Why does BC have some of the highest auto insurance rates?  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Commuters have a lot to complain about these days - ICBC just announced intentions for a basic rate increase of 6.4%, the cost of gas is shockingly high...but hey, at least we’re toll free on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges! The BC Minister of Transportation, Claire Trevena, joins us to talk about the woes of drivers in our province.  

Guest: Claire Trevena, Minister of Transportation

HURRICANE IRMA: Peter King is a Florida-based reporter for CBS. As a reporter who lives and has family who will be affected by the storm, he offers a very unique perspective. Peter has been reporting on tropical storms for a long time - how does Hurricane Irma compare?

Guest Peter King, CBS Reporter

Making Cents of The Markets with Lori Pinkowski, Senior Vice President & Sr. Portfolio Mgr at Raymond James.

Lori is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Senior Vice President at Raymond James Ltd, an internationally respected investment firm. She is a founding partner of the Pinkowski-Allen Financial Group, which is one of the top investment teams in the country. She also has more than 14 years’ experience in the investment industry. She studied at BCIT and has earned her Canadian Investment Manager (CIM) and Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI) designations, two of the highest honours in the financial services industry. Lori specializes in conservative wealth management and financial planning and her expertise is in blue-chip Canadian and US stocks, bonds, income trusts, ETFs and managed portfolios.

The Federal Liberal caucus retreat is now underway in Kelowna. It’s believed one of the biggest issues being discussed will be tax reforms that would affect small business.

Guest: Bill Kelly, Midday host at CHML, Hamilton

ICBC is seeking a significant hike in basic auto insurance. The Crown corporation has filed an application with the BC Utilities Commission seeking an increase of 6.4 per cent.  That increase will cost about $57 annually to the average driver.  Richard McCandless runs down the ICBC rate hike figures.

Flyers asking people to keep dogs away from Muslims have popped up in an off-leash park in Pitt Meadows.

Guest: Jeremy Lye, CKNW Reporter

Topics on the Show:

-The B-C Liberals are criticizing the current NDP government after yesterday's announcement that due to Liberal mismanagement, basic ICBC rates are going up 6.4%.

-Flyers asking people to keep dogs away from Muslims have popped up in an off-leash park in Pitt Meadows.

-The Federal Liberal caucus retreat is now underway in Kelowna. It’s believed one of the biggest issues being discussed will be tax reforms that would affect small business.

It's back to school today and this will be the first test of the new "toll free bc".  It also means that police all across the province, like the Mounties in Coquitlam, are urging drivers to slow down in school zones.