#COVID19 pandemic and the lockdowns are taking a toll on Canadian's mental health. Depression and thoughts of suicide are on the increase. Karlene is joined by Charlene Heyer from CMHA Peel Dufferin to discusses these concerns.

Karlene Nation speaks with Margaret McCuaig Johnston on what Canadians can do to boost the spirits of two Canadians being held hostage in China, and a Meng Wanzhou update & Markus Haerle of Grain Farmers of Ontario discusses giving support for grain farmers.

Karlene Nation speaks with Jasmine Moulton of taxpayer.com on the Ontario Auditor General report that highlights wasteful spending by the government and it's agencies. John Carpay of JCCF discusses lawsuits to end lockdowns and explains how governments will impose on people who don't want to take the vaccine.

Karlene Nation speaks with Anthony Furey about how only 0.1% of COVID cases have come from retail stores so why are small businesses closed? And Green Shield Canada donated 6.15 million to UofT faculty of dentistry to set up a new clinic that will provide dental care for the needy.

One trillion dollars in debt is a sad, historic milestone. Aaron Wudrick says our kids & grandkids will be stuck with the bills because of it. Jake Fuss of the Fraser Institute on his article titled: Trudeau government continues to dodge democratic accountability & Joe Warmington on why the media is triggered by Adam Skelly.

Karlene Nation speaks with Anthony Furey on Adam Skelly getting arrested. Christine Van Geyn on COVID and civil liberties & McMaster Professor Dr. Rick Tytu discusses his video conference platform called Banty.

Karlene Nation speaks with Tom Korski on how the Canada Infrastructure Bank received $35 billion to invest in infrastructure projects, but has not completed any of those projects yet & Jasmine Moulton of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the Ontario government should butt out of selling cannabis.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on the Ontario government to implement a "Small Business First" COVID-19 Retail Policy to help small retailers safely salvage the remainder of the holiday season. Host Karlene Nation discusses further with the CFIB Ontario director Ryan Mallough. Karlene also speaks with Dan McTeague on why Justin Trudeau committed to eliminating the oil and gas sector in the country and why we are importing oil from Saudi Arabia and not using Canadian oil instead.

Peel Police is ending it's school resource officer program. Officers were in schools to protect students from violence, but there were complaints the program unfairly targeted Black students. Karlene Nation speaks with Const. Bancroft Wright to discuss further. Karlene also talks to Monica Baez of the Better Business Bureau on their Kitchener, Ontario location.

Alek Minassian's lawyer claims his client is not responsible for killing 10 people and injuring 16, because of Autism. That defense is not sitting well with Dominique Chabot of Autism Canada who discusses this further with host Karlene Nation. Karlene also speaks with Michal Schlesinger of B'nai Brith Canada on why Jewish groups demanded an apology from CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour when she compared Donald Trump to Nazis purging Jews from Germany.