France and NATO have joined the United States in condemning Russia for conducting a missile test that blew up a defunct Russian satellite, creating a debris cloud that endangered the International Space Station (ISS) -- an accusation dismissed by the Kremlin.

The anti-satellite missile test blew up a defunct Russian satellite on November 15, and generated more than 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris and will likely generate hundreds of thousands of smaller pieces, U.S. officials said.

According to NASA, the debris forced the crew aboard the space station -- four Americans, a German, and two Russians -- to shelter into their docked spaceship capsules for two hours as a precaution to allow for a quick evacuation had it been necessary.

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

In September, Canadians elected a second minority government in less than two years. The message was clear: the governing Liberals can renew their mandate, but must work across party lines to progress their agenda.

With a new cabinet appointed and Parliament set to resume on Nov. 22, the Toronto Region Board of Trade — representing businesses in Canada’s largest economic zone — has put forward five priority issues for the federal government’s immediate focus.

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GUEST: Jan De Silva, President and CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade

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A Saskatchewan senator’s petition to force Erin O’Toole to face a leadership review is part of a coordinated campaign to oust the Conservative leader, sources tell Global News.

Sen. Denise Batters launched a petition Monday to give the Conservative rank-and-file a say in O’Toole’s continued leadership of the party, ahead of the party’s 2023 convention.

Is this insurrection going anywhere? Is it legal?

GUEST: Andrew McDougall, Professor of Political Science with the University of Toronto

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Pressure is mounting on Premier Doug Ford to hammer out a child care deal with Ottawa after Alberta Premier Jason Kenney inked a $10-a-day daycare agreement Monday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Trudeau called on Ford to heed the calls of Ontario child care advocates and parents and come to the table, saying he is hopeful the two sides can agree.

But Families, Children and Social Development Minister Karina Gould suggested there was still no concrete proposal from Ontario, despite a letter she and the finance minister received from Queen’s Park on Friday.

GUEST: Karina Gould, MP for Burlington and Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

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Statistics released Nov. 15th by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales have already set a new annual record in 2021.

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GUEST: Tim Hudak, CEO of OREA, Former Conservative Party leader of Ontario

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After nearly two years, the Canadian Government has finally recognized that COVID-19 transmits through aerosols. Why is this significant and what improvements need to be made in Canada’s policy and communication with the public moving forward?

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

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The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow has ended with nearly 200 countries endorsing an agreement to cut carbon emissions, scale back the use of coal and fossil fuels and provide more support to developing nations to help them adapt to global warming.

The agreement, called the Glasgow Climate Pact, came late Saturday at the United Nations conference after a one-day delay and three draft proposals. It builds on the 2015 Paris climate treaty by listing a series of decisions and resolutions that all countries have agreed to adopt. They include a commitment to accelerating national action plans to limit global warming.

The overall objective of the pact is to cap the rise in the global temperature at 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels, which scientists say is critical to avoiding the worst consequences of climate change.

GUEST: Jessica Green, Professor of Political Science with the School of the Environment at the University of Toronto

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North American leaders will try to become better amigos at a trilateral summit in Washington this week.

Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau and Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico are neighbours, and they share some political traits: centre or left-leaning, free traders (at least in theory), they all say they believe in an integrated North American approach to common problems.

But after a five-year gap in North American leaders’ summits, friends might be a stretch.

That’s why real face time, not FaceTime or Zoom, is on the agenda.

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