On The Coast
with Stephen Quinn

The folks out at UBC are looking for cheaper beer prices in their new Student Union Building ......and they're not looking far afield. Jeremy McElroy, the president of the UBC Alma Mater Society, told us the plan is to brew their own ale in the basement of the SUB.

It was revealed today that the BC Cancer Agency has discovered problems with its Hereditary Cancer Program. Dr. Barb McGillivary, the medical director of the Agency, explained.

Stephen spoke to architect Michael Green who wants to build a twenty storey highrise tower here in Vancouver. The hook is he wants to build it out of wood.

 

Have you ever wondered why car prices are so much cheaper in the US as opposed to here in Canada? Well the Senate Finance Committee certainly has. They met today to examine the disparity. Car expert Phil Edmonston weighed in on the whys and wherefores.

Queen Elizabeth became monarch exactly 60 years ago. Today is the beginning of her Diamond Jubilee year. Mariel Grant is an  Associate Professor of History at the University of Victoria. She looked back and forwards at Elizabeth's reign. 

Today at the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry the spotlight was on Mike Connor who investigated Robert Pickton back in 1998 and on lawyer Cameron Ward who has allegations about how evidence is presented. CBC reporter Belle Puri ran through the details.

 

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in China this week to promote trade. He will also use the visit to try and convince the Chinese to back down on their UN support of the embattled Syrian regime. Foreign Affairs watcher David Welch explained why China supports the current regime in Syria and whether Canada has any real influence on this issue.

According to a recent analysis spanking children is linked with long-term adverse consequences. OTC spoke to Joan Durrant who is the co-author of the study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. She's a professor in the Department of Family Social Sciences at the University of Manitoba.

 

Former Vancouver mayor Tom Campbell died today. Cam Cathcart covered the career of "Tom Teriffic" for the CBC in the 60's and 70's.