BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson has asked Conflict of Interest Commissioner Paul Fraser to rule on whether Attorney General David Eby should be allowed to participate in debate around legislation that would restrict union and corporate donations to recall campaigns.  Dermod Travis, the Executive Director of IntegrityBC, is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Amid the uproar over Statistics Canada‘s plan to obtain the sensitive banking data of hundreds of thousands of Canadians without their consent, privacy experts say there is little people can do to verify if their information has been obtained by the national statistical agency.  Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch tells us why Canadians should be concerned about the information the government is collecting. We are also joined by Dr. Teresa Scassa, a Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, who walks us through the legalities of this data collection.

How was your Halloween? Did you get lots of kids trick-or-treating?

It was a good Halloween for the Vancouver Canucks who beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2

But on the topic of banning fireworks? Niki says, give me a break!

In the PR debate, the No side has picked up and endorsement from Glen Clark.  The only question is “Does it matter?” What does it mean in terms of party line support for electoral reform? Global News’s Richard Zussman is here with his take on the day's headlines.

As Statistics Canada plans to build a massive new personal information bank with the real-time financial transaction data of hundreds of thousands of Canadians, Global News has learned the agency has scooped up to 15 years’ worth of credit rating information from a major international credit bureau which could include millions of Canadians.  Global News’ David Akin breaks down what is actually happening with the data.

An update now on a story we've been covering in-depth over the past few years on the program, about the firing of eight workers at the Ministry of Health.  British Columbia's Ombudsperson says the provincial government has addressed most of the recommendations in his report last year but there remains some more work to do on key commitments.  Jay Chalke, British Columbia Ombudsperson joined the show to talk about what still needs to be done to bring this file to a close.

With the current market correction in the stock market, we are seeing the worst October since 2008. We will discuss what has happened and how does this compare to the past history.  This is Making Cents of the Markets with Senior Vice President & Sr. Portfolio Mgr at Raymond James Lori Pinkowski.

John Horgan and Andrew Wilkinson will finally GET IT ON in a TV debate on the proportional representation referendum! Thursday Nov. 8 at 7 pm on CKNW and Global TV.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

A startling report from the World Wildlife Fund shows that Earth’s wildlife population has declined by nearly two-thirds over the course of just four decades.  So what does the world need to do to reverse this trend? James Snider, Vice President of Science, Research, and Innovation at the World Wildlife Fund in Canada, joins the show to talk about where wildlife populations could end up if nothing changes

It's a week to go to the 2018 midterm elections and they mark a turning point, because for the first time, millennials will surpass baby boomers as the largest generation eligible to vote. Eight million young people who were not old enough to vote when Donald Trump was elected, can now legally cast a ballot.  So could the youth vote shape the outcome of the results? Washington Bureau Chief for Global National Jackson Proskow joins the show to run through what a new poll says about the chances of Millennials voting.

A new study by Rice University in Texas has found grief can cause inflammation that can kill. The study examined the impact death had on someone who’s partner had died. How exactly does grief change your body?  Chris Fagundes, Assistant Professor at Rice University, and lead author of the study joins the show to talk about what his study showed the connection between inflammation and grief.

How far would you be willing to go for the entertainment of others? Would you stick hooks in yourself? Put a fork up your nose? Risk getting third-degree burns?  Well, our next guests do all of that and more - and you can see it all for yourself at the PNE. They’re called Sweet Pepper Klopek and the Great Orbax - and together, they’re known as the Monsters of Schlock.

Detectives now believe that new DNA techniques like the ones used to catch the suspect in the Golden State Killer case in the United States could hold the key to identifying the bodies of two young children that were found in Stanley Park in 1953.  CKNW producer, Alan Regan has the latest installment of our Haunted BC series.

In the days leading up to Halloween, we’re checking out true crime, real history, and local ghostly folklore around the province of British Columbia. In this installment, CKNW producer Amir Ali connects the Komagata Maru incident with the murder of an officer involved in the case.

We can confirm that Premier Horgan and BC Liberals leader, Andrew Wilkinson, will take part in a live debate on proportional representation.  It will air on Thursday November 8th, and it will be broadcast at 7pm on CKNW, Global BC, and the CBC. The moderators will be CKNW’s Lynda Steele, and Stephen Quinn.

Guest: Richard Zussman, Global BC Legislative Reporter