There was alot of anger towards the government after implementing the home buyers tax & a lot was from the development community.  

Guest: Mike Hager - Globe and Mail Reporter

Are you having trouble paying your rent?  Maybe an emergency medical bill, or car payment has hit you and you are out of cash.  We learn today what a rental bank is and how you can use them to get quick cash to keep your rent cheques flowing.

Guest: David Young - CEO of Sources Community Resources Society

Funeral homes in the lower mainland are being asked to carry Naloxone as a precautionary measure.  Valerie Martell with Martin Brothers Funeral Chapel in Vancouver says a letter was sent to funeral parlors from the B.C. Funeral Association last month.

Topics on the Show:

- Are political fundraisers influencing our Prime Minister?  He doesn't seem to think so.

-MADD reacts to new marijuana recommendations.

- What are Rental Banks?

With temperatures continuing at below zero around the region, there are fears for the homeless who will be caught out in the cold.  Maple Ridge is looking at a wind chill of -18 this week.  Maple Ridge Mayor Nicole Read says the existing shelters can take in 40 people but says that’s not going to be enough to cover everyone who needs it.

CBS News has learned the U.S. is likely to impose sanctions on the leaders of Russia's largest intelligence agency. A senior administration official says the U.S. has "high confidence" that Russia's main intelligence directorate conducted the hacking to try and help elect Donald Trump.

Talking about comments made by NDP leader John Horgan, who once again seems to be wriggling in his opposition to the pipeline.  Is he suggesting there are ways he would support the pipeline? Of course he steers away from that question! The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

A teacher has been dismissed because they expressed an opinion about abortion in front of their students.  This has lead to protests and a call for an investigation.  Why are people worked up over this when both sides of the story have yet to come to light?

Guest: Brian Vincent - Protestor

With cold weather, snow and ice hitting Vancouver over the last couple weeks it has caused a lot of problems on the Alex Fraser Bridge.  Ice bombs have been captured on video falling from the bridge.  Why was the ice-bomb situation not considered in its planning?

Guest: Allan Russell - President & CEO at McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd.

Facebook is launching the ‘Parent's Portal’ today… so what is it?

Guest: Kevin Chan - Head of Public Policy at Facebook Canada