Bill Kelly Show

In Canada, the notion that no one should have the power to judge themselves is seen in Section 21 of the Conflict of Interest Act. That law reads: “A public office holder shall recuse himself or herself from any discussion, decision, debate or vote on any matter in respect of which he or she would be in a conflict of interest.”

The “public office holder,” here, is one Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada. The “discussion or debate,” here, is the interference of China in Canada’s federal elections in 2019 and 2021.

GUEST: Warren Kinsella, Former Special Assistant to Jean Chretien and War Room Director for Dalton McGuinty

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In Canada, the notion that no one should have the power to judge themselves is seen in Section 21 of the Conflict of Interest Act. That law reads: “A public office holder shall recuse himself or herself from any discussion, decision, debate or vote on any matter in respect of which he or she would be in a conflict of interest.”

The “public office holder,” here, is one Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada. The “discussion or debate,” here, is the interference of China in Canada’s federal elections in 2019 and 2021.

GUEST: Warren Kinsella, Former Special Assistant to Jean Chretien and War Room Director for Dalton McGuinty

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Is it anti-Semitic to call the existence of Israel into question or to attend rallies with chants like “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free?”

Members of the Jewish community would say yes, Ontario’s NDP is saying no and defending their candidate in Hamilton Centre.

Sarah Jama is the NDP’s candidate of choice to replace Andrea Horwath as the MPP for Hamilton Centre. There’s a very good chance that Jama will soon be representing the NDP stronghold at Queen’s Park but some members of the Jewish community are concerned.

GUEST: John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer

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Canada’s window of opportunity to supply Europe with liquified natural gas (LNG) is quickly closing, warns one expert as the continent reports record levels of imports. 

European LNG imports skyrocketed by 63% last year as the continent moved to alleviate its dependence on Russian energy and Canada is missing out big time.

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

Trudeau said he was never briefed on the issue, and his security adviser has dismissed it out of hand, but two high-level national security reports before and after the 2019 election suggest they were warned that Chinese government officials were funnelling money to Canadian political candidates.

The two intelligence reports, from 2019 and 2022, raise questions about what senior federal officials knew about the alleged funding by a foreign interference network and how seriously the Trudeau government took the warnings.

GUEST: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University

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The gun lobby’s interventions in Canadian politics are not new, but in recent years their rhetoric and tactics have more closely mirrored America’s gun lobby. Are we following in their footsteps?

GUEST: Dr. Najma Ahmed is a Canadian trauma surgeon and a Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto, and founder of Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns

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The leaders of Canada's major grocery chains insist that food price inflation is not caused by profit-mongering and that their margins on food-related profits have remained low.

The CEOs and presidents of Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Metro Inc. and Empire Co. Ltd. -- which operates chains including Sobeys, Safeway and FreshCo -- appeared Wednesday in front of a parliamentary committee that is studying inflated grocery prices.

Their testimony came amid calls from federal politicians, including Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, for the industry to be more transparent about what is driving its record-high profits. 

GUEST: Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University

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Trudeau said he was never briefed on the issue, and his security adviser has dismissed it out of hand, but two high-level national security reports before and after the 2019 election suggest they were warned that Chinese government officials were funnelling money to Canadian political candidates.

The two intelligence reports, from 2019 and 2022, raise questions about what senior federal officials knew about the alleged funding by a foreign interference network and how seriously the Trudeau government took the warnings.

GUEST: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University

GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University

GUEST: James Harrison, Broker with Mortgages

GUEST: Michael Kempa, Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa

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Ontario has seen a rising number of complaints about poor quality of care in the health system and an increase in use of force by hospital security, the province’s patient ombudsman found in his annual report released Tuesday.

There were more than 3,300 complaints in the 2021-22 year, with most concentrated in the Toronto area and northern Ontario.

Patient ombudsman Craig Thompson said many complaints focus on access to care and a lack of adequate staffing.

GUEST: Dr. Jason Profetto, Family Physician & Chair of Clinical Skills and MD Admissions with McMaster University

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Canadian opposition parties are welcome to suggest who should serve as the “special rapporteur” charged with overseeing investigations into alleged Chinese interference, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says.

Trudeau made the announcement Tuesday after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre doubled down on the on the opposition’s calls for a public inquiry, one day after the prime minister announced additional independent probes and reviews into the issue – but not an inquiry.

GUEST: Michael Kempa, Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa

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The Tallest Poppy, a study led by Dr. Rumeet Billan, reveals the consequences of this silent systemic syndrome and the impact it has on women in the workplace worldwide. The study examines the impact of Tall Poppy Syndrome on the individual and the cost to organizations.

GUEST: Dr. Rumeet Billan, Author of the study and CEO of Women of Influence+