In what may have been a preview of B.C.’s next provincial election campaign, voters got a chance to watch B.C. Premier John Horgan and BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson go head to head in a televised debate for the first time.  The two leaders were facing off over the province’s referendum on electoral reform, which could see B.C. switch from the current first-past-the-post voting system to a system of proportional representation.

Did the BC Liberals play politics with BC Hydro when they were in power? Our guest  speculates that the public utility in BC has managed to keep rate increases ‘low’, but how has it done this when operating costs are so high? Earlier this year, the NDP announced a new review into the effectiveness of operations at BC Hydro, as it struggles under heavy debt.  Retired BC government senior manager Richard McCandless walks us through what the NDP are hoping to uncover.

November 10 is World Science Day for Peace and Development, a day that highlights the significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives.

We mark Remembrance Day on Sunday November 11, with a ceremony and parade at Victory Square. President of the Royal United Services Institute in Vancouver, Honorary Major Cameron Cathcart discusses the 100th anniversary of the end of WW1.