Brian interviews Brian Gallant, former Premier of New Brunswick, the CEO of the Canadian Centre for the Purpose of the Corporation and a Senior Advisor at the public affairs firm, Navigator. Brian is also a Special Advisor on Innovation, Cybersecurity, and Law to the President of Ryerson University and an Entrepreneur in Residence for the DMZ incubator. Brian is the co-author of a major report on linking profit with purpose entitled Canadian Voices on the Role of Business in Society.

Sandra Longo has had trauma in her life but after a car accident dedicated herself to launching a charity for persons with disabilities. Sandra’s mother ended up in a wheelchair after a childbirth incident which changed her life and the life of their family. But her mother’s determination and resilience has motivated her to make a positive difference in the community and launch the Navy Street Charity. Sandra is also a fitness and nutrition expert. I think this is a wonderful motivating show to start 2022.

Brian interviews Maria Fudas, author of Connect with Yourself and Others, certified assertiveness transformational coach and speaker, and card reader. Maria teaches us how to live with your authentic spirit of LOVE, not fear and to unveil what the cards and angels have in store for you in 2022! We have a great discussion of love, self love, self care, connectivity to others and setting manifestations for the new year.

Brian interviews Dorothy Knight, Energy Teacher & Reiki Master. Here are the key themes for 2022, according to Dorothy. The year of Great Rebirth, going deeper within.

1. Who is living your life?
2. Pay closer attention to...Yourself.
3. Surrender more fully.
4. Slow Living, Be HERE Be NOW.
5. Natural Living with Natural Law. Doing more is not more.
6. Heart based values will return. The simple life frees us.

Brian interviews Kathleen Black. Kathleen talks about leadership and the differences between what she describes as the Profound Masculine and Female and the Devine Masculine and Female. This is a fascinating conversation about moving from ego to consciousness and then finally to what she calls the collective. Kathleen runs her own consulting company advising primarily real estate brokers and agents about working in teams, but she has an attitude and leadership belief system applicable to us all.

Bryan Lewis is a Canadian municipal politician and a former Referee and Director of Officiating for the National Hockey League. His first NHL experience was in the 1967-68 NHL season. He worked more than 1000 games, 30 playoff games, and nine Stanley Cup Finals at the NHL level, and was named Director of Officiating in 1989. In this position, he oversaw a staff of 90, as well as the officiating of both the NHL and the AHL. He retired from this position in 2000. Lewis is still active in hockey, helping officials at the junior level. Bryan is currently Referee In Chief for the Central Hockey League and Ontario University Athletics. In November 2000, Lewis successfully ran for a position on the Halton Hills, Ontario town council. He has held the Council position for 4 terms.

Marcus Kolga is an international award winning documentary filmmaker, journalist, digital communications strategist, and a leading Canadian expert on Russian and Central and Eastern European issues. We discuss the potential of war as Russia masses over 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border. Marcus has a focus on communications and media strategies as tools of foreign policy and defence, and continues to write commentary for national and international media including the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star.

Brian reconvenes his popular political panel for a political roundup of 2021 and looking to what will happen in 2022. His panelists are:

📌 Sara MacIntyre, a corporate strategy and communications consultant and CEO at VUCA-SERA. She was a press secretary for former prime minister Stephen Harper and a director of communications for B.C. Premier Christy Clark

📌 Marc Kealey, President of K&A Inc., a Canadian public policy, research and management consultancy. K&A has clients throughout Canada and globally. He has also worked for a former Prime Minister, John Turner

📌 Darryl Wolk, Manager, Policy Development & Public Affairs, Ontario Municipal Social Services Association. He is a long time Tory activist and a former candidate for Newmarket Deputy Mayor and Council.

On Christmas Eve, Brian has on three special musical guests.

📌 Mira Solovianenko, Singer (Soprano), Founder, Music and Creative Director of Nightingale Music Festival, Conductor, Honoured Artist of Ukraine. Mira's vocal career spans over 10 years of performances and appearances across Europe, South and North America. A resident of Toronto since 2015, Mira continues to actively perform throughout Canada and has headlined a number of concerts.

📌 Viva Trio is an award-winning, international touring classical crossover, Canadian female vocal group, who perform regularly in Canada, the USA and Europe.

📌 Lindsay Cox performer and half of The Sunday Afternoons, a musical duo dedicated to performing a variety of oldies, folk, country, celtic, gospel, and show tune classics for the enjoyment of seniors, with their main objective to uplift and energize their audience with beautiful music.

Brian talks to Karolina Elizabeth Ingleton and Robert Laidlaw.

Karolina Ingleton is an artist gifted with a wide vocal range and genuine musicality. Her desire to sing brings her center-stage at concerts, festivals, charity fundraisers, musical theatre performances and television programs. Karolina's 4 vocally expressive albums well established her as a recording artist of the Polish-Canadian community.

Robert Laidlaw is a Juno Nominated Songwriter, Producer/Musician. Formerly playing in the new Platinum Blonde band, Lee Arron, Kim Mitchell, Alannah Myles, Glass.