Full Show: Why are we here?, The carbon tax debate & Being forgotten while seeking cancer treatment

Seg 1: Why are we here? What's the point of existence? On the 'big questions' of meaning and purpose, Western thought has been dominated by the dichotomy of traditional religion and secular atheism. Guest: Dr. Philip Goff, Professor of Philosophy at Durham University and Author of “Why? The Purpose of the Universe” Seg 2: After talking to a guest who befriended a crow, we were bombarded with emails about other peoples experiences with the black bird! Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: Premier David Eby is an outlier when it comes to the carbon tax relief that other Premiers are talking about. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: A carbon tax is a policy tool aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by placing a price on carbon emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels.  Guest: Dr. Kathryn Harrison, Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia Seg 5: Are you someone that jumps on board with the latest health trends? Show contributor Scott Shantz has been dipping his toes into one of the recent big ones, but are the benefits all that they really claim to be? Guest: Dr. Stephen S Cheung, Professor and Senior research fellow at Brock University department of Kinesiology & Kelli King, University of Ottawa Department of Human Kinetics Seg 6: The Liberals and the Bloc Québécois rejected a motion to extend a carbon tax exemption to all home heating forms, proposed by Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre. The motion was non-binding and aimed at preventing regional favoritism. Guest: Kevin Falcon, Leader of the Opposition for BC United Seg 7: B.C. Premier David Eby expressed deep concern at the release of a known sex offender who targeted children and managed to escape supervision.  Guest: Bill Graveland, National Correspondent for The Canadian Press Seg 8: After telling our guest she was a priority and they’d get her in for treatment in 1-2 weeks. The referral was never made. Kristin ended up having to go to the US to receive her cancer treatment.  Guest: Kristin Logan, Cancer patient lost faith in BC’s health care system saying Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices