It's time for Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield!

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast w/ Guest Host Scott Radley:

We’re heading into the final weekend before voting day in the federal election!

Scott Radley questions Justin Trudeau on both national and local issues that the Liberals plan to address if they are re-elected.

GUEST: Justin Trudeau, Leader of the Liberal Party

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Politicians have made promises that will cost tens of billions of dollars during this election. But when it comes time to open their wallets to pay the tab, these party leaders are running to hide in the bathroom while taxpayers cover the bill.

Politicians and taxpayers both need to understand a simple truth: there is no free lunch.
Someone always pays and that someone is the average working Canadian.

Canada needs to elect a government that will rein-in spending, balance the budget within a reasonable timeframe and reduce taxes.

But each of Canada’s three major parties have indicated that Canadians won’t get the responsible fiscal stewardship that the country desperately needs.

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

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The race between the Liberals and Conservatives:

As the clock ticks down toward Election Day, neither the Liberals nor the Conservatives have managed to secure a comfortable lead and the two parties remain tangled in a statistical tie, according to the latest polling data from Nanos Research. 

GUEST: Richard Brennan, Former Journalist with The Toronto Star covering both Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill

Mayor's Town Hall with Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger 

Topic include: encampments, Hamilton's low vaccine rate, LRT and more. 

GUEST: Mayor Fred Eisenberger

Ontario did not spend any funds from a new $2.7-billion COVID-19 response program in the first quarter, the province’s fiscal watchdog found, prompting critics to question why the government didn’t use the money during the third wave.

A Wednesday report from the Financial Accountability Office found health spending was $691 million lower than planned in the area of population and public health because the province didn’t spend funds from the pandemic program.

A spokeswoman for Health Minister Christine Elliott disputed the FAO finding that “no spending occurred” and noted that the $2.7 billion is allocated for the entire fiscal year. She said the program is used for COVID-19 response measures like testing and vaccine and case management.

GUEST: John Stapleton, Social Policy Researcher and Consultant

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Canada’s snap election has increasingly featured threats of violence against Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. Though not the only leader to be harassed, Trudeau’s campaign stops in recent weeks have been disrupted by small, hostile, mostly white crowds — one protester was charged with throwing gravel at Trudeau during a campaign appearance.

Outside of Canada, people might be surprised to hear about the anger directed at a politician known internationally as a youthful, charming, energetic progressive. But our research into Canadian memes has found a persistent, visceral dislike of Trudeau among many right-wing online communities.

In Canada, Trudeau’s a polarizing figure — online, people either love or immensely dislike him.

So why do some Canadians hate Trudeau?

Click HERE to read the full article.

GUEST: Fenwick McKelvey, Associate Professor in Information and Communication Technology Policy at Concordia University

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As the 2021 federal election winds down, a fourth wave of COVID-19 is underway amid further easing of restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers.

As researchers in the Pandemics and Borders Project, we are analyzing how countries can effectively use cross-border measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Julianna joins the show to discuss the positions of the main political parties on the critical issue of travel restrictions and how they plan to control the fourth wave. 

GUEST: Julianna Piper, Research Fellow of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University

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Officials Western University say they have increased security on campus and in student residences following reports of sexual violence. The London campus has not provided details of the alleged incidents, but said it is “investigating reports from this weekend.”

A statement from Chris Alleyne, associate vice-president of housing and ancillary services, notes that the school will not tolerate sexual violence.

Ramona and Bill examine the university culture and violence against women. Why is this still happening?

GUEST: Ramona Alaggia, Professor with the Women & Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto