My Christmas shopping expeditions always start and end the same way. I get in my car, armed with a list and an seemingly inexhaustible reservoir of goodwill for the season. I come home frustrated, cranky and loaded with packages.

A few hours in the mall and my supply of Christmas goodwill evaporates in the face of all the angry drivers and aggressive shoppers.

Honking and swearing are the lingua franca on the roads these days. So is pushing and shoving in the cash register lineups. And every year it gets harder.

It’s possible that it’s my age. Perhaps 40-year-old mothers don’t get the same courteous treatment in the battle for parking spots as attractive twentysomethings. But I suspect there is something much bigger at play here.
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On Friday’s “Christy Clark Show”…

Are you a plan ahead Christmas shopper or are you going to start shopping sometime this weekend?  My producer – the Diva of the dials – Susan K. Neale is and obsessive holiday shopper and shares her stories with us.

Is co-habitation the new separation?  Family Law Lawyer Tracy Jackson explains.

Mae Burrows, Executive Director of the Labour Environmental Alliance Society brings us the latest regulations, labelling and food studies regarding food from China.

Long distance access fess – are they fair?  Shawn Hall, a spokesperson for Telus explains.

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On Thursday’s “Christy Clark Show”…

Hugh Stansfield, Chief Judge, BC Provincial Court joins us once again to talk about sentencing and parole.

Find out why Michael Byers, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at UBC, said no to John Manley’s panel.

Which restaurants should you avoid at all costs?  Nick Losito, Regional Director for Health Protection, Vancouver Coastal Health tells all.

Jeff Sandler, Vice President and Advisor with Dundee Securities Corp. shares his financial forecast for 2008.

CEO and Founder of Fairway Divorce Solutions, Karen Stewart – celebrating the holidays despite divorce.

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On Wednesday’s “Christy Clark Show”…

Airport security – are Canadian complacent or are security measures unreasonable?  Nafeesa Karim, CKNW Reporter and Peter St. John, Senior Scholar, Department of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba discuss.

Retiring Senator, Pat Carney, looks back at his life in politics.

We review the top news stories of 2007 with David Mitchell, Vice President of Queens University.

Dr. Steve Reynolds, an infectious disease specialist with Vancouver Coastal Health tells us how science is trying to beat the superbugs.

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On Tuesday’s “Christy Clark Show”…

Mary Alton-Mackie, Dietitian and Chair, of the the Regulatory Affairs Advisory Committee for the Dietitians of Canada discusses the coming low-fat cheese fiasco.

We dive into the Guru Nanak Emergency Services front entrance controversy with Jason Howe, Public Affairs Director of the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation and Jas Cheemas, Volunteer Board Member of the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation.

Are you aware of the top scams at Christmas time?  Valerie MacLean, Executive Director of the BC Crime Prevention Association and Lynda Pasacreta, President of the Better Business Bureau of Mainland BC share the latest information.

Have you found the perfect gift for the gamer on your list?  If not, perhaps Aaron Simmer, video game enthusiast and co-founder of ArmChairEmpire.com can help.

Comedienne Mary Walsh from The Hour Has 22 Minutes wraps up the show.

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