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GUEST: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration with Dalhousie University

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School boards in Ontario are “expected” to follow the province’s plan to lift mask mandates on March 21, the provincial government says, despite concerns from some boards.

Earlier this week, chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore announced a plan to lift remaining COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario, including the mask mandate in many public settings and schools after March break.

ALSO: Parents with kids under age five feel ‘left behind’ with ending of mask mandates 

GUEST: Karen Brown, President of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO)

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Biden is facing demands for America to do more for Ukraine – but he’s also determined to avoid being the US president who started a third world war. How should he tackle Russia’s invasion?

ALSO: Why are US gas prices soaring when America barely uses Russian oil? 

GUEST: Jennifer Johnson, Washington Correspondent for Global News

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Based on his recent policy decisions and politics, what does Doug Ford’s re-election platform look like?

ALSO: Early impressions of Charest comments & Leger Poll on CPC leadership race

GUEST: Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University

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Since Russia invaded Ukraine two weeks ago — shelling several major cities, hampering efforts to evacuate and causing the deaths of at least 400 civilians so far —  India has abstained on every United Nations vote condemning Russia's actions. These include votes at the UN Security Council, the UN General Assembly, the UN Human Rights Council and at the International Atomic Energy Agency.

India's stance invoked the opprobrium of the overwhelming majority of its allies in NATO countries, including the U.S., with whom it has been forging a deeper strategic alliance in recent years, bolstered by their common concern over increased Chinese incursion into the Indo-Pacific region.

India's need for Russian arms to defend itself is the main reason India refused to vote against Russia at the UN, says Srinath Raghavan, professor of political science at Ashoka University in Gurgaon, India.

GUEST: Dr. Anita Singh, Fellow with the Centre for the Study of Security and Development at Dalhousie University

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Canadian workers have spoken: they don’t want to return to the office full time, and they’ll move on if their employer orders them to.

A recent Amazon Business survey of 1,595 Canadian office workers found flexibility is increasingly important, to the point that two in five said they would look for a more flexible job if mandated to come back in person full time.

And if a prospective employer mandated full-time in-person work, more than half would be less likely to accept a job offer.

GUEST: Silvia Gonzalez-Zamora, Partner with KPMG Canada