The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Recapping this week in Hamiltonian, Ontarian, and Canadian politics from Andrea Horwath’s rumoured mayoral bid for Hamilton, to Justin Trudeau’s apparent divisiveness amongst Canadians.

GUEST: John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer.

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Fully vaccinated air travellers must now submit to mandatory rapid COVID-19 testing at Canadian airports. Are we working backward?

GUEST:  Karina Gould, MP for Burlington, Minister of Families, Children & Social Development

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We keep hearing good news about Canada’s job market, increased wages and record low unemployment to the point that employers are desperate for new workers. We also keep hearing that a recession is looming. Which is the truth? Are they mutually exclusive?

GUEST: Mark Agnew, VP of Policy for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Rising interest rates will see another round of affordability issues for Canadians, but Bill’s first guest argues that this is the only solid plan to keep the economy in check… recession or no.

GUEST: Philip Cross, Munk Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Former chief economic analyst at Statistics Canada

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The Provinces are asking Ottawa for more money for healthcare to bring the contribution ratio closer to the 50:50 that it used to be. Is it that simple?

GUEST: John Michael McGrath, Digital Media Producer with TVO

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The Toronto Blue Jays axed manager Charlie Montoyo.

GUEST: Josh Goldberg, Baseball Journalist for TheScore

 The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

The Assembly of First Nations is undergoing a “Quiet Revolution,” so says our guest, in light of RoseAnne Archibald of Taykwa Tagamou Nation’s reinstating as President of the AFN. Salaries, financial transactions, and federal money all are under review following Archibald’s unceremonious ousting as President over claims of harassment.

GUEST: Diane Francis, Editor at Large with the National Post

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Continuing with the January 6th Committee hearings, the committee acquired encrypted communications between the Proud Boys and Donald Trump’s associates.

GUEST:   Brian J. Karem Political Commentator for CNN, Columnist for Salon.Com and The Washington Diplomat, and Host of the podcast "Just Ask the Question"

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The Canadian Medical Association made an appearance at the meeting of Canada’s Premiers in Victoria, as they discussed how to fix Canada’s crumbling healthcare system.

GUEST: Dr. Katherine Smart, President of the Canadian Medical Association

GUEST: Brian Hogben, Broker for Mission35 Mortgages and author of “How to Get Mortgage Free Really F*$%ing Fast!: The Book on How to Pay Off Your Mortgage in Canada with 10 Simple Steps”

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Canada’s Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said he has tasked Canada’s major telecommunications networks with establishing a formal agreement to mitigate the damage of future outages.

Following a closed-door meeting with the CEO of Rogers and the heads of other telecommunications service providers on Monday, Champagne told reporters he’s given the group 60 days to consider emergency roaming, mutual assistance during outages, and building out a communication protocol to better inform the public and authorities of any emergencies.

Is it time to open up the market to other companies?

GUEST: Daniel Tsai, Lecturer of Communication, Culture, Information & Technology at the University of Toronto

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Canadian premiers presenting a united front in Victoria, as they demanded more health-care funding from Ottawa.  How important is this funding to help the staffing crisis?

GUEST: Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

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Why is it better for the health of the sport if The Open winner is not from the breakaway LIV Golf Series?

GUEST: Garry McKay, Journalist for Pro Shop Magazine and Hamilton Spectator. Past president and secretary/treasurer of Golf Journalists Association of Canada

Guest: Michelle Eaton, Vice President of Public Affairs with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce