French language debate done, English debate today; Changes to BC Driving License Testing; New BC ferries vessels won’t be made in BC

April 17, 2025 00:51:22
French language debate done, English debate today; Changes to BC Driving License Testing; New BC ferries vessels won’t be made in BC
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French language debate done, English debate today; Changes to BC Driving License Testing; New BC ferries vessels won’t be made in BC

Apr 17 2025 | 00:51:22

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In today’s News Takeaway with Vijay Saini and Vasu Kumar:

Catch the key updates and political context.

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[00:00:01] Speaker A: And now News Takeaway. [00:00:12] Speaker B: Connect FM 91.5 Days Takeaway segment Good morning Vijay. [00:00:20] Speaker A: Good morning Connect now Connect. [00:00:36] Speaker B: English language 4 to 6pm English language debate okay French language debate primarily of course other important debate Regional K3 Party JDPAME House of Commons Federal election candidates. [00:02:16] Speaker A: Yeah debate French culture affordability the issue cost of living the issue Mark Arni, Barbar Koshish Khadih Galbad Sari tariffs cost of living. [00:03:10] Speaker B: Even Justin Trudono. [00:03:45] Speaker A: Actually can they be Carney is just like Justin. So cost of living. I am not Trudeau. You are not Trudeau. I am not Trudeau. Okay so you are not Trudeau. I am not rude okay main difference Indigenous reconciliation. [00:05:06] Speaker B: Block Quebec was a leader. [00:05:18] Speaker A: Actually I just caught here interprovincial trade barriers at all. [00:06:02] Speaker B: Largely narrative election Jidda shape up Health care was not a theme adhesive English language health care closing statement health care health care important muda line of attacks NDP Conservatives Conservatives working class. [00:07:45] Speaker A: Foreign aid foreign funding mentioned Kita UN RWajd UN the agency middle East Yeah so terrorists that's unacceptable Canadians. [00:08:48] Speaker B: American strawberries. [00:08:57] Speaker A: French language it's logical prime minister for security reasons Official residences they come with chefs Every prime minister gets that compared to that interview. [00:10:03] Speaker B: Canadian beef because that's the best in the world so lighter the way the debate was structured heavy hitting issues even immigration Immigration is a very important matter across the country. Later half of the debate Montreal Canadian the second hour of the debate oh Montreal Canadian Dali game They're not overlaps by the way Montreal Canadiens localized issues to kind of get into the debate language yeah I think. [00:11:28] Speaker A: Overall so iswar is debate the which French debate the which pharmacare the dental care Otherwise he's a francophone. [00:12:14] Speaker B: Ji expression change. [00:13:23] Speaker A: It'S very recent. [00:13:24] Speaker B: It's very recent. You're trying to grin ear to ear. [00:13:50] Speaker A: Don'T frown. [00:14:17] Speaker B: J Ho Bhata attack nay karte Liberals contest that he has to sound very effective chest thumping victory softer statesman like angle with when you have to shift away from your natural energy to a constrained energy especially over 2 hours. [00:15:48] Speaker A: Cost of living affordability natural resources Conservatives so debate so that remains to be seen. [00:16:59] Speaker B: Liberal Party the costed platform Advanced polling JDK Advanced polling Liberal Party the fully costed platform. [00:17:18] Speaker A: Platform is coming soon Natural resources the revenue billion dollar so Markarney platform is coming soon But Jagmeet Singh sounded non committal fully costed platform but it's not costed National Debates Commission leaders Debates commission right leaning otherwise. [00:18:34] Speaker B: Accredited media organizations. [00:18:40] Speaker A: In fact Rebel News to get accredited for this post Debate scrum post debates press conference it was so long why were those outlets allowed? Misinformation to disinformation Flawn Valley media home. [00:20:28] Speaker B: Over the campaign trail conservatives election campaign locally we. [00:21:12] Speaker A: In fact journalists reporters press conferences with Jarna rallies journalists can they be one of the team members. [00:21:29] Speaker B: Questions. [00:21:36] Speaker A: On top of that press conferences follow up question yes you are allowed a question and a follow up question yes. [00:21:52] Speaker B: Under follow up. [00:22:07] Speaker A: And we are the only company which will uphold media freedom. [00:22:11] Speaker B: Party not company. [00:22:15] Speaker A: They operate like companies you know these days all political parties actually WhatsApp in a message US company that's fine no no you're right. [00:22:49] Speaker B: Already bent media freedom to uphold Karandi Galda Dawa Karanti Puri. [00:23:10] Speaker A: Gender from sex point of view can they too ideology driven questions. [00:23:36] Speaker B: Biologically born female biological female Valley categories competitions. [00:24:08] Speaker A: Opinion polls viewpoint pipeline natural resources don't you know my love for opinion polls. [00:25:11] Speaker B: That is not. [00:25:17] Speaker A: And peer poly have doubled down as was expected no social consensus when it's raining it is sunny out. [00:26:34] Speaker B: And that is one issue across the country to the point conservative campaign including ourselves conservative candidates conservative local conservative candidate is programmed which interviewed confirmation that is New Westminster Burnby Millard Lawrence Singh Conservative party nominate Kita sorry I need to say this Jesse Sahota as well OBI program so two conservatives Jesse Sahota from Delta and Hajith Singh from Newton local conservative candidate then that is indie Panchi yeah so. [00:28:14] Speaker A: Provincial election social media candidates oh direct reach out KSCJ Apna message Ikbade effective 3 canal video Banak bullet points the quick graphic Banaki directly Sanjakar Sagnaya. [00:29:20] Speaker B: I think debate the relevance messaging control Karni and Nisokini press conference yeah Social media online news act. [00:29:51] Speaker A: Local candidates. [00:30:51] Speaker B: You'Re so right. [00:30:55] Speaker A: Yeah controlled environment banquet hall which hallways community hall interviews debates so risk coffee campaign directorship. [00:31:41] Speaker B: Especially prior driving experience through the graduated licensing program eligible and that is the Class 5 backlog maybe otherwise sometime in 2020 early 2026 licensing system. [00:33:01] Speaker A: Learner license Milla knowledge test under supervision supervision qualified driver novice license and license restriction period Class 5 license restriction periods distracted driving infraction now Full fledged Class 5 license without any second driving test correction. [00:34:25] Speaker B: Period so to see learner license layer fully licensed driver. [00:34:49] Speaker A: Driving test for Dahwega restriction period driving record are clean class 5 license basically there are second road tester. [00:35:26] Speaker B: Early 2026 graduated licensing program multiple road tests full fledged driving license on the contrary new drivers. [00:36:13] Speaker A: Yes can they wonder what would happen to all those end drivers who have been driving on that license for the last five years or more. So already system license already N license already graduated licensing program Knowledge test. [00:37:38] Speaker B: Test the time on independently. Now turn it. Now let the accelerator go. Yeah. Turn, turn, turn. Keep it going. Keep it going. And then. Yeah. Now straighten the wheels. It was a lucky day, I think. Early July 2004. [00:39:20] Speaker A: Licensing program restriction period at Gita Jayaga Enhanced safety measure requirements protective gear 17 times. Yeah. When should one give up? [00:40:28] Speaker B: Yeah. That's too much. Wow, man. 72 Avenue takes a by street intersection. Take accident 72 Avenue the 100 and 22nd street intersection accident. Delta to Sariwal on the higher traffic block. Thank you for that update Quickly. BC Ferries. No Namiya Ferries. Independent Commissioner replacement Vasia Whatever. Demand any Zada Honey ferries. The Vicho Koivi BC the Chado Canada jurisdictions tax subsidies. [00:43:16] Speaker A: Canadian company. [00:43:31] Speaker B: Right. Other last one JDK bc. [00:43:38] Speaker A: Wow. Spirit of bc The Spirit of Vancouver island island class electric ferries. Salish class ferries. Coastal class ferries. Inspiration Renaissance celebration. So federal election campaign. Local shipyards. [00:44:56] Speaker B: Yes. [00:44:57] Speaker A: So estimate. [00:45:22] Speaker B: British Columbia. Canadian contractor. [00:45:29] Speaker A: Regular listeners Coast Mountain bus company capacity Domestic. [00:45:54] Speaker B: Recently, the last few days. And we were sitting at home. That's all. Private investment, Public investment. The only thing was that was the Canada Line, Skytrain, the Obi Olympics. We could only come up with one. Maybe they constructed a train station in like 36 hours. 60 hours. [00:47:11] Speaker A: Train station. [00:47:14] Speaker B: I have to look this up. It crossed. [00:47:36] Speaker A: Hold on. Multiple studies, technical reasons. [00:48:08] Speaker B: Japan builds train station overnight in six hours between departure of night and morning trains. Yeah. 3D printing advanced Japan Railway West Japan Railway infrastructure development. We're working tomorrow. Kind of working that day too. [00:49:19] Speaker A: I want to meet you. [00:49:45] Speaker B: There are many other compulsions. [00:50:00] Speaker A: International conflicts, Middle east, international relations. International conflicts. Thank you very much. [00:51:03] Speaker B: Have a good rest of the day. They fear person the stage Honey choice for nature Debar Exostai chatter A avenue. Have a good day. [00:51:21] Speaker A: You too, Vijay.

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