Jane Brown  is joined by Charles Sousa, The former minister of finance for Ontario and MPP for Mississauga South, Lisa Raitt, Former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada, and Howard Hampton, former Ontario NDP leader.

Today: we begin the discussion with the latest on CUPE's dispute with the Ford government. Thousands of education workers are expected to walk off the job this Friday over a wage dispute despite new legislation by the province that is being implemented against that.

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IT'S FLU SEASON: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Jane Brown  is joined by John Papastergiou, a pharmacist with Shoppers Drug Mart.

The province is calling on Ontarians to get their free flu shot. As of today you can get it if you are six months of age or older. John joins us to explain why it's so important and weighs in on how severe this flu season might be.

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CANADIANS INCREASING THEIR DEPENDENCY ON FOOD BANKS

Jane Brown is now joined by Neil Hetherington, CEO of the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto.

In the news: Canadians are increasing their reliance on food banks. In fact, it increased to an all time high earlier this year with nearly 1.5 million visits in March! Neil weighs in on the dire situation.

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