Daily memo: The next step for the Conservative party...

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Today, the three former St. Michael’s College students at the centre of an alleged sexual assault incident involving fellow students, were sentenced. We discuss this with criminal lawyer Ari Goldkind. Later, we chat with Bill Swan, an advocate for National Healthcare about President Trump’s plan to import medications from Canada. What does this mean for you? Finally, we welcome Professor Simon Donner from UBC to tackle the Climate Awakening in Canada, where thousands of students filled the streets across the country in demonstration.

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Today, we talk with Mercedes Stephenson, Global News Ottawa Bureau Chief on the CPC’s inquiry into the lack of transparency of former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer’s expenses. Later, we discuss how history was made today, with Donald Trump now only the third U.S. president to be impeached. Bill Grueskin, Former Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism joins the program to give his thoughts. Finally, Canadian author, broadcaster and science communicator, Jay Ingram discusses his newest book – “Science of Why – Volume 4” and climate change.

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Tonight on the program, we chat with Andy Brayer, tech expert and authour with futurithmic.com about cybersecurity in the wake of the massive LifeLabs data breach. We also talk to Matthew Klippenstein, National Observer contributor, and electric vehicle market analyst for Electric Mobility Canada about the latest challenge to the carbon tax, and slumping electric car sales. Peter Gajdics, authour of 'Inheritance of Shame' and advocate for a legal ban on Conversion therapy joins us to discuss plans that the federal government has to make conversation therapy illegal in the criminal code. Finally: should the government dictate what hits our streaming platforms? David Sparrow of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists joins us to weigh in.

 

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Charles opens up with a bit of a vent about streaming services, and what the government's role in that is. We then ask Aaron Wudrick of the Canadian Taxpayer's federation what he thinks of that, and Minister Morneau's year-end fiscal report. Lorraine Sommerfeld with driving.ca joins us to talk about distracted driving, and how it's not just phones that are a problem. Finally - cybercrime is a bigger issue now than ever, cybersecurity security consultant Dominic Vogel joins us to talk about how safe we really are, and what we can do better.​

Michelle Rempel gives us her take on Andrew Scheer’s resignation and the looming future of the Conservative party. Later, we bring on defense minister Harjit Sajjan after he was recently given a mandate to modernize NORAD. Finally, Max Fawcett joins us in-studio to talk about Jason Kenney and the Alberta Oil & Gas industry.

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Daily memo: Jon McComb retires after 36 years at CKNW 980

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