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: CUPE education workers are no longer striking after Premier Ford promised to rescind legislation aimed at preventing that from happening. The two parties are now back at the bargaining table. But, can we expect to see both sides strike a deal soon? Meanwhile, provincial health ministers are calling on Ottawa to increase funding for their respective healthcare systems which have been strained during the pandemic. Premiers are meeting the the federal government this week to demand more action be taken to help ease the situation. Finally, our recovering politicians react to the news of a federal judge ruling that both Premier Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones don't have to appear before the Emergencies Act inquiry taking place in Ottawa.

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DISABILITY ADVOCATE CALLS ON OTTAWA TO STRENGTHEN BILL C-22 

Jane Brown  is joined by David Lepofsky, chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act alliance and visiting professor at the Osgoode Hall Law School.

David talks about why he takes criticism with the government's proposed Bill C-22 ( Canada Disability Benefit Act).

MORE CANADIANS LIVING WITH CANCER: REPORT

Jane Brown  is now joined by Kelly Wilson Cull, Director of Advocacy at the Canadian Cancer Society.

A new report released today by the Canadian Cancer Society shows the number of people living with or having survived cancer in this country continues to grow, to over 1.5 million people. Authors of the report say the higher number is caused by both increased survival and incidence, making it both a reason for optimism and concern.

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: CUPE education workers are no longer striking after Premier Ford promised to rescind legislation aimed at preventing that from happening. The two parties are now back at the bargaining table. But, can we expect to see both sides strike a deal soon? Meanwhile, provincial health ministers are calling on Ottawa to increase funding for their respective healthcare systems which have been strained during the pandemic. Premiers are meeting the the federal government this week to demand more action be taken to help ease the situation. Finally, our recovering politicians react to the news of a federal judge ruling that both Premier Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones don't have to appear before the Emergencies Act inquiry taking place in Ottawa.

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DISABILITY ADVOCATE CALLS ON OTTAWA TO STRENGTHEN BILL C-22 

Jane Brown  is joined by David Lepofsky, chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act alliance and visiting professor at the Osgoode Hall Law School.

David talks about why he takes criticism with the government's proposed Bill C-22 ( Canada Disability Benefit Act). He says that that the act doesn't require that Ottawa pay Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) and doesn't provide even a deadline for them to start doing that. He also says that there is no minimum required amount included or one that is mindful of inflation. He also argues that the proposed bill excludes assistance to 1/3 of Canadians living with disabilities. David reacts to the latest.

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MORE CANADIANS LIVING WITH CANCER: REPORT

Jane Brown  is now joined by Kelly Wilson Cull, Director of Advocacy at the Canadian Cancer Society.

A new report by the Canadian Cancer Society reveals that more Canadians are living with Cancer and that the number continues to grow. According to the data, at the beginning of 2018, roughly 1.5 million Canadians had been diagnosed with Cancer in the past 25 years and 60 percent of them were diagnosed in ...