(00:17 – 12:51) Canada’s delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change in Montreal this week focuses on the role of the federal government. A recent report by the David Suzuki Foundation assesses what is being done at the provincial and territorial levels to make progress on meeting Canada’s commitments. Dale Marshall is author of the report.

(12:52 - 23:35) Vancouver playwright Aaron Bushkowsky thinks Vancouver has traded in its soul for a mess of high-end condos. In the play "Soulless", written in 2002 and playing at the Frederic Wood Theatre at UBC until December 3, Bushkowsky explores what happens to a city when views take precedence over community and a sense of history. Laura Lamb reviews the production.