GUEST: Andrew Perez is a senior consultant at Hill & Knowlton Strategies, and volunteered for the Ontario Liberal Party during the 2022 election

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

What does the PSAC deal mean for the future of labour in Canada?

GUEST: Armine Yalnizyan, Economist and Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers

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Premier Doug Ford's government is preparing to expand gas-fired power plants in Ontario, a move critics say will make the province's electricity system dirtier and could eventually leave taxpayers on the hook. 

The province is currently soliciting bids for additional gas-fired electricity generation, which means either new gas plants get built or existing gas plants get expanded. 

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

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Ontario is adding new curriculum expectations on mental-health literacy for Grade 10 students and giving teachers more resources for students in Grades 7 and 8.

Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the government will also spend $26 million over the next two years to provide mental-health resources to students over the summer, so their support isn’t interrupted by the school break.

GUEST: Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for Global News

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has asked his officials to investigate a top-secret CSIS report seen by The Globe and Mail that warns the Chinese government has targeted Canadian MPs behind a parliamentary motion declaring Beijing’s oppression of Uyghurs to constitute genocide.

GUEST: Steven Chase, Senior Parliamentary Reporter for the Globe and Mail

GUEST: David Lepofsky, Chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance

GUEST: Mitchell Osak, CEO Quanta Consulting Inc

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Topics Include:

·        Trudeau stumps for democracy in New York

·        Clinton to join Liberal convention

·        PSAC Deal

·        And more….

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

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Topics Include:

·        Ford’s Ontario place

·        $112 Million announced to fix bail system

·        Ford’s next unplanned plan for Ontario

·        And more….

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

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Topics Include:

·        Biden says Journalism is not a crime

·        Republicans ramp up attacks on transgender people

·        And more….

GUEST: Reggir Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News 

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

As federal parties battle in court to avoid privacy rules for voter data, an overwhelming majority of Canadians want more oversight according to recent polling for Elections Canada.

There are virtually no rules and zero oversight into how Canada’s federal political parties collect, store and exploit Canadian voters’ personal information – an increasingly important tool in modern electioneering.

GUEST: Alex Boutilier, National Politics Reporter for Global News

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Canada’s largest diversified mining company, Teck Resources, is reportedly baffled that its biggest shareholder, China Investment Corp., was missing in action this week as Teck seeks enough shareholder votes to split the company into two entities, and stave off a hostile US$22.5-billion takeover by Swiss mining and commodities giant Glencore 

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

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The Travelers Companies, Inc. announced the results of the 2023 Travelers Canada Distracted Driving Risk Survey. The data revealed that Canadians engage in risky behaviours behind the wheel despite recognizing the associated risks, with nearly one-quarter of respondents acknowledge that multitasking while driving was dangerous but did so anyway.

GUEST: Paul Stone, Vice President of Personal Insurance, Sales, Distribution & Marketing at Travelers Canada