Just ahead of 2 by-elections in the province, two events might turn the tides when voters head to the polls.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Indigenous groups, led by the Indigenous Resource Council,  will meet in Calgary today to discuss the possibility of buying the Trans Mountain pipeline.  Is this too ambitious of First Nations or is it within their range of capabilities?

Also Jody Raybould-Wilson became the seventh minister to be appointed to the veterans affairs portfolio since 2010. Is it time for stability and continuity for Veterans?  We talk to Veterans advocate Sean Bruyea for his thoughts on this Cabinet shuffle.

And A new poll shows Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to face increasing pressure to get the Trans Mountain pipeline built and Six in ten Canadians believe the lack of new pipeline capacity equals a ‘crisis’ for the oil and gas industry in this country.  We’ll talk through the numbers with Angus Reed’s Schachi Kurl.

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.

Starting later this week, homeowners in Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, and other communities targeted by the speculation tax will be getting notices in the mail with “clear instructions” on how to apply for an exemption.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Diplomatic tensions between China and Canada have escalated further, with an Abbotsford man sentenced to death this week by a Chinese court for allegedly smuggling drugs.  We talked to an analyst who believes it’s time for Ottawa to expel the Chinese ambassador to Canada in response.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May faces one of her biggest tests. Weeks after postponing a parliamentary vote, her Brexit deal will be voted on by the rest of the British government.  We go to the streets of London to get a sense of how people are feeling ahead of the vote.

The Illusionists are in town with their high-tech touring magic production featuring a whole cast of magicians and illusionists and we were joined in studio by Darcy Oake who is a Winnipeg-born illusionist who rose to international fame as a finalist on Britain’s Got Talent.  We spoke to Darcy about what prompted him to become a magician.

Jody Wilson-Raybould made headlines when she was appointed Canada’s justice minister in 2015.  She is a First nations leader and a first time BC MP which made her demotion the big story from Monday’s federal cabinet shuffle.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continued his cross-country tour in the second town-hall he has hosted in two nights. He’s faced some testy questions in Kamloops a couple nights ago and last night Trudeau’s town hall was no different.

Niki decided she wants to sell her wedding ring now that she’s been divorced...but she needed some advice from our dear listeners.  How do you go about selling such a personal item? We talked our way through the best ways to get the biggest bang for your buck.

Also, In case you missed it, Marijuana is legal in Canada. Even before legalization Vancouver has always been a city known for its Marijuana culture. So moving forward, the potential for Cannabis Tourism has never been greater. Keenan Hall is the founder of ‘The Movement Cannabis Tours’ and believes Vancouver is the best place in the entire world to have a Cannabis experience.

This week in politics ended better than expected! We Started with the showdown and arrests at the LNG Protests that left Politicians running for cover. Initially leaving the response to the RCMP. But Premier John Horgan comes out Wednesday with strong endorsement of the project, defence of company for outreach and securing consent from First Nations. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

We spoke with AG David Eby to get the government's reaction after we learned yesterday in a breaking story from Global Investigative reporter Sam Cooper, the charges in a potential breakthrough in the money laundering probe in B.C. were dropped because of confidential information about an informant being leaked.

According to a study now published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, half of adults who think they have food related allergies actually don’t. Dr. Ruchi Gupta is the lead author of the study and joined the show to tell us if we are actually allergic to the things we think we are.

And, in the summer of last year, a bill was proposed that would essentially give indigenous people exclusive veto rights. Currently in its second reading, the bill is very close to being passed. We spoke with the former Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and talked about what this proposed bill would mean for Canada, and British Columbia energy products going forward.

We’ll also talk about new laws and licenses for flying Drones in Canada and Sheila Hamilton from it’s time fitness drops by to talk about new years health resolutions. That is all coming up on the Jon McComb Show podcast! And don’t forget to catch us live, Monday to Friday, on 980 CKNW.

Yesterday's developments in the pipeline standoff with the Wet'suwet'wen hereditary chiefs must have been an interesting day for John Horgan.  The Premier walked a political tightrope on this file. The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.