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Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack broadcasts a recorded interview with environmentalist Paul Watson. Then he is in the studio with Dr. George Pedersen, President of Simon Fraser University, and Dr. Gordon Shrum, for a discussion on post-secondary institutions and the 15th birthday of SFU. Chief of Vancouver Police Don Winterton announces his impending retirement via phone call. Steve Wyatt reports on Vancouver’s organized crime and Chinese gangs.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack starts off the show with his predictions for the new year. He speaks to Grace McCarthy, Minister of Human Resources, and Gordon Shrum about Pier BC. Barry Downes, architect, shows a scale model of the proposed convention centre to Gordon and Jack. Stephen Rogers, Minister of Environment, talks to Jack about the recent flooding in southwestern BC, Hope, Hatzic, Pemberton, Squamish and the Cowichan Valley, with $13 million damage. They discuss building on flood plains, as well as plans for rebuilding and financial aid for victims.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Note: Opening sequence not recorded. Jack visits laid-off BC Hydro apprentices who are losing their chance to finish their training and obtain their journeyman tickets. Jack talks on the phone with Bob McClelland, Labour Minister, about the laid-off apprentices and job training. Jack is on the phone with Benno Friesen, Surrey-White Rock MP, selected as Chairman of National Progressive Conservative Caucus. Jack interviews Sir Richard Attenborough, director of “Gandhi”, about the film, his career, social issues, non-violent opposition, and his politics. Mark Sager, appointed as Chairman of the Sager Commission, discusses the Commission’s mandate to examine school district operations, including administrative costs.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack features Dr. Gordon Shrum focusing on his long career and connections to Simon Fraser University and other public projects. Reporter Steve Wyatt put together archival photographs and pieces of film honouring Shrum as both scientist and public servant. Recorded segments include Robert Bonner, BC Hydro Chairman; Nathan Nemetz, Chief Justice of BC; Dorothy Somerset; Grace McCarthy, Human Resources Minister; David Brousson, BCIT Dean of Development; Arthur Erickson, Architect; Gordon Shrum, Jr.; and Erich Vogt, TRIUMF Director. H.S. Ferns, author of "Reading From Left to Right", talks to Jack about Cambridge University in the 1930s and the rise of Marxism and Communism. Update on the condition of sportscaster Ron Manz and his family who were injured in a vehicle accident. Video footage of Premier Bill Bennett closes the show.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Chester Johnson, Chairman of BC Hydro, talks about building a new dam called Site C on the Peace River and selling the power to the US. Hiro Umebayashi, a Japanese peace activist, talks about concerns that Japan is switching from a policy of missiles only for defense. Michael Graham, Vice-President and Director of Merrill Lynch Canada, and Michael Landry, financial analyst and Senior Vice-President of Templeton International, talk about Canada's economy.