Well, I appreciate your feelings and I don't want to pass you by

But I don't ask you about your business, don't ask me about mine

– Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Don't Ask Me No Questions"

On this day in 1977, a plane chartered by the Southern rock band ran out of fuel and crashed in Mississippi, killing six people, including singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and vocalist Cassie Gaines (Steve's older sister). The surviving band members reformed in 1987 with lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant, Ronnie's younger brother.

Perhaps the band's best-known song was "Sweet Home Alabama," a response to Neil Young's "Southern Man" and "Alabama," which dealt with racism in the American South. "We thought Neil was shooting all the ducks in order to kill one or two," Ronnie Van Zant was quoted as saying at the time. Young later wrote: "My own song 'Alabama' richly deserved the shot Lynyrd Skynyrd gave me with their great record. I don't like my words when I listen to it. They are accusatory and condescending, not fully thought out, and too easy to misconstrue."

THE FINAL DEBATE 

Not fully thought out: Opponents of Donald Trump have accused him of proffering half-baked plans. But in last night’s final U.S. presidential debate, all eyes were on rival Hillary Clinton. The New York Times said a feisty candidate “mansplained him,” “interrupted him” and “mocked him.”

The paper, a vehement critic of Trump, said “he seemed unsteady and defensive” and “oddly calm and composed.”

We’ll get analysis of the contest on BNN today at 9:05 a.m. ET when we hear from Geoffrey Skelley of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. He says Trump’s refusal to state that he will accept the results of the election “bizarre” and “disturbing.”

A CALL TO OFFSET CANADA'S AGING POPULATION

The election campaign has featured grim warnings about America’s future. Our Top Line this morning is a more muted voice of caution but still an urgent call to action.

Dominic Barton – the head of Finance Minister Bill Morneau's economic advisory council – tells BNN that Canada needs to tackle a looming lack of skilled workers as the population gets greyer. "If we don't get on it, we're going to have some big difficulty. My view would be, by the way, that I think for Japan, it's frankly too late," he said. That interview is at 10 a.m. ET.

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Are You a Financial Advisor?

As we approach the final months of 2016, BNN’s Catherine Murray looks at some of the best ways to utilize TFSAs and RRSPs - and the tax implications that are making the TFSA extremely popular among high-net-worth clients.

Compensating advisors for selling mutual funds and ETFs

Sponsored: What to do with the Family Cottage?

Explaining life cycle investing to clients

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EXCLUSIVE WITH MARIE HENEIN 

And don’t miss Amber Kanwar’s exclusive interview at 10:10 a.m. ET with Marie Henein, the lawyer for former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi, who was acquitted of sexual assault in March. She tells us how she built her practice and what can be done to advance women in the workplace.  

THE WORLD'S TALLEST WOOD BUILDING 

Speaking of change, wooden buildings are getting taller, with provinces adjusting their building codes to allow wider use of the renewable material.

At 11:50 a.m. ET on Commodities, we'll be joined by Bill Downing, president of Structurlam Products. The company supplied prefabricated wood components for what’s being billed as “the world’s tallest wood building,” a new student residence at the University of British Columbia.

Finally, here’s good news for scientists concerned that emissions from both ends of cattle are worsening global warming. Seems adding small amounts of seaweed to the diet can radically cut methane production.

Or as the always uber-sardonic fark.com puts it: "Now if only we could feed it to that one dude who rides the elevator every morning."

Every morning Commodities host Andrew Bell writes a ‘chase note’ to BNN's editorial staff listing the stories and events that will be in the spotlight that day. Have it delivered to your inbox before the trading day begins by heading to www.bnn.ca/subscribe.