After months of blistering inflation, economists and investors are betting the Bank of Canada will start raising interest rates on March 2, kicking off a brisk rate hike cycle that could see borrowing costs return to pre-COVID-19 levels or surpass them some time next year.

GUEST: Brian Hogben, Principal and Owner of Mission35 Mortgages and author of “How to Get Mortgage Free Really F*$%ing Fast!: The Book on How to Pay Off Your Mortgage in Canada with 10 Simple Steps”

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One of the most visible organizers behind the protests against COVID-19 restrictions and the Liberal government near Parliament Hill was denied bail Tuesday.

An Ontario court judge said she believed there was a substantial likelihood Tamara Lich would commit offences if released.

Another key organizer, Patrick King, was in court for a bail hearing, where a woman who acknowledged she had only met him four weeks ago offered to be a surety, pledging half the value of her Alberta home to guarantee his bail.

The Crown argued for King's continued detention, and the court is slated to rule on the matter Friday.

ALSO: Andrew joins Bill Kelly to discuss the public misconceptions about ‘freezing accounts’

GUEST: Andrew Furgiuele, Lecturer with the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto

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GUEST: Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

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In early February, while police were unable to bring an end to the illegal occupation of Canada’s capital city, some officers were financially contributing to the protest.

A Torstar investigation has found at least a dozen Ontario police officers are named on a leaked list of donations to the “Freedom Convoy” that shut down downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks.

How did this report came together and what are the implications moving forward?

Read the full article HERE.

GUEST: Grant LaFleche, Journalist with The St Catharine's Standard and the Toronto Star Investigations Team

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GUEST: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University

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

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What is the state of journalism after much harassment in Ottawa and many targeting the mainstream media as part of the Ottawa Occupation? 

ALSO: many Canadians publicly unsubscribed from the New York Times this weekend for what they’re calling inaccurate depiction of the Ottawa occupation. What can we learn about the state of journalism after the Ottawa occupation?

GUEST: Jeffery Dvorkin, Senior Fellow at Massey College, Former Director of Journalism at the University of Toronto-Scarborough and author of “Trusting the News in a Digital Age”?

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognized the independence of two separatist regions in southeastern Ukraine and dispatched Russian troops into the breakaway areas, escalating the crisis between Moscow and Kyiv and increasing the prospects of a full-scale invasion.

Mr. Putin made the announcement and signed the recognition documents at the end of a 40-minute televised address on Monday, most of which was delivered in anger, lamenting the end of the Soviet Union and the loss of territories such as Ukraine that once were part of the Russian empire.

ALSO: Why Ukraine fears a canal that once flowed into Crimea could be a key target in a new Russian attack

GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News