id David Eby's NDP win and lose the B.C. election at the same time? You could make the argument, with an outcome as tight as it gets. What does such a narrow margin say about the state of that province, and federal politics for that matter? Meantime, the crisis in Lebanon is so bad that Syrian refugees who fled there are actually returning home. Humanitarian groups are doing what they can to provide the bare essentials to more than a million people impacted by Israeli airstrikes, but it's not enough. Why is the international community ignoring it, for the most part?  We dig into these top stories - and highlight one of the most entertaining "good news" stories we've ever seen - in this episode of Real Talk.  2:30 | Political commentator Rob Shaw takes us into the B.C. election results, including why it was so close, and what could change over the days to come.  READ ROB'S WORK: https://www.theorca.ca/commentary/rob-shaw-david-eby-lost-this-election-even-though-the-bc-ndp-won-9684933 18:50 | Oxfam Canada executive director Lauren Ravon describes the situation on the ground in Lebanon, and tells us why she thinks international donations are way down. DONATE TODAY: https://donate.humanitariancoalition.ca/ui/tg241en/donations/start 36:45 | Real Talker Debbie takes issue with our October 15 episode on alcoholism. Ryan reads her email to [email protected].  WATCH THAT EPISODE: https://rtrj.info/101524Soberish 48:30 | Curt Scheewe was sick of bears blowing through his fence in North Vancouver, so he built a "bear door". But he never thought the local bears would actually use it! You've got to see the footage his security cameras picked up in this episode of Positive Reflections presented by Kuby Renewable Energy.  SUBMIT YOUR POSITIVE REFLECTION: [email protected]  GET A FREE SOLAR QUOTE TODAY: https://kubyenergy.ca/ FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM: @realtalkrj  REAL TALK MUGS, SNAPBACKS, and TEES: https://ryanjespersen.com/merch RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE PERKS - BECOME A REAL TALK PATRON:   / ryanjespersen   THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! https://ryanjespersen.com/sponsors The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Relay Communications Group Inc. or any affiliates.