Chief’s Townhall with Hamilton Police Chief Frank Bergen 

Topic include: Strategy to address youth gun violence, Buy and sell exchange zone, McMaster arrest and more. 

GUEST: Hamilton Police Chief Frank Bergen

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Jagmeet Singh warns that he is willing to "withhold votes" for Liberal legislation he does not agree with, including the budget.

The NDP leader signaled a tougher stance on co-operation with the Liberals in Parliament, stating that he will "not take pretty or nice words for granted" from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Singh said promises from Trudeau would not be enough to win NDP support in Parliament. The price would be "concrete action" on NDP priorities, such as extending COVID-19 benefits that are set to expire this month.

GUEST: Wayne Petrozzi, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University

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It's about to get faster, easier and cheaper to get an at-home Covid-19 test in the U.S. The Biden administration is set to boost COVID-19 testing by announcing an additional investment of $1 billion in at-home rapid testing. 

So why aren’t rapid tests readily available to the public in Canada?

GUEST: David Juncker, Full Professor and Chair with the Department of Biomedical Engineering at McGill University

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An acute energy crisis is making its presence felt in North America as consumers are finally starting to feel the pinch of much higher prices to fill up their cars and heat their homes.

The average retail price of gasoline in Canada hit $1.45 a litre on Wednesday, according to data compiled by retail analytics firm Kalibrate. 

That's a three-cent rise from Tuesday's level and enough to beat the previous record of 143.6 cents, set this August. Prior to that, you had to go back several years to see higher gas prices.

GUEST: Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University

As Canadian youth return to play, the latest user data from leading sport management platform TeamSnap shows that youth sport activities across Canada increased throughout the summer. By the end of August 2021, Canadian youth sport activities were pacing at 85% compared to pre-COVID levels in the summer of 2019.

The data shows a steady return of sport to pre-COVID-19 levels in all provinces, with summer hockey, soccer and baseball scheduling a similar number of events as traditionally scheduled throughout the summer months.

GUEST: Dave DuPont, Founder of TeamSnap

Maj. Gen. Peter Dawe, who wrote a positive reference letter for a sex offender, will no longer be responsible for working on the military’s response to the external sexual misconduct reviews.

In a statement late on Tuesday, Lt.-Gen Frances Allen, vice-chief of the defence staff, said following a discussion with members of the survivor community, Dawe “will be undertaking the important task of engaging with that community to better understand how he can contribute to meaningful culture change”.

In early May, Dawe was directed to leave his post “immediately”, following reports he wrote a character reference for another service member who had been convicted of six criminal counts, including sexual assault.

GUEST: Walter Callaghan, PhD candidate in Medical Anthropology with the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto

Schreiner tabled a motion Wednesday at Queen's Park aiming to stamp out urban sprawl while calling for smart density to address the housing affordability crisis, protect greenspaces and reduce carbon emissions. 

GUEST: Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Green Party of Ontario and MPP for Guelph