The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Statistics Canada released a new report showing a 5.3% unemployment rate, the lowest they have reported since tracking unemployment in 1976. 73,000 jobs were added in March alone with the main driver being women over 55. Unequivocally good news, right? Except there are a few caveats to consider such as the oft low-paying gig economy, and some statistical oversight by StatsCan which brings the real unemployment rate to 7.2%.

GUEST: Leah Nord, Senior Director of Workforce Strategies and Inclusive Growth for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce

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Russia has appointed a new General to lead their assault on Ukraine. Known for his brutal military record, Gen. Alexander Dvornikov is the so-called "Butcher of Syria." This move has military experts concerned that Putin is ready to keep the invasion going for months more, if not longer.

GUEST: Felix Light, Reporter for CBS News Radio in Istanbul

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Bill has a check of the goings-on in the United States including senators disrespecting the new Supreme Court appointee Justic Ketanji Brown, COVID concerns returning to states like Philadelphia where a mask mandate may be reinstated, President Biden’s attempt to legislate “ghost guns,” dropping numbers for the Democratic Party, and more warnings about Russia’s effect on US democracy.

GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News

It's time for Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield!

Topics include: Medication through contact lenses, Amazon announcement, iPhone SOS, Vacuman is hiring and more!

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Weekly look at politics w/ a general budget overview:

GUEST:  John Best, Founder of the Bay Observer

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The Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s says the federal budget was a “mixed bag”. President and CEO, Perrin Beatty joins the show to explain the statement he released yesterday.

ALSO: Canadian military budget will grow by $8B as policy review seeks to reset defence vision

GUEST: Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce

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The United Nations General Assembly suspended Russia from its human rights body on Thursday over the war in Ukraine, forcing Moscow to quit the body.

The vote to remove Russia from the Human Rights Council comes several weeks after the country invaded Ukraine, and just days after reports of a massacre of Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, just outside of Kyiv.

The vote count was 93 in favour of the resolution, 24 against and 58 abstentions.

GUEST: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto