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Public affairs. Jack Webster’s popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Webster comments on current news stories and his investigations into the administration of justice in BC courts; the RCMP in need of guidelines for high speed chases. Brian Coxford and Webster discuss the case of a 19 year-old woman who was arrested and kept in jail on a failure to appear, which was erroneous. A report on "wasted" hospital beds, that is, the use of acute care beds being used for extended and chronic care patients; care of the aged; includes an interview with Margaret Woodward, Administrator, and Dr. John Fransen, Chief of Staff, both of Surrey Memorial Hospital. Phone in regarding callers' experiences with long term and elder care. Remarks on the United Way report on G.A.I.N. Brian Coxford interviews a former wife batterer. Heart Month; research; Dr. Sidney Katz. Producer Linda Dutka talks about tomorrow's guests.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack talks to John F. Bulloch, founder of Canadian Federation of Independent Business, about how federal politics affect small businesses. Jack reports on acts that are unconstitutional and Brian Coxford reports on the construction of Eagle Ridge Hospital.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack opens with a story about Barry Ackerman, a BC resident sentenced, without trial, to life imprisonment in Thailand for heroin smuggling. Jack interviews Lynette Bateman, Ackerman’s sister; Darlene Paulson, a close friend of Ackerman; and Bob Allan, Ackerman’s lawyer. Next topic is the situation at Mary Hill Hospital and in the studio are the Matron, Margaret Varcoe, and Hal Salway, the facility’s owner and administrator. A change in Ministry of Health policy means shifting long-term patients from Mary Hill Hospital to other facilities.