Seg 1: When it comes to the holiday season, Deloitte Canada is forecasting spending to be down about 11 per cent from last year.
Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi
Seg 2: View From Victoria:
The Premier is going bad cop/good cop on Surrey saying the fight is over and not to waste any money on a court challenge because the City of Surrey will lose. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.
Seg 3: The organizers of the annual Christmas in Williams Park display in the Township of Langley received a letter in mid-September from the municipality stating that they would no longer support the event.
Guest: Barbara Sharp, President of the Christmas in Williams Park Society
Seg 4: U-S President Joe Biden has arrived in Israel, for some high stakes diplomacy. Biden met earlier with the Israeli Prime Minister and Israel’s war cabinet.
Guest: Jeff Semple, Senior Correspondent for Global News National
Seg 5: Why are over a ⅓ of us willing to change jobs in the next year?
Guest: Darryl Wright, People Advisory Services and Talent and Future of Work at Ernst & Young Canada
Seg 6: A once-per-month income assistance payment system significantly impacts drug-related deaths and the overall well-being of people living in poverty in BC. This policy has been in place for decades, leading to several concerning outcomes.
Guest: Dr. Lindsey Richardson, Research Scientist with the BC Centre on Substance Use and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of British Columbia
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