GUEST: TECH WITH ADAM OLDFIELD

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

There’s no question that Ontario’s public health-care system is strained, but is the Ford governments plan to help ease the stress by expanding for-profit medical services the right fix?

GUEST: David Moscrop, Political Theorist, Columnist for The Washington Post and author of ‘Too Dumb For Democracy’

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The cost of living will be top of mind for Liberal members of Parliament as they prepare to head back to the House of Commons next week, but for their Indigenous caucus, affordability is a long-standing issue.

The Indigenous caucus met on Thursday, kicking off the federal Liberal’s three-day winter retreat during which they are strategizing about their priorities for the upcoming sitting.

GUEST: John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer

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CBC Toronto has learned that a handful of organized crime groups are behind these real-estate frauds — in which at least 30 homes in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) have either been sold or mortgaged without the real owners' knowledge. Those revelations come from a private investigation firm working for a title insurance company to try and get to the bottom of the scams, which are costing insurers millions in claims. 

What happens if title insurance falls apart?

GUEST: Jennifer Quaid, Associate Professor and Vice-Dean of Research in Civil Law at the University of Ottawa

GUEST: Brandon Woodward, Mortgage Agent with Bold Mortgage Group

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Topics Include:

·       Trudeau and premiers meet Feb 7th to discuss healthcare funding

·        Will Canada give Ukraine tanks?

·        Angry protestors in Hamilton

·        And more…

GUEST: Muhammad Ali, Senior Consultant for Crestview Strategies

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Germany and the United States said Wednesday they will send battle tanks to Ukraine, the first stage of a co-ordinated effort by the West to provide dozens of the heavy weapons to help Kyiv break combat stalemates as Russia's invasion enters its 12th month.

U.S. President Joe Biden said the U.S. will send 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, reversing months of persistent arguments by Washington that the tanks were too difficult for Ukrainian troops to operate and maintain.

The U.S. decision follows Germany agreeing to send 14 Leopard 2 A6 tanks from its own stocks. Germany had said the Leopards would not be sent unless the U.S. put its Abrams on the table, not wanting to incur Russia's wrath without the U.S. similarly committing its own tanks.

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

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What is the state of Canada’s economy in light of yesterday’s interest rate hike?

GUEST: Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and MP for Carleton

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

What solutions have been discussed this week At ROMA in light of Bill 23?

GUEST: Colin Best, President of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, and Regional Councillor for Ward 1 in Milton

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Topics include:

·        Economy warnings

·        Will there be a 2023 election?

·        Canada’s passports

·        Ukraine update

GUEST: Wayne Petrozzi, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University

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Another rate hike from the Bank of Canada this week risks pushing the Canadian economy into a deep recession that could cost hundreds of thousands of people their jobs, a growing number of economists worry.

GUEST: Jim Stanford, Economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work

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Bo Levi Mitchell has signed a three-year contract extension with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, tying him to Steeltown through 2025.

GUEST: Josh Smith, Reporter for 3 Down Nation in Hamilton