On the show tonight we talked midterms, and a lot of it. We talked rhetoric with communications expert and President of POWERGROUP Communications Laura Babcock. We talked morality, with NYU's Arthur Caplan. And we talked polls with CEO of Ipsos, Darrell Bricker. We also touched on a late-breaking story in Canadian politics - Conservative MP Tony Clement has stepped down amid a sextortion scheme. We talked to West Block host Mercedes Stephenson about what it means for the Conservatives, and Canadian politics as a whole.

Daily memo: Canadian common sense

On tonight's show, Stephen Bennet and Charles have a sit-down to talk about what happened to him when he tried to fly off to Cuba for a much-needed, and doctor-mandated vacation. As well, we speak to Sylvia Fuller, a professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia about a trend that's been picked up south of the border - seniors being hired more frequently than teenagers at fast food establishments. Is the trend spreading? Listen to find out.

Are we seeing a move towards seniors being hired in the fast food industry instead of Canada’s youth?

Guest: Sylvia Fuller - Associate Professor, Sociology, UBC

A B.C. man is planning legal action against WestJet, after he says he was kicked off a Cuba-bound flight for sleeping before takeoff.

Stephen Bennett says he took a doctor-prescribed sleeping pill after boarding the plane in Toronto in October.

Guest: Stephen Bennett - B.C. Resident, kicked off WestJet plane

Kris Sims, Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation joins us  to put the Governor General’s expenses in context versus ex PM’s and other countries. As well, a veteran and country music singer is raising awareness about PTSD in his own unique way - Graham Trude stops by the show. And - a group of women in a remote Canadian town came up with a provocative way to fundraise for their local fire hall. You’re not going to want to miss their story.

Former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson came out this afternoon to defend her expenses in the years since she stepped down from her post. Charles isn’t buying it.

Daily memo: Canadian common sense

Liberal strategist and knower-of-all-things Warren Kinsella joins the show. He has the inside track on some new direct that a former Prime Minister is sharing for the very first time.

Guest: Warren Kinsella - Former Liberal strategist, lawyer and author