The BC leaders' debate lands no knockout punches, Vancouver posts record early turnout, and the mayor's race comes down to two.

Jody Vance and George Affleck on Episode 342:

• The leaders' debate: David Eby, Lorne Doerkson and Emily Lowan, and why nobody landed the big hit.
• Lowan pitches herself as the balance of power, and George's Gordon Wilson lesson from 1991: why not run for premier?
• Ten years in power, so why are the new machines and hospitals only showing up now?
• Big promises, no costing: where would the Conservative cuts come from? George and Jody disagree on whether it matters.
• Governments lose elections, and why there are real savings to find in Victoria.
• Record early turnout in Vancouver, and why southeast Vancouver could decide it.
• Ken Sim versus Pete Fry, a possible 2018 rerun, and could ABC sweep all nine council seats?
• Free Kits Pool: open it when the flowers bloom, close it when the leaves fall, and find the park board candidates at freekitspool.com.
• Surrey, Richmond, West Vancouver, Delta and Langley Township: where the upsets could happen.
• Alberta votes October 19 on whether to start down the road to separation, and what that means for BC.
• A US president polling below George W. Bush, a White House leaning toward Russia, and the November 3 midterms.
• Is the American economy booming? Depends whether you own a business or sit at the kitchen table.

Municipal election day is Saturday, October 17. Provincial election day is October 24.

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