Who are the top tweeters of 2017? The list is out, and there are some names you’ll recognize and maybe a few that will make you shake your head. Tim Dickert has the tech report.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says pursuing free trade with China and preserving NAFTA with the U-S and Mexico are part of Canada's international mission to combat the rising tide of populism.

Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent for Global News

Surrey City Council has voted to have staff create what's called a "Multiple Suites Compliance Program", to deal with issues like parking and congestion in neighbourhoods like Clayton Heights, without the residents of over 175 illegal suites being evicted, when rental vacancy rates are at historic lows all across Metro Vancouver.

The RNC has decided to get behind controversial Senate candidate Roy Moore in Alabama after initially withdrawing their support because of the allegations of sexually assaulting a minor. In Mueller news, the special investigation into the Trump campaign has now subpoenaed Deutsche Bank for Trump financial records.

Guest: Daniel Lippman, POLITICO Playbook coauthor

This is Therapy Tuesday - a segment where you submit your personal, work, or family problems and our panel of completely unqualified experts will try to solve them. If you want to submit a question, or if you’d like to give your advice on the problems were discussing, send an email to [email protected] or call the BUZZLINE at 604-331-2899.

Topics on the Show:

Chapter 1:

-North Surrey Minor Football says it is overwhelmed with the response from the football community after its clubhouse was damaged by a fire two weeks ago.  Club President Jean McPherson says all signs point to arson, as the clubhouse was targeted earlier this year.
She says for some, the building was like a second home.

Chapter 2:

-With no end in sight to the opioid crisis, the Vancouver Police Department is asking the City to build a new, safe drug handling facility. The funding request comes amid growing concern over possible exposure to drugs like fentanyl.

Chapter 3:

-The provincial government has given BCLC new powers to impose fines and even to strip a casino’s license.

Chapter 4:

- Niki is back from Boston (highlights include: going to “Cheers” and Harvard University. She shares some “did you know?” facts about Boston, Harvard, and more.

Chapter 5:

-Did you know there is a Federal By-election in South Surrey-White Rock next week?  Voters in Surrey go to the polls this Monday Dec. 11 to select a replacement for former Conservative MP Dianne Watts, who resigned the seat to run for the B.C. Liberal leadership.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 6:

-Who are the top tweeters of 2017?  The list is out, and there are some names you’ll recognize and maybe a few that will make you shake your head.  Tim Dickert has the tech report.

Chapter 7:

-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says pursuing free trade with China and preserving NAFTA with the U-S and Mexico are part of Canada's international mission to combat the rising tide of populism.

Chapter 8:

-Surrey City Council has voted to have staff create what's called a "Multiple Suites Compliance Program", to deal with issues like parking and congestion in neighbourhoods like Clayton Heights, without the residents of over 175 illegal suites being evicted, when rental vacancy rates are at historic lows all across Metro Vancouver.

Chapter 9:

- The RNC has decided to get behind controversial Senate candidate Roy Moore in Alabama after initially withdrawing their support because of the allegations of sexually assaulting a minor. In Mueller news, the special investigation into the Trump campaign has now subpoenaed Deutsche Bank for Trump financial records.

Chapter 10:

- This is Therapy Tuesday - a segment where you submit your personal, work, or family problems and our panel of completely unqualified experts will try to solve them. If you want to submit a question, or if you’d like to give your advice on the problems were discussing, send an email to [email protected] or call the BUZZLINE at 604-331-2899.

President Trump is lashing out at the FBI as the Russia investigation moves closer to the White House. The president used Twitter to attack the bureau's credibility. Fired FBI Director James Comey responded with a quote from his own Capitol Hill testimony earlier this year. CBS' Margaret Brennan reports.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau concluded talks with the Chinese premier in Beijing today but they weren't able to announce the start of formal free trade talks.

Guest: David Akin - Chief Political Correspondent, Global News

This past week, the U-S Supreme Court heard arguments on how much allowance the government should have to private cell phone information - like who people talk to but also where they go, all of which can be tracked on your phone. So this raises the question - how much privacy can we expect in the digital age?

Jon McComb is back in the hosts chair and on the show today we talk SAD, Housing & a little President Trump.