Bryan Cranston has defended playing a disabled character in his latest film, and we have CKNW contributor and wheelchair user Ben Dooley on to give us his take. Plus we have Erin O'Toole give us the update on Kim Fawcett and her fight to get the government to pay for her prosthetic leg. But first. some Canadian common sense.

Do you remember the story of Kim Fawcett? She’s a member of the Canadian Army who lost her child and her own leg while on duty. Well, she’s now in court fighting to get the government to pay for her prosthetics.

Guest: Erin O’Toole - Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development, Former Veterans Affair Minister

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Bryan Cranston has defended playing a disabled character in his latest film, saying his casting as a man with quadriplegia was "a business decision."

In The Upside, the US actor plays a wheelchair-using billionaire who hires a former criminal, played by comedian Kevin Hart, to be his live-in carer.

Guest: Ben Dooley - CKNW Producer & Wheelchair User

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Healing lodges were created to better support Indigenous people serving time. But according to documents obtained by Global News, on average, 15 per cent of inmates in Indigenous healing lodges are not Indigenous.

Guest: Abigail Bimman - Global National Ottawa Correspondent

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Canadian common sense - Police officer caught on video abusing deer

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Daily memo: Actor Bryan Cranston receiving flak for playing disabled character

Jason "The Germ Guy" Tetro joins us to discuss the science of sleep and how YOU can get more of it. Question: Is a gross joke a violation of our human rights? We go to human rights lawyer Derek Anderson for the answer. But first, Reggi Cecchini joins us to talk about President Donald Trumps recent TV speech and how it actually sounded presidential.

Is an off colour joke in the grocery store a human rights offence?

Guest: Derek Anderson - Human Rights Lawyer, Edmonton

Why do we struggle to sleep? Why do we struggle to STAY asleep? When we’re pacing the living room at 3 a.m. is there something better we could be doing for some much needed shut eye?

Guest: Jason “The Germ Guy” Tetro - Host of the Super Awesome Science Show podcast

Did President Trump actually sound like a president?

Guest: Reggi Cecchini - Washington Bureau Chief Global News