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Daniel Safayeni joins the show to discuss how Ontario can bolster its prosperity.

Guest: Daniel Safayeni, Vice President of Policy with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to present a vision today for what he hopes to accomplish with a new term of government, as well as reintroduce this year’s budget.

A throne speech will outline the Progressive Conservative government’s agenda, followed by the reintroduction of the budget, which is expected to be largely unchanged from when it was introduced but not passed in the spring before the election.

GUEST: Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Ontario Green Party and MPP for Guelph

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Masks will not be mandatory in Ontario schools this September, the province's Education Ministry says.

The ministry said most health and safety requirements for the upcoming school year will remain unchanged from the end of the 2021-22 school year, which includes the voluntary use of masks. 

GUEST: Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University

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New labour force data from Statistics Canada confirm that Canada’s economy is already slowing down sharply as a result of aggressive interest rate increases begun by the Bank of Canada in March. 

With the U.S. economy (Canada’s largest trading partner) already in technical recession (with two consecutive quarters of real GDP contraction), and monthly GDP data showing no growth since May, this new report adds to worries that Canada’s economy is heading into recession as well.

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

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

GUEST: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto

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

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The automotive industry is in the midst of the largest transition in its history as global carmakers pour tens of billions of dollars into electric vehicle technology, zero-collision technology and autonomous driving technology.

This week on Down to Business, Peter Frise, a professor of mechanical, automotive and materials engineering at the University of Windsor, explains how this is likely to change consumers’ relationship to vehicles.

Frise praised Canada’s federal and provincial governments for putting up money to entice auto and battery makers to build new plants here, which he contends will anchor the industry and create jobs for decades to come.

But he acknowledged that there will be a cascade of impacts up and down the supply chain, from parts manufacturers to assembly.

GUEST: Dr. Peter Frise, Director, Centre for Automotive Research and Education, University of Windsor

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GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News

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Jean Charest took on absentee candidates in the final Conservative leadership debate, declaring that showing up for such events is a show of respect for the party members who will choose the new leader.

The former Quebec premier did not directly name Pierre Poilievre, seen as a front-runner, or Leslyn Lewis who were, respectively, in Regina and Prince Edward Island. Both had said they would not participate in the debate over concerns about its format and that they preferred to engage with members.

The other two candidates – Ontario MP Scott Aitchison and Roman Baber, a former Progressive Conservative member of the Ontario legislature – avoided the issue of the missing candidates.

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

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Why has Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit angered China?

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

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Premier Doug Ford is once again calling on the federal government for financial support in the face of a growing hospital staffing crisis that has seen some Ontario hospitals close their doors in recent weeks. But, what is he doing provincially?

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

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Another auto-theft crime ring was uncovered in Hamilton, and charges have been laid. Among those charged were employees of Service Ontario

GUEST: Lorraine Sommerfeld, Auto Writer with Post Media, Motherlode column in the Hamilton Spectator

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Abacus Data’s new study reveals how millions of Canadians report having had COVID-19.

Oksana Kishchuk, Director of Strategy and Insights with Abacus Data

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EV tax credits are back in the news south of the border as the Buy American tax credits for electric vehicles have been removed from the budget in a compromise between Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer. Good news for Canada? Shiona finds out

GUEST: Brian Kingston, President of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association

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Tens of thousands of nurses are currently sitting on the sidelines as hospital emergency rooms in Ontario near the brink of closure due to staffing shortages.

That’s because this pool of about 26,000 nurses in Ontario is internationally educated, according to the most recent report from the province’s Office of the Fairness Commission.

GUEST:  Dr. Claudette Holloway, President of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario

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GUEST: Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author

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Ontario Provincial Police say “bragging rights and Instagram likes” are a large part of why the number of street racing incidents continues to rise.

OPP held a news conference in Mississauga on Monday with representatives from the Toronto Police Service, Peel Regional Police and York Regional Police where they provided an update on their joint efforts to combat street racing and stunt driving, dubbed Project Buccaneer.

GUEST: Kerry Schmidt, Manager of Media Relations, Corporate Communications and Strategy Bureau with Ontario Provincial Police

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We regularly hear now from people aside from Putin (for example former prime minister and president Dmitri Medvedev) about the meaning of the war, the catastrophic consequences that await Ukraine and the West, and so forth. This is a sign that Putin is losing control

GUEST: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto