An interesting development in Surrey as the city's largest Sikh and Hindu temples banded together to write a letter to Solicitor General Mike Farnworth demanding quick approval of Mayor Doug McCallum's plan to get rid of the RCMP.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

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We talk about the implications of getting a divorce over the age of 55 as more and more baby boomers are deciding to split from their partners.

Guest: Diana Isaac, family lawyer at Shulman Law Firm

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There is resistance to a new Surrey Police force but 6 Sikh Gurdawars are encouraging Mayor Doug McCallum to push forward.

Guest: Satish Kumar, President of the Laxmi Larayan Temple

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A new database will make you aware of which corporate companies in Canada have links to the most influential fossil fuel industry players.  But what does this information give Canadians?

Guest: Bill Carroll, Corporate Mapping Project co-director.

“This is Making Cents of the Markets with Financial Advisor, John McLean from Pinkowski Wealth Management at Raymond James. As always if you have any questions you can contact their team at 604-915-LORI or visit pinkowski.ca”

Some big retailers are refusing to share details on profit margins with the BCUC.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

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A new study from Forum Research suggests, almost 90% of Canadians who took a citizenship test, would fail it.  Would You?

Guest: Dr Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research

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22 years after Hong Kong’s sovereignty was handed from the UK to China, hundreds of protesters have taken over Hong Kong’s Legislative Council building, smashing their way through and spray painting the walls.

Guest: President, Canada-Hong Kong Link Gloria Fung

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A pro-Surrey RCMP group who was barred from collecting signatures from the Canada Day event in Surrey.

Guest: Ivan Scott, Keep The RCMP In Surrey campaign

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Is the $30 million, six year contract worth it for the Canucks?  

Guest: Global News Sports Director Squire Barnes

Is the time coming where people will no longer stand for big companies like Facebook and Google finding loopholes to pay less tax?  How much money is being lost to tax loopholes?

Guest: Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa Dr Jennifer Quaid

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Surrey Councillor Brenda Locke is leaving the Safe Surrey Coalition and will stand as an independent.  She explains why she feels she needs to break away from the Mayor’s banner.

Guest: Brenda Locke, Surrey City Councillor

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A paper by Josh Gordon has found a correlation between price to income ratio, and the proportion of their detached houses in which at least one person was a non-resident.

Guest: Assistant professor of public policy at SFU Josh Gordon

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Warren Binford got a chance to conduct interviews with children in Migrant detention centres when she and a group of lawyers visited a facility in Texas.  What were the conditions the children were living in?

Guest: Law professor Warren Binford, University of Willamette.

B.C. Premier John Horgan will meet face-to-face with Alberta counterpart Jason Kenney today for the first time at the Western Premiers Conference in Edmonton.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

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The Chinese embassy has asked Canada to stop exporting meat to China amid claims of forged veterinary certificates.

Guest: Global News Chief Political Correspondent David Akin

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Norman Barwin, a once-revered long-time fertility specialist in Ottawa has had his licence to practice medicine revoked by medical regulators, after he used his own sperm to inseminate at least 11 women struggling to conceive.

Guest: Global Toronto reporter Caryn Lieberman

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The Vancouver Aquarium has dropped its cetacean ban lawsuit against the City of Vancouver and the Park Board, and signed a new 35 year agreement with the board.  It also reaffirmed it’s no longer going to display whales or dolphins in their facility.

Guest: Lasse Gustavsson, CEO and president of Ocean Wise

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We talk about a creature that came from the depths, its tentacles wrapping around an artificial lure in the ‘twilight zone’ deep in the Gulf of Mexico!

Guest: CEO and senior scientist Ocean Research and Conservation Association  Dr Edie Widder

This is Making Cents of the Markets with Senior Vice President & Sr. Portfolio Mgr at Raymond James Lori Pinkowski. As always if you have any questions you can contact her team directly at 604-915-LORI or visit pinkowski.ca.