The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will deliver an update on federal finances Thursday in the fall economic statement, as anticipation builds for how Ottawa plans to cope with an impending slowdown.

The fiscal update, to be presented in the House of Commons, will also share the government’s outlook for an economy facing high inflation and staring down a potential recession in the coming months.

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

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A new chapter of the Public Order Emergency Commission's public hearings began on Tuesday, as the national inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act began hearing directly from "Freedom Convoy" protest organizers.

GUEST: Jeffrey Dvorkin, Senior Fellow at Massey College, Former Director of Journalism at the University of Toronto-Scarborough and author of Trusting the News in a Digital Age

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Trudeau is questioning Ford’s use of the notwithstanding clause, calling the move “wrong”. What exactly in the notwithstanding clause and why is it rarely used?

GUEST: Alison Braley-Rattai, Associate Professor of Labour Studies, Brock University

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

Will Bill C-22, the proposed Canada Disability Benefit Act, Be a Trick or Treat? House of Commons Public Hearings Started Monday, but will the AODA Alliance Ever Get to Make a Presentation?

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

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

There’s a nice tradition at Queen’s Park that, when a former member of the legislature dies, current members gather in the house to pay tribute.

On Tuesday the house was nearly full —as members gathered to pay tribute to someone first elected in 1959 as the member for Peel. That 29-year-old MPP eventually became the second-longest serving premier in Ontario history, with a list of accomplishments that could sink a ship. That MPP’s name was Bill Davis.

What has Doug Ford learned from his predecessor?

GUEST: Steve Paikin, Host of ‘The Agenda’ on TVO

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A union representing approximately 55,000 Ontario education workers said Monday its members will walk off the job on Friday despite the government tabling legislation to impose contracts and ban a strike.

How are local school boards handling the proposed walkout?

GUEST: Karen Brown, President of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO)

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Micheal joined the show to discuss the conclusion of the policing collapse in Ottawa under the weight of the Freedom Convoy. He also discusses what we need to watch out for next as the inquiry moves to question the convoy leadership.

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

GUEST: Marika Warner, Research Director with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Topics Include:

·       Key moments from Peter Soley testimony

·       Trudeau & federal healthcare deals

·       Poilievre snubs Parliament Hill media

·       And more….

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

Will Musk fight disinformation on Twitter now that he owns it or contribute to it?

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

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Topics Include:

·       Pelosi attack

·       Midterm election vote

·       And more,…

GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News