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Premier Doug Ford unveils his new cabinet today. John Best of the Bay Observer joins the show to discuss who’s in and out and the biggest concerns facing the new cabinet moving forward.

GUEST: John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer

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With enough support, could Ukraine finally defeat Russia?

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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The Senate on Thursday night passed a bipartisan bill to address gun violence that amounts to the first major federal gun safety legislation in decades.

The final vote was 65 to 33 with 15 Republicans joining Democrats in support of the measure, marking a significant bipartisan breakthrough on one of the most contentious policy issues in the country. The bill will next go to the House for a vote before it can be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

Will it pass in the House of Representatives and are they finally listening to the calls for control? 

GUEST: Jason Opal, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of History and Classical Studies with McGill University

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There has been plenty of post-election chatter about the future of the Ontario NDP and Liberals, but what about the Ontario Green Party. Is it time for them to look at new possibilities?

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

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Canadian authorities are preparing for the imminent return of the anti-vaccine convoy, warning that increasingly violent rhetoric from extremist groups aligned with the movement could pose a threat to politicians, police, and civilians.

On Wednesday, these anti-vaccine groups kicked off a summer of planned protest with an event inside Canada’s Parliament buildings in Ottawa, supported by sitting Members of Parliament. Outside those buildings is where the so-called “freedom convoy” took over Canada’s capital for several weeks this past winter, setting off similar movements across the globe. 

Protests planned for Canada Day, July 1, already have Canadian policing agencies worried, according to an intelligence assessment shared with VICE World News.

GUEST: Justin Ling, Freelance Investigative Journalist

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RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki pressed the Mounties to disclose the weapons used in the Nova Scotia mass shooting to help advance the Liberal government’s gun-control legislation, the public inquiry into the April, 2020, killings was told.

The Mass Casualty Commission released supporting documents and notes Tuesday involving a conversation between Commissioner Lucki and RCMP officers overseeing the Nova Scotia investigation into the murder of 22 people by a lone gunman.

GUEST: Steven Chase, Senior Parliamentary Reporter for the Globe and Mail

GUEST: Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author

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There was no stopping Doug Ford’s re-election juggernaut.

But over the next four years, the populist premier will face roadblocks of his own making.

On the campaign trail, he stuck to his road map of promising all things to all people to keep on the path to power. Now, he is just as likely to fritter away that hard-won mandate.

Campaigning and governing are different skill sets. As Ford prepares to unveil a new cabinet Friday, he will be judged by his own post-pandemic promises.

How does he plan on taming the worst inflation in over 40 years?

GUEST: Michael Veall Professor and Academic Director of the Statistics Canada Research Data Centre with McMaster University

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Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate skyrocketed to its highest level in nearly 40 years in May, fueled by soaring gas prices.

The agency says its consumer price index in May rose 7.7 per cent compared with a year ago, its largest increase since January 1983 when it gained 8.2 per cent and up from a 6.8 per cent increase in April this year.

What does the federal government need to do to help Canadians fight inflation?

GUEST: David Macdonald, Senior Economist with The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

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U.S. state election officials on Tuesday recounted how supporters of Donald Trump threatened, insulted and harassed them, sometimes turning up at their homes, after they refused to help the former president overturn his 2020 election defeat.

The congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters heard how a flood of calls and emails paralyzed operations of the Arizona House of Representatives speaker’s office.

The committee shifted its focus on Tuesday to the Republican’s pressuring of state officials as he sought to remain in the White House despite losing the November 2020 presidential election.

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

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Reaction to Mayor Fred Eisenberger not seeking re-election, will she run for Mayor of Hamilton? 

GUEST: Andrea Horwath, MPP for Hamilton Centre and former NDP Leader

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The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) says the province is facing an increase in the rate of farmland loss as urban sprawl swallows up land previously used for growing.

The farmer-led organization called on municipal governments and the province Saturday to better protect farmland and food production when planning new developments to ease the housing crisis.

GUEST: Drew Spoelstra, Vice President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture

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The results of the 2022 Ontario Provincial election were a devastating setback for the New Democrats, involving a loss of votes, seats and support among important demographic groups.

As the Ontario NDP party try to gain more support, what are their main challenges?

GUEST:  Sam Routley, PhD Student of Political Science with Western University