-BC Hydro ratepayers are expected to overpay by billions of dollars for electricity it doesn’t need, due to costly and unnecessary contracts with independent power producers (IPP), according to a new report.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Joe Schalk is a former senior official who says he was sacked by the BC Gaming and Enforcement Branch in December 2014 after sounding the Dirty Money alarm about suspicious cash transactions at BCs casinos.  Joe talks us through what he witnessed during his time at the BCGPEB.

The SNC Lavalin affair is only heating up for PM Justin Trudeau, after the resignation of veterans affairs minister Jody Wilson Raybould.   Now, Indigenous groups claim Trudeau’s legacy of reconciliation is over, with the haphazard way the Jody Wilson Raybould/SNC affair has been handled.

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.

The Legislature scandal was the hot topic as the throne speech was delivered.  The Government says it will work with all parties to restore trust. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

The BC Legislature resumes today - marked by the Throne Speech setting out the year’s political agenda.  Premier John Horgan joined the show to preview what’s to come and talk about how the government can function with all the accusations floating around brought forward by the Speaker.

Joe Schalk is a former senior director of investigations at BC’s Gaming and Policy Enforcement Branch who says he was fired without cause in December 2014, after questioning whether some BC officials turned a blind eye to up to $2 billion being washed through the province’s casinos.  We hear his story on what he saw from inside of the Casino business.

In a bombshell development, former justice minister-turned-veterans affairs minister Jody Wilson Raybould has resigned from the Trudeau cabinet in wake of SNC Lavalin claims.  Could this spell disaster for Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party?

The legislature resumes sitting today! Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin is scheduled to read the traditional speech from the throne shortly after 2 pm this afternoon.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Trudeau is under a lot of fire after allegations that the PMO tried to get the attorney general to intervene in the SNC Lavalin case.  Trudeau has repeatedly said Canada is bound by the rule of law, when talking about the Meng Wanzhou case, so what happened to that sentiment if these allegations turn out to be true?

A Forensic accountant says Canada needs to drastically change the way it tackles complex financial crimes like money laundering, and it’s not just a problem unique to BC.  Provinces across Canada are having a hard time investigating these types of crimes. Why is there a lack of political will to change the way financial crimes are dealt with.

The case of the missing crypto millions stretches from Vancouver to Halifax, to a trailer park in New Brunswick. How did this company become so unravelled and why did people trust Quadriga with their money?

Suspended clerk Craig James and Sgt at Arms Gary Lenz have replied in writing to the accusations from Speaker Darryl Plecas saying pretty much everything they did was approved, allowed under the rules and in some cases encouraged by the Speaker.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Justin Trudeau is in damage control.  The Prime Minister is denying a Globe and Mail report which claims he pressured his then justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson Raybould to intervene in a fraud case levelled at Montreal construction giant SNC Lavalin.  Dealings between governments and SNC Lavalin run deep. Can we trust what Trudeau is telling us?

The “financial dumpster fire” at ICBC is set to get even worse. The corporation is now predicting more than $1.18 billion in losses this year.  Can anything be done to correct the massive imperfections at ICBC?

Sam Cooper’s latest investigation alleged BC officials turned a blind eye while up to $2 billion was washed through this province’s casinos. Cooper has also found a number of whistleblowers who have cast doubt over the validity of the Peter German report.  We talk to David Eby to see if he thinks any prosecution of wrongdoing can be done.

Are public inquiries necessary in order to get to the bottom of why BC is a hotbed for money laundering and illegal activities? David Eby hasn’t ruled one out but the one thing he isn’t looking at is placing blame. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.