GUEST: Alex Hemingway, Senior Economist and Public Finance Policy Analyst for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

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The House of Commons has unanimously voted for a parliamentary committee to look into allegations that the Chinese government waged an intimidation campaign against Conservative M-P Michael Chong. The moves comes after both China and Canada have expelled diplomats following a newly surfaced 2021 report by Canada's spy agency, which alleged that a Toronto consular officer sought to intimidate Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong. The Liberals have warned that their decision to expel a diplomat could mean Beijing inflicts economic pain, but University of Ottawa China expert Margaret McCuaig-Johnston says the country seems to be instead warning of further measures if Canada goes beyond its decision to send home diplomat Zhao Wei.

GUEST: Eugene Lang, Assistant Professor with the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University

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Canada was left out of the trilateral defence and security pact known as AUKUS — and a new report by a respected American think-tank says Ottawa must overcome its apparent indifference to the deal or risk being left behind by its allies.

GUEST: Thomas Hughes, Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Canadian Defence and Security Network

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An internal analysis of dozens of Canada’s most prominent national sports organizations shows the federal government failed to recognize serious governance problems now plaguing several of them.

Sport Canada, the federal department that funds these organizations, gave top marks to several that are now under fire for serious problems, including allegations of abuse, sexual assault and financial malfeasance.

GUEST: Dr. Ann Pegoraro, Co-Director of The National Research Network for Gender Equity in Sport

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Canadian businesses and farmers are once again steeling themselves for retaliation from China as Beijing seeks to punish Canada for expelling a Chinese diplomat, raising the spectre of a trade war at a time when the Canadian and global economies are already vulnerable.

GUEST: Michael Manjuris, Professor and Chair of Global Management Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will not adopt a controversial Liberal Party resolution to target disinformation that critics have denounced as potentially dangerous to freedom of the press in Canada. 

GUEST: Marcus Kolga, Director of DisinfoWatch.org and Senior Fellow with the Macdonald Laurier Institute

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As one of the biggest changes to how health care is delivered in Ontario for a generation passes its third reading — and advocates raise concerns about widespread privatization — new data shows complaints about improper charges for health care have been relatively rare in recent years.

Since the Ford government took power in 2018, around $70,000 in medical fees have been found to violate legislation that outlaws charges for procedures or services that are covered by public insurance.

GUEST: Isaac Callan, Journalist for Global News

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Canada is expelling the Chinese diplomat who allegedly worked with Beijing to target Conservative MP Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong.

Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement Monday that Zhao Wei, a diplomat at the Chinese consulate in Toronto, has been declared “persona non grata” in Canada.

GUEST: Mackenzie Gray, National Reporter for Global News covering Parliament Hill

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With the adoption of the Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11), the CRTC is sharing its plan for upcoming public consultations to modernize the broadcasting system. The new system will ensure that online streaming services make meaningful contributions to Canadian and Indigenous content and that Canadians have greater opportunities to create and access a variety and diversity of content.

The CRTC will be launching a series of public consultations over three phases, with phase one starting in the coming days. The views of all Canadians will be important to help build the new regulatory framework. Everyone who is interested should check out the CRTC's plan and participate in the upcoming consultations.

GUEST: Kevin Desjardins, President of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters

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The Bank of Canada wants to know what Canadians think about the possibility of a digital loonie.

Consultations on what Canadians would like to have included in a digital currency are open online from May 8 until June 19, the Bank of Canada said Monday.

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

GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University

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Topics Include:

·        Trudeau still has a grip on the Liberal party

·        Clinton & Chretien take shot at Poilievre

·        Foreign interference

·        And more…

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

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MP’s return to Queen’s Park today. What’s up for discussion this week?

GUEST Sabrina Nanji, Publisher of the Queen’s Park Observer

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Topics Include:

·        Deadly Texas mall shooting

·        DeSantis is struggling, why?

·        Trump trying to regain 2016 magic

·        And more…

GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News