Vancouver has a lot of room to grow — upwards.  That’s according to the latest density report from the free-market think tank the Fraser Institute.  Despite being Canada’s densest urban centre, Vancouver ranked 13th among 30 international “peer cities” when it came to density levels, according to the report.

Andrew Weaver has called for an outright ban on foreign buyers.  He says the New Democrats don’t get the problem posed by buyers who are investing and speculating.  The Vancouver Sun’s Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

To solve the problem of package deliveries being stolen from your porch, would you be willing to give up some privacy. Tim Dickert has the tech report.

What are cryptocurrencies?  How do you invest in and use cryptocurrencies like bitcoin?  We delve into the new and interesting technology that surrounds these online currencies.

Guest: Vanbex CEO Kevin Hobbs

It seems like an odd thing to talk about but there is a chance that Jamie Bacon could be out on parole.  Bacon had charges stayed in the case of the Surrey Six murders.

Guest: Vancouver Sun reporter Kim Bolan.

On Monday, as the provincial government discussed the future of ride-hailing in British Columbia, seven illegal ride-hailing services were already up and running around the province.  Five of them were operating in Richmond alone, according to the BC Taxi Association.  When will the government crack down on illegal ride share, introduce legal ride share and get on with it!

Guest: BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver

Is it time to let Children walk to school again?  It seems recently that more and more parents aren’t trusting their children to walk to school or it’s more convenient to drive them, and so the kids aren’t learning about pedestrian safety and aren’t getting the exercise that could help them lead a healthy happy life.

BC Casino’s get rich of large transactions from what are called “Whale Gamblers”.  Most of these gamblers are Asian and the revenue is connected to financial fugitives.  How is the government going to crack down on these bets and clean up the industry?

Guest: Vancouver Sun reporter Sam Cooper

Chapter 1:

-The number of flu cases across Canada continue to surge as a new strain of the flu is being found across the country.

Chapter 2:

-Is the story about racism or mental health?  This question came up on the show because of a woman who went on a racist rant after suffering an episode due to her diagnosis of schizophrenia.  Should the conversation be about racism or mental health?

Chapter 3:

-It emerged during the legislative committee into ride sharing in Vancouver yesterday there are at least five illegal ride sharing companies operating in Richmond, according to the BC Taxi Association. Global BC’s Geoff Hastings attempted to order one

Chapter 4:

-Vancouver has a lot of room to grow — upwards.  That’s according to the latest density report from the free-market think tank the Fraser Institute.  Despite being Canada’s densest urban centre, Vancouver ranked 13th among 30 international “peer cities” when it came to density levels, according to the report.

Chapter 5:

-Andrew Weaver has called for an outright ban on foreign buyers.  He says the New Democrats don’t get the problem posed by buyers who are investing and speculating.  The Vancouver Sun’s Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 6:

-To solve the problem of package deliveries being stolen from your porch, would you be willing to give up some privacy. Tim Dickert has the tech report.

Chapter 7:

-What are cryptocurrencies?  How do you invest in and use cryptocurrencies like bitcoin?

Chapter 8:

-It seems like an odd thing to talk about but there is a chance that Jamie Bacon could be out on parole.  Bacon had charges stayed in the case of the Surrey Six murders.

Chapter 9:

-On Monday, as the provincial government discussed the future of ride-hailing in British Columbia, seven illegal ride-hailing services were already up and running around the province.  Five of them were operating in Richmond alone, according to the BC Taxi Association.

Chapter 10:

-Is it time to let Children walk to school again?  It seems recently that more and more parents aren’t trusting their children to walk to school or it’s more convenient to drive them, and so the kids aren’t learning about pedestrian safety and aren’t getting the exercise that could help them lead a healthy happy life.

Chapter 11:

-BC Casino’s get rich of large transactions from what are called “Whale Gamblers”.  Most of these gamblers are Asian and the revenue is connected to financial fugitives.  How is the government going to crack down on these bets and clean up the industry?

It’s another long mile on the road to ride-hailing services in B.C.  On Monday, MLAs from B.C.’s three major political parties will be in Vancouver to begin hearing expert witnesses and debate concerns around bringing services like Uber to the province.