The Early Edition from CBC Radio British Columbia (Highlights)

Filling government positions with party insiders. The BC NDP had criticized the Liberals for doing it. Now in government, they have filled at least a dozen high-paying jobs with their own members. We speak with Vancouver Sun reporter Rob Shaw.

Selling non-medicinal marijuana could have different rules in different cities across BC. We speak with SFU criminologist Neil Boyd, who says this is a smart idea from the province, if changes can be implemented in time.

We speak with Former Surrey mayor Dianne Watts, who has officially entered the race to become the leader of the B.C. Liberal Party. This comes after Liberal MLA Sam Sullivan declared his leadership bid last week.

We speak with former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan, who is the first official candidate in the race to lead the BC Liberals.

The BC Utilities Commission's preliminary report on the financial impact of the Site C dam is out. In it, are 73 questions it says B-C Hydro must answer in order to assess the costs. We speak with the Commission's CEO David Morton

Over 200 reported dead after a 7.1 magnitude quake struck Mexico City yesterday. We speak with Vancouverite Jaime Stein and freelancer reporter Dagna Gallinger in Mexico City about the impact, and the aftermath.

We know the federal government will legalize marijuana before next Canada Day, but we don't know much else in the way of details. We speak with solicitor general Mike Farnworth, who met with federal justice minister Jody Wilson Raybould last week.

We speak with Vancouver physician Robert Woollard to find out why he supports Finance Minister Morneau's proposed tax reforms.

We speak with Payam Akhavan, this year's CBC Radio Massey Lecturer on his lecture series In Search of a Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey.

Norman Spector join us as we follow up on the Green Leader's comments that the NDP platform is now 'irrelevant,' because the government needs to share power with the Greens.