Ward 13 Coun. Diane Colley-Urquhart has missed the 2018 calendar approval meeting, and the city council vote for the Southwest Bus Rapid Transit project. And she'll be in Antarctica for the upcoming budget deliberations, set to run Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. Peter McCaffrey of the Manning Foundation joins Danielle in-studio.

Dr. Phil Henriksen of the Timberlands Dental Care in Red Deer joins Danielle to discuss the tight financial position the new dental fee guide puts Alberta dentists in, and how it compares to dentists in Ontario.

Topics include, the federal housing strategy, housing as a right, an update on Midfield, the latest NAFTA talks, Diane Colley-Urquhart's absences from city council, and dentists' reaction to the dental fee guide.

The Conference Board of Canada says Alberta and BC will lead the provinces in economic growth this year, with Alberta set to grow by 6.7% this year. We hear from Marie-Christine Bernard about the Conference Board's latest Provincial Outlook.

"Roast Me" is one of the latest internet trends that is rocking the internet. "Roasting" is where a person will put the hashtag #RoastMe on some form of social media, which then gives people a free pass to bash them ruthlessly. Director for Education at Media Smarts, Matthew Johnson joins Danielle to talk on when roasting can become cyberbullying.

FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai wants to repeal existing Net Neutrality laws, allowing American internet service providers to have control over what Americans see and do online. How could that affect web surfers north of the border? Laura Tribe of Open Media joins the show.

Getting an annual checkup with your family doctor is the long-held ideal to keep you at your best health. Dr. James Dickinson, a Calgary doctor, is challenging that axiom and joins the show.

Danielle discusses the Uber accounts hack, Tesla entering the big rigs market, artificial intelligence, and more with Tom Keenan, Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Design at University of Calgary, Author of the best-selling book 'Technocreep', and Research Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Yesterday Canada's auditor general said fixing the Phoenix pay system will take years and more than the $540 million the Liberal government expected to resolve the problem. Marianne Hladun, the Regional Executive Vice-President – Prairies of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, joins Danielle to explain how both the former and current federal governments have a hand in the current debacle.

Topics include the new Conference Board of Canada report, #RoastMe, Net neutrality, the Uber hack, Tesla getting into big rigs, annual doctor checkups, and the Phoenix pay system.