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A lawyer believes that police have violated a court order by shutting down Hamilton pot shops.

Guest: Jack Lloyd, lawyer representing patients for access to medical marijuana. Cannabis lawyer and activist.

Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has a seat in the House of Commons after winning the Burnaby South byelection. How did the other byelections go?

Guest: Anna Esselment, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo

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David Akin, chief political correspondent with Global News

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Yesterday, Hamilton MPP Monique Taylor was removed from legislature over accusing the Ontario government of lying to parents of children with autism. When asked to apologize, she refused.

Guest: Monique Taylor, Hamilton Mountain NDP MPP

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Richard Brennan, retired journalist with the Toronto Star. Covered Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill

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A lawyer says he believes that police have violated a court order by shutting down Hamilton pot shops.

Guest: Jack Lloyd, activist and lawyer representing patients for access to medical marijuana

Ontario is merging 20 health agencies into one super agency and will establish local health teams to co-ordinate care as part of a system overhaul. Health Minister Christine Elliott announced the health-care transformation this morning and the government intends to introduce legislation later today.

Guest: Natalie Mehra, executive director Ontario Health Coalition

Yesterday, Ward 8 Councillor John-Paul Danko joined us to discuss the ‘unsolicited pitch’ from Amalaterra Inc. that public works heard last week. We received a call from the person who presented the pitch & they're now responding to Councillor Danko.

Guest: Jodi Formosi, Amalaterra Inc.

Listen to yesterday's interview here: https://omny.fm/shows/bill-kelly-show/bonus-interview-is-a-proposal-to-transform-hamilto 

Emails obtained by Global News appear to show that Ontario’s Ministry of Children
Community and Social Services had directed autism support service providers to stop contacting families of children with autism. In one email, a manager with Kerry’s Place Autism Services said “As of this afternoon, we have been asked to pause on making calls to families regarding DSO or DGO services until further notice.”

Guest: Bruce McIntosh, PC staffer who quit in regards to the changes to the province’s Autism program

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With the SNC Lavalin affair continuing on, should the PMO’s office be reformed?

Guest: John Milloy, former Ontario Cabinet Minister, practitioner-in-residence in Laurier’s Political Science department and assistant professor of public ethics and co-director for the Centre for Public Ethics at Martin Luther University College

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Byelections are being held today in several cities and one of the most important ones is the Burnaby South race where NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is trying to win a seat. If he loses, what does that spell for his run as leader? Could he be ousted right before an election?

Guest: Genevieve Tellier, Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa