PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has called for an end to the tradition of using groundhogs to predict whether or not there will be six more weeks of Winter. PETA's suggestion? Replace the groundhogs with robots. Mayor of Wiarton Janice Jackson joined the show to discuss the history of Groundhog Day in Wiarton, Wiarton Willie, this years festivities, and PETA's proposal.

Guest: Janice Jackson, Mayor of Wiarton, Ontario

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The U.K has approved Huawei's 5G network, in a limited cpacity. What risk does this pose to the U.K.'s alliances?

Guest: Phil Gurski, President and CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting

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As new laws come down in B.C., aiming at cracking down on questionable casino
transactions, the number of investigations in Ontario’s casinos have more than doubled.

Guest: Brian Hill, Online Writer & Researcher, Investigative, Global News

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The E.U. held a historic vote on Brexit today, meaning that the deal has finally been confirmed, three and a half years after the referendum.

Guest: Dr Andrew Glencross, Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Relations, Aston University in Birmingham. Author of Why the UK Voted for Brexit: David Cameron's Great Miscalculation

Mitch McConnell says he doesn’t have enough votes to deny witnesses like Bolton. Trump signs the USMCA deal today as well.

Guest: Ryan Hurl, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto. 

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The democrats want to bring in witnesses for the impeachment trial, particularly in light of what former National Security adviser John Bolton wrote in his book. Scott discussed this with Michael Taube. But he also got Taube's take on the U.K. allowing Huawei to help develop its 5G network.

Guest: Michael Taube, Troy Media syndicated, columnist, and Washington Times contributor

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The ETFO is ramping up their work action. They say they will hold Ontario wide walkouts once a week if the talks do not resume.

Guest: Sam Oosterhoff, PA & MPP For Niagara West,

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Ottawa’s electric car rebate that was budgeted for three years has burnt through nearly half of it in eight months.

Guests:

Cara Clairman, CEO, Plug N Drive

Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University

Marco Muzzo in 2015 was put behind bars for the killing of the three Neville Lake
children and a grandparent. Now, Muzzo has applied for parole while approaching the half-way mark for his sentence of 10 years. Scott spoke with Joe Wamback of the Canadian Crime Victime Foundation about how the family will be affected by an application for parole.

Guest: Joe Wamback, chairperson of the Canadian Crime Victim Foundation

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