Canada has fallen behind other nations in developing an Indo-Pacific strategy to help counter China’s influence, diversify trade and bolster democratic values in the region, experts say.

Stephen Nagy a research fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute said while Ottawa is working on an Indo-Pacific vision, progress has been slow and Canada risks being left out of decisions shaping the region.

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

After the Ontario election of 1985, Bob Rae went looking for a way to avoid what he called the "day-to-day blackmail bullshit" of minority government.

The result was a unique accord between David Peterson's Liberals and Rae's NDP which saw the New Democrats (with 25 seats) formally agree to support a Liberal government (with 48 seats) on a series of specific initiatives for a period of two years.

Such arrangements remain rare in Canadian politics. For the most part, whenever an election fails to produce a majority government, the governing party and the opposition parties proceed to engage in the "day-to-day roulette of minority government," as Rae described it in his autobiography, From Protest to Power. Each new measure put before Parliament becomes a game of chicken fought on the basis of whether anyone is willing to force an election.

GUEST: John Wright, Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca is promising major electoral reform — including ranked ballots for voting — if he unseats Progressive Conservative Doug Ford as premier next year.

And Del Duca will tell Liberal delegates at the party’s annual general meeting on Sunday that if he fails to deliver, he will “resign on the spot and give you back the power to choose someone else.”

The Ontario Liberal party also proposed a pilot project for a 4 day work week if elected in 2022.

What do we make of Steven Del Duca’s campaign promises?

GUEST: Muhammad Ali, Senior Consultant for Crestview Strategies

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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on Ontario Premier Doug Ford to keep his election promise to lower gas prices, after releasing its 23rd annual Gas Tax Honesty Day Report which shows how much drivers pay in taxes at the pumps. 

“Ford promised voters that he would help make their lives more affordable by reducing the price of gas by 10 cents per litre, but so far the Premier has failed to fully deliver,” said Jay Goldberg, the CTF’s Interim Ontario Director. “Gas tax relief is needed now more than ever to help taxpayers struggling with the Trudeau government’s rising carbon tax costs.”

GUEST: Jay Goldberg, Interim Ontario Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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Do you often find yourself doomscrolling on Facebook, spending excessive amount of time on Instagram and watching TikTok videos for endless hours? You’re not alone.

As social media apps continue to consume everyday life, more and more users are re-evaluating their time on online platforms. And there is renewed pushback after a damning testimony earlier this month by a former Facebook employee, Francis Haugen, who says the company’s products harm children and fuel polarization.

In recent years, several high-profile celebrities have either temporarily deactivated their social media accounts or chosen to log off for good for a variety of reasons.

GUEST: Tero Karppi, Associate Professor with the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information, & Technology at the University of Toronto

It's time for Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield!

Topics Include: electric boats, competition for Samsung, & William Shatner goes to space

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Is the Government of Ontario moving to fast through these final stage of reopening or are we more than ready for this?

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

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Virtual appointments with your doctor may have seemed ideal at the start of the pandemic but there have been unexpected repercussions, and now doctors are being urged to resume in-person visits.

Guest: Dr. Jason Profetto, Family Physician, Chair of Clinical Skills and Assistant Clinical Professor with McMaster University’s Undergraduate Medical Program

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We already have this year's big game to look forward to, and now we have found out that 2023 Grey Cup is also coming to Hamilton!

Guest: Matt Afinec, President & COO of Business Operations with Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club

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The City of Hamilton is in court, fighting an injunction that is preventing the dismantling of tent encampments.

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