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Senator Hugh Segal discusses his new book The Right Balance: Canada’s Conservative Tradition (Douglas & McIntyre, 2011), with Joseph Planta.
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BY JOHN TWIGG: It’s apparent from examining the entrails of Premier-designate Christy Clark’s narrow win of the B.C. Liberal Party leadership contest that she won because she became seen as the one most likely to be able to defeat the New Democratic Party opponents in the next provincial election, but there is no guarantee she will be able to do so.
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John Twigg talks BC politics after Christy Clark is elected the new leader of the BC Liberals and the new premier, the BC NDP leadership race and more, with Joseph Planta.
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The bestselling author and marketing consultant Bruce Philp discusses his new book Consumer Republic: Using Brands to Get What You Want, Make Corporations Behave, and Maybe Even Save the World (McClelland & Stewart, 2011), with Joseph Planta.
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The Vancouver Courier columnist Mark Hasiuk talks about Vancouver issues, politics, the proposed casino, faith and more, with Joseph Planta.
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On the 25th anniversary of the People’s Power Revolution in the Philippines, the award winning foreign correspondent and executive vice president and editor-at-large of the San Francisco Chronicle Phil Bronstein discusses covering the Philippines from the assassination of Ninoy Aquino to the ouster of the Marcos regime, and the installation of Corazon Aquino, with Joseph Planta; as well, the contemporary revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya are compared.
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The author Tim Ward discusses the reissuing of his bestselling memoir, What the Buddha Never Taught (Thomas Allen Publishers, 2010), Buddhism, faith, and more, with Joseph Planta.
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The freelance editor and a member of the Freedom of Expression Committee of the Book and Periodical Council Franklin Carter discusses Freedom to Read Week, with Joseph Planta.
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The author Andrew Pyper discusses friendship, secrets, ghosts and the other themes in his new book, The Guardians (Doubleday, 2011), with Joseph Planta.
The Commentary »
VANCOUVER – The latest quandary is whether to keep or throw out (actually, recycle) the several thousand magazines I’ve socked away over the last decade and a half.
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The author of Wearing the Green Beret: A Canadian with the Royal Marine Commandos, Jake Olafsen, a former marine commando, discusses his new book with Joseph Planta; as well he discusses his decision to leave the Canadian Forces reserve for the Royal Marines, and his time in Afghanistan, where he completed two tours of duty, and more.
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The well-known motivational speaker and bestselling author Lucinda Bassett discusses her new book The Solution: Conquer Your Fear, Control Your Future (Sterling, 2011), with Joseph Planta, sharing tips on how to combat stress and anxiety.
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The broadcaster David Berner discusses his new self-titled weekly television program on Shaw TV Community channel 4, with Joseph Planta.
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The critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author Tom Rachman discusses his much talked about debut novel, The Imperfectionists (Anchor, 2010), which has just been published in softcover, with Joseph Planta; they also discuss journalism, newspapers, writing, and Vancouver, where he grew up.
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Bob Kronbauer, the managing editor and executive director of VancouverIsAwesome.com, discusses the website he created, which regularly articulates why Vancouver is great, with Joseph Planta; they discuss the non-profit model of the website, what and who is covered, and what to expect in the future.
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