The Jon McComb Show

Full Episode: Trudeau Break Rules, Foreign Ownership Numbers & Legal Marijuana


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Topics on the Show:

Chapter 1:

-Simi Sara is in for Jon McComb this morning, and as Gord reports, you need to change your password and make it safer!  Is cyber security going to be the new “new year resolution” for people?

Chapter 2:

-As 2017 comes to a close, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his embattled finance minister insisting that he told Bill Morneau to “tell the truth” over a series of ethics-related controversies.

Chapter 3:

-A verdict will come down in the case of former Mountie Tim Shield’s, related to charges of sexual assault.

Chapter 4:

-Stats Canada has its first take on foreign ownership in the province, and the reaction is mixed.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 5:

-It’s a bit of a Star Wars theme in the tech report today, but nothing to do with the movie!  Go into the Void with Tim Dickert in this edition of the Tech Report.

Chapter 6:

-The Issue of marijuana legalization has a couple of questions looming over it this morning as debates are going on between recreational and medicinal uses, as well as the actual date that legalization will commence.

Chapter 7:

-Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski

Chapter 8:

-A Former assistant to Harvey Weinstein has given an interview where she tells her own story about the conduct of her former employee and the games that were played within the organization to make sure no negative press got out against the company.

Chapter 9:

-Homeless Shelters are nearing capacity across Vancouver and the Lower Mainland which is prompting temporary warming shelters for people in need.

Chapter 10:

-Federal ethics commissioner Mary Dawson has ruled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated conflict of interest rules, when he vacationed last Christmas at the private Bahamian island owned by the Aga Khan.

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