Bill Kelly Show

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Topics Include:

·       Expanded election days

·       David Johnston to reveal if public inquiry is needed on foreign interference

·       And more…

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

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May 23, 2023 marks 150 years since a bill passed through Parliament and received Royal Assent establishing the North-West Mounted Police, which would eventually become the RCMP.

What began as a 300-person corps in the West has grown into an internationally recognized organization of more than 30,000 people serving Canadians from coast to coast to coast and supporting international policing and peacekeeping activities.

But, there’s a belief among some that Canada should dismantle the RCMP in the face of the scandal and criticism that plague the force. Is it time?

GUEST: Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute

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Topics Include:

·        U.S Debt Ceiling

·        DeSantis expected to enter2024 presidential race new week

·        And more….

GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News

GUEST: Adam Oldfield

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Topics Include:

·        Poilievre doubles down on ‘Jail, no bail’

·        Ontario dissolves Peel Region in 2025

·        Gas Prices to rise

·        And more….

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

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Guelph’s MPP has announced he will be tabling a trio of bills aimed at protecting Ontario’s Greenbelt.

At a May 17 news conference at Queen’s Park, provincial Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner announced he will be tabling three private member's bills later that day he says will, “if passed, ensure that the Greenbelt is protected for present and future generations.”

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

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There are numerous large and consequential policy decisions the provincial government needs to handle this year — about things like the stifling housing crisis and the need to accommodate substantially larger volumes of immigration, how to repair the damage the pandemic did to our health-care system and other important services, how much public money automakers should get in return for major investments that preserve the manufacturing workforce in southern Ontario. Viewed in that context, the fate of pop cans seems like small change. But in this case, small change would actually be an improvement.

GUEST: John Michael McGrath, Digital Media Producer with TVO

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Last week, Doug Ford called the Greenbelt “a scam”. This obviously isn’t true, so will the Premier finally be honest and tell us why he thinks it needs to change?

GUEST: Matt Gurney, Columnist for TVO

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Canada's spy agency has now been formally directed to investigate and disclose any foreign threats against parliamentarians or their families, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Tuesday, while the Conservative MP targeted by Beijing urged his colleagues to go further.

GUEST: Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

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Whether it's young kids watching YouTube videos, older ones logging on for games or teens scrolling TikTok, students today encounter all manner of content online and often simply accept it as truth, according to 14-year-old Ainara Alleyne.

It's part of why the teen has joined one of a growing wave of initiatives hoping to boost students' digital literacy and critical thinking skills, so they can better distinguish what's what amid the storm of facts and misinformation flying around the chaotic online spaces they're navigating.

GUEST: Tim Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy and a Professor with the Faculty of Law and School of Public Health at the University of Alberta

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Justice Minister David Lametti tabled new legislation on Tuesday aimed at making it harder for repeat violent offenders to be granted bail, through a handful of targeted Criminal Code reforms.

This small package of legislative reform—spanning just seven pages—comes after months of renewed scrutiny on Canada's bail system and calls for the federal government to implement tougher laws, in the face of a series of high-profile cases of violent crimes allegedly committed by individuals who were out on bail.

GUEST: David Lametti, Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada

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 62% of Canadians expecting to need charitable services in the next six months say they cannot keep up with the cost of living; new data highlights why charities are struggling to keep up with demand

GUEST: Darrell Bricker, CEO of IPSOS Polling

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A bill that aims to enshrine a francophone immigration program into law is heading to the Senate after clearing the House of Commons.

GUEST: Tasha Kheiriddin, Principal at Navigator and Author of The Right Path