The NDP said give collective bargaining a chance while the BC Liberals demanded intervention and action.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 1:

The competition bureau is recommending policy changes to lower cell phone rates.  But Could it actually happen?

Guest: Anthony Durocher, Deputy Commissioner, Competition Promotion Branch.

Chapter 2:

Vancouver City Council is receiving a report from staff on the results of the Empty Homes Tax which indicates the tax is working generally as intended, and there’s no urgent need for systemic changes.

Guest: CFO Patrice Impey, Chief Financial Officer at the City of Vancouver

Chapter 3:

It's Pigeons and Politics after a review was ordered on a bylaw that was pushed by a Councillor with a personal connection to the wanted change.

The good news is that the two sides are moving back to the bargaining table to discuss and negotiate what commuters are hoping is an end to the strike action.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 1:

Newly leaked documents are revealing the full scope of detention centres designed to assimilate minority groups in China.

Guest: Stephanie Carvin, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University

Chapter 2:

It’s been weeks since the announcement that an 8 lane “tube” tunnel had been chosen to replace the current Massey Tunnel, but the details are still scarce.

Guest: Lois Jackson, Delta City Councillor

Chapter 3:

With a full transit service shutdown looming this week, concerns are growing for students, commuters, and especially people who rely on homecare. 

Guest: Arthur Orsini, Healthy Transportation Lead, Employee Wellness, Vancouver Coastal Health

Chapter 4:

The lack of rental housing is one of the problems in Metro Vancouver that just won’t go away, but Coquitlam appears to be doing something right.

Guest: Andrew Merrill, Coquitlam's manager of community planning

A breakdown of the NDP Convention on the weekend.  What happened? The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 1:

We dive into the world of hybrid and electric vehicles as a cluster of new releases and announcements were made this week by top car manufacturers.

Guest: Matthew Klippenstein, engineer, founder of Electron Communications

Chapter 2:

As BC Liquor stores introduce a ban on plastic bags, could alternatives actually have more environmental impact than maintaining the status quo?

Guest: Mathy Stanislaus, Circular Economy Fellow at the World Resources Institute

Chapter 3:

We spend a lot of time talking about seismic upgrades and the importance of home disaster kits but what attention goes into actually figuring out what a major earthquake would do to the city?

Guest:  Chika Wat an abe, Lecturer, Social Anthropology, University of Manchester

Chapter 4:

Are some of the largest optical retailers in Canada telling consumers that blue light can damage their eyes, without any scientific evidence, in order to sell people blue light blocking lenses.

Guest: Dr. Michael Nelson, President of the Canadian Association of Optometrists

Surrey’s gang problem is now the subject of a new movie. The film ‘Monster’ is the coming-of-age story of a Surrey teenager who has to face the lure of gang violence.

Guest: Inderveer Sodhi, Founder & CEO of Sodhi Films Inc

David Eby didn’t sound all that confident announcing there is no appeal of the court decision that quashed his bid to cap the use of medical and other experts in ICBC cases.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 1:

District of North Vancouver council voted in favour of a new bylaw that would ban the possession of pet pigeons within the municipality.

Chapter 2:

Is a carbon tax the only way to address climate change?  Or should other options be considered.

Guest: Mark Jaccard, director of the Resource and Environmental Management at Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University.

Chapter 3:

We are remembering John Mann, lead singer of Spirit of the West, who passed away peacefully, surrounded by friends and family in Vancouver.

Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist for Spirit of the West

A raucous meeting at the BC legislature yesterday featuring some great theatrics as the subject of labour disruptions and collective bargaining came up.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.