How witnessing violence can affect the mental health of children with Daniel J. Flannery, Professor and Director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, Case Western Reserve University

In light of Fairview arena roof collapse, we start the conversation about shoveling your roof. Obviously there has been a lot of heavy snow building up on buildings/houses this season.... should people try to remove it? Eric Gilbert Williams, CEO and Founder of the Roof Hospital, joins the show. 

The dirty tricks some union officials did to surreptitiously sign up non-unionized workers into a union. Following up to yesterday’s chat with Licia Corbella, journalist for the Calgary Herald, with Tom Ross, Partner and Labour and Employment Lawyer with McLennan Ross.

In light of the France ice dancing pair’s wardrobe malfunction a few days back at the Olympic games- Why is society SO breast obsessed? Why is something like this such a big deal? Rebecca Sullivan, coordinator of the Women’s Studies Program at the University of Calgary, starts the conversation. 

Nicole Forrester, Former Olympian and assistant professor in Ryerson University's RTA School of Media, says social media users should avoid retweeting and sharing the uncensored images of the French ice dancing wardrobe malfunction... it simply amplifies the incident and makes it worse.

The dirty tricks some union officials did to surreptitiously sign up non-unionized workers into a union.... without them knowing it. The Alberta government changed the law so that a secret-ballot vote doesn’t need to be held to certify a union. Licia Corbella, journalist for the Calgary Herald, shares some of the details she has discovered. 

There is no evidence to support these claims that violent media and real-world violence are connected. Chris Ferguson, Professor of Psychology, Stetson University, explains why the debate needs to end.

Single fathers often eat worse and binge drink more than parents with a traditional family arrangement.... therefore single fathers have a higher risk of early death. 

John Cairney, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, joins the show. 

Angela is joined by Jessica Young, Assistant Professor, American University

RRSP season is upon us and more and more Canadians are preparing to file their own taxes. Here are some of the fundamental aspects of RRSPs and the tax benefits they provide to tax filers. Gerry Vittoratos, the lead tax specialist at UFile, answers listeners calls and texts about taxes!