David and Murray Morrison talk about bankruptcy with an emphasis on how having your own advocate, separate from the bankruptcy trustee (who really works for the creditors, even though you pay him) to guard you from both the system and your own lack of knowledge.

An excellent look at what it means to be in bankruptcy - what pitfalls there may be prior to getting a discharge, and the consequences of not doing things the right way.

Murray acted as David's advocate during the bankruptcy the CRA put David through. He also deals with clients both across Canada and down into the United States.

Murray also speaks of the new "Debtors Assistance Society" which will be the subject of another interview in the near future.

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If you are going to be moving to BC - and why wouldn't you? - David's guest, Christine Louw, is an expert in International Real Estate and the trials and tribulations of moving to BC from other places.

Christine, originally from Holland, came to Canada by way of South Africa after looking at many countries and cities as potential homes for herself and her children.

As a Vancouver Realtor, she looks after people who move to Vancouver from all over the world. "I concentrate on out-of-area buyers"

Dan and David discuss not only US/Canada investments but Dan's handling of other foreign invesments. "Any country not connected with terrorism" is Dan's description of the breadth of this market for his company's specialist investment activities.

Dan is set up on Skype to talk to his clients from these foreign jurisdictions. You can call Dan at CASADAN2 via Skype to save on long distance.

Dan's background with Australia and New Zealand goes back to 1973 when he hitch hiked around the two countries, ending up working as a mucker in a mine in Perth, Australia. As we've found in previous interviews, Dan's background includes quite a bit of work in the mining industry in Canada.

Filing U.S. form 8840 - criteria for NOT filing includes being a US citizen, green card holder or applicant for green card. Bad advice from associations who should know better. $10,000 per year filing penalty liabilities just because of bad advice. Cross border tax and investment is a complex area of expertise. Dan and David have their specialties and few others are as conversant with the problems and potential pitfalls of these two complimentary areas of personal finance.

Seabank Capital can handle not only cross-border clients but also those on either side of the 49th parallel for just their domestic investments. In addition, they can handle foreign investments outside of North America.

"Pesimism Porn" - fear sells - is Dan's take on some of the media coverage of the current financial crisis.

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David decided to interview Richard and discovers all manner things in his background that had not come out previously in their 24+ year friendship.

"I started life as a small child" - and it goes on from there. Growing up with electronics, working for B.C. Telephone Co. and "going walkabout" to New Zealand; returning with a Kiwi wife.

David and Richard give a bit on an insight into what the show is all about and how they came to do it.

Around the World is produced by Richard and run live from David's front room at his home office in North Vancouver. The setting is informal and the topics range from new books and authors to statesmen and on to financial and taxation. David's extensive background and well established interview techniques are refreshing in a host. He has won awards for his television shows and continues in the same vein with this internet TV publication.

Wednesday evenings from 6PM to 9PM the show is live, with telephone call in available free to US/Canada via our 1-866-980-0499 number. Shows are archived and available from the www.david-ingram.com site as well as available to be embedded in guests' and clients' own web sites. It is possible to book for other nights and/or specific times if necessary, however such bookings should be done well in advance so that proper publicity can be given to achieve live audiences.

Interviews are generally about 1 hour long, and may be post-production edited for an additional fee if the client wishes to pull specific segments out for special purposes. Generally the flow of the show is minimally scripted and at this time there is no teleprompter.

For those interested in booking an interview we offer a number of packages. Please contact us for details and to discuss your specific requirements.

David and Chris Delany discuss everything from Chris' new animation company to BC politics and recent political history.

When Bill Vander Zalm started back into politics with the BC Reform Party, Chris started out as communications director and ended up as the president of the party.

Discussion of "aboriginal title" as Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal Premier today) is aiming toward with treaty negotiations including some interesting views on the treaties that are in place. Chris' fascinating insights into the process and David's knowledge of the background and history will give you a new appreciation for the complexities of this subject.

"It's a game, David, like talking to a high school student" is his comment on speaking to one of the band members

This interview is another fascinating look into one of BC's political personalities.

David spent over 2 hours talking to Don Nixdorf, executive director of the BC Chiropractic Association, about topics ranging from the book Sqandering Billions to Don's time working with the Disability Pension Plan.

You'll find Don's insights into our health care systems - both US and Canada - to be right on the money.

Alternatives to traditional medical interventions (surgery, drugs, etc.) have proven both practical and cost effective - why are they not getting better press and more use?

www.sqanderingbillions.net

There's good evidence that Michael Moore's movie, Sicko, was spawned by Michael's receiving Squandering Billions.

Don and David talk about the differences between US and Canadian health care - lots of people losing their homes in the US despite having health care for example, vs. nobody in Canada losing their home for similar reason.

The big picture about hospitals and the fact that emergency services in both countries really are "truly shining" - it is the inefficiencies in the rest of the system that are the problem.

2004 figure for preventable deaths in the health care system was 25,000 in Canada. Compare this burried statistic to the huge hooraw over auto deaths and losing a soldier in Afganastan!

Quality, Performance, Outcomes, Safety - these are the criteria we are not measuring in our health care system.

"It's a turf war" sums it up - Doctors don't want to allow their patients to see the alternatives, even thought they know the procedures are effective.

"We want people to be informed and empowered so they can make their own choice"

Don is also on the Canada Pension Plan Disability Review Board. Don's knowledge of this board and his opinion of how this vital service to the Canadian public works are worth listening to. "I was stunned by the overwhelming commitment of these people to want to serve Canadians..."

Well worth the over 2 hours listening to these two extremely knowledgeable people talk about health care and many other subjects of similar import to Canadians and Americans.

Mari Swingle speaks with David and shows examples from children with a variety of problems, where things like writing and concentration are helped by the use of the neurotherapeutic tools and techniques developed by her father, Paul Swingle.

Some interesting insights into how "the system" pigeon-holes children with one of the eleven different types of developmental and attention deficit problems into a single classification of ADHD (and get them drugged so the teachers/parents can cope with them), when each of these different types is treatable to greater or lesser degree by the appropriate feedback and teaching methods.

The examples of writing skills, both formation of the letters and words and the actual content of the writing, show how much can be done in a few sessions of "brain tuning" or "brain driving"

After the child's brain functions - the frequency and amplitude of the various classes of brain waves are recorded and analyzed (mapped) using EEG equipment - a program of both voluntary and involuntary modification of problem brain activity is begun. Children with brain activities that are outside "normal" (such as higher than normal amplitude Theta waves which indicate lack of concentration,) get light and audio stimulus that cause the brain to moderate or change the relevant waves. Once the child has been brought to the point where they can learn to do this themselves, they are shown how to initiate the changes themselves and learn to control the problems for the long term.

The discussion with David about his own children's sessions and results with Mari show that these techniques are effective.

Paul Swingle is presenting a lecture at the Vancouver public library, main branch, Monday, July 20th, 2009 at 7PM. The lecture is in the Peter Kaye rooms, 350 West Georgia Street, adminssion is free and seating is limited.

David interviews Shoni Field of the BC-STV non-partisan association. Last week we heard former Premier of BC, Bill Vander Zalm tell us why he supports STV.

This week we hear from Shoni, one of the citizens assembly (2 people from every electoral riding in BC)  that, by a majority of 95%, recommended STV be put to the population as a better system than the current "first past the post" electoral system.

Enabling better local representation and giving representatives more power to influence their party's policies, the STV will forever change the political scene if it is passed.