Bc Today From Cbc Radio British Columbia

Elenore Sturko is defecting to the B.C. Conservatives — the second B.C. United MLA to do so within a week. We discuss the political implications with Rob Shaw, CHEK leglislative reporter, about Sturko's decision, what this means for her, and for Kevin Falcon as his B.C. United party loses another MLA.As summer approaches, we discuss the rising rate of skin cancer in Canada. We hear from Brian “Red” Hamilton, Vancouver Canucks assistant equipment manager, about how a stranger's observation, helped him to get treatment. Our other guest Dr Philippe Lefrancois, Director of Research in the Division of Dermatology at McGill University, joins us to tell us more about the signs.