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On BIV Today…   In two weeks, Kennedy Stewart will be sworn in as the first independent mayor to lead Vancouver in more than three decades.    The former NDP MP for Burnaby joins the show to discuss his top priorities, how he plans to lead a divided council and the role he wants to play regionally.   Hayley Woodin hosts.

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On BIV Today…    What is the future of the independent dealer? Investment Industry Association of Canada president and CEO Ian Russell weighs in, and shares what changes in the industry will mean for consumers and investors.   Hayley Woodin hosts, see more at https://biv.com/.

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On BIV Today…   It’s a fast-paced world, but quick decisions can hurt leaders, businesses and their cultures. Dan Pontefract, chief envisioner at Telus, discusses his new book, Open to Think: Slow Down, Think Creatively and Make Better Decisions.    Hayley Woodin hosts, see more at https://biv.com/

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BIV reporter and Cannabiz magazine editor Glen Korstrom talks about the first day of cannabis being legalized in Canada.

Later, Peter Klein talks about the problems caused by high drug prices across the country.

Kirk LaPointe hosts, see more at https://biv.com/.

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On BIV Today…   Jason Turcotte, vice-president of development at Cressey Development Group, assesses the housing platforms, promises and policies that have been floated during Vancouver’s municipal election.   BIV’s tech panel tackles Facebook’s hack, Amazon’s wage hike and the demise of Google+.   Kirk LaPointe and Hayley Woodin host, see more on https://biv.com/.

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As the white-hot real estate sector continues to cool in B.C., the team from DBRS (1:31) are in from Toronto to talk about the province’s credit outlook and how the big banks view their mortgage portfolios on the West Coast.

And with just days to go before cannabis legalization, ADP Canada’s Hendrik Steenkamp (10:33) discusses the big gap in expectations between workers and employers surrounding usage in the workplace.

Tyler Orton hosts, see more at https://biv.com/.

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BIV’s editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe discusses a new Public Policy Forum report recommending strategies with Kevin Lynch, vice-chair of BMO Financial Group, former Clerk of the Privy Council, and co-chair of the Forum’s 18-month research initiative for the path forward for Canada.

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Canadians plan to spend more this coming holiday shopping season, according to a new report from PwC. The firm’s national leader of retail, Myles Gooding (1:14), joins the show to discuss what shoppers will be spending their money on, and the different priorities among age groups and genders.

And from the rise of co-working spaces to further declines in affordability for Vancouverites, PwC’s John Bunting (14:23) discusses his firm’s latest report on emerging trends in real estate.

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Kirk LaPointe is joined in conversation by Michael Bidu, founder and CEO of the INTERFACE Health Society, a not-for-profit digital health technology accelerator, to talk about the rapidly growing field and its challenges in achieving its potential.

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From a minimal brick-and-mortar retail presence to supply constraints, Tantalus Labs CEO Dan Sutton (1:02) discusses the biggest challenges facing the cannabis industry a week ahead of legalization.

Then, then BIV tech panel (17:02) discusses concerns over China planting spy chips on Amazon’s and Apple’s servers and why Canada should take notice of the EU’s efforts to regulate Netflix.

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