Calling the warehousing of seniors in long-term care homes “one of the greatest mistakes” of the last century, Ontario’s Liberals are pledging a multibillion-dollar shift to caring for the elderly in their own homes as long as possible. 

The $2-billion “home-care-first” plan would provide more supports to seniors who could move on to smaller, more-homestyle facilities when they need higher levels of care, Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca said in an interview Monday.

GUEST: Dr. Amit Arya, Co-Founder of Doctors For Justice in Long Term Care and Palliative Care Physician

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast w/ Guest Host Shiona Thompson:

Russia accused NATO of creating a serious risk of nuclear war by arming Ukraine in a proxy battle as Washington and its allies met on Tuesday to pledge the heavy weapons Kyiv needs to achieve victory.

U.S. officials have shifted emphasis this week from speaking mainly about helping Ukraine defend itself to bolder talk of a Ukrainian victory delivering a blow to Russia’s ability to threaten its neighbors.

They have approved shipments of hundreds of millions of dollars in arms, including artillery and drones they held back from sending in earlier phases of the war.

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

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Despite the highly publicized blockades at Ontario’s Ambassador Bridge and Coutts crossing in Alberta, cross-border trade in Ontario and Alberta was up 16 per cent in February, compared to the same month last year, according to data from Statistics Canada.

And while some businesses were impacted by the blockades, the trade figures also raise questions about the government’s use of the Emergencies Act – a decision, in part, justified by “threats to (Canada’s) economic security” brought about by the blockades.

GUEST: Stewart Trew, Senior researcher and Director of the CCPA's Trade and Investment Research Project

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Voter psychology: why are negative emotions the factor that seems to motivate the biggest turnaround?

GUEST: Oksana Kishchuk, Director of Strategy and Insights at Abacus Data

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Health care and pocketbook matters dominate the top five issues that Ontarians say will help them determine how to cast their ballots in the upcoming provincial election, a new Ipsos poll has found. 

ALSO: Key promises in the Ontario NDP’s 2022 election platform

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 federal government has officially called for an independent public inquiry into its use of the Emergencies Act during the blockades and protests earlier this year.

GUEST: Nomi Claire Lazar, Full Professor in Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa and author of the book “ Out of Joint: Power, Crisis, and the Rhetoric of Time”

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David is a part of a large three year project looking at hateful conduct in the Canadian military. He joins us to discuss the widespread systemic racism in the Canadian Armed Forces.

GUEST: Dr. David Hofmann, Associate Professor of Sociology with the University of New Brunswick and a Senior Research Affiliate with the Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security, and Society (TSAS)

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

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Amid Russia’s ongoing assault on Ukraine, nations have started re-evaluating their security policies. Sweden and Finland, for example, are clamouring to join NATO in the face of Russian aggression.

The war is a visible manifestation of the return of great power. Both Russia and China are carving out what they see as their natural spheres of interest.

In a world where co-operation has given way to competition and conflict, how will Canada approach the prospect of war?

Read the full article HERE.

GUEST: Dr. Paul T. Mitchell is a professor of Defence Studies at the Canadian Forces College

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Inflation, the Emergencies Act and Pierre Poilievre are all contributing to Canadians’ nervousness about where they keep their cash

Read Heather Scoffield full Op-ed HERE.

GUEST: Heather Scoffield, Ottawa Bureau Chief for The Toronto Star