BC Home Sales Trend Toward Ten-Year Average

Guest: Ria Renouf - CKNW Reporter

Starting Jan. 1, couples making a combined income of more than $45,000 will be hit with a $168-a-year increase.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

The deaths of Canadians Robert Hall and John Ridsdel at the hands of the militant group Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines earlier this year were Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s biggest regret of 2016, he told reporters in Ottawa.

Guest: Andy Ellis - recently retired CSIS Assistant Director of Operations and Founder/President at Ellis Global Risk Assessment

As the saga of the Health Ministry Firings case moves slowly forward, the deadline for the government to release papers on the case has come and gone and no documents have been seen.  Why is the government stalling?  What does the government have to hide?

Guest: Gary Caroline - Lawyer representing two of the fired health workers and the sister of a third

Sheila Hamilton from Its Time! Fitness Results is here to makes us happier and healthier!

Topics on the Show:

-Justin Trudeau tells his worst moment of 2016.

-The BC Government denies documents to former health ministry workers.

-Our fitness segment and the holiday weight gain.

A B.C. police department says it’s happy a federal task force on the legalization of marijuana addressed the issue of stoned drivers.  Abbotsford deputy police chief Mike Serr agrees with the federal task force that more research is warranted to determine links between THC levels and traffic accidents.

Meanwhile, advocacy group Mothers Against Drunk Driving is speaking out on preventing cases of “stoned driving.”

John Horgan reacts to the news that one of his mentors, ex-premier Dan Miller,  has broken with him over support for the Kinder Morgan pipeline.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

There is a lot of talk about "Pay to Play" and political party fundraisers these days.  Justin Trudeau says he is lobbied at these events but isn't influenced by the lobbyists.  Is there reason for concern when it comes to access for people who can afford to have the ear of Political Leaders?

Guest: Duff Conacher - Director of GoodOrg.ca Consulting, Co-founder of Democracy Watch, and former U of T Law and U of Ottawa Poly Sci visiting/adjunct professor

The situation in Aleppo has turned ugly once again.

Guest: Clarissa Ward - CNN senior international correspondent