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The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Topics Include:

GUEST: Steve Chase, Senior Parliamentary Reporter for the Globe and Mail

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How will misinformation and intelligence play a role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?

GUEST: Stephanie Carvin, Associate Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University

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Ontario’s mask mandate will likely be lifted in schools when it is removed for most public spaces, the province’s top doctor says.

Dr. Kieran Moore made the comment during his weekly COVID-19 update Thursday, but noted that masking requirements will remain in place “for the time being.”

GUEST: Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Ryerson University

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

The highways out of Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities were jammed with traffic on Thursday, as thousands of Ukrainians fled their homes in the first hours after a Russian invasion of their country began. 

Residents of the Ukrainian capital were awakened by a series of early morning missile and air strikes, followed by the belated sound of an air raid siren. Attacks were reported on cities across the country, with airports and military bases – along with the Black Sea port of Odessa – appearing to be the main target in the first wave.

GUEST: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto

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How does one fully measure the impact of a protest, either in dollars or in sense?

In the case of the Ottawa occupation, it’s hard to calculate but critically important to learn from. Because, in the age of discontent, we can expect more frequent and costly work stoppages that make us all pay, regardless of our sympathy or antipathy for the protest’s cause.

How much money was lost, and who paid?

My estimate is that about $11 million a day was lost in wages of the workers who were in this position, who would normally be coming in to work in the blockaded area from throughout the Ottawa-Gatineau region.

Read to full op-ed HERE.

GUEST: Armine Yalnizyan, Economist and Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is revoking the Emergencies Act after 10 days that have seen police crack down to clear out hundreds of demonstrators with the so-called “Freedom Convoy” who had encamped in the nation’s capital for three weeks.

Trudeau made the announcement to end the use of the emergency powers at a press conference on Wednesday.

GUEST: Nomi Claire Lazar, Full Professor in Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa and author of the book “States of Emergency in Liberal Democracies”

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Hybrid work is here to stay and if done right, it could usher Canada into a new era of equity and flexibility in the labour market that could strengthen the economy. But it would be a mistake to assume those benefits will happen on their own, and employers will need government support, according to a new report from Deloitte Canada.

How can employers do hybrid work the right way?

GUEST: Stephen Harrington, Partner with Deloitte Canada