10/3: Canada Covered

For decades Canadian governments have been making lofty climate change commitments.

And for decades, Canada has failed to meet any of these goals.

Ottawa Citizen reporter Tom Spears explains why solving climate change is so hard from a technology, as well as a policy point of view.

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Cellblock footage shows a London police sergeant kick, punch, stomp and step on a 24-year-old woman, an unco-operative, intoxicated suspect who was cuffed, bound at the ankles and restrained by four other officers, who do nothing to stop the assault.

Afterwards, the woman was charged. It was months before the truth was uncovered.

London Free Press reporter Randy Richmond doggedly pursued the story for his series on the assault and the London Police Service.

For today's show, Randy interviews the assault victim.

Background reading: We are the Cops series

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Suburban Toronto is usually a bellwether for Canadian elections. 

National Post reporter Brian Platt visited ridings in Brampton and Etobicoke.

He found that the NDP could be a spoiler in Brampton, thanks to Jagmeet Singh's popularity there. In Etobicoke he found voters were concerned about gun violence.

In both cases, Doug Ford is only one issue among many, despite what Liberals candidates might say.

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Multiple years-old photos have emerged of Justin Trudeau wearing brownface and blackface costumes.

Trudeau's persona as a progressive who stands up for minorities is being challenged as critics call him a hypocrite.

The National Post's Vanmala Subramaniam joins Dave to explain how the controversy unfolded and why blackface and brownface are so offensive.

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Both the Liberals and Conservatives have accused the other side of being associated with far right activist Faith Goldy.

National Post reporter Joe Brean joins Dave to explain how Goldy skidded into the election campaign.

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As the election kicked off, new details emerged related to the SNC scandal.

The Justin Trudeau Liberals have refused to lift cabinet confidentiality even for the RCMP.

Dave is joined by Andrew Coyne who explains how this latest development could affect the Liberals chances of re-election.

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Political parties of all stripes talk about making life more affordable for average Canadians.

But will they actually focus on the reasons why wages have stagnated, and why Canada isn't as competitive as it could be?

Dave is joined by National Post politics reporter Jesse Snyder.

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The Liberal government’s tally stands at 4,545 spending announcements worth about $12.8 billion, for August alone.

That is an unprecedented number of announcements and can tell us a lot about how the Liberals plan to focus their efforts during the election campaign.

Dave is joined by National Post politics reporter Stuart Thomson.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is almost at the end  of his four-year mandate.

And as Canadians get set to head to the polls, there are lots of unanswered questions about how this election will go.

Dave is joined by National Post political columnist John Ivison.

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is facing a looming battle with unions representing teachers and support staff in the province’s schools.

And the situation may get magnified if provincial cuts become fodder for federal liberals in next month’s election.

Dave is joined by Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilley.

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