie Cecchini
GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News
Stop donating useless items to wildfire evacuees!
GUEST: Joel Patan, Owner / Operator, Patan Heating & Air, opened a free store for wildfire evacuees in B.C.’s Okanagan
Trade Talk with Mackenzie Grey
GUEST: Mackenzie Grey, National Reporter with Global National & Global News covering Parliament Hill
Copper wire theft is a big deal!
GUEST: Claire Rattée is the MLA for Skeena as well as the Official Opposition Critic for Mental Health and Addictions
Magnesium Vs Melatonin… Which is the better sleep aid?
GUEST: Dr. Anita Shelgikar, Professor of Neurology, University of Michigan Medical School, Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship
What else do we know about the trade deal? And how are Canadian businesses feeling about it?
GUEST: Matthew Holmes, Executive Vice President, International and Chief of Public Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Is American booze back on the menu?
GUEST: William Huggins is an Assistant Professor in Finance and Business Economics at the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University
A better way to cool data centres than using all that water…
GUEST: Jeff Punch, Professor, School of Engineering, University of Limerick
More Trade Talk
GUEST: John Boscariol is a partner and co-head of the International Trade and Investment Law Group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP in Toronto
Are the feds repealing EV sales mandates?
GUEST: Brian Kingston is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association
Taco Tuesday? Or Trade deal?
GUEST: Al Mussel, founder, of Agri-Food Economic Systems, Inc, Senior Research Fellow at the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, and Senior fellow at the CD Howe Institute
Is a kid friendly version of Chat GPT a good idea?
GUEST: Leah Plunkett, Executive Director of Harvard Law School Online and Associate Dean of Learning Experience and Innovation
Do we have a trade deal???
GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent
The Black Bears are here! How to stay safe if you encounter one
GUEST: Holly Reisner (she/her) Executive Director, North Shore Black Bear Society
How the trade war could affect local business in Canada
GUEST: Dan Kelly
President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Federation of independent businesses
Does Canada need tax reform?
GUEST: Heather Scofield, CEO of the Canadian Tax Observatory
A US Trade Lawyer helps us understand the American side….
GUEST: Prof Barry Appleton, Co- Director and Distinguished Senior Fellow | Center for International Law, New York Law School
Talking trade with a local dairy farmer
GUEST: Sarah Sache, Board Member, BC Dairy Association & Dairy Farmers of Canada and Canadian Dairy Farmer in Rosedale BC
Books to get you out of your reading slump
GUEST: Brandon Forsyth, Indigo Category Manager
Trade Talk with Reggie Cecchini
GUEST: Reggie Checcini, Global News Washington Correspondent
Summerland residents start to return home
GUEST: Doug Holmes, Mayor of Summerland
Duane Vienneau and Nathan Rourke talk BC Lions Watermelon Smash
Canada trade update: A deal seems unlikely?
GUEST: Wolfgang Alschner is an empirical legal scholar specialized in international economic law and the computational analysis of law
How naming shared values help us in crisis
GUEST: Mel Rutheford, Professor and Department Chair, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University
Trade Talks
GUEST: Mackenzie Grey, National Reporter with Global National
