Bill Kelly Show

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Premier Doug Ford is promising municipal leaders across the province that their powers “will be expanded” in line with the new strong-mayor authority for Toronto and Ottawa.

Speaking to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Ottawa, Ford touted his bill that is designed to expedite housing construction in the province’s two largest cities.

Will the act harm local democracy? 

GUEST: Alan Hale, Reporter for Queen’s Park Today

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With inflation on the rise and central banks poised to increase rates to fight it, there’s one major question Canadians are asking about the state of our economy: Will there be a recession, and what would it look like?

GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University

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One of the most recognizable journalists in Canada announced Monday that her contract had been ended by her employer of more than three decades.

Lisa LaFkamme, who has been chief anchor and senior editor at CTV National News, delivered her latest news not from behind the desk where she has long been a fixture, but in a video posted to social media.

Former and current CTV News employees who spoke to the Star expressed dismay at LaFlamme’s ouster, with some in particular describing a “culture of fear” in the newsroom driven by staff cuts and management they said has at times reacted negatively to being challenged.

GUEST: Jeffrey Dvorkin, Senior Fellow at Massey College, and author of “Trusting the News in a Digital Age”?

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Topics Include:

·       Possible breakthrough with protesters night before Emergencies Act was invoked

·       Trudeau & Scholz to sign agreement exploring hydrogen fuel

·       And more….

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

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As the election for a new Conservative leader looms, there is still divisions within the party right now. The Centre Ice Conservatives conference took place the other day. What about unity for the party and how difficult is that going to be? 

GUEST: Dr. Jack Mintz, Distinguished Fellow with the Macdonald Laurier Institute and President's Fellow of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary

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Topics Include:

·       Reaction & strategy being developed in Trump raid

·       House passes Democrats’ health care & climate bill

·       And more…

GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News 

GUEST: Karen Littlewood, President of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Topics Include:

·       Healthcare crisis

·       Throne speech deviates little from pre-election budget

·       Private sector talk

·       And more…

GUEST: John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer

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A controversial organization operating out of a historic Ottawa church has set up what it calls a "private security force," saying it was necessary because police weren't responding to its concerns quickly enough.

The United People of Canada (TUPC) said it has identified people it claims have committed crimes targeting the group, and is prepared to "ensure the rule of law is upheld within our lawful authority," according to William Komer, one of its directors.

GUEST: Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Director of the University of Ottawa’s Security program, and former CSIS analyst

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For much of the last few years, watching the price of lumber has been painful for anyone working on their home. 

Lately though, the cost has come sliding down alongside many other commodities — yet another sign that rampant inflation could be coming to an end or at the very least, offer some reprieve for those struggling with the soaring cost of living.

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

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Ontario’s health minister is not ruling out privatization as the government looks at ways to deal with a major staff shortage straining hospitals across the province.

Sylvia Jones said the government is considering many ideas in an effort to keep emergency departments from closing.

Should we be concerned?

GUEST: Clement Nocos, Director of Policy with the Broadbent Institute

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He was a man who wrote the music and performed at the concerts — the wild, manic wonderful concerts — that many people, especially Hamiltonians, milestoned their lives around (and still do).

In short, Gord Lewis brought people energy and joy, joy with a rough exterior perhaps — I mean, we’re talking punk icons Teenage Head here — but joy nonetheless.

GUEST: Lou Molinaro, Instructor at the Harris Institute for Music

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GUEST: Jeffrey Dvorkin, Senior Fellow at Massey College, and author of “Trusting the News in a Digital Age”? 

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Facing the twin challenges of soaring inflation and an overburdened health-care system due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier Doug Ford’s government warns “there are no easy solutions.” Is this their way of pushing the province into a private healthcare system?

GUEST: Sandy Shaw, MPP for Hamilton West Ancaster Dundas with the Ontario NDP, Former NDP Finance Critic

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Emma McIntosh, a reporter for The Narwhal joins us to fact-check some of the promises made by the Ford Government.

GUEST: Emma McIntosh, Reporter for The Narwhal

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Already the second-most-commonly used substance in Canada, Cannabis usage went up following its legalization and then again during the first stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

And the combination of increased usage and higher concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is leading to more people getting addicted to cannabis, according to a new study.

It was long thought that, unlike many other drugs, one could not get addicted to cannabis — but that’s not the case.

GUEST: Dr. Antony Chum, Canada Research Chair and Professor with the School of Kinesiology & Health Science at York University