It's time for Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield!

Topics include: iPods update,  RBC is helping children understand the value of money, a mini drone called pixie and more!

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Latest in Ukraine/Russia war:

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

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A group of Canadian gymnasts has launched a class-action lawsuit against Gymnastics Canada and six affiliated provincial organizations, alleging the sport’s governing bodies turned a blind eye to years of physical, sexual and psychological abuse by coaches and other officials.

The proposed class action, filed Wednesday in B.C. Supreme Court, alleges that Gymnastics Canada presided over an abusive culture in which athletes were subjected to inappropriate and sexualized touching from coaches, pushed into dangerous eating disorders and regularly subjected to threats and humiliation.

GUEST: Dr. Carla Edwards, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences with McMaster University and High-Performance Mental Health Advisor for both Swimming Canada & Cycling Canada

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Brayden Point scored at 18:04 of overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Thursday to force a seventh and deciding game in their first-round playoff series.

GUEST: Nick Alberga, Freelance Hockey Analyst and Broadcaster

Mayor's Town Hall with Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger 

Topic include: Road safety, Big changed could be in story for Main Street, council votes to support ban on hate symbols and more. 

GUEST: Mayor Fred Eisenberger

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Throughout its tenure, the PC government has  undergone significant changes in policy, appearance and general tone. A 2018 populist movement has seemingly shifted to the moderate PC coalition of old.

So what does Ford’s shift to the center say about the longevity of populism?

Read the full article HERE.

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

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The six candidates for the Conservative leadership squared off in Edmonton Wednesday night in a debate that showcased their differing visions for the future of the party, and also what they’re currently watching on Netflix?

GUEST: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent, Global News

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The United States Senate failed to pass a bill guaranteeing abortion rights across the country, leaving the fate of Roe v. Wade once again at serious risk of being overturned.

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

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Efforts to remove content online is essentially ‘Whack-a-Mole’. New items are posted as quickly – or even more quickly – than old items are removed. Do we really want to play this game with terrorists?

What do we do with online extremism?

Read the full article HERE.

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

GUEST: David Lepofsky, Chair of the Accessibility for Ontario's with Disability Act Alliance

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Health-care, housing and highways were the major topics Ontario’s main political party leaders sparred over on Tuesday as they squared off for the first time during the campaign in a debate about northern issues.

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath — joined on stage for the first time by Green party Leader Mike Schreiner — offered their own solutions for the northern region and attacked each other over their records and vision for the province’s future.

GUEST: Peggy Nash, Former NDP Finance Critic, and author of Women Winning Office: An Activist’s Guide To Getting Elected available May 2022

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The 2022 election could possibly be the most important for Ontario’s environment in modern era, and its impact may echo for generations to come.

This government’s environmental credentials, notably its recent investments in “greening” the steel sector and in electric vehicle manufacturing, have figured prominently in its messages.

This focus comes as something of a surprise to those familiar with the Ford government’s record on environmental issues, which has moved the province’s approach to environmental problems backwards by half a century or more.

Read the full Op-ed In the Conversation HERE.

GUEST: Mark Winfield, Political Scientist and Professor of Environmental Studies with York University

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Russia pummelled the vital port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, in an apparent effort to disrupt supply lines and Western weapons shipments as Ukraine’s foreign minister appeared to suggest the country could expand its war aims.

With the war now in its 11th week and Kyiv bogging down Russian forces and even staging a counteroffensive, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba seemed to indicate that the country could go beyond merely pushing Russia back to areas it or its allies held on the day of the Feb. 24 invasion.

GUEST: Thomas Hughes, Post-Doctoral Fellow with the Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen's University

GUEST: Rocco Rossi, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce