The Bill Kelly Podcast:

We can safely predict that the Liberal Party will improve its standing in the Ontario Legislature after the June 2 election. But that may not save its leader, Steven Del Duca. And the party itself could be in serious trouble.

Pretty much everyone agrees that Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives will form the next government. So what does the future look like for the other two main parties?

GUEST: Muhammad Ali, Senior Consultant for Crestview Strategies (liberal strategist

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According to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, in one year of the pandemic, Canada lost 40 news outlets and 1,200 permanent jobs in media.

This is an issue that Canadians of all political leanings seem to agree upon. The poll found that no matter their age, where they lived, or their federal voting intention, respondents believe in the importance of local news.  

According to the poll, a majority of Canadians believe it’s important that their local news outlets survive and think web giants should share revenue with media organizations.

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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Wanting a proper work-life balance, especially for those working from home due to the pandemic, is easier said than done. How can we address those concerns?

GUEST: Steven Logan, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Communication, Culture, Information and Technology, University of Toronto

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The Canadian Armed Forces has failed to stamp out sexual misconduct and should permanently move the prosecution of criminal code sexual offences to the civilian system and turn over harassment complaints to the human rights commission, a report by former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour says.

Ms. Arbour also calls on Ottawa to review the future of Canada’s military colleges, and appoint an external monitor to track the progress of her report’s recommendations. It is the third report in seven years to give the federal government similar suggestions to address the military’s toxic culture and widespread sexual misconduct. The other two were also written by retired justices of the top court.

GUEST: Walter Callaghan, PhD candidate in Medical Anthropology with the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto

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The federal government is moving to freeze the sale of handguns in Canada as part of its latest effort to reform the country’s gun laws.

The freeze could be implemented as early as this fall, and would prevent the purchase, sale, transfer or importation of handguns, though individuals who already legally own handguns could still use them.

GUEST: Justin Ling, Freelance Investigative Journalist

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The maelstrom of headlines and daily chaos has kept our exhausted brains from registering what this government is doing beneath the waves — they are destroying this province, Lorraine Sommerfeld writes.

She joined us to discuss her latest Op-ed piece in the Hamilton Spector.

Read the article HERE.

GUEST: Lorraine Summerfield, Author and Columnist with The Hamilton Spectator

This June, the album "School's Out" celebrates its 50th anniversary. Dennis Dunaway is a founding member & original bass guitarist for Alice Cooper. He wrote some of the band’s most notable hits including ‘School’s Out. Dennis joins the show to discuss the history of the band and the song

GUEST: Dennis Dunaway, Founding member & original bass guitarist for Alice Cooper

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

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The continuing surge in consumer prices has forced central banks to pivot abruptly in recent months from attempting to stimulate the economy to trying to cool it down. It’s also forcing central bankers to do some soul-searching.

The Bank of Canada, like many central banks overseeing advanced economies, was slow to start raising rates, even as it became clear that high inflation was not going to be a temporary blip. That now looks like a costly error. It has dented central bank credibility and forced policy makers to slam on the brakes, upending financial and housing markets and increasing the likelihood of a recession.

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

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GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News

It's time for Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield!

Topics include: John Deere has moved one step closer to be fully autonomous farming, Googles ai-powered interview warm up, Fitness data & more.

GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University